71 percent of Vietnamese support the U.S. military presence in Asia



From about 1965-1973, U.S. troops fought a war in Vietnam that failed in all its objectives and killed as many as three million Vietnamese citizens. So it's little short of astonishing that fully 71 percent of the Vietnamese population supports the current U.S. military presence in Asia, per a poll from the Pew Research Center:

http://theweek.com/speedreads/562537/71-pe...y-presence-asia

Argentina turns away from Xiaolong purchase



A JF-17 Thunder displayed at the opening ceremony of the 51st Paris Air Show on June 15. (Photo/CNS)

Argentina has decided to give up trying to purchase the JF-17 Thunder, a multirole fighter known as the FC-1 Xiaolong jointly developed by China and Pakistan, reports the Shanghai-based Guancha Syndicate.

Argentina has gone instead with Israel Aircraft Industries' Kfir Block 60 as its next-generation multirole fighter. The Xiaolong's lower price had lured the country into considering a purchase, but China refused to provide anti-ship missiles under diplomatic pressure from the UK, according to the Moscow-based Military Parade.

The price of the Xiaolong would not have been much of bargain anyway, since Argentina had insisted that China install avionics and weapon systems purchased from Israel into the Chinese aircraft as part of the deal.

Israel Aircraft Industries has refused to give any comment about the purchase.

Internet users from Pakistan took their chance to ridicule Argentina, saying that the Kfir is an obsolete military aircraft built in 1980s. It currently serves with the Israli Air Force in ground attack operations instead of air combat. Additionally, Argentina is buying previously used planes.

According to one Pakistani netizen, Argentina is too poor to buy the Xiaolong.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150729000038

SU30MKM already pawning f22, imagine if we can get our hands on pafka50 few years down the road! Haha

Sinkies will bow to master race and buy f35, and our new 50s will dominate and make the 60sign during merdeka60

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