Congress has 30 days to block the deal, but they are not expecting much opposition from lawmakers in the next 30 days.
No congress people are going back to D.C right now, it is election time. After which we are probably in a lame duck session. So why now? Why not after January?
Did I say before how tight Obama is with King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) before?
Oh yes many times in case no one noticed.
http://www.salon.com/wires/politics/10/20/D9IVJ9780_us_saudi_arms/index.html
Actually in 2007 when Bush proposed an arms sale which was 1/3rd the size:
"A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives objected to any sale of sophisticated U.S. precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, 51 Democrats and one Republican have signed on so far to a resolution disapproving of the proposed transaction, which is part of a larger $20 billion military sale to Saudi Arabia and Gulf states aimed at countering threats from Iran."
Also:
"Under provisions of a 1976 law covering arms exports, Congress may reject any large sale if there is enough backing to do so."
So why does Obama have to do this during an election while Congress is NOT in town?
No congress people are going back to D.C right now, it is election time. After which we are probably in a lame duck session. So why now? Why not after January?
Did I say before how tight Obama is with King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) before?
Oh yes many times in case no one noticed.
http://www.salon.com/wires/politics/10/20/D9IVJ9780_us_saudi_arms/index.html
Actually in 2007 when Bush proposed an arms sale which was 1/3rd the size:
"A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives objected to any sale of sophisticated U.S. precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, 51 Democrats and one Republican have signed on so far to a resolution disapproving of the proposed transaction, which is part of a larger $20 billion military sale to Saudi Arabia and Gulf states aimed at countering threats from Iran."
Also:
"Under provisions of a 1976 law covering arms exports, Congress may reject any large sale if there is enough backing to do so."
So why does Obama have to do this during an election while Congress is NOT in town?