[sukhoi-30mki]

A bit skeptical about the figure of 72 Strike Eagles for Qatar, unless they are planning to massively upsize their air force. The Qataris seemingly had a requirement for 72 new fighters, which would be split between European and U.S. vendors. They've signed up for 24 Rafales (+ 12 options).

[SaveFerris]

The only thing better than 72 F-15 Strike Eagles

would be

73 F-15 Strike Eagles.

And then....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[disndat]

Why don’t we just give them to Qatar?

[Vermont Lt]

The last thing that part of the world needs is more F15s.

[silverleaf]

Looks like ISIS is upgrading its Air Force

[Nextrush]

The one thing that stands out here is the lobbying for the deal on behalf of the military industrial complex, companies like Boeing from none other than SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

McCain gets his $$$$ from those companies and the media companies also since he’s been involved in the media regulating committees as well.

This is the story of a politician and how he gets cash to get re-elected every six years in Arizona.

And as of the ‘military industrial complex’.

Boeing wanted to do business with Iran as Rush Limbaugh pointed out, so we got the Corker Bill from the GOP to enable the Iran nuke deal and lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Now Boeing can sell to Iran and the nations scared by Iran can do business with Boeing, too.

It was announced yesterday that Airbus, the European company with a factory in Mobile, AL is selling over 100 aircraft to Iran.

[r_barton]

According Airliners.net Iran is currently on an airliner buying binge. They have to replace the aging airlines they flew for years under the sanctions. Reports are they will immediately buy 127 Airbus airliners (8 A-380, 16 A-350). Many will be used airliners until new can be delivered. Reportedly A320 and A340.

They will also probably be looking to China or Russia to buy military aircraft to replace aging F-14 fighters.

So the 72 F-15 fighters to Qatar may be approved to counter the Iranian purchases with the $150 billion Obama gave them back of sanctioned money.

[BeadCounter]

Libya is a proxy war of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and United Arab Emirates versus Qatar, Sudan and Turkey per some news articles. It certainly is strange. We have rights to a base in Qatar and Turkey is going to get a base in Qatar.

[fella]

Isn’t Qatar one of the main financiers of ISIS or is that her evil twin Dubai?