.....politics?

Nobody can help us except ourselves

guys i think ive read it in the Philippine Star about Pres. GMA bragging about those aircraft that weve received from the US were the fruits of her visit and our alliance with the US fight against terror....talk about crap!! those are all junk!!

if the US would really want to help us they would be giving us F-16s just like during the days of the cold war wherein i think most european countries had a MAP (military assistance program) where they receive their equipment for free but mind you they were receiving F-104s and F-5s and they were brand new not hand me downs.....the Americans are toying with us!!

Nobody can help us except ourselves

Therefore, let's make our own defense systems! Using the latest laser weaponry and laser aiming modules. The units will be using surgical lasers to defeat the opposition! Hahahaha.... (kaka C & C Generals Zero Hour)

That is exactly what the Military Assistance Program is about, junk. Maybe if the American bases were retained we could lay our hands into this new hardwares. Imagine, those South American nations like Honduras or Mexico having Black Hawk helicopters while we have Hueys. If the Americans could afford to put F-16's/14's, AV-8's, Cobra's, among others in museums they could also afford to give it as assistance to county's like the Philippines. But as to why they don't, I don't know. I'm no expert to this things & am talking only of up to where my knowledge takes me but I think the big factor, for me, to recon with in this issue is still POLITICS.

i have a theory of why the americans are here training with our troops bec they want to learn jungle and guerilla warfare from our troops oz weve been fighting these insurgents for a long time....and for the reason why the americans cant give us good hardware is BECAUSE THEY"RE AFRAID WE'LL KICK THEIR ASS ONCE WE GET SUPERIOR WEAPONRY!! put bold text here :-) :-)

guys i think ive read it in the Philippine Star about Pres. GMA bragging about those aircraft that weve received from the US were the fruits of her visit and our alliance with the US fight against terror....talk about crap!! those are all junk!!

if the US would really want to help us they would be giving us F-16s just like during the days of the cold war wherein i think most european countries had a MAP (military assistance program) where they receive their equipment for free but mind you they were receiving F-104s and F-5s and they were brand new not hand me downs.....the Americans are toying with us!!

Nobody can help us except ourselves

ok ba un zero hour?? i didnt buy it coz nacorny han ako sa original version.

oh btw sa previous post mo SR me Corvette ba tyo? if so anong klase un who made it? un ba un mga Peacock class vessels or entirely different un??

We can't afford good miltiary equipment because it costs a lot. We should be grateful with the hand-me-downs so far. Currently, the economy isn't performing well, so it doesn't make sense to purchase in cut-throat prices F-14s and F-16s when the government is having a hard time making jobs and putting food on people's tables.
The reason the US doesn't want to sell "kick ass" weaponry is because 1) we can't afford it (see above), and 2) security reasons. The Abrams they sold to Kuwait, Egypt and SA don't have Chobham and are bare-bones tanks so that the secrets of the Abrams aren't discovered. The -16s they sold to the UAE are the most advanced in the world because the UAE can afford it.
Furthermore, even assuming we can purchase the equipment, one has to remember about maintenance. A fleet of F-14Ds won't be of use when all are in the hangar waiting for spare parts.
Point I'm trying to make here is that we shouldn't blame the USA nor the government because of the reality of the situation. Yes, politics is a major problem in the acquisition of modern weaponry, but even if that's gone, I'd still see a lot of money poured into infrastructure upgrades. Before during the Ramos admin, we could've had better equipment, but politics came in as well as the Asian Financial Crisis. Times are different now.
The best our government can do right now is play the game diplomatically, with the US as our big stick (hopefully). This means a damn good foreign affairs team and a headstrong president. Hopefully, when the economy picks up, we'll be able to afford the new kit in, say, 10, 20 years.

Just last week I saw two Ferraris (yeah the real ones) parked side by side in Makati. One red and the other silver. Mukang pulitiko may-ari.... dami escort na dark SUVs na katabi. Anyway as I was staring at the two mouth-watering machines.... may dumaan na batang street beggar..... wala lang.... yun lang....

Why do we have to rely on the Americano to supply us with HW.

Russian planes are easier and cheaper to maintain.

But our fixation with American HW is not financially healthy. They are too expensive and more often complicated.

Then for training we could turn to the Aussies. They are especially trained for jungle warfare. Just read books about the Aussies escapades in Vietnam. you'll find out the the VC were more afraid about the Aussies and Koreans (Especiall Koreans) than they where with the Kano.