Originally posted by 84mmrr:
I'm kind of used to Dr M's senile comments. But I am
curious why MY can't use their F-18 because they don't have the
source code?
Dr M's DVD is a recording of Mahathir's speech -- titled Current
Issues in Malaysian Politics
http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/05/umnos_60th_annivesary_dr_ms_dv.php#comments
Excerpts :
I want to tell you, we had wanted to buy Russian MiGs (fighter
planes). You know Russians, they are very inferior. Somehow or
other, it was wangled without my knowledge, that part of the money
(only to be used to purchase MiGs was also used) to buy (the
American made) F-18 (planes). The very good American aircraft costs
twice as much as the MiGs. And then, we acquired eight F-18s and 18
MiGs. MiGs are sold to us without any condition. [b]If we feel like
bombing Singapore, for example, the Russians are not going to
object. Any Singaporeans here? Or ex-Singaporeans?
But this great aircraft called F-18 which we bought from America,
after buying it, after several months, I got to know that
these aircraft cannot be used for any attacks against any country
even if it is not Singapore, because the Americans sold the
aircraft, but the source code is kept by them. So you cannot plan
anything, you cannot fly them to carry out any bombing attacks
against anybody but you have this wonderful aircraft which
you can see at Lima (the Langkawi International Maritime and
Aviation Exhibition). So, we spent this huge sum of money and they
actually negotiated and agreed to these terms.
So that's why I say we are not very good at negotiating.
[/b]
As usual empty vassel makes the loudest noise. The russian MIG
are not really inferior to the US F18.
Bomb Singapore!!??? Or kana bomb by Singapore? I think before he
even started to fly the plane we already had the air
superiority.
