1 posted on
08/12/2014 7:06:46 PM PDT by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
sling attached to FRONT SIGHT POST..? >_<
Got a bad feeling bout this
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2 posted on
08/12/2014 7:08:07 PM PDT by
gaijin
To: Kaslin
How about Israeli made Gallil assault rifles and Merkava tanks? That would be as good or better
3 posted on
08/12/2014 7:09:38 PM PDT by
Fai Mao
(Genius at Large)
To: Kaslin
Isn’t this what the CIA did in Jordan over the last 3 years and now those weapons are being used by ISIS? Are we playing both sides of the fence in this war? What the hell is going on here?
To: Kaslin
Okay.
That’s just weird. ..
5 posted on
08/12/2014 7:11:34 PM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Kaslin
Now we are giving our tax dollars to the Russians. Great.
7 posted on
08/12/2014 7:12:26 PM PDT by
doc1019
To: Kaslin
Its not unusual for us to supply Russian weapons.
If I recall correctly there were some complaints about us not sanctioning Russian arms manufacturers because the CIA resisted.
8 posted on
08/12/2014 7:13:43 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: Kaslin
Should have done this months ago.
11 posted on
08/12/2014 7:21:01 PM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Kaslin
why exactly did the WH announce this?
To: Kaslin
Why not get the Russians to give Russian arms to the Kurds instead of making it look like the Russians are giving Russian arms to the Kurds.
19 posted on
08/12/2014 7:48:10 PM PDT by
depressed in 06
(America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
To: Kaslin
For the last several days the Kurds have been saying, “where are the weapons they claim they’ve sent us”? Guess we know now..
20 posted on
08/12/2014 7:54:26 PM PDT by
ArmstedFragg
(Hoaxey Dopey Changey)
To: Kaslin
The Obama administration has announced it will arm the militia forces of Iraqi Kurdistan, to prevent the fall of the final bastion of pro-US territory in Iraq.There was a time when this kinda event wasn't disclosed. I guess President Goofs-off-a-lot needs to look like he is doing something...
21 posted on
08/12/2014 7:58:55 PM PDT by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
To: Kaslin
OK, let me get this straight.... We defeated Russian weapons and technology when we invaded Iraq... when we left, we gave the Iraqi's our superior weapons. Those weapons were eventually abandoned and recovered by the Isis forces.
Now the Isis is using that superior weapons against the Kurds, and WE ARE GIVING THEM RUSSIAN GUNS ... WTF
26 posted on
08/12/2014 8:29:50 PM PDT by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Kaslin
You have to graduate from Harvard and Yale to understand what our betters are up to in DC.
27 posted on
08/12/2014 8:33:49 PM PDT by
Rome2000
To: Kaslin
One would think there might be a need for secrecy on missions like this...
To: Kaslin
Very often the CIA supplies Russian-TYPE weapons to its friends. They are often sourced elsewhere, Serbia, Bulgaria, Rumania, for example. There are also huge stocks of captured Russian weapons that might really be
Russian weapons.
Makes perfect sense. The CIA's friends can then use captured ammo. BTW, these weapons are most often NOT bought from governments but through your basic "Merchant of Death" international arms dealers through CIA deniable fronts. Some of these dealers even have catalogs ... and offer package deals that can outfit fighters with every bit of kit they might need, depending upon the budget. Fascinating business.
30 posted on
08/12/2014 8:55:42 PM PDT by
Kenny Bunk
(Program. Plan. Leader. Winner.)
To: Kaslin
Shhhh, it’s a secret!
Seriesly, Russian arms tend to be cheap, durable, and easy to maintain. Might not be a bad choice under the circumstances.
31 posted on
08/12/2014 9:24:54 PM PDT by
Slings and Arrows
("Your Daddy Was Drunk and Your Mama Was Lonely" - http://youtu.be/4HYy62qiOwA)
To: Kaslin
Those weapons are made in many countries and some of those countries will no doubt want ISIS defeated.
35 posted on
08/12/2014 10:13:55 PM PDT by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: Kaslin
What's next?
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The world's gone nuts I tell ya.
38 posted on
08/13/2014 2:26:43 AM PDT by
McGruff
("We're Leaving Behind a Sovereign, Stable, and Self-Reliant Iraq" - Obama in 2011)
To: Kaslin
So we are going to supply the Kurds with light arms and ammunition. While I am sure that will help, it sounds like just enough help to keep them from being defeated in Kurdistan, but not enough to drive ISIS out of Northern Iraq. Why the continued refusal to give the Peshmerga heavy weaponry that would match all the good American stuff that ISIS captured from the Iraqis? Is it because we won't give up on the idea of a unified Iraq or because we are carrying Erdogan’s water to keep the Kurds from matching Turkey in South Eastern Turkey, perhaps?
40 posted on
08/13/2014 7:31:26 AM PDT by
Truth29
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