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RitchieRich

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8. so who ARE they trying to use these against?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 07:23 AM

May 2013

Maybe they'll get lucky and Iran or Pakistan will attack them with some 1985 jets.

Like, hello, the 80's called, and they want their air defense system back.

Why? They could have bought half our congress with that money and done some real damage.

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US is warned of Russia 'arms sale to Syria' [View all] dipsydoodle May 2013 OP

So remind me why we send so much foreign aid to Israel Earth_First May 2013 #1

Did I miss something in the article? melm00se May 2013 #3

Oh my... Earth_First May 2013 #6

You do not John2 May 2013 #7

Israel doesn't buy missile batteries , we give em to them Free. bahrbearian May 2013 #11

God forbid naaman fletcher May 2013 #2

Pot meet Kettle bahrbearian May 2013 #4

S-400 would probably work jakeXT May 2013 #5

so who ARE they trying to use these against? RitchieRich May 2013 #8

I can't think of any reasons why Syria might want extra air defences Bosonic May 2013 #9

Well, that sort of outstanding bill would explain their votes in the Security Council n/t Turborama May 2013 #10

what Americans have investments with the russian corp that sells weapons to syria? Sunlei May 2013 #12

I want to be clear on this. John2 May 2013 #13

Hes killing his own people!! sending random missles into his cities. Sunlei May 2013 #14

What is your John2 May 2013 #15

sure the people have civil wars over religion for thousands of years, thats not new!! Sunlei May 2013 #17

Anwar Al-Awlaki and his son. American citizens. Killed by Obama's drones. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #24

Assad is murdering his own people!! Sunlei May 2013 #31

Not up to the U.S. or NATO. Obama is right. David__77 May 2013 #16

yes, but it should be PUBLIC what country and what investers supply the tanks, heles and stuff like Sunlei May 2013 #19

Israel beating the war drums again. Aristus May 2013 #18

I think Israel proved last week leftynyc May 2013 #25

Wow. Okay. Aristus May 2013 #26

What they do best, indeed! eom Purveyor May 2013 #28

K&R for an important story nt riderinthestorm May 2013 #20

Given the effortless success Israel had with recent air attacks pampango May 2013 #21

Where did Israel say they did the 2 carefully targeted air strikes? plenty of countries close or Sunlei May 2013 #32

The Russians have had a military base there for years and some arms sales are to be expected... L0oniX May 2013 #22

It would be like Russia helping the protesters in Bahrain /nt jakeXT May 2013 #23

We've stoked the fires of this conflagration, the Israelis are active participants Warren Stupidity May 2013 #27

There are extremists in the opposition that are as vile as Assad but not everyone who pampango May 2013 #29

the point is that we are fucking hypocrites. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #30