US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1152,w_2048/679544' alt='Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) (photo credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN)' title='Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) (photo credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN)' /><br />The State Department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that an emergency existed that required immediate sales to those countries and waived the congressional review requirements.<br />