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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:07 PM Original message |
Russia to give Lebanon fighter planes |
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daninthemoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. what the hell for? to sell them the spare maintenance parts? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't get it either. It's going to be embarassing for Russia if those planes ever have to confront |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Heroin |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Probably another way of trying to flex their military muscle. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. To play cold war with the US in the middle east I think |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 04:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Cutting costs |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Does Lebanon really want to go down this road? |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 04:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Er? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 05:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. You don't recognize a potential conflict with Hezbollah |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Irrelevant |
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Parmenion (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Hezbollah is MORE than a political party |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. I know how things work down there. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That's ridiculous. Hezbollah is a militant organization with |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So Israel is a "Rogue Nation" |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Why are you asking that in the form of a question? I'm sure you're |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. God forbid Lebanon take steps to defend itself. It must be attacked. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Yea, they will be attacked.....it's why the West will hopefully |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Israel is a blip in the history of the Middle East. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. That's probably a question you should direct toward Israel. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Maybe we just expected too much of you |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Seriously? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Stop being so obtuse....you don't have much credibility |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Who's blaming |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 06:08 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Apples and Oranges. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Israeli supremacists are just as unpleasant as white supremacists |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Doubtful. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Well I'll certainly yield to your expertise on this issue. |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
37. like they would even leave the hanger.. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Probably a way to show them off to other countries |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. They've really been trying to export military tech lately |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'd think that there would be a big market out there |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I was thinking about countries growing leary of the JSF |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. How generous! It's a Festivus miracle! |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. Merry Christmas Lebanon! |
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Parmenion (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
16. Lebanon might reject MIGs |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
19. They're trying to raise oil prices. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. World Bank: Russia may need help if oil falls more |
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ACTION BASTARD (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. The Israelies are not impressed with 10 used Migs |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. bet they end up in France |
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