• UK says arming the Kurds could be pretty cool, would 'favourably consider' any request
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28794328[/url] [quote]Britain would "favourably consider" any request for arms from the Kurds in their battle with extremists in Iraq, the BBC understands. Kurdish forces are fighting militant group Islamic State (IS), which has seized large parts of northern Iraq. France and the United States have already supplied arms. Downing Street sources said the Kurds had not asked Britain for direct help but any request would be considered with an open mind. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee on Thursday ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Friday.[/quote]
[quote]The issue was discussed at a meeting of the [B]government's emergency Cobra committee[/B][/quote] and who's the bad guys now? i kid but seriously the kurds are probably the only people involved in this conflict that we could arm without having too much fallout later on, they're probably going to want independence from iraq but that'll come in time
kalashnikovs for EVERRRRRRYONE
^the line is ak-47s, but close enough
[QUOTE=Fahrenheit;45692418]^the line is ak-47s, but close enough[/QUOTE] russian designed firearms for EVVVVVERRRYYYONE?
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45692583]russian designed firearms for EVVVVVERRRYYYONE?[/QUOTE] Well actually because of the sanctions it would more likely be Western arms.
[QUOTE=TornadoAP;45692934]Well actually because of the sanctions it would more likely be Western arms.[/QUOTE] Russian designed, not Russian made. They could buy AKs from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, heck even the USA has companies that make AK rifles.
fn fal's for everyone.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45692375]kalashnikovs for EVERRRRRRYONE[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;tZQdaEFa_60]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQdaEFa_60[/video]
I personally would like to see the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) get some support.
small arms like AKs is not what they need they are probably drowning in them already.
[QUOTE=Aman;45694135]small arms like AKs is not what they need they are probably drowning in them already.[/QUOTE] do not under estimate the kalash
[QUOTE=SexualShark;45694607]do not under estimate the kalashnikov. many have done that.[/QUOTE] Think what he's trying to say is they really need ammo and fuel more than they need guns
[QUOTE=Sableye;45694631]Think what he's trying to say is they really need ammo and fuel more than they need guns[/QUOTE] one could imply that the UK wouldnt simply just give guns without paying for ammo to go along with it.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;45692975]Russian designed, not Russian made. They could buy AKs from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, heck even the USA has companies that make AK rifles.[/QUOTE] They'll probably source them from China for the price actually. [QUOTE=Aide;45692982]fn fal's for everyone.[/QUOTE] I imagine the British have armouries full of old FN FALs hey could could hand out.
This is totally not going to backfire spectacularly in about twenty years or so.
[QUOTE=download;45694732]They'll probably source them from China for the price actually. I imagine the British have armouries full of old FN FALs hey could could hand out.[/QUOTE] We're in the top ten of arms dealers in the world, you want that sexy fal, you can have it
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;45696417]We're in the top ten of arms dealers in the world, you want that sexy fal, you can have it[/QUOTE] I want a sexy fal.
I don't care how good it seems now, arming anyone in the Middle East is a dangerous idea.
[QUOTE=soccerskyman;45693582]I personally would like to see the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) get some support.[/QUOTE] yeah let's support a terrorist organization sounds like a great plan :suicide:
[QUOTE=Gordon Frohm;45696808]yeah let's support a terrorist organization sounds like a great plan :suicide:[/QUOTE] They are a libertarian socialist organization that has attacked statists and capitalists, mostly Turkish. They are against the Islamic Nationalists, and have done quite a bit to stop it. I'd support that. Then again, I'm also a libertarian socialist, so I have a bit of a bias.
What a great idea let's give those we support more weapons so their enemies supporter gives them more guns and yay world peace..... No. Seriously stop wasting money on weapons and focus on life improving science instead
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