[QUOTE=justinstrife;2891121]11 billion worth of arms is what Taiwan and the U.S. had agreed upon in 2001. It's been divided into parts due to budgetary constraints on Taiwan's side. We didn't GIVE THEM ANYTHING FOR FREE.
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The sale satisfies parts of an $11 billion arms package originally pledged to Taiwan by former President George W. Bush in 2001, which has been provided in stages because of political and budgetary considerations in Taiwan and the United States.[/quote
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If it was a sale budgetary constraints would not be an issue, budgetary constraints only occur when you try to print money, or give stuff you don't have... If it was a sale.. then budgetary constraints wouldn't be a factor because goods for money, and for arms deals, america would recieve money first and not the other way around.