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Report: Russia might sell Iran attack aircraft if asked
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Published: 19.08.09, 17:25
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1. Has any attention been payed to the ship that
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (08.19.09)
was hijacked out of Europe that suddenly vanished? The news coming out of Russia was that the hull of the ship had been taken apart to put something very large on the ship...to be sent to Syria. They are saying that it is possibly a nuclear product. Could it be for a reactor? If Russia is so prone to giving Iran war material to attack Israel.....what would stop them from giving Syria Nuclear Material? They have already done the same with Iran. They really really care about Israel though? What a laugh.
2. NO MISSILES FOR IRAN AND NO AIRCRAFTS FOR IRAN
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.19.09)
Which means now Peres will have to undertake another journey to Moscow should Iran place the orders for front-line aircraft bombers.What a farce!!! You mean Iran should not get anything?Really?The whole thing looks like a joke.
3. ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.19.09)
That is what the announcement from Moscow meant.Iran had alraeady place the order long time back.So,we started with the S-300 and have new assignment to carry on with.Go to Russia and stop them do that as well.Ha ha!!!!
4. sure
marcel   (08.19.09)
Russia is selling iran everything nuclear, antirockets, antitank, planes, rockets everything just like old soviet empire. Olmert like baidetz says if we give back golan, syria will detach itself from iran like like he is in tehran today congratulating adolph amadinojad for his democratic victory. Olmert is a proven shmuck, whereas peres is a risky dreamer who israels have never elected PM for his lack of grounded security credentials. Baidetz is like zeira, wedded to a concept which is bunk, nothing and stupid. You could give the whole of israel to syria and it would still have good relations with iran. Golan is ancient israel, was fairly won in defensive war and syria will get used to it like it got used to turkish land claims.If not,t here will be war and so what. They will die too and in large numbers, bashir,are you listening. The coward olmert is no longer in power. And Turkey's erdogan' one moment, one moment please davos statement can shut the hell up about turkish mediation as he is in bed, joined at the hip with moslem syria in chanting allah akbar in cahoots to get golan back together. If israel goes down, the whole mid east is going down, and israel will go down bravely, not the way the sickening meretz, peretz, olmert, beilin, ben ami, oz, aveneri, livni crowd go on begging the, ...please protect us, please and ask the syrians not to attaCK us, This revolting trash was rejected in the ovens of aushwitz. So beilin resurrected it, he is a weak, pitiful jew. Diplomacy yes, but strength of character and arms also. And if aveneri, beilin, ben-ami, marcus, barnea, dankner, livni and her lover boy ramon do not like it, then they are welcome to get t he hell out of israel and practise their craft in the US, europe or ankara. What needs to happen is the payment of all arabs to go to jordan and others. Two state or one binational state will not work. Arabs cannot be in position of control or jews will end up doormats or worse.It is not easy. But it is better than auschwitz ovens. Sharon said from her we can fight not make concessions. I have mor e regard for hamas who state their case clearly rather than abbas and fatah who are rotten and weak to the core jsut like olmert and what harm he has done to israel. Israel is a good strong country and does not need them.
5. While this is bad news it could stop or delay Iran nukes
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, USA   (08.19.09)
This could put Iran on par with Israel military or atleast close. Russia doesn't want Iran to have nukes for many reasons, so selling them topend aircraft would be one thing to get them to stop nuclear program. The Su-35 is very good plane better than F-16s or F-15s in air-air combat but could go either way depending on armament.
6. What If?
W. ,   Beirut, LB   (08.19.09)
What if Iran gets the Bomb along with frontline fighters, bombers and the right stuff to deliver it? Personally, I don't believe that they'll bomb Israel, rather a new balance of power will be in place that might bring a humbled Israel to the negotiations table
7. THE CLOCK IS TICKING !!!.
ORAO STRANKA. ,   TSARIGRAD U SRBIA.   (08.19.09)
WHEN WILL THE US AND ISRAEL STOP SITTING ON THEIR HANDS ???. WILL YOU FACE THEM OR ACT BEFORE THOSE MISSILES IS DELIVERED. Orao.
8. "WE"RE MISSING OUT ON A GREAT ARMS DEAL
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (08.20.09)
RUSSIA IS CONTEMPLATING SELLING,SECOND HAND AND WORNE OUT EQUIPMENT. ...TSK,TSK,...WHY DIDN"T WE THINK OF THIS ?
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