Why Are We Sending This Attack Helicopter to Pakistan?
That’s easy. To help America’s enemies.
And the ever-lying, ever-malicious
antiConstitutional GOP will only attack conservatives.
Why? Almost a billion reasons...
Is that an Apache?
The first question to answer is WHERE is it built in the US?
The only thing that keeps Pakistan in one piece is its military, and it’s one of the few institutions in the country that has widespread support.
Lots of interest in Pakistan Poppies .Yesterdays headline:
China Set to Announce $46bn Investment in Pakistan.
China’s President Xi Jinping is expected to announce $46bn of investment in Pakistan, centered around the construction of a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The planned investment includes 3000 km (1865 mi) in roads, railways and pipelines. Also included are $15bn in coal and alternative energy projects, and a $44m fiber optic cable.
The planned investment of $46bn is more than double the total direct foreign investment in Pakistan since 2008.
The investment promises to stimulate the economies of both Pakistan and China.
The deal would give China direct access to the Indian Ocean and maritime trade routes, representing the country’s growing influence in the region.
Why send them to Pakistan?
Because giving them directly to China might still raise an eyebrow in the media.
Context.
$5+ billion worth of stuff to Pakistan in the last 15 years, including 32 f-16s and 20 other Cobra attack helicopters before this batch.
(Congressional Research Service .pdf)
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/pakarms.pdf