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2005-05-27 Afghanistan/South Asia

Pakistan seeks as many as 75 new F-16 warplanes

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Posted by Steve White 2005-05-27 00:24|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We can't let him have them. His military might use them to continue to blow up Shi'ite mosques, thus leading to more Koran Desecrations...

(Hey, if anyone wanted us to take the bitching seriously, it's going to have a lot of ramifications on our behavior... it would mean our having to respect Islam, even when the so-called Islamic World is shitting on it by blowing up Shi'ites at prayer.)

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-27 08:30|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-27 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Steve, we also have to make sure the new Mk V Kill-Switch feature is installed. (Now with remote self-destruct sattelite activation!)

Posted by sparks 2005-05-27 09:25|| 2005-05-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Trade them one for one for Pakistani nuclear bombs and manufacturing sites. And key people, including Khan.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-27 12:17|| 2005-05-27 12:17|| Front Page Top

#4 "The F-16C/D Block 50/52 sells for $40 million to $45 million each, depending on options" What, like manual or automatic? Standard AM/FM/CD or 6 disc changer? :-)

Posted by IG-88 2005-05-27 13:49|| 2005-05-27 13:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Nice.

Pakistan gets
(a) two thousand TOW missiles to neutralize any Indian T72 Tank assault
(b) One dozen Phalanx CIWS and two hundred Harpoon missiles to neutralize threat from Indian Navy
(c) 75 F-16s and advanced BVR missiles to neutralize Indian Air Force
(d) 70 (night capable) helicopter gunships and training in airborne assault from US Special forces to neutralize any Indian special ops in Kashmir.
(e) Aerostat radar systems to look deep into Indian territory and neutralize any surprise attacks.

All almost totally paid for from US military aid funds.

Perv has a good thing going...

Posted by john 2005-05-27 15:12|| 2005-05-27 15:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Why in the hell are we arming Packistan with weapons it can use against India? It should be the other way around as far as I can tell.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-05-27 17:43|| 2005-05-27 17:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Pakistan claims the weapons are needed for the war on terror on its western border.
Thus the latest TOW missiles (designed to penetrate the ERA blocks on T90s and T72s) are actually meant for al qaeda house-busting.
The Harpoon missles and CIWS are meant against an al qaeda naval threat.

All quite hilarious (but paid for by the american taxpayer).

Posted by john 2005-05-27 17:58|| 2005-05-27 17:58|| Front Page Top

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