Gee . . . Thanks, SCoaMF

| March 6, 2017

Iran recently tested a new and highly sophisticated air defense system.  They obtained the system from Russia.

The system is based on Russia’s S-300 missile.  The NATO designation for the original system is the SA-10; since the original version was first deployed in the late 1970s, Iran doubtless received a more modern variant.  The first linked article is unclear regarding precisely which S-300 variant Iran received.

The S-300/SA-10 system and its descendants are quite capable.  They are regarded as some of the best currently-deployed air defense missile systems in the world.

So, why do I say – completely sarcastically, of course – “Gee . . . thanks, SCoaMF” in the title above?  Read on.

It seems that Iran and Russia signed the contract for Iran to purchase the system back in 2007; the system was to cost Iran $800 million.  However, international sanctions associated with Iran’s nuclear program prevented delivery.

The US-Iran nuclear      giveaway      “deal” removed those sanctions. That in turn allowed Russia to deliver the system to Iran last year.

And anyone with the common sense to pour p!ss out of a boot knew a priori exactly that would happen.

In other words:  the previous       gang of utterly naïve imbeciles screwing things up “by the numbrs” in  DC        Administration in effect approved delivery of that system to Iran.  So in the event of hostilities with Iran US military aviators will now have to face one of the most sophisticated SAM threats in the world – a threat that wasn’t present prior to the US-Iran nuclear      giveaway       “deal”.

Oh, and that $40 billion in Iranian assets we released in the Iran nuclear     giveaway      “deal”?  That was 50 times more than the $800 million cost of Iran’s new S-300 system.  So not only did the previous       DC gang of feckless fools        Administration green light installation of Iran’s new SAM system, they also reimbursed Iran for buying the damn thing – 50 times over.

Hell, the $1.7 billion cash ransom the US paid Iran to release 4 US citizens a bit more than a year ago alone paid for Iran’s new system – more than twice!

I know I’m repeating myself but I’ll say it again anyway:  “Gee . . . thanks, SCoaMF.”

Category: "Teh Stoopid", "The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves", Military issues, Nukes, WTF?, YGBSM!!

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Ex-PH2

Yeah, but, Hondo, you knew it was coming to this, didn’t you?
Vlad is doing what the US used to do with its allies until the end of the Cold War.
Shoulda seen it coming, considering the mind-boggling imbecile who had a phone and a pen.

26Limabeans

“what the US used to do”

Remember the quid pro quo concerning HAWK spares for Iran? They wanted the improved version parts and they got them. Thing is the IHAWK spares didn’t work on the HAWK.
But we did give them what they wanted so the lefties were correct. Chuckle chuckle.
Yeah, that SA system works real good. Wink, wink.

A Proud Infidel®™

It bugs the hell out of me too but unfortunately I think we’ll see more and more shit like this as time goes on. Just like Jimmeh Kahtuh fucked things up in the ME to the point where we’re still dealing with the aftermath, the previous administration did far worse and I wonder if we won’t still be dealing with the aftermath 50 years from now?

Wilted Willy

We will be dealing with the shit Obammy caused for the next 100 years, just glad the idiot didn’t get to appoint any of the SCOTUS!

MustangCryppie

Oh, yes! I thank the Lord every single day. We really dodged a bullet.

A Proud Infidel®™

AMEN TO THAT and yes I’m sure that the impact of the previous President’s incompetence, malfeasance and narcissistic imbecility will be felt for at least decades.

HMCS(FMF) ret

He appointed Kagen and Sotomayor to the SCOTUS…

HMCS(FMF) ret

Another, in the long list of “accomplishments” of the JEF and his minions… and I’m sure that his butt buddies in the press see this as a “hallmark of his presidency”.

QM1

I stopped confusing their deliberate harmful actions to the country, with naivety years ago.

The Other Whitey

They say Barry is obsessed with his legacy. That legacy is racial violence, political corruption, and support of totalitarian regimes. Yep, the First (half-)Black President really left his mark.

Why do I bring up the “First Black President” thing? Because they wouldn’t shut up about it, and it was his get-out-of-jail-free-card, as they’d use it as the cudgel to beat you with any time you called his bullshit (i.e. “You don’t like him because you’re racist!”). Never mind that the “First Black President” is half-white and was raised by his rich white limousine-liberal grandparents (though he apparently idolizes his father, who was a deadbeat piece of shit by any measure), or that plenty of smarter and more capable (actual) black guys (and gals) on the left and the right were swept under the rug to clear his path to Glorious Leadership.

Some legacy.

ex-OS2

Cocksuckers.

OldSoldier54

Obama is an Enemy of the Republic, and unless he has a real Come to Jesus moment, he always will be.

He did his best to destroy the economic and military power of the United States. Seems he did a pretty good job, too.

Trump has his work cut out for him.

Dustoff

Trump certainly does have a mountain to climb. History does repeat itself. I’ve posted many times referencing Carter-Reagan and how Reagan had to “unfuck” what Carter did (or did not do). In terms of today’s situation Trump does indeed have his hands full…

timactual

Not to worry! We have the stealthy F-35, and “the bomber will always get through!”.

ex-OS2

The F-35 needs to go bye-bye.