"I'm a War President" Bush determines that the US can arm Kosovo - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan are already signed up

Cryptome turned up this fascinating item in the [Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)][Presidential Documents] [Page 17241] (pdf version here)

The President

Presidential Determination No. 2008-15 of March 19,
2008


Eligibility of Kosovo to Receive Defense Articles
and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act,
as Amended

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States,
including section 503(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act [1]
of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms
Export Control Act, as amended, I hereby find that the
furnishing of defense articles and defense services to
Kosovo will strengthen the security of the United
States and promote world peace.

You are authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress and to arrange for the
publication of this determination in the Federal
Register.


(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2008.

[FR Doc. E8-6836 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]

Billing code 4710-10-P

[1] - 503 General Authority.

—(a) The President is authorized to furnish military assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by—
(1) acquiring from any source and providing (by loan or
grant) any defense article or defense service;
(2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to perform duties of a non-combatant nature; or
(3) transferring such of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available under this chapter as the President may determine for assistance to a recipient country,to the account in which funds for the procurement of defense articles and defense services under section 21 and section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act have been deposited for such recipient, to be merged with such deposited funds, and to be used solely to meet obligations of the recipient for payment for sales under that Act. Sales which are wholly paid from funds transferred under paragraph (3) or from funds made available on a non-repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 676 shall be priced to exclude the costs of salaries of members of the Armed Forces of the United States (other than the Coast Guard).

It is worth recalling (in the light of the meeting today in Bucharest and Russia / Putin's interest in the affairs of georgia and Azerbaijan the details of Presidential Determination No. 2002-15 in 2002 :

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Eligibility of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan to Receive Defense Articles and Services under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 503(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and services to the Governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.

You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

George W. Bush

NOTE: This memorandum was released by the office of the Press Secretary on April 19 2002.