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2007-01-31 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...Rumor has it they're going to get a couple squadrons of early model F-16s. The Falcon - while a supremely capable aircraft - is seen as less threatening than anything else. With reasonably well trained pilots, they could give any air force in the area a bloody nose or worse.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-31 05:49|| 2007-01-31 05:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Except for one, Mike.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-01-31 10:23|| 2007-01-31 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. And by tying the Iraqi Air Force to American aircraft, they get tied to American spare parts -- no parts = no flying airplanes.

And they get tied to American advisors who perhaps will, over time, persaude Iraqis of the value of something better than insh'allan maintenance.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-01-31 11:38|| 2007-01-31 11:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve- the F-16 has been exported to many countries. If you want to have a monopoly of parts / support work, then may I suggest the F-111 (Britian and Australia), the F-4 (Israel) or the A-6? For land based work the Intruder would do just fine and could carry a double sh!tpot full of bombs. Maybe in the future we could make a deal on some F-14s.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-01-31 15:35|| 2007-01-31 15:35|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd put 'em in F-5s and tell 'em to be happy they got em.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-31 16:16|| 2007-01-31 16:16|| Front Page Top

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