Vietnam’s U.S. Arms Wishlist Hinges on Human Rights, McCain Says
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Vietnam’s request for a “long laundry list” of U.S. weaponry including anti-aircraft systems will be denied until it makes progress on human rights, according to Senators Joseph Lieberman and John McCain.
“There are certain weapons systems that the Vietnamese would like to buy from us or receive from us, and we’d like to be able to transfer those systems to them,” Lieberman told reporters in Bangkok today. “But it’s not going to happen unless they improve their human rights record.”