To: elfman2
1) we don’t want Israel to accelerate an Asian arms race with Singapore and India and/or Unlikely. The US is trying to sell them the F-16 or the F-18.
we don’t want to appear to be singling out China to the Chinese so we’re pretending to be as upset about the other arms sales. Perhaps. But, see above.
I don’t think Condi and Foggy Bottom are conspiring with US arms merchants to guarantee exclusive contracts.
We do it all the time. We offer military aid to subsidize sales.
Assuming this story is remotely true, my guess is that they’re testing what they can get away with.
Of course Israel is. Israel desperately needs friends and feels screwed by the US.
126 posted on
06/15/2005 5:10:56 PM PDT by
rmlew
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To: rmlew
" We do it all the time. We offer military aid to subsidize sales. " Not the same thing, worlds apart.
127 posted on
06/15/2005 6:02:18 PM PDT by
elfman2
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To: rmlew
"Unlikely. The US is trying to sell them the F-16 or the F-18. " We could probably multiply those sales by 20 if we didn’t care about an Asian arms race.
128 posted on
06/15/2005 6:06:11 PM PDT by
elfman2
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To: rmlew
"Israel desperately needs friends and feels screwed by the US." Is there a nation that doesn’t feel screwed by the US? ;^)
129 posted on
06/15/2005 6:08:29 PM PDT by
elfman2
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