18 Friday, February 21, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS HER A L D VVHCILESALE 41' GROHE • KWC • BORMA LUX iy CAPITOL REPORT WOLF BLITZER Jordan Arms Deal Postponed For Good ents of the sale insisted that In the face of overwhelming Jordan did not have the money opposition in Congress, Presi- for such sales and that Saudi dent Ronald Reagan has decid- Arabia, given its own financial ed to indefinitely postpone his crunch, was unlikely to finance proposed $1.9 billion arms sale them. The U.S. had been ex- to Jordan. pected to finance much of the The controversial package, illfated American sale. which included anti-aircraft Congressional leaders blamed missile systems and advanced Jordan's King Hussein for the jet fighters, was supposed to decision to drop the sale. They be decided by Congress by said that if Jordan had been in- March 1. Late last year, the volved in "direct and mean- Administration had earlier ingful negotiations" with postponed a final vote on the Israel by now, the sale would • matter. have won approval. But recently, Administration In recent weeks, Assistant officials confirmed that Reagan Secretary of State for Near had now decided to effectively scrap the sale "for the time be- ing." The decision represented a major setback for the Adminis- While scrapping the tration, which earlier had strongly defended the package. sale, the It was largely seen as a victory Administration is for Israel and its friends in Con- gress. expected to seek a Secretary of State George significant increase Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and other in economic and senior Administration officials military aid for were described as very disap- pointed over the decision. They Jordan. privately expressed fear that it would further undermine the peace process and drive Jordan and other more moderate Arab Eastern and South Asian Af- states away from the U.S. fairs Richard Murphy, very The President had been ad- much aware of this assess- vised by both Republican Sen- ment, had actively tried to ators Richard Lugar of Indi- achieve such a breakthrough in ana, chairman of the Foreign the peace process but without Relations Committee, and much success. Robert Dole of Kansas, the Last week, State Depart- Majority Leader, that the sale ment spokesman Bernard would almost certainly go Kalb told reporters that the down in defeat during a roll President "remains committed to providing Jordan the eco- call vote. . Israel and its supporters on nomic and security assistance Capitol Hill, led by the Ameri- it requires." Kalb, - reading can Israel Public Affairs Com- from a prepared' statement, mittee (AIPAC), the major said Hussein's "needs are pro-Israeli lobbying organiza- legitimate. Jordan deserves tion, had organized a massive the package of defensive arms amount of resistance to the that the. President previously sale. Some 270 Representa- sent to the Congress." tives and 80 Senators had But Kalb, conceding that the already signed resolutions in 'sale was in deep trouble, add- opposition. ed that because "the issue has White House officials said become controversial," the Ad they were probably going to ministration was now "con- have to further delay consider- sulting with the leadership on ation of a new $1 billion arms the Hill on .how to move for- package for Saudi Arabia as ward in the most constructive well, given the strong Congres- way possible." sional opposition. Even while scrapping the As part of a face-saving for- arms sale, the Administration mula, the Administration has is expected to seek a signifi.- not completely canceled the cant increase in economic and Jordan sale. Instead, it has military aid for Jordan in the" simply informed the Senate 1987 fiscal yeafforeign assist- and House leadership that the ance budget — from about $90 matter was being dropped million included in the 1986 known worldwide for its An important accessory to any now. Administration officials package to about $130 million. superior performance and insisted that they had the kitchen is a faucet that is of U.S. officials are hoping that OF durability. And shown below is right to revive the package at this will partially placate premium style and quality. We the Brown Kitchen Faucet, Hussein. carry a large selection of Refreshingly Different Items created by Borma Lux; known . some point in the future. 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