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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-09 04:06 AM
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Will there be pitched fits over Peru's pending defense spending increase?
Edited on Sun Jan-04-09 04:38 AM by Judi Lynn
Gosh, you would have to expect it, considering the noise they made howling about Venezuela's increase in defense spending. They really chewed the curtains, clawed the walls over that, didn't they?


3 January, 2009 < 16:17 >
Peru's Defense Ministry to strengthen Armed Forces - $650 million approved


Living in Peru
Israel Ruiz

As the new year began, Peru's Minister of Defense, Ántero Flores-Aráoz, announced that one of the ministry's main goals in 2009 would be to make the country's military more powerful.

He explained that this would be done by purchasing modern equipment for all three branches of the military.

Even though Flores-Aráoz did not give specific information on the kind of equipment that would be bought, he assured it would be of the highest quality and would meet top technological demands.

"Strengthening the Armed Forces is one of the priorities for 2009. Because of security reasons we cannot say what we will purchase," said the head of the Peru's Defense Ministry.

More:
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/8154

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If we don't hear from them on this, we'll have to assume they're simply angry when leftists seek to defend their countries.

You DO remember Rumsfeld huffing and puffing about his view Venezuela doesn't need any new defense spending, don't you? The theme was parroted by tiny trolls.

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