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2005-11-05 Afghanistan-Pak-India

Pakland to delay purchase of F-16s from US

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The ClueBat was late, but it did finally show up aside PervMan's noggin. The transparency of most foreign leaders, especially those of Muslim asylums, is quite remarkable... and often convenient.

Posted by Regnad Kcin 2005-11-05 01:52|| 2005-11-05 01:52|| Front Page Top

#2 India should respond in kind.

'cept that India has bigger threats to deter (Chinese are buying Flankers by the bushel) and unlike Pakistan, does not rely on aid to purchase weapons. It pays cash.

The last increase in the Indian defence budget was greater than the entire Pakistani defence budget.

This is with an Indian defence budget at less than 2.5 percent of GDP. This is a clamor for it to go to 3 percent of GDP especially now with 8 percent growth rates.

If Pakistan wants to maintain this fiction of muslim superiority, of parity with India then it will have to literally eat grass and blackmail the US to provide arms.
It will continue to allocate the bulk of its budget to the military and then wonder why the economy is in the dumps.

Posted by john 2005-11-05 08:12|| 2005-11-05 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 At least he made the mental connection, ie., hungry people, hmmm maybe the nice-to-have stuff can wait. North Korea has never been able to make that leap.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-05 09:44|| 2005-11-05 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 It is just PR. They know it looks bad to be begging while spending 4 billion on arms.
He has NOT delayed the 1 billion Eyrie AWACs order.

Two Pak army brigades marched right past devastated villages without stopping to help those trapped. They were sent to reinforce the LOC.

There are tens of thousands of tents and hundreds of tons of supplies sitting in Pak army warehouses in Rawalpindi.

Those supplies are not for the victims.

Posted by john 2005-11-05 12:43|| 2005-11-05 12:43|| Front Page Top

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