Obama’s Taiwanese AF F-16 Debacle

By Reuben Johnson

Published July 7, 2011 12:00pm ET

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Obama’s Taiwanese AF F-16 Debacle — As Henry Kissinger used to say, at times it is more dangerous to be America’s friend than its enemy. Further confirmation of this sage observation came on June 24 when the Obama State Department blocked another request by Taiwan to purchase 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighter aircraft. These are badly needed by the Republic of […]

As Henry Kissinger used to say, at times it is more dangerous to be America’s friend than its enemy. Further confirmation of this sage observation came on June 24 when the Obama State Department blocked another request by Taiwan to purchase 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighter aircraft. These are badly needed by the Republic of China’s air force to supplement an aging fleet of U.S., French and indigenously-built combat aircraft.

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