Opinion: Trump is trying to rush through an irresponsible Middle East arms deal before he...

"The US Senate is due to vote this week on a bill to block the Trump administration’s proposed sale of high-tech drones, fighter jets and air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates. Given their track record of human rights abuses and the volatile nature of the Middle East, it is vital that such a sale is not completed. As the sun sets over President Donald Trump’s tenure in executive office, he is trying to rush through as many problematic deals as he can, regardless of how potentially damaging to national security they are.

On November 19, a bipartisan group of senators, including Democrats Chris Murphy and Bob Mendez, as well as Republican Rand Paul, proposed four separate resolutions aimed at blocking Trump’s proposed deal with the UAE. Fearing the threat of selling highly destructive weapons to a country with a questionable human rights record, the senators cited the US Arms Control Act to potentially block the deal".