RE: http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102607,00.html

I say give them some F-16s, they will do nicely.

So easy, a caveman can do it.

#1, after working on Tomcat parts that ended up (legally) in Tehran – DON’T GIVE’M NUTTIN THAT’S GOOD. We are still getting fallout from that deal, and now there’re a bunch of other shaky governments in the ME who’re getting our prime stuff again. When’ll we learn?

#2 Considering the flatness of the learning curve for Iraq’s army and security forces, do you really think they will be able to outfit and man an airforce in the next century?

Let them dig up the Russian MiGs they buried in the sand prior to our invasion.