Mexico's president-elect will cancel planned U.S. helicopter order

https://www.reuters.com/ ^ | 7/11/18

[BBell]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would cancel the planned purchase of eight military helicopters from the United States as part of cost-cutting measures.

Lopez Obrador, who handily won this month’s presidential election on pledges to fight corruption and cut government waste, said there had been plans to pay 26 billion pesos ($1.36 billion) for the helicopters to be used by Mexico’s navy.

“This purchase is going to be canceled because we can not make this expenditure,” Lopez Obrador told reporters on Wednesday after meeting with incoming legislators from his MORENA party.

Lopez Obrador is due to take office on Dec. 1.

In April, the U.S. government said Mexico had requested to buy eight MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters and that the sale would strengthen Mexico’s ability to fight criminal organizations.

[stars & stripes forever]

There is a global effort to buy anything BUT American products. Mexico is one of many countries that are trying to break President Trumps art of the deal.

[Figment]

Why does Mexico even bother having a military?

[TADSLOS]

Why does Mexico even bother having a military?

Someone has to collect the bribes.

[ASA Vet]

Why does Mexico even need a navy?

[Carriage Hill]

You could put a link to it, if you have space on your server or whatever your set-up is.

Another nice one:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1FtmyKKYXNI/hqdefault.jpg

[Carriage Hill]

Combine with shoot-to-kill orders for any who breach it, and it’s foolproof.

[bert]

So, you believe that any trade is globalist and therefore anti American and therefore bad

That is an untenable position

[stars & stripes forever]

Not every trade deal, but some, judging the IDEOLOGY and HATE against PRESIDENT TRUMP.

[upchuck]

Thanks for the graphic.

I was just kidding. FReepers can’t put a graphic in their tag line. Wishful thinking.