Posted on 08/28/2008 11:03:20 AM PDT by John Semmens
Citing the “increased threat from a traditional enemy,” Syrian President Bashar Assad is beseeching Moscow for new weapons to defend his country. The “increased threat” supposedly comes from the recent Polish-US agreement to install anti-missile defenses in Poland.
With most observers having difficulty comprehending the connection, Assad explained his reasoning. “The threat to our country from Poland goes back six decades,” Assad asserted. “They had an opportunity to finish off their Jews. Instead, after the war, they allowed them to escape to Israel. Israel now poses a constant irritation to us. We are seeking Russian aid to help us eradicate this problem.”
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I hope the Syrians kept the receipts from the last purchase they made. but I guess once the IAF worked out on them, they probably voided the warranty
This could save the Israelis a ton of money on target drones.
Satire, people.
Isn’t Moscow already supplying them with weapons?
And China?
I guess the only line I don’t buy is Assad saying that out loud.
I’ve been reading to many Cold War II threads...
The Soviets used to give away weapons in bulk. The Russians have wanted cash on the barrel head.
We could only be so lucky as to have the Russians start giving free airplanes to the Arabs again. Inside of two years 75% of them won't be able to take off and only 5% of them will be mission ready. That 5% (along with most of the rest) will be destroyed during the first 24 hours of any conflict. Meanwhile the Russians will be out a ton of cash.
I’m sure they are, but the article is satire.
And (in my defense) russia DID say that hosting the missile defense made Poland open to nuclear attack.
It’s only a matter of time until someone ups the rhetoric.
Satire today, headlines tomorrow...
How’s that for a tagline?
Brilliant!
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