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Related: About this forumGOP celebrates the 4th of July in Russia, announces $550B arms purchase & trade
The deal to purchase Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles and 112 SU-30 fighters over a four year period, is reported to be worth $550B. It is the first step the GOP says it is taking in rebuilding America's military while repairing relations with Russia.
Richard Shelby (R-AL), said during open meetings with Russian lawmakers and officials that president Obama was too strict with our former cold war adversary and president Trump has insisted on replacing our aging frontline aircraft and other systems with state of the art Russian military technology. This "new deal" accomplishes that goal.
Also part of the deal, is to trade 40 F-22 Raptors for two container ships loaded with Russian vodka. - GOP_Traitors.com
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GOP celebrates the 4th of July in Russia, announces $550B arms purchase & trade (Original Post)
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Jul 2018
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Freethinker65
(11,167 posts)1. WTF could go wrong? MAGA. Hahahahaha. This is satire, correct?
Kittycow
(2,396 posts)2. Those smug bastards belong in a Rod Serling drama.
At least there they would get their just deserts.
The Blue Flower
(5,656 posts)3. Wait, we're buying aircraft manufactured in Russia?
How totally stupid and counter-productive is that? Or did I misunderstand?
magicarpet
(17,250 posts)6. But the Pentagon is barred from using Kaspersky anti virus ?
But Russian weapon systems are a-okay ?
WTF ?
magicarpet
(17,250 posts)7. A little research indicates this is very likely a fallacy.
kimbutgar
(23,807 posts)4. What about American jobs?
Arent we supposed to manufacturing this equipment ourselves? Wow the MAGAs are so stupid if theyre ok with this? I wonder what the military thinks of this?
But this has got to be a joke right?????
ffr
(23,140 posts)5. If you saw it on the news tonight, it couldn't be any less weird.
For now, yes, this is an adaptation of the truth; a lie.
But ask check the news tomorrow. Who knows what deals these GOP lawmakers are working on.
LakeArenal
(29,893 posts)8. UGH. Ron Johnson front and center
Destroying Wisconsin since 2011 and moving on to global destruction today.
Perfect spit in Americas eye.
Now thats showing his true colors. Obviously not red, white and blue.