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| Putin Wants to Buy U.S. Weapons Biden Left in Afghanistan |
| 2023-01-26 |
| [PJMedia] Billions of dollars worth of U.S. weapons are on the negotiating table between Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and Afghanistan’s Taliban government, according to at least one insider. Presidentish Joe Biden’s bungled bugout from Afghanistan resulted in a windfall for the new radical Islamic government, including artillery, attack helicopters, and thousands of HUMVEES, machine guns, radios — all left behind as our orderly withdrawal degenerated into a rout. The Department of Defense estimates the total value of the gear Biden left behind at a whopping $7.12 billion, and now Putin is reportedly offering to buy whatever he and the battered Russian Army need. The Russian Ministry of Defense hasn’t commented on the rumor. |
| Posted by:Angstrom |
| #4 Was re-familiarizing myself with M-113 variants thinking of the other thread, and came across "Operators: Afghanistan 173 M-113A2" I can laugh and shake my head at the same time. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-26 13:07 |
| #3 Gonna out-field the US with US equipment? Guess I'm surprised it hasn't already happened. Good thing they made that WNBA trade, eh? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-26 10:50 |
| #2 ..more like Operation Greif. Given the amount of equipment the Ukraine is receiving, vehicle/equipment identification is going to be tough if he introduces that stuff into theater. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-01-26 08:16 |
| #1 Think of the PR Putin could generate, planting USA weapon at certain terrorist incident scenes. Like an Stinger Anti Aircraft missile used against a Civilian jet or some nation's head of state. To generate Anti-USA PR. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-01-26 06:32 |