Seeking Washington's support, Argentina's Milei buys aging F-16s his bankrupt country can't use

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2. True. In the shape Argentina's in (especially with this Mileise!) fighter jets should be the LAST thing they buy

From the U.S., Denmark, China, or wherever.

Milei, for instance, has cut off imports of even chemotherapy drugs (!) - which means they're now available only to those rich enough to pay a private clinic to import them, or to fly to the U.S. or Europe for treatment.

But he'll sign this patently absurd purchase just so long as he can be seen waving a little vinyl U.S. flag (made in China, naturally).

They're jets that will literally gather dust in some hangar at El Palomar - because they're 40 years old, and above all because the Brits have banned the sale of any UK-sourced military parts or equipment to Argentina (even through the U.S. or anyone else).

Those F-16s are, therefore, almost useless. As both Milei and Burns know perfectly well.

Now - Burns isn't Argentine (lucky him). No one can expect him give a flying fart for them.

But that Chucky doll Milei is - and if that country worked in the least, he'd be impeached and tried for gross malfeasance (and probed for possible bribery).

Luckily for Milei, it doesn't. They've gone from being one of the more dysfunctional countries on the earth, to the most - hands down.

Thanks as always for your thoughts, Judi. It's good to see someone cares for those poor dolts.