Pakistan said re-thinking U.S. F-16 deal

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N25237423.htm

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan is reconsidering its plan to buy scores of new and used American-made F-16 fighter jets following the devastating earthquake that killed 53,000 people, U.S. and Pakistani sources said on Tuesday.

The Bush administration was expected to formally notify the U.S. Congress next week of plans to sell the planes but Pakistani sources told Reuters the deal was being rethought.

"Pakistan is at this time in a situation where we are trying to assess the damages caused by the earthquake and how are we going to cope with tragedy," a Pakistani diplomat said. "The onus would be more on Pakistan whether to go ahead at this time," he said.

A U.S. official said Pakistan was reconsidering the scope and timing of the transfer out of concern for the political and economic impact of making a multibillion dollar arms deal as it still copes with a devastating earthquake that has killed thousands of people.

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1. This is going to please India...

:scared:

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3. Why?

Both sides already have enough nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to completely destroy each others country. What difference will a few more F-16's one way or the other make? I don't get it?

Don

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4. Sarcasm, Don...

;) :hi:

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5. I was wondering that

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[Javaman]

6. Because they have figured out a way to destroy earthquakes with bullets...

There is certainly a lot more to this story than what is being fed to us.

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2. Pakistan

Excuse me? A country suspending defense contracts and commitments until it can evaluate the human needs caused by a cataclysmic earthquake? I think Bush should show these traitors and 'fraidy cats what a real democracy is.