[Norm640]

Here goes Russia, supplying China and the Middle East, which are not only main enemies of the US, but also stalwart opponents of democracy, undermining the war on Iraq and basically everything else the US will try to do to make the world a safer place. Not only that, but they are arming India, currently at nuclear standoff with Pakistan. India likes to brandish its new weapons and taunt Pakistan, making the chance of a nuclear strike by a desperate Pakistan all the more real.

What hypocrites the Russians are. THey go ahead and brag about the immoral sale of their weapons to countries that are against anything deemed good in this world, savage, ugly countries, and then proclaim that they are a democracy and "friends" of the United States.

Why anyone is foolish enough to believe these guys are allies is beyond me. Russia and China are arming the entire third world, are making terrorism possible, and will, someday, joint strike the US--either militarily or politically.

The most laughable thing currently is their faux "concern" over "international stability" being threatened by so-called US unilateralism. What a joke--the Ruskies do everything they want, UN input or not. They, like China and their other friends, always violate human rights. They want Iraq's oil, just like the French. They don't care about other peoples--I mean, they don't even care about their own--how can we expect them to care about others?

Vladimir Putin is a KGB commie, just like the rest of the folks that make up the Duma. It is asinine to think they woke up one day and embraced democracy. It's just SSDD in Russia, but under a "new" brand of corrupt government--Russian Democracy.

[EternalVigilance]

If these guys think this war was good advertising for their weapons, they are as deluded as Baghdad Bob.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Was a Pinto exploding when hit in the rear a Good Free Ad for Ford?

[Poohbah]

Iraq War Generates Free Publicity for Russian Weapons

Yup.

"LOSER ARMIES NEED LOSER WEAPONS!"

[Caipirabob]

"Yas, here at Crazy Zoroff's ve haf everzink you vant! RPG's, Missile's and ze lastest in WMD's. Our prices are zo crazy...oooh! It gifs me ze tinkles!"

[2timothy3.16]

The war in Iraq, which has seen stiff Iraqi resistance against US and British troops, has opened up market opportunities for Russian weapons used by Baghdad's forces, military experts said.

Right, under the category of exspensive stuff that doesn't work to well.

[uncbob]

Russians screwed up the world no end with their proliferation of weapons and exporting of unrest all over the place durng the Cold War

They backed and armed every nut case in Africa and the Middle East and Asia and Central America

All these areas were better off under the Colonial
Powers

Every damn place there are problems there are AK 47s

[templar]

This is kinda like saying that peeling paint and smoky exhausts are a good advertisment for Chrysler.

OTOH, maybe we should encourage all our potential military enemies to buy Russian weapons. They've served us well in Iraq.

[Teetop]

"We got a great advertising gift for our weapons in Iraq," Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying by the Interfax-AVN news agency on Friday. >>

Toyota also got great advertising, but they aren't bragging about their pick-ups & 4-runners being blown to smithereens!

[ibme]

New job for Baghdad Bob - used tank salesman

[Stavka2]

Yup, except for Egypt and Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and Yemen and the PLO and...and...who just all LOVE Democracy, even more then they love US weapons.

[Chi-Town Steve]

It appears to me that the Russians design these weapons to defeat there own weapons. They do not seem to be able to stop US military equipment. Armies who need to protect themselves from other armies that have this equipment are fine.

The only thing I see that they can say for the Russian military hardware in this war is that Russian Anti Aircraft guns can keep the US plaines from flying low. Big deal. We can bomb acurately from up high.

The Russian surface to air missile can force US planes to make a few adjustments in the intended flight path to the target. So they can almost hit a US plane , big deal.

The Russian tanks can blow up without causing damage to the Masques and Hospitals they are parked next to. Ok . Now I see the selling point to the Arab countries.

[mtbopfuyn]

I couldn't get past the first paragraph. Apparently Putin has hired a marketing firm to dump their inferior products on third world regimes. Move over Ronco.

[RightOnline]

Er....umm..........methinks that these Russians would get "F's" in product marketing.

I wouldn't think that the rest of the world would be too interested in the weapons used by the side that is getting their asses royally kicked by OUR weaponry, but then again, what do I know? :)

[lewislynn]

Iraq War Generates Free Publicity for Russian Weapons

The axis of evil should pay close attention to the Russian equipment...especially the Russian's excelent GPS jammers for their defense....Oh yea, don't forget to buy the Toyota trucks too.

[Beck_isright]

"The conflict will "generate a surge in interest in anti-aircraft defences and radio-electronic equipment," predicted Alexander Nozdrachev, head of the state-run Russian Agency for Conventional Weapons, quoted by Interfax-AVN."

Let's see, 20,000 plus sorties, one jet shot down by our own Patriot crews. Yup, that would encourae me if I were a buyer, no doubt about it.
DON'T TRUST THE RUSKIES.

V

[RusIvan]

What hypocrites the Russians are. THey go ahead and brag about the immoral sale of their weapons to countries that are against anything deemed good in this world, savage, ugly countries, and then proclaim that they are a democracy and "friends" of the United States. +++

Russia sells for US dollars. Those countries got thier US dollar FIRST from trades with United States.

Then they go to Russia and buy russian arms.

If it is OK to trade with those countries by Unites States. Why same is not OK for Russia?
US already got her benefits from trades with those countries , provided those cointries with her cash. Now US truy to forbid Russia of having same benefits.

It is pure hypocrisy.

[finnman69]

"When you positively absolutely have to get your ass kicked overnight, BUY RUSSKIE!"

[Destro]

Meanwhile America sells F-15s to Saudi Arabia...the most advanced air supperiority weapons platform on earth sold to..well you know...the nation that supplied the terrorists and money for 9/11.

[enemy9oclock]

This could actually be a huge boost for Russian military sales. Instead of buying ONE tank or a handful of RPG's, their customers now know to buy LOTS of extras.

[geedee]

Oh sure . . . I can see their advertising slogan now . . . Our Russkie weapons won't stop American warriors and you'll be killed in your tracks like blind dogs BUT THEY LOOK GOOD!