| Why waste our older military aircraft and let | | | | as all this old stuff is hardly worth much, except |
| them decay in the middle of the desert? Did you | | | | its aluminum scrap value. But come to think about |
| know that Russia is selling all their old technology | | | | it, it is better than what these third world nations |
| and military hardware to other third world | | | | are buying now. And it would keep them busy for |
| nations? Well, do you know how much money | | | | a while playing with all this old technology, and we |
| they are making on all this old stuff? | | | | sure as heck don't need it. Indeed, we might even |
| How about what they later spend that money on, | | | | make some friends over the whole thing, and |
| which was collected in these salvage like arms | | | | prevent Russia from selling so many weapons to |
| sales? Think about it, that money is used in | | | | potential enemies. |
| developing advanced weapon systems, which | | | | If we sell them our old stuff, we could then pay |
| can't be a good thing for us here in the USA. | | | | for President Obama's "Night Outs" and well, that |
| Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine stated; | | | | would be a big savings to the taxpayers, some of |
| "Why don't we sell all those moth balled old | | | | which end up costing in excess of $100,000 as |
| military aircraft to China? After all, our old aircraft | | | | per a recent article in the New York Times, |
| and military equipment is corroding ever so slowly | | | | Washington Post, and USA Today. So, we should |
| in the desert, and it is five times as good as the | | | | always be considering the importance of cutting |
| military stuff that Russia is selling to Iran, China, | | | | down government expenditures right? Why not |
| Bolivia, Algeria, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Ecuador, | | | | turn that old military stuff into some quick cash? |
| Cuba, and Venezuela!" | | | | Please consider this. |
| At first, I totally laughed, I mean that is absurd, | | | | |