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Russia Says It's Ready to Arm Saudi Arabia
Itar-Tass ^ | February 10, 2005 | Lyuba Pronina

Posted on 02/09/2005 4:29:17 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe

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1 posted on 02/09/2005 4:29:18 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe; AdmSmith; nuconvert

Russians arm every one who pays them few milion dollars


2 posted on 02/09/2005 4:30:18 PM PST by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Translation: Saudi Arabia is preparing to do something nasty to the USA and they are changing their principle arms supplier.


3 posted on 02/09/2005 4:30:42 PM PST by PeterFinn (Why is it that people who know the least know it the loudest?)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Israel loves destroying Russian hardware.


4 posted on 02/09/2005 4:32:02 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Tailgunner Joe

There was a thread on here around two years ago suggesting that we buy the Su-27. Actually made sense. The Russkies don't make great washing machines, but they can make some pretty good planes. ;^)


5 posted on 02/09/2005 4:32:46 PM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) ("Oh no, not Hans Brix!")
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To: PeterFinn
I'm glad they're buying Russian arms. Battle tested and guaranteed to fail against us.
6 posted on 02/09/2005 4:33:05 PM PST by Cornpone (Aging Warrior -- Aim High -- Who Dares Wins)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Now just why would my neighbor sell the crack dealer a
machine gun?


7 posted on 02/09/2005 4:33:06 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: ABG(anybody but Gore)

Russia's Military Involvement in the Middle East
By Oksana Antonenko

http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue1/jv5n1a3.html


8 posted on 02/09/2005 4:33:33 PM PST by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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Now just why would my neighbor sell the crack dealer a
machine gun?

Because the enemy of his enemy is you?

9 posted on 02/09/2005 4:35:35 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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t Russia is stepping up negotiations with Middle Eastern countries for jointly developing air defense systems on the basis of the domestically produced S-300, Buk and Tor-M1 systems.

Like the area is not already awash with failed Russian Arms.

If I were the Saudis I would be worried about who was going to fly and shoot those things rather than buying more of them.

The pampered sons of that country are too busy chasing blond western women to actually incur any risk that might accrue to a military person. That runs the risk of having the Terrorists in their midst with a better army than the government.

11 posted on 02/09/2005 4:38:19 PM PST by konaice
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To: broadsword

Ominous.

Something is coming.


12 posted on 02/09/2005 4:38:40 PM PST by Stopislamnow (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Chris_GT

I suspect the Saudi military is all Pakistani, Filipino, and Egyptian...no one of Saudi background would do any of the dirty work...


13 posted on 02/09/2005 4:40:52 PM PST by dakine
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To: Chris_GT

AFAIK, they are well armed with the latest in American ground and air technology, a lot of it sold since Desert Storm. Whether or not they're capable of maintaining it without American aid is another question. It goes without saying that the Israelis won't help them.


14 posted on 02/09/2005 4:42:06 PM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) ("Oh no, not Hans Brix!")
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To: PeterFinn
Translation: Saudi Arabia is preparing to do something nasty to the USA and they are changing their principle arms supplier.

Wrong. The proper translation is that the US has told Saudi Arabia that they better clean up thier act and hold elections or the hardware spiggot will be closed tight!

Net effect is the same, they are looking for alternatives - and to some degree, they are probably pretending to look so as to worry the US.

I doubt GWB gives a rip.

15 posted on 02/09/2005 4:42:29 PM PST by konaice
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To: dakine

Now let's see -- let's logic this thing out.

Saudis don't really need arms for anything -- who is their enemy? (other than the Jews). So maybe they are BROKERING arms for one of thier buddies, that nobody would sell to directly (with exceptions as we know) -- how about IRAN ??

Provocative thought!!!


16 posted on 02/09/2005 4:44:15 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: viaveritasvita

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17 posted on 02/09/2005 4:44:25 PM PST by viaveritasvita (HOLD THEIR DADGUMMED FEET TO THE FIRE!)
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To: Chris_GT

Their guts turned to water when they thought Saddam was coming for them from Kuwait.


18 posted on 02/09/2005 4:44:29 PM PST by csmusaret (Urban Sprawl is an oxymoron)
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To: PeterFinn

No way, I seriously doubt they have anything planned. The Saudi's are way too dependent upon us to even think about it. They are probably preparing themselves in case we pass some legislation limiting our own arms sales to them.


19 posted on 02/09/2005 4:45:57 PM PST by honest2God
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That's true, the Saudi doesn't really have a military, they have mercenaries. That's why their spending more and more on short range missiles.


20 posted on 02/09/2005 4:47:24 PM PST by honest2God
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