tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post115102333531701632..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Defense Procurement: Great CommentsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1151289117592400072006-06-26T10:31:00.000+08:002006-06-26T10:31:00.000+08:00I once watched a talk show here with the pan-blues...I once watched a talk show here with the pan-blues bitching about the cost of the arms...one of them wanted to buy arms from China instead and the other complained that the USA should sell arms "at cost" to Taiwan.<BR/><BR/>My impression was that these guys were ungrateful pricks.Red Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699964464336470134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1151200074423750132006-06-25T09:47:00.000+08:002006-06-25T09:47:00.000+08:00"And there is the political value of the linkages ..."And there is the political value of the linkages with the U.S. government"<BR/><BR/>Why pretend that it is anything other than bribery? The senators in the states with large arms manufacturers continually support Taiwan.<BR/><BR/>Transparency? Did you know that US has over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money that has been unaccounted for by the military!? And every year Congress votes to let the military off the hook for having to account for these funds!?Kerim Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512911085478893020noreply@blogger.com