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2004-12-04 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2004-12-04 10:50:50 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Whack these bastards, and whack 'em HARD.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-04 1:41:01 AM|| 2004-12-04 1:41:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I am wondering how we expect the US to keep the Russians and NORINCO from selling this stuff? The logical answer is we can't. What we can do is make sure we are 100% better trained than anyone else in using it.

These kinds of busts make us feel good but this world is not one were we control technology exclusively anymore. It's makes a nice excuse for busting 2 wankers and good press but it's pretty useless all in all.

Posted by FlameBait 2004-12-04 1:49:47 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-04 1:49:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Innovation is the answer. Gen 3 started aging the minute it came off the designer table.

"Its chess not checkers," SoD Rumsfeld.

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-04 10:06:55 AM|| 2004-12-04 10:06:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The only biggie in this is that it's Gen 3; the Iranians have long been buying European NVGs on the Amsterdam black market (Vienna has long been another black market for arms).

Posted by Pappy 2004-12-04 1:17:45 PM|| 2004-12-04 1:17:45 PM|| Front Page Top

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