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Despite Muslim Brotherhood’s rise, U.S. continues to arm Egypt

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.

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What could go wrong?

BallisticBob on December 7, 2012 at 4:47 PM

Sure

Obama has fooled the world. Enjoy the two dic tators.

Schadenfreude on December 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM

the Muslim brotherhood is Obamas peeps.

tom daschle concerned on December 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Did that open an opportunity to post irrelevant out of context and edited comments here?
 
lester on November 24, 2012 at 1:14 PM

 

“Waving Egypt’s red, white and black flags and chanting slogans against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood…“

 
Whatever goes wrong now, it would be their fault. Nobody can pin it on us, and that’s good.
 
lester on November 27, 2012 at 11:34 AM

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Sorry, forgot to link like I always do (per your request, lester):
 
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/11/27/cairo-protesters-throw-rocks-at-us-embassy-clash-with-police-in-tahrir-square/

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Despite Muslim Brotherhood’s rise

Shouldn’t that be “because of”?

OldEnglish on December 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Whatever goes wrong now, it would be their fault. Nobody can pin it on us, and that’s good.

lester on November 27, 2012 at 11:34 AM
rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Pure Gold. Or Platinum today. Thanks.

Lester not very smart.

Jabberwock on December 7, 2012 at 4:54 PM

On the issue of the rop type, have you seen this about Israel?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/07/how-close-did-israel-just-come-to-its-own-cuban-missile-crisis/

God please be you Israel.
L

letget on December 7, 2012 at 4:55 PM

For now, Egypt is due 200 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks…

 
BTW, there’s an Easter egg in the quote at the link if you’re willing to look for it. It starts with “Before: They had a US-backed dictatorship”, and ends with “Before: They had a US-backed dictatorship.”
 

For now, Egypt is due 200 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks…

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Obama is a Muslim. I thought everyone knew this.

portlandon on December 7, 2012 at 5:02 PM

200 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks

That’ll help those Muslim Brotherhood handle those pesky protestors of an Obama propped up regime.

Galt2009 on December 7, 2012 at 5:06 PM

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Oh look! It’s the flat earther again!

Why don’t you stick around and explain how what’s going on in Egypt is our fault? Or is your only talent copy-pasting hit and run? I’d go for the latter.

lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

But Obama isn’t a Muslim.

Oil Can on December 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Despite Because of muslim brotherhood’s rise, and because obama is a muslim sleeper agent, U.S. continues to arm Egypt.

Pork-Chop on December 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM

lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

1. He is not a flat earther.

2. You are always a dummy, but a good-natured one.

3. It is our fault.

Schadenfreude on December 7, 2012 at 5:38 PM

But Obama isn’t a Muslim.

Oil Can on December 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM

He isn’t. He’s an atheist.

He is Muslim, Christian, Jewish, a-religious, dependin on who’s in front of him, or whom he needs to fool at that moment.

Schadenfreude on December 7, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Despite Muslim Brotherhood’s rise, U.S. OBAMA continues to arm Egypt

Own it…

Blake on December 7, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Maybe Hillary Clinton, who is doing a terrific job as Secretary of State btw, should recommend against this.

forest on December 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM

“What’s this ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ I keep hearing about? Is that something they just made up on Fox News?” -Average Dem voter

visions on December 7, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Whatever goes wrong now, it would be their fault. Nobody can pin it on us, and that’s good.
 
lester on November 27, 2012 at 11:34 AM

 
rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 4:49 PM

 
Oh look! It’s the flat earther again!
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 
The funny part is that you actually did say the things I post vs. the whole-cloth ad hominems you introduce.
 
You do understand why these are posted (with links showing original context), right?
 
Why do you counter them with something you’ve made up?
 

Why don’t you stick around and explain how what’s going on in Egypt is our fault?
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 
Do you really not see the connection between the U.S. supplying tanks and your previous “US backed dictatorship” post?
 
Obama 2012!
 

