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Originally Posted by glatt
Well with Venezuela thinking about selling its F16s to Iran, you have to wonder if this "You're either with us or against us" posture is a good one.
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Well on that note, the fact that Venezuela is considering selling their F16's to Iran is really pretty moot. They only have 21 F16s, all purchased in the early 1980's, and in serious need of maintenance and upgrades to make them even effective against our own F16's. Also, under the contract between the US and Venezuela for the sale of the F16's, Venezuela must first get approval from the US government.
That said, Iran would pretty much be wasting their time and money buying F16's from Venezuela because, assuming Venezuela sells their F16's to them, Iran would need to buy spare parts to complete the required maintenance and bring them up to par to effectively use them, and since the US is currently engaged in an arms embargo against Iran, they would be hard put to find parts elsewhere.
And in the case of the "You're either with us or against us" position, well in Iran's situation, they are acting in a way that not only puts them against us, but against much of the western world as well. They are only digging themselves a grave once the international outcry against their latest disturbing policies begins to come in. This only makes them look like an even bigger threat in the eyes of the US and much of Europe as well.