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Old 08-04-2007, 07:06 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 09-16-2007, 07:57 AM   #17 (permalink)
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The French always sold weapons to unreliable regimes. Shame on them.
Do you consider Pakistan and Saudi Arabia as "reliable" regimes?
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Old 09-16-2007, 18:02 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Most of Europe, including Russia, are happy to sell arms to their worst enemy. Kruschevs comment about how if he wanted to hang America, an American businessman would sell him the rope is actually far more pertinent to Europe.
lol, cause I've never heard of the Americans giving guns and money to a bunch of people who turned out to be their enemies later on, so sir.
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Old 09-17-2007, 23:53 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Yes, of course Syria and Iran are much more reliable.
Iran had Tomcats.

Wonder where they came from?
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Old 09-18-2007, 01:52 AM   #20 (permalink)
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What's your point? We sold them Tomcats prior to the revolution, they were out allies then.
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Old 09-21-2007, 09:37 AM   #21 (permalink)
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What's your point? We sold them Tomcats prior to the revolution, they were out allies then.
One of my main criticisms of US military foreign policy is that we really do not employ much foresight into what our "allies" will be doing five years from now. Trust me, I have no zeal for training Iraqis who I will have to fight in a few years, if not weeks, after training them.

I would also say that Europe generally has a much more favorable position with terror sponsoring states such as Libya than the US. Europe is generally hostile towards Israel, which has some appeal to the other 99% of the Middle East that tacitly agrees with the Iranian approach of destroying Israel.

That a European country wants to ally itself materially with Libya really doesn't shock me quite frankly.
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Old 09-21-2007, 11:48 AM   #22 (permalink)
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That a European country wants to ally itself materially with Libya really doesn't shock me quite frankly.
I certainly hope that business as usual for Europe doesn't surprise you. Then again, I don't think they're allying themselves with anyone. The French are whores, they'll sell weapons to anyone, just like the Russians.
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Old 09-21-2007, 13:36 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I certainly hope that business as usual for Europe doesn't surprise you. Then again, I don't think they're allying themselves with anyone. The French are whores, they'll sell weapons to anyone, just like the Russians.
and the US dont?

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia?
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Bah - please don't confuse "Europe" and "France" - We can't stand the bastards!
They're amoralism doesn't reflect our continent, and indeed the US shouldn't get on the high horse over it either, lots of skeletons in BOTH your closets.
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Bah - please don't confuse "Europe" and "France" - We can't stand the bastards!
They're amoralism doesn't reflect our continent, and indeed the US shouldn't get on the high horse over it either, lots of skeletons in BOTH your closets.
Do you want to exclude the UK also from Europe? Last I heard they had a huge arms deal with the KSA.
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Bah - please don't confuse "Europe" and "France" - We can't stand the bastards!
They're amoralism doesn't reflect our continent, and indeed the US shouldn't get on the high horse over it either, lots of skeletons in BOTH your closets.
There is something I agree on, Though I dont think French are that spineless
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Do you want to exclude the UK also from Europe? Last I heard they had a huge arms deal with the KSA.
Take the Brits out as well then, and leave Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Portugul, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Denmark , Finland, Norway and Austria as the perfect Western Europe (Leave the French and Brits on an Island with the Americans to thrash it out over who's had the most ashamed under the table arms deals, should be fun TV ......China and Russia can be guest stars, and Iran can come on as the kid they collectivly messed up )!
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There is something I agree on, Though I dont think French are that spineless
I don't think they're spinless either - I just can't stand the arrogant eejits, hatred for the French unites Europe (Europe unites in hatred of French - Telegraph) !
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Sorry but US and British arms deals and assistance with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Oman, the Mujahedeen and even post-'79 Iran - Iran-Contra Affair, anyone? - and such dodgy countries means that the France-bashing falls to double standards for most people.
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Take the Brits out as well then, and leave Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Portugul, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Denmark , Finland, Norway and Austria as the perfect Western Europe (Leave the French and Brits on an Island with the Americans to thrash it out over who's had the most ashamed under the table arms deals, should be fun TV ......China and Russia can be guest stars, and Iran can come on as the kid they collectivly messed up )!
honestly, though i never used to agree to this prinicple, but India by consititution is not allowed to export arms, though it's been changed now.
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