Posted on 12/28/2021 6:52:31 PM PST by elpadre
“Can the UAE F-35 arms purchase deal be saved”
What can president brandon bribe them with?
and more:
The US must choose between giving up revenue of $23 billion, or allowing the UAE to use Huawei 5G. Losing such a huge sum of money is not only a direct economic loss, but also a chance for Trump and the Republican Party to attack: The incompetent Biden lost a $23 billion deal, should people count on him?
The loss of a “reliable” ally like the UAE is also a great failure for the US. However, if the US compromises on Huawei’s 5G issue, it will suffer a greater loss of credibility, while its previous pressure on allies will lose all its moral and technological grounds.”...
Way to go, Brandon, way to go!
China is winning and Brandon can’t turn the screws like Trump would have.
Brandon is bought and paid for by China so any screw turning would just be for show.
If these planes were any good we shouldn’t be selling them to anybody.
If I understand, one of the issues was that to get the unit cost down enough, they had to be widely marketed to allies. I understand we do need to be able to maintain organic production of various military related things, and aircraft is one of them, and this F-35 marketing was surely an effort towards that end.
The problem is, who in the world these days would I trust not to give anything to the Chicoms that they don’t already have? I used to think the Aussies, but I am wondering about them with all that unrest.
Never mind Turkey (if they hadn’t been suspended) or God knows who else.
Huawei technology will be used to spy on whoever uses it.
I believe it was the Kenyan Usurper who said "never underestimate Joe's ability to f*@% things up."
China could have had a new F-35 delivered to them by the UAE.
Another ball fumbled away by team brandon.
If these planes were any good we shouldn’t be selling them to anybody.
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Hanger queens and maintenance nightmares.
...that's all.
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