Im surprised how biased SOC is!!!! (well not biased, but he definately seems to have something against pakistan/fc-1)
This whole paragraph sums it up
And really, why we want to sell F-16s to a nation that is clearly neither democratic nor an actual ally (have they rounded up the Al Qaeda and Taliban remnants in Waziristan? No? Sheesh…) is beyond me. We picked the wrong ally in that fight. Better to cut ties with Pakistan and move on to a better relationship with both India and China. Perhaps increased diplomatic and economic ties with both nations could lead to a mending of fences, helping to further isolate and marginalize Pakistan.
Until they start selling nuclear technology again, of course.
where do picking an ally and selling nukes fit into the FC-1 debate?
2-the FC-1’s flying ability is at the mercy of Russia at the moment, given that Russian engines are used to power the aircraft (as of right now Russia is apparently turing a blind eye to China’s re-export of said engines, but that could always change).
Havent this been cleared up like 10s of times? 
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