Cenk Uygur
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Trump's Saudi Arms Deal Creates Jobs, Just Not In America
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May 27, 2017
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9:24Now PlayingIf you’re morally bankrupt enough to believe US arms sales to Saudi Arabia are OK as long as they’re creating American jobs, you’ve been had by Republicans. Again. The Boeing weapons manufacturing plant is in Saudi Arabia. Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, Mark Thompson, and SueAnn Robinson, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The companies’ public statements indicate that the agreement’s focus is on localizing Saudi Arabia’s defense efforts. The deal is the latest in a long line of U.S. military aid for Saudi Arabia, which has recently fueled the country’s involvement in Yemen’s civil war.
Defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, and General Dynamics are all involved in the estimated $110 billion deal, the biggest in U.S. history.
The specific agreements, however, suggest that only a scant part of the bounty will turn into manufacturing jobs for blue-collar workers in America.
Lockheed Martin, for instance, will provide Saudi Arabia with a variety of technologies including surveillance systems, missile defense systems, and tactical aircraft. The deal includes a $6 billion agreement for 150 Black Hawk helicopters, but Lockheed Martin says it will manufacture them at its plant in Saudi Arabia.
“Once fully realized, the programs in this announcement will support more than 18,000 highly skilled jobs in the U.S. and thousands of jobs in Saudi Arabia as part of maintaining and modernizing these platforms over the next 30 years,” the company said in a statement.”*
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