SIng his praise. [ laughter ] while he drank a Diet Coke made out of a goblet of chris christies skull. Then we heard from one of those crushed souls Nikki Haley who said this ill start by makIng one thIng perfectly clear i hate myself. [ laughter ] theres no other explanation. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [ applause ] i know that a lot of you want to meet my little buddy. So, if Baby Doll could come on out here. [ applause ] you fools you cant have a dog In a same convention as kristi noem, run. Run. [ applause ] stay away. Night two of the Republican National Convention was about party unity. Well show you the remarks from Donald Trumps former rivals. Plus, well have the latest on the Investigation Into Saturdays AssassInation Attempt with new reportIng on where Police Snipers were. While the shooter was on the roof. Also ahead, the fallout from democratic Senator Bob menendezs corruption conviction, as top members of the Party Call on him to resign. Good mornIng. And welcome to
Middle east. We had votes at around 11 00 today. The first we had held open for a while, so we will continue this hearing through votes. Other colleagues i believe will be joining us. Over the last 75 years, the majority of u. S. Arms sales worldwide have gone to the Middle East. More than 379 billion in sales. That is a lot of weapons into a very combustible part of the world. Arms sales and other forms of security systems are. These tools to the United States used to exercise its influence abroad. As with any foreign Policy Tool is important to reevaluate whether that rule is achieving its Desire Policy goals. When the cold war began, for the soviet act extension, we got into the business in the Middle East we relied on Arms Sales to to cement these relationships. We needed access to the Middle East oil in the policy there as well. We wanted oil from the region, many of those nations wanted our weapons. But it is not the 1970s any longer. The soviets and the arab nationalists are gon
We will continue this hearing through the beginning of votes. Over the last 75 years, the majority of u. S. Arms sales worldwide have gone to the middle east, totaling more than 379 billion in sales. That is a lot of weapons into a very combustible part of the world. Arms sales and other forms of security systems are an important foreign policy for the United States used to exercise its influence abroad and as with any foreign policy tool, its important to continually reevaluate that tool is reach evening is achieving its goals. When the cold war began, we got into the business of supporting authoritarian regimes all over the world. We often relied on Arms Sales to cement these relationships. We also needed access to middle east oil in this drove our Security Policy there as well. We wanted oil from the region and many of those nations wanted our weapons. What it is not the 1970s and the longer. The soviets and the arab nationalists are gone. Back then, the United States imported much
U. S. Security assistance in the middle east. We joined the hearing in progress. We will continue this hearing through the beginning of votes. Over the last 75 years, the majority of u. S. Arms sales worldwide have gone to the middle east, totaling more than 379 billion in sales. That is a lot of weapons into a very combustible part of the world. Arms sales and other forms of security systems are an important foreign policy for the United States used to exercise its influence abroad and as with any foreign policy tool, its important to continually reevaluate that tool is reach evening is achieving its goals. When the cold war began, we got into the business of supporting authoritarian regimes all over the world. We often relied on Arms Sales to cement these relationships. We also needed access to middle east oil in this drove our Security Policy there as well. We wanted oil from the region and many of those nations wanted our weapons. What it is not the 1970s and the longer. The soviet
Good morning. I am pleased to bring the subcommittee together today. U. S. Security assistance in the middle east. We have vos around 11 00 today votes around 11 00 today. We will continue this hearing through the beginning of votes. Other colleagues will be joining us. Over the past 75 years the majority of u. S. Arms sales have gone to the middle east. More than 379 billion dollars in sales. That is a lot of weapons into a very combustible part of the world. Arms sales and other security systems are an important Policy Tool to use to exercise its influence abroad. It is important to really evaluate whether that tool is achieving its policy goals. When the cold war began, we got into the business of supporting authoritarian regimes all over the world. In the middle is, relied on Arms Sales to cement these relationships. We needed access to middle east oil. One oil from the region, many of those nations wanted weapons. It was not until the 1970s it is not the 1970s anymore. Back then t