To: Flavius
And the UAE will do this because....?
8 posted on
12/18/2009 3:17:40 PM PST by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: Secret Agent Man
I think the general was just pointing out that Iran talks big but its military is mostly 2 generation old Soviet era junk, and being a US ally able to buy the latest equipment from us is what actually makes for modern military power.
He picked the UAE to show what weight class Iran is in and that it isn't very high. It is a good sales pitch for F-16s and good diplomacy...
11 posted on
12/18/2009 3:26:49 PM PST by
JasonC
To: Secret Agent Man
Because they view Iran as more of a threat to their security than Israel. Arabs and Persians detest each other (and have for a couple of thousand years) despite some commonality of Islam.Arabs are no fans of the Turks as well.
12 posted on
12/18/2009 3:27:08 PM PST by
Apercu
("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
To: Secret Agent Man; Sparky1776; militant2; TaMoDee; freedumb2003
And the UAE will do this because....?
Iran is constantly threatening Hormuz shipping traffic.
F-16 ping.
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