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2016-08-09 Iraq
Iraq receives a new batch of F-16 fighter jets from US
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Posted by Fred 2016-08-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iraq 

#1 Doc you know they need the awesome A-10.
Posted by Shipman 2016-08-09 08:36||   2016-08-09 08:36|| Front Page Top

#2 F16 maybe not the most useful option for Iraq but what is the profit margin? Follow the money. Somebody getting a kickback?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-08-09 11:43||   2016-08-09 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we would be better off to try to foist off the F-35 on a bunch of the ME rubes and see if we can cut our losses and find some way to make a real airplane that fights instead of wanders around at 20,000 feet with a bunch of million dollar missiles and smart bombs.

I think the reason the USAF hates the A-10 is because bullets are cheap and they like to spend ALL of their appropriations early.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-08-09 20:45||   2016-08-09 20:45|| Front Page Top

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