Go Back   This Blue Marble, a Global Current Events Discussion Forum > Main Floor > Politics

Politics Step up and make your case on all manner of political topics.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 06-27-2011, 04:04 PM   #1
Ought Six
Dismember
 
Ought Six's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 35,164
Blog Entries: 15
Thanks: 171
Thanked 389 Times in 325 Posts
Arrow Taiwan's request for desperately needed F-16s blocked again

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...19&c=ASI&s=AIR
__________________
* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.
Ought Six is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-28-2011, 02:49 PM   #2
Kassy
Eurothrash
 
Kassy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: EU ~ NL ~ 0 0 0
Posts: 8,195
Thanks: 201
Thanked 238 Times in 198 Posts
With a classic dirty trick.

You'd almost attach a poll to this.
Taiwan will get F-16's:
next year
next decennium
next century
never but they get another new plane.

I'd vote the last option.
__________________
Free hugs
Kassy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-28-2011, 03:26 PM   #3
Ought Six
Dismember
 
Ought Six's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 35,164
Blog Entries: 15
Thanks: 171
Thanked 389 Times in 325 Posts
Arrow

There are not many other options. It would be illogical for them to get F/A-18s when they already have F-16s, and those are not being offered anyways. That would just complicate logistics. The are not going to offered and probably would not spend the money on F-35s or F-15SEs. America is the only nation willing to sell them fighter aircraft (which is why they have older F-16s now). So I am not sure what other fighter they could get.
__________________
* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.
Ought Six is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
blocked, desperately, f16s, needed, request, taiwan

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:22 PM.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright © Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.