U.S. giving Muslim Brotherhood Egypt tanks and fighter jets



This is great: the Egyptian military will be all set when it goes to war with Israel. "Muslim Brotherhood inherits U.S. war gear," by Rowan Scarborough for The Washington Times, December 6:

For Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government, more battle tanks and jet fighters are on their way from the United States.
Cairo’s military link to Washington has remained intact, meaning the U.S. will continue to modernize the biggest military in Africa — even as President Mohammed Morsi has decreed near-absolute power for himself and his supporters and opponents battle outside his palace.

Analysts say Egypt’s military buildup presents risks for Washington — and Israel — with the growing influence of the Brotherhood, whose overriding goal is to establish Shariah, or Islamic, law worldwide.

A Pentagon statement to The Washington Times on Thursday said: “We are always reviewing our foreign assistance to make sure foreign assistance advances U.S. objectives and is being used for the right purposes.”

For now, Egypt is due 200 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks, the same mechanized firepower manned by American soldiers, bringing Egypt’s inventory to a robust 1,200.

Also in the pipeline is a squadron of the Air Force F-16 Falcon, a multipurpose warplane able to dogfight and drop ordnance.

The government awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract in March 2010 for 20 F-16s, the last to be delivered next year. That would increase Egypt’s total fleet to 240, according to a company press release at the time.

“Egypt has far and away the largest army in Africa,” said Egypt analyst Robert Springborg, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

The billions of dollars in U.S. military aid — in annual $1.3 billion stipends — have made the Egyptian air force the fourth-largest F-16 operator among 25 countries. Egypt’s 4,000 tanks, including the 1,000 or so M1A1s, make it the world’s seventh-largest tank army.

“This is a pretty substantial capacity that they have developed,” Mr. Springborg said....

Why?

Peace sells, but who is buying?


War sells, who is buying?

Selling is one thing. Giving is a different story.

General Dynamics built the F-16, not Lockheed. If accuracy in reporting is important then the reporter just failed and his credibility went down toilet.

So.
You claiming Barry ain't giving Muslim Brotherhood assault weapons?

In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation,[3] which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta. via winkpedia.com. I'd say he was accurate seeing as how General Dynamics no longer exists. Well airplane manufacturing anyway.

Nope. I was pointing out what I saw as an inaccuracy which doesn't lend well to a reporter's credibility but Peccy has set me straight on it. I worked on aircraft for four years in the Navy and four in the Air Force but I must admit that I haven't kept up with it since I got out in 86. I guess the the lesson here should be "don't judge a book by it's cover. Take yourself as an example. Someone new to Mingle 2 would probably notice that the vast majority of your posts appear to have a racist or bigoted bent but if they only got to know you a little more they would possibly realize that you are neither a racist nor a bigot.... I guess.