Posted
3/27/2005 05:39:00 PM
by Douglas
I'm not trying to say that America is the bully of the world. . . but I can't think of another way to end this sentence. Take this little
sale for example. India and Pakistan have been at the brink of war for, well, pretty much forever. Now Bush in all his wisdom is
selling giving Pakistan F-16s.
The United States announced plans to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan despite objections from Islamabad's nuclear-rival India.
The sale was part of a new strategic approach to the troubled subcontinent that was presented to both countries by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her visit there earlier this month, a senior US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Why is the DoD now an proxy advertising agency for Lockheed Martin? And what could possibly go wrong giving F-16s to Pakistan? India, you've got the floor.
Singh expressed to Bush his "great disappointment," saying it could have "negative consequences" for India's security, according to the Indian leader's spokesman, Sanjaya Baru, in New Delhi.
But the US official said "we don't see any impact on the relevant military balances in the region," adding that the United States was prepared to sell the F-16 and the more sophisticated F-18 fighters to India if they wanted them.
One quick question. What the fuck?!? My puerile assessment of that conversation: "yeah, we sold some fighters to your enemy, but check this out. We'll sell you the
really good shit if they start shooting at you with them. We got some shit that'll shoot those down before you even see 'em."
Also, for absolutely no reason, here's Lockheed's stock price over the past two years since the war started.