Greece to "purchse" 400 M1A Abrams

[Pigheaded]

WTF do they need 400 MORE main battle tanks? They have a GOB of Leopards.
Who is actually paying?
And why would Obama OK this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-greece-to-buy-400-tanks-from-the-us-2011-10

PH

[MattBaggins]

1. That is really just nutzo

They are in deep shit economically and are buying 400 tanks?

[TheWraith]

24. Take it with a HUGE grain of salt.

BusinessInsider seems to have a lot of strange and exotic stories nobody else can verify, if you know what I mean.

[roguevalley]

25. gonna start killing their people

[Earth_First]

2. But they are "used"

I swear to god this is what they are saying...

[L0oniX]

3. There's always money for weapons ...even if the whole country is bankrupt.

[Bake]

4. Better get cash, no checks, and oh hell no --- no credit!

Bake

[nc4bo]

18. I tried not to laugh but couldn't help it after reading that subj. line.

[SomethingFishy]

5. Who are they at war with?

400 fucking tanks? Pretty Impressive for a country the size of Alabama...

[tkmorris]

7. Greece

[Earth_First]

8. Their citizens. n/t

[Hugabear]

11. Finally going to punish those fucking Spartans

When your country dates back thousands of years, you don't forget something as recent as the Peloponnesian War.

[Diclotican]

20. Hugabear

Hugabear

Or the dam Persians on the other side of the Strites... But I guess, the Spartans have calmed down since the Peloponnesian wars...

Diclotican

[Romulox]

12. Uganda? Libya? Iran? It's all very fluid, for the "Coalition of the Willing"

:shrug:

[DocMac]

17. I think the Persians are coming. nt

[readmoreoften]

19. Greece is at war with the people of Greece.

[Art_from_Ark]

30. Maybe the Persians or Trojans are going to invade again

Or maybe they're preparing for another 1967-type revolt/coup?

[Octafish]

6. Gotta protect their bankers.

Goll-ee.

[upi402]

9. To be used against the impoverished and punished masses

Always dosh for that party!

[Hugabear]

10. Good thing Greece has plenty of money to throw around

Of course we know that military hardware is much more important than taking care of your country's basic needs. Why waste money on medicine, elderly care, the poor, etc when you can buy hundreds of fancy tanks?

[PurityOfEssence]

13. To do what?

They're main battle tanks; they're only really useful against other main battle tanks. Is Greece at odds with its neighbors?

[Saving Hawaii]

15. It's okay. We sell tanks to the neighbor too!

That way they can both get ahead.

[nc4bo]

16. Nasty bit of business that.

Nasty but true.

[TheMightyFavog]

29. I'm afraid South Korea beat us to the punch....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%B0T%C3%9CP_Altay

[Diclotican]

22. PurityOfEssence

PurityOfEssence

They allways have this bitchering with Turkey, and sometimes with Bulgaria.. But Im pretty sure they also are little unsure about how things are in the rest of the Balkans.. A lof ot things are stewing in that part of the world even tho it might not be known to the outside world before the whole thing blow up - again

But why Greece shall with 400 MTBs when they can't afford getting their house in order, is as guess to me as for everyone else I guess... In fact I belive 400 Abrhams is little over the needs of Greece, even if they was in war... The Leopard 2 is far better suited to greeces need than the big, bulky Abrhams...

Diclotican

[midnight armadillo]

23. That's not true

If you wanted to attack a bunch of civilians in a city, what better way to do it than with a few tanks?

[pampango]

34. Is that you Mr. Assad?

;)

[TheMightyFavog]

27. Greece and Turkey have not been the best of neighbors in the past...

Plus, I think Greece is kind of freaked out by Turkey's plans to build 1000 of its own MBTs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%B0T%C3%9CP_Altay

[nc4bo]

14. Let me get this straight....implement austerity measures and buy tanks from the $$ you saved?

Wha???

Hope they aren't planning to be used to threaten Greek citizens. :scared:

[tjwash]

37. Hey...it works in the USA

[Festivito]

21. So little money they have. If they're smart, they'll point them at the bankers.

A good looking people, but smart, not so much.

Maybe they hope to sell them for a profit on ebay.

[coalition_unwilling]

26. They're going to open a can of whoop-ass on Italy and Germany as payback

for that Mussolini thing?

Inside joke for WWII buffs :)

[Jim Warren]

28. BAILOUT!

Happiness is warm gun.

[xchrom]

31. They are also buying frigates from the French. Amazing. Nt

[Rex]

32. I wonder why?

http://www.defencegreece.com/index.php/2011/10/the-u-s-approved-to-grant-400-m1a1-abrams-to-greece/

Looks like more information is forthcoming.

[DocMac]

33. I can picture the smoke filled back rooms. nt

[blindpig]

35. So tell me this is the people's debt.....

Those irresponsible Greek workers, spending money they haven't got on tanks.

In Greece, as in the United States, the government has little to do with the people's will.

Why would Obama OK this? The business of America is business.

[ThomWV]

36. Who's actually paying? The Greek people of course. And why? Hell, Turkey might invade.

Its hard to understand, isn't it. There is Greece, a country that can not afford trash pickup, but they can afford armaments. How can this misguided prioritization exist?