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| No decision to sell F-16 planes to Pakistan: Powell |
| 2004-03-16 |
| The US has not taken any decision to sell the sophisticated F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. "No decision has been made with regard to any particular item including F-16," Powell said in response to a question at a press conference here he jointly addressed with India’s External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha following their talks. It’s called a bargaining chip. He sidestepped a question about the revelations by Pakistan’s top scientist A Q Khan about the clandestine sale of nuclear devices and technology and whether the US was convinced that the Pakistan government was not involved in it. "We certainly learned the role played by Dr. Khan. We are pleased that the network is being broken up," he said and added he would discuss the issue with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during his visit to Islamabad Wednesday. "We can’t be satisfied until the entire network is gone, branch and root," he said. No action, no planes, simple. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 Shipman, care to elaborate. I didnt' get the point u were trying to make. Maybe cuz i'm not smart like u. Anyway, I'm sure u r proud of it. What else is there for u to harp about. The only superpower with huge (assload) aresenal. What happened to your might, when just 4 aircrafts with doz or less ppl hellbent on destruction, hit ur bldngs? Go ahead screw all ur allies and see what will happen. Maybe not now but inevitable. Remember, Binny was one of ur guy. |
| Posted by: sakattack 2004-3-17 8:27:41 AM |
| #10 Sakattack, they are 8 reasons in the great state of Georgia that it won't be in your lifetime. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-17 7:03:59 AM |
| #9 This is all u dicks want. Use them and loose them. No wonder the whole world is turning against US. Paks hv been all along an ally of US, the indies were always Ruskies bitch. Dont' be so over confident of urselves of the being the only superpower, things can change the same for USA, like it did for USSR. |
| Posted by: sakattack 2004-3-17 4:42:10 AM |
| #8 Sell them in kit form,and leave out the rubberbands and landing gears. |
| Posted by: Brewer 2004-3-17 12:19:32 AM |
| #7 I wonder if Comcast is starting a big ass cacheing server.... anyone getting error messages on posting? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-16 4:07:27 PM |
| #6 This is only a test. |
| Posted by: CONELRAD 2004-3-16 4:06:31 PM |
| #5 he might get a few choppers though. However whatever America give him, if he falls out with America there go's the end of pervs spare parts and maintenace supplies. I say sell them to him for good money then after the whole binny thing is over in the mountins pull out and also pull out all technical, maintanece and supplies support thus rendering pervs shiney new airforce Useless. the UK and USA could also pull this stunt right now a beut on the Saudis airforce,around 4 or 5 thousand BAE workers and probably loads of americans to are based in Saudi maintanig thier airforce for them, dumb arabs can't use a spanner it would seem..Anyway book in a load of 747's and you'd have them gone in 4 or 5 hours and no more soddie airforce.Sorry for veering off point there |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-16 3:48:57 PM |
| #4 Remote man: Israel and the US sold three Phalcon early-warning radar systems to India a couple of months ago. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-3-16 1:50:41 PM |
| #3 agree india would make a superb local police man, think 10 15 years down the line and India could be a major international Ally plus a big fuckin wall in the way of any posible chinese spread.In fact i'd like to see them go to war with china, be a good few years of quality t.v entertainment. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-16 12:44:39 PM |
| #2 I think that currying favor (pun intended) with India is of greater importance than placating Pakistan. India should be our local Pak policeman. While there is a short-term benefit from making Musharaff happy, I don't think it is worth pissing off India in the process. If we sell India F-18's or even more upgraded F-16's with lots of training, then perhaps this sale to Pakland would not be an issue. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-3-16 11:50:20 AM |
| #1 Perhaps an Airfix F-16 is all Perv can be trusted to be responsible for. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-16 11:25:42 AM |