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US buys Russian Helicoptors to give to Afghans

Faster horses

Well-known member
This came in an email with verification at the bottom.

I'm hoping Broke Cowboy can shed some light on this.

In the meantime, I think its important enough to post here:

This is unbelievable.... Check the website at bottom
> >
> > Does anyone remember Barack Obama's great promise of the campaign of
> > 2012? He did not make a promise to America nor to Americans. He did not
> > make a promise to fellow politicians.
> > Unlike so many of his promises, he is keeping this one.
> > His promise was to Vladimir Putin of Russia .
> > What is Obama doing to keep his promise to Putin?
> > Everyone remembers the hot mike incident in 2012 when Barack Obama
> > pleaded with Russian President Dmitri Medvedyev to give him time until
> > the election. After the election, he promised Vladimir Putin, through
> > Medvedyev, he would be more "flexible."
> > Now we have seen this flexibility.
> > Barack Obama is going to spend almost $700 million dollars of taxpayer
> > money to buy Russian helicopters for the Afghan Air Force.
> > But wait. Just like those TV commercials, this gets better.
> > When Congress passed the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, it
> > had an interesting provision. Congress included, as a part of that law
> > a prohibition on the United States buying helicopters from
> > Rosoboronexport, the Russian manufacturer of the Mi-17 helicopter.
> > Unfortunately as always happens, when such laws are passed, Congress
> > always gives the Regime an escape hatch. The law stated that Obama
> > could buy from Rosoboronexport if the Secretary of Defense certified it
> > was in the interest of National Security.
> > And of course, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, a man committed
> > to destroying the US military immediately signed off on that
> > certification.
> > Where do we even start with this one?
> > Congress is outraged over this with Senators and Representatives from
> > both parties writing letters about this. Of course, this is Congress'
> > fault for allowing a law to be written with such an escape hatch.
> > More importantly, Americans need to be asking just what the hell the
> > Obama Regime is doing.
> > Why are we spending $700 million dollars with a Russian arms
> > manufacturer? Why are we even giving the Afghans these helicopters?
> > If we are going to give them helicopters, which we really shouldn't,
> > then why not give them American made helicopters and put Americans to
> > work?
> > Even if we are going to give the Afghans Russian helicopters, the ones
> > we are giving them are an old Cold War design. There are hundreds of
> > used MI-17 helicopters floating around the world. Why are we paying to
> > give the Afghans brand new helicopters?
> > In the era of the Sequester, isn't there something better we can do
> > with $700 million? American Medicare cancer patients are being turned
> > away from hospitals and are being denied life saving treatment because
> > of budget cuts. The American military is being gutted to the point of
> > ineffectiveness because of budget cuts.
> > Or consider this. The United States Air Force is grounding 17 squadrons
> > because of $591 million dollars in budget cuts. Our Air Force is not
> > able to do its mission because it lacks the money to fly but we have
> > the money to give Afghanistan $700 million dollars in Russian
> > helicopters.
> > And this is where Barack Obama thinks we should spend our money?
> > Most people reading this story will not have heard about it.
> > Why?
> > Because the Obama Propaganda Media is moving in lock step to make sure
> > there is no bad news that might damage Obama's presidency.
> > This is a story that should damage him and outrage every American.
> > Ask your Senator or Congressman why this outrage is being allowed and
> > take a moment to share this story with your friends.
> > The only way we will ever stop Obama is if the American people know
> > what he is doing. See this for confirmation:

> > http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130405/180451358.html
 

Steve

Well-known member
how many do they need...

we have a few sittin in the desert

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a few sittin at Ft drums LSI boneyard as well...
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not enough ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/8466883194

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3356830695

IO wonder how many jobs could be created reactivating and shipping these ol helos to the sandpit?
 
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