Subj : Re: I watched the 'talk'
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sun Mar 23 2025 10:43:00

> And, his comment that "We're maybe going to tone it down for our allies,
> we like to tone it done by about 10%, as one day they might not be our
> allies any more" - WTF?

> Countries have always created export fighters - the F-5/F-20 come to
> mind - as well as countless MiG models during the cold war sold to
> Warsaw Pact countries and others.

Yeah, I saw that and thought "Gee, he just said the quite part out loud!"
I wonder if Israel gets the full or toned-down versions of the jets they
use to bomb Lebanon and Gaza?

> But, saying that when countries are already concerned about the US
> "turning off" fighters, Musk turning off Starlink in Ukraine, and
> Trump's history of wanting countries to "kiss the ring", he just spelled
> the death-knell for the US defense industry exports.

Well, if the JFK conspiracy believers are right, he might find himself
regretting that.


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