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2006-10-08 Afghanistan

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Posted by Captain America 2006-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Perv's Cleavon Little impersonation is wearing mighty thin.

Posted by Ernest Brown">Ernest Brown 2006-10-08 00:26|| saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]">[saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2006-10-08 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 no action? Next stop - JDAM takeout in Quetta

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-08 07:44|| 2006-10-08 07:44|| Front Page Top

#3 No Falcons for You!

Posted by Shipman 2006-10-08 08:12|| 2006-10-08 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Or, hell, maybe they've already been delivered?

Posted by Shipman 2006-10-08 08:13|| 2006-10-08 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Either Perv is two faced and can do nothing about terrorist support, or doesn't want to do anything, or this external pressure is designed to give him an opportunity to take action. At some point soon, either he takes down the ISI or India and NATO will do it for him.

Posted by john">john 2006-10-08 08:56|| 2006-10-08 08:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice salute - reminds me of Benny Hill...

Posted by Raj 2006-10-08 08:59|| 2006-10-08 08:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Pakistan has used militants for many years.

I think its time for a regime change!!!!

Posted by Glager Ebbique1220 2006-10-08 13:48|| 2006-10-08 13:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Shipman, without a "robust" US logistics package, the Falcons can go straight to poles in front of madrassas. The F-16 doesn't fly for long without spare parts. Weapon systems like the F-16 sink deep hooks in the recipient.

Posted by RWV 2006-10-08 14:03|| 2006-10-08 14:03|| Front Page Top

#9 My understanding is the Pak F-16s will need US codes to enable a lot of the electronic warfare modes. Unless Pakistan is fighting off an attack, those codes won't be released.

Posted by ed 2006-10-08 14:34|| 2006-10-08 14:34|| Front Page Top

#10 That's good to know RWV.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-10-08 15:03|| 2006-10-08 15:03|| Front Page Top

#11 Ed, the export F-16 doesn't come with a standard ECM package. Principal self-protection ECM for US F-16s is the ALQ-131 jammer, a pod. Don't know what the Paks are getting, but I doubt if they are getting ALQ-131s or even the less capable ALQ-184s. Even if they were to get US ECM systems, as you said, most of them are software controlled and come in flavors. The export flavor is always several generations behind our best.

Posted by RWV 2006-10-08 18:15|| 2006-10-08 18:15|| Front Page Top

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