Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 11/03/2010 9:00:01 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Taiwan's high hopes to get advanced weapons to boost its defense capabilities, the United States remains undecided over whether or not to sell F-16 C/D fighters to Taiwan, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu said Monday.
"The purchase of the high performance jet fighters is a politically sensitive issue due to the U.S.' efforts to maintain a strong presence in the Pacific and to its political difficulties with Beijing, " Kao said when answering questions from Legislator Lin Yu-fang at a legislative hearing.
Lin's question came after William A. Stanton, director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), told a local newspaper on Oct. 28 that Washington and Taipei remain divided on the issue.
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Nah, we’ll sell out and sacrifice Taiwan on the alter of “friendly Chinese relations”.
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