A French Gazelle helicopter fires the HOT anti-tank missile
Posted on 12/17/2010 8:27:28 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
France gives Lebanon anti-tank missiles (AFP) – 15 hours ago
BEIRUT — France will give Lebanon 100 anti-tank missiles, a government official said on Friday, confirming a deal that raised concerns in Israel and the United States earlier this year.
"Prime Minister Saad Hariri was informed on Wednesday of the French decision to supply the army with 100 ... HOT missiles that will be used by the military's Gazelle helicopters," the official told AFP.
"The missiles will be delivered before the end of February and are being given with no conditions attached," the official added.
In Paris, the office of French Prime Minister Francois Fillon confirmed that a letter to that effect had been sent to Hariri.
In August, a US lawmaker objected to the transfer saying the missiles could end up being used against Israel given the influence of the powerful militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
"The influence of Hezbollah militants and their Iranian and Syrian backers in the Lebanese government is rising," Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, had said.
"Therefore, to sell weapons to Lebanon at this time would be very irresponsible and could jeopardise security and stability in the region," she said.
Local press reports had said Israel, which fought a devastating war with Hezbollah in 2006, also expressed concerns.
In November, Washington lifted a hold it had placed on 100 million dollars in military aid to Lebanon after receiving assurances that the
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A French Gazelle helicopter fires the HOT anti-tank missile
Ping.
I might not mind this if I had any faith that they might be used against Hezbollah or the Syrians. But I don’t believe that...
How can those cheeses-eating surrender-monkeys even MAKE armaments???
Thanks sukhoi-30mki.
I think all the countries that manufacture high-end weaponry sell to people that they may regret having sold to, in the future.
Now that’s just plain stupid.
Re #7, Smokingfrog.
Remember, they are FRENCH! (And frogs too - slimey)
Looks like we Taxpayers get the tab for the Hezzies’ missiles. Merry Christmas terrorist, what a world!
ROFL!
How can even the moronicimbecilicidiotic fools in Washington think that once the "miltary aid" is in their hands that we have ANY control over what happens to it.
"But they swore! Like on a bible (or a koran)!"
"Well I didn't think it was on a slab of bacon." (the movie Cold Turkey)
"But they PROMISED! HONESTLY!! THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE BAD GUYS DON'T GET ANY OF IT!!" (some nameless State Dept bureaucrat.)
Sometimes the amount of stupidity in Washington surprises even me, and I figured Washington was ALL about stupid. Just goes to prove, just when you think they come to the end of stupid, they go out and buy a whole bunch more, with our tax dollars, no doubt.
Like half of the Lebonese govt isn't riddled with HezBollah, the Muslim "Holy Soldiers of Allah." (or HezbAllah)
Jeez
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