Corker: Sale of fighters to Gulf States to proceed

Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker, said the sale of F-15Es to Qatar and F/A-18s to Kuwait are expected to proceed now that a military aid package for Israel is approved.

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“To act like there’s no connection — let’s face it, it’s like the hostages left when the money arrived,” Corker was quoted as saying.