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
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