The first four jets are to be delivered to Egypt beginning Jan. 22, a source at the naval air base in Fort Worth, where the planes have been undergoing testing, told FoxNews.com. The North African nation already has a fleet of more than 200 of the planes and the latest shipment merely fulfills an order placed two years ago. But given the uncertainty in Cairo, some critics wonder if it is wise to be sending more top gun planes.
“Should an overreaction [by Egypt] spiral into a broader conflict between Egypt and Israel, such a scenario would put U.S. officials in an embarrassing position of having supplied massive amounts of military hardware … to both belligerents,” said Malou Innocent, a foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute. “Given Washington's fiscal woes, American taxpayers should no longer be Egypt’s major arms supplier.”
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These planes will be used AGAINST us one day MARK my WORD.
dittos 10:06. our government is so naive and shortsighted.
i think YOU KNOW WHO planned it that way, you know, to keep it "fair".
Mmmmm getting ready for the Israel show down.
11:18 You mean our treasonous President Obama?
WTF!! If you are not outraged about this you are not an American!
Yeah, you guys are so on. Because those darn Saudis sure did use F-16's against us on 9/11. Get a grip.
Let me understand. We are fulfilling an order that was placed over two years ago. We (General Dynamics)are sending the final twenty planes from that contract of which they already have over 200. And now the question is: Should we be a arms supplier to Egypt? Should we be an arms supplier to ANYBODY? Unless you can predict who will turn on you in this day and age, then supplying ANY country is a risk. How do you think Iran got their F14's? Will Israel turn on us next week? Next Year? How about Great Britain? Being in the arms business is not what we do best. Making predictions which are pretty much predetermined does not require much insight.
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