Or is your only talent copy-pasting hit and run? I’d go for the latter.
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 

Dead thread, lester?
 
rogerb on December 4, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Dead thread. I wonder why?

rogerb on July 18, 2012 at 10:20 AM

I guess this thread is all done, eh Lester? Just a few more minutes and it will be off the frontpage. No discussion, no debate, just a seagull approach to posting.
 
A bit longer and you’ll never have to see it again. Well, most of it, at least.
 
rogerb on June 3, 2012 at 12:28 PM

When the number one cause of bankruptcy goes away…

lester on November 8, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Wrong again, Riddler lester
You’ve been, and are being, manipulated…

rogerb on November 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Silence, no response.

rogerb on November 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM

…bankruptcies…

lester on November 8, 2012 at 4:58 PM

rogerb on November 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Silence, no response.

rogerb on November 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM

Still nothing. Twelve hours later and the thread is dead.

rogerb on November 9, 2012 at 7:38 AM

 

Or is your only talent… hit and run? I’d go for the latter.
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 
Hilarious.

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 7:23 PM

Or is your only talent copy-pasting hit and run?
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 
BTW, we’ve discussed this numerous times:
 

Perhaps once in a blue moon you can type a few words of your own.
 
lester on August 21, 2012 at 9:54 PM

 

Wasted effort since you leave once you can’t touch bottom. Remember how I tried to explain to you how 34.3% doesn’t equal “almost all” and you fled the thread?
 
rogerb on August 21, 2012 at 10:04 PM

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 7:33 PM

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 7:33 PM

Blah blah blah blah…

The one time you show up, you continue pasting a million comment from other discussions to avoid the topic at hand. Copy-paste is not your only talent, obfuscation is the other one.

Do you really not see the connection between the U.S. supplying tanks and your previous “US backed dictatorship” post?

Obama didn’t start arming Egypt and just because you don’t like very long term agreements doesn’t mean they should be overturned with direction of the wind.

Selling weapons to Egyptian army under a dictatorships good, selling weapons to same Egyptian army when Egypt is democratic… bad. Any other dictatorships you would like to arm?

lester on December 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Selling weapons to Egyptian army under a dictatorships good, selling weapons to same Egyptian army when Egypt is democratic… bad. Any other dictatorships you would like to arm?
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM

 

Obama didn’t start arming Egypt and just because you don’t like very long term agreements doesn’t mean they should be overturned with direction of the wind.
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM

 
In the same post.
 
Hilarious.
 
You realize why your posts get repeated as examples of (D) hypocrisy, right?

rogerb on December 7, 2012 at 8:49 PM

Again people wonder why Obama is a secret Muslim…He hasn’t said a freaking word about Morsi taking total control..about Sharia law being the law of the land with that new constitution..all aid will continue to flow to Egypt because they are doing exactly what he wants..he’s not about freedom, liberty, democracy and Iran back in 2009 is the biggest case of that… TRUE freedom seekers then wanted help but Obama looked the other way…He’s one of the worst human beings on the face of the earth and I mean that

sadsushi on December 7, 2012 at 9:15 PM

…obfuscation…
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM

 
BTW, you realize what you just admitted to other readers (dumb flat-earther (R)s, even) who had no problem following my properly-formatted and quoted post, right?

rogerb on December 8, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Or is your only talent copy-pasting hit and run?
 
lester on December 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

 
I figure ample time has passed since I asked “You realize why…”, so:
 
Hey, look, another thread abandoned by lester after complaining about others’ “hit and run” postings.
 
For ease of linking in the future, a personal favorite follows.

rogerb on December 12, 2012 at 4:29 PM

You can’t run a deficit when you are sitting on ~100 million cash in the bank. …..
 
lester on July 21, 2012 at 5:43 PM

 
Money in politics is so evil. /
 
CW on July 21, 2012 at 5:49 PM

 
Too much money is. Did I say otherwise?
 
lester on July 21, 2012 at 5:52 PM

 

Put a number on it. Or is it like “fair share”?
 
rogerb on July 21, 2012 at 6:01 PM

 

Weird. It seemed like such an easy question.
 
Let’s ask again later.
 
rogerb on July 21, 2012 at 7:53 PM

rogerb on December 12, 2012 at 4:30 PM