because this is a piece based on LIES.
http://www.dsca.mil/programs/foreign-military-sales-fms
Purpose:
The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program is a form of security assistance authorized by the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and a fundamental tool of U.S. foreign policy.
Under Section 3, of the AECA, the U.S. may sell defense articles and services to foreign countries and international organizations when the President formally finds that to do so will strengthen the security of the U.S. and promote world peace.
WASHINGTON - One key indicator of the health of the US aerospace and defense sector, foreign military sales, rose to a…www.defensenews.com
One key indicator of the health of the US aerospace and defense sector, foreign military sales, rose to a record high of $46.6 billion for fiscal 2015, but US officials are warning of a dip in sales next year.
The 2015 FMS increase was linked to the war against the Islamic State, according to the chief of the Pentagon agency charged with shepherding those sales. However, FMS typically has an inverse relationship to OPEC oil prices, and defense officials expect falling oil prices and international defense budgets to spark a decline in their sales for fiscal 2016.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) director Vice Adm. Joseph Rixey said that 2015 was the agency’s biggest year yet, outside of a 2012 boost from F-15 fighter jet sales to Saudi Arabia. DSCA processed $34.2 billion in sales in 2014, and $27.8 in 2013.
