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2006-09-09 India-Pakistan

Frances Armaris Offers Submarines to Pakistan

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Posted by john 2006-09-09 14:38|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why?

Posted by 3dc 2006-09-09 15:04|| 2006-09-09 15:04|| Front Page Top

#2 $1.2 billion

Posted by john 2006-09-09 16:10|| 2006-09-09 16:10|| Front Page Top

#3 And because the US has used the possibility of F-16 sales to do some behavior mod with the Pakistan factions.

Posted by lotp 2006-09-09 16:32|| 2006-09-09 16:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Pressure on India to buy more French.

Posted by cynical 2006-09-09 16:38|| 2006-09-09 16:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Really put Pakiwackiland's shorts in a bunch by offering India a half-dozen of the older 688-class subs as they reach the end of their service life in OUR navy. Far better than anything the Paks (or the French) have.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-09-09 16:52|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-09-09 16:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Let'em get French subs. Yeah, that's the ticket. The French submarines have got to be very good, high-quality stuff with a long history of successful combat. Heh.

Successful operators of Submarines:
US Navy,
Royal Nacy, and
German Navy. Period.
End-of-list. Heh.

Posted by Brett 2006-09-09 19:57|| 2006-09-09 19:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Feh!

These guys can't operate a few lousy greenhouses, let alone a submarine.

What makes anybody think these things would be anything more than floating tombs for what could laughingly be caled Paleostinian sailors - or barring that - semi-sunk rustbuckets sitting in a dock somewhere along the Gaza coastline?

Heck, even the Russians can't figure out how to keep most of their navy afloat these days. Running a submarine is expensive.

Posted by Phise Slineger2929 2006-09-09 20:42|| 2006-09-09 20:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Oops!

Er...that was me...

Different computer - no cookie...

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-09-09 23:49|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2006-09-09 23:49|| Front Page Top

#9 These guys can't operate a few lousy greenhouses, let alone a submarine.

FOTSGreg, you may be slightly confused on the subject matter here. The French submarines are going to Pakistan. The inability to preserve, operate or even appreciate greenhouses is a hallmark of the Palestinians.

I know, starts with a capital "P" and ends with a consonant, so you were close.

Posted by Zenster 2006-09-09 23:54|| 2006-09-09 23:54|| Front Page Top

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