should some country arm the taliban with sterla shoulder launched missiles?

Question

since the u.s armed the taliban with stinger missiles to attack soveit helecopters when the soviets went into afghanistan, so sohuldn.t it be fair for some country to supply the taliban with shoulder launched anti- aircraft missliles to shoot down american choppers. what do people think?

Answer 1

well they should, since the u.s were the one who supported the taliban in the 80.s and 90,s .what goes around comes around

Answer 2

Since you seem to advocate the targeting, firing upon and shooting down US choppers thank God your knowledge of shoulder launched missiles is practically non-existent.

The Sterla missile is based the old, marginal at best Soviet A-7 and possibily the S-10 with modifications man portable missile. Which in turn is based on the even older US shoulder launched RedEye shoulder launched missile used in the mid 1970s to 1982 (initially developed by GD in 1954). This weapons system has the major limitation in that it can fire at the target from a rear aspect. Meaning you can only shot it at a target once it has attacked and is departing the area...a rear end shot.

Also, which county do you think would sell this missile to the Taliban (current market price is about $200,000 each)? If you had done some research you would have discovered that the primary countries still using this system are India and Pakistan.

Also, your knowledge of the anti-missile counter measures on our Blackhawk, Apache and Cobra helicopters (and I don't mean flares) seems to be....lacking? And I won't enlighten you on their capabilities.

Also historically...the CIA gave the Stinger missles to the Afgans (small difference...still the US) that is true. But if you want to proffer your suggestion in the guise that missiles should be supplied to the Taliban since we supplied the Afgan warriors out of fairness or tit for tat try to remember all of your history.

You and the other respondents failed to mention that the Soviets gave the military of North Vietnam 100's of SAM - Surface to Air Missiles - which shot down dozens of US aircraft killing US pilots or causing them to be captured and then killed or sent to POW camps were they were routinely tourtured. Again, learn your history.

Regarding the Sterla missile...perhaps you meant the Sterla 2 missile or even the Strela missile...different spelling and a different missile.

With luck the Taliban will select someone with weapons knowledge equal to yours to be their arms dealer. I wouldn't suggest that you would ever accept such a job offer.

Answer 3

I would suggest Russia do it since they already are. They sell arms to most of the other terrorist in the world. OVER 7 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH over the last couple years! Hope they don't get greedy and start selling there old worn out left over nukes.

Answer 4

You make a good point. The Russians could arm them to get us back.

Answer 5

Absurd idea,,, but correct in the history part.

Answer 6

an eye 4 an eye, right?

Answer 7

I think you are nuts. