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Iraq Plans to Double Planned F-16 Purchase |
2011-07-31 |
Iraq will ask for future defense contracts to include provision for trainers, bypassing MPs to allow some U.S. soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said. Maliki also told reporters on July 30 that he had revived talks to purchase 36 U.S. F-16 fighter jets, rather than the originally mooted 18, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that has been on the cards for several months. "Training missions do not need the approval of parliament," the premier told a news conference. "The government will include in agreements to purchase weapons that there should be trainers to train Iraqi forces to use these weapons." How many trainers? Oh, about 10,000. |
Posted by:Eohippus Phater7165 |
#4 Iran is pleased as punch! They own Iraq, haven't you heard? Them F-14 are getting beat up, yanno, it's a special gift from the Keynesian Kenyan Kannibal in the White House...what are friends for? |
Posted by: hotspur666 2011-07-31 18:31 |
#3 Iran is less thrilled... |
Posted by: Steve White 2011-07-31 15:21 |
#2 ...am sure that Israel is thrilled with this... |
Posted by: Uncle Phester 2011-07-31 12:27 |
#1 Free is Free, eh? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2011-07-31 05:12 |