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2008-07-27 India-Pakistan

US plan to upgrade Pakistans F-16s worries India

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 You know, I really gotta wonder about this move. Why arm the pakis when we are likely going to have to shoot them down within a few years?

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-27 10:29|| 2008-07-27 10:29|| Front Page Top

#2 To keep the supply lines to Kabul open.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-07-27 10:33|| 2008-07-27 10:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Upgrading those kill switches.

Posted by Grunter in Denver 2008-07-27 11:16|| 2008-07-27 11:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Upgrading those kill switches.

Pay no attention to the jump instruction at address 0x8ACF.
-- Haliburton Avionics Security Division

Posted by SteveS 2008-07-27 13:58|| 2008-07-27 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 En espanol se dice !"muy stupido"!

Posted by borgboy 2008-07-27 18:05|| 2008-07-27 18:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Pakistans F-16s will be upgraded with advanced targeting, precision-guided munitions and radar systems

I'm sure Chinese are overjoyed.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-07-27 18:39|| 2008-07-27 18:39|| Front Page Top

#7 The Chinese are loving our gift of the targeting system to ~~their spies in the Pakistan and the ISI~~ Pakistani Airfoprce.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-27 20:00|| 2008-07-27 20:00|| Front Page Top

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