Well after 15 years of craving it, Pakistan has finally gotten the green light from the U.S. and will be receiving F-16 fighter jets.

U.S. to Sell Jets to Pakistan; India Upset

Ok, now let me speak as the true war resisting liberal I am. I really don't think this is a good idea. Did we not learn from our past? Did we not learn that when we give a country that is predominantly of a Muslim fundamentalist nature, weapons that someday those very same weapons may be turned against us. Think Afghanistan.

Now I am not saying that Pakistan will turn against us. What I am saying is that Pakistan has a history. First of all the current President, Musharraf was and is a general, and came to power in a coup. Granted it was a bloodless coup. He has been to the brink of nuclear war with Pakistan's neighbor, India. And Pakistan had the closest relations to the Taliban of Afghanistan, and Al Quada. In fact some say that Musharref has personally known Bin Laden.

So to me I just don't think that selling F-16s to Pakistan is the smart thing to do. And ok, it was also announced that apparently we are going to also sell India some weapons, though it was not announced what those weapons would be.

Seeing the history of aggression between Pakistan and India, one has to wonder if it is wise to further arm both sides. Smacks of the Iran-Iraq war. In which we provided numerous arms to Iraq, and also, secretly, to Iran.

But ah the weapons manufacturing corporations must make money. Oh sorry was that too cynical? Ah well. Have a good weekend.