Posted on 01/14/2006 3:13:35 PM PST by Paul_Denton
Spain rebuffed Washington's appeal to refuse military sales to Venezuela, saying Friday it will sell the South American nation military boats and jets.
The United States has refused to grant a re-export license for the U.S. components of the Spanish aircraft and patrol boats that make up a proposed $2 billion deal, the Financial Times reported. In addition, the United States has asked Spain not to supply Caracas with arms.
But late Friday Spanish state radio quoted Defense Ministry sources in Madrid as saying the big military deal would go ahead and substitute technology would come from European sources.
Does Spain have planes? Mainly on the plains?
We should start sending bomb making supplies to the Basque separatists.
Yeah I know. Their patrol boats would be magnets for AGM-114M Blast-Frag Hellfires (an anti-ship version of the Hellfire missile) while the USAF would be more than eager to shoot down those jets. And nope we dont forget whose screws us over.
Send a sqaud of F-22's and a Viginia class sub to the region problem solved. That is if fat boy Chavez starts to threaten our intrests.
Yeah good question. On one hand Spain has been giving France a run for its money in the appeasement department. On the other hand France did not do much during the riots.
Psssst! Hey ETA...have we got some really good deals for you!
Thats Virginia. I have vagina on the brain for some reason. :o
Not sure what aircraft Stain wants to sell Chavez, but if they do not have American components, not sure what value they have.
LOL I know whats thats like. Virgnia and vagina are easy to mix up.
I think Spain has some F-16s but not entirly sure. F-16s would be target practice versus F-22 though.
Spainish military equipment is an oxymoron. They havent kicked ass since the 16th-17th century.
Their F-16's are probably an old block as well.
I do not think so. Not entire sure though.
Hehe I love that name. Stain.
good point. Stain's new president who they elected to appease al queda/pull out of Iraq is a hard leftist.
LOL! what are those?
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