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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: RetiredNow who wrote (226181)3/25/2005 5:01:32 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1573102
 
Changing policy, U.S. to sell F-16 jets to Pakistan

From Elise Labott
CNN Washington Bureau
Friday, March 25, 2005 Posted: 4:23 PM EST (2123 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senior U.S. officials said Friday that a deal to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan was approved and the United States will compete for contracts to provide Pakistan's nuclear rival India with the same jets.

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cnn.com

Why the hell are we doing this? Didn't the Pakistanis just set off a nuke? Isn't that what we are trying to prevent with Iran?

Is it any wonder that our ME policies look hypocritical? Isn't it any wonder they don't love us in the ME?

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