CNN Reporter Ian Lee saying older tanks being pulled back, replaced by Abrams tanks

[Dennis Donovan]

Made in America.x(

[greytdemocrat]

1. It's a tank.

Would you be happier if it was a British Chieftain???

[Fumesucker]

3. Fucking symbolism.. How does it work?

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Anything but a tank built by American death merchants...

...although NO tanks is greatly preferred!

[greytdemocrat]

6. Agreed with the No Tank option. N/T

[naaman fletcher]

8. They are actually built in egypt. nt

[Codeine]

12. Nominally.

Assembled from knock-down kits, as I understand.

[WhiteTara]

13. yes. n/t

[Ian David]

2. At least we still make SOMETHING. n/t

[NoPasaran]

5. The "older tanks" I've been seeing for the past few days looked like M-60s

Also made in America.

After Sadat made the switch from being a Soviet client to an American client back in the 1970s the Egyptian military traded in a lot of its Soviet-made equipment for American models.

[old mark]

7. Nassar's regime used Soviet armor and cannon, and the Israelis

destroyed a lot of it, as we did with similar equipment used by Saddam...


mark

[naaman fletcher]

9. so far the tanks are not being used against the people

let's hope it stays that way.

[lonestarnot]

10. Yes let's.

[Codeine]

11. Oh noes! We sell allies equipment!

It's a tank, an item not in itself evil or good, and I'd rather Egypt buy our tanks than French, British, or whoever-else's tanks. Every modern nation has an arms industry, and those industries mean manufacturing jobs.

A tank can be used for good or for ill, and thus far the Egyptian military doesn't seem to be the problem.

[Dennis Donovan]

14. "A tank can be used for good"

:rofl::spray:




:rofl:





oh, wait... you're serious?

[Codeine]

15. Sure they can.