Everyone seems to like to target ISIS with warplanes these days, even countries that don’t exactly have air forces. Lebanon, having fought ISIS over control of the border town of Arsal earlier this month, is keen to get some such planes from the US.
The US promised shipments of “munitions and ordinance” for Lebanon’s Air Force, but the LAF is also pushing for a deal to acquire some US-made warplanes along with them.
Lebanon’s air force is mostly an historical, not an active, force. The entire roster of “active” warplanes consists of three Cessna 208 planes modified to fire Hellfire missiles and four 60-year-old British-made fighter-bombers, which were literally museum pieces at one point.
Using Cessnas to fire Hellfire missiles is increasingly common, as Iraq does the same thing in their fight with ISIS. In both cases, the US seems to be rushing as many missiles into the area as possible for use.
This is not about Mosul dam or the Iraqi government, the first important of all the matters is about Kurdish oil, second is for Barack Hussein Obama to continue with his/Israeli/pentagon/CIA and the English war plan to have a constant war in Middle East. With that in mind, the USG/English/pentagon not only securing the Kurdish/Iraqi oil and gas but also securing the sals of US/English made weapons to Iraq central government, Lebanon and to that traitor created by Israel Barzani.
Arming every swinging-*(&^ in the ME seems to be the modus operandi of the USG now. But, I'm sure they've considered that with everyone using US-made lethal weapons the possibility of them being turned against the US and it's supposed allies night happen…right? Of course, if that is what it takes to keep the US – and the world – in permanent global conflict, it must therefore be worth the risk…right?
And once you meld in the personalities involved and nationalism and …religion… we are indeed screwed. The sane people are vastly over-ruled and out-gunned and side-lined by the wackos.