"a shopping spree"

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"The calculating Yemeni president had several ideas as to how Bush could repay him for his vigilance and quick action. In Saleh's mind, the Washington trip was a shopping spree, and he landed in D.C. with a wish list. Another war against the Huthi separatists in the north -- the third in as many years -- was just getting underway, and the president needed to replenish his armory. He had helped the Americans with al Qaeda, and now he wanted help with his own terrorists."
More: Losing Yemen - By Gregory Johnsen | Foreign Policy

According to context, what do we mean by a shopping spree?
 

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Do you understand what a shopping spree is when used in the usual context?
 

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Do you understand what a shopping spree is when used in the usual context?
Thank you, emsr2d2. No, I don't. However, I am familiar with another term; window shopping.
 

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If you go on a shopping spree, you spend a lot of money. You might visit a lot of shops in the process or you might just buy a lot of things all in one shop.

In the context you provided, the Yemeni president went to President Bush with a long list of things he wanted. He viewed it like a shopping spree. He imagined it as if he was going to a big department store and would be coming out with lots and lots of stuff!
 
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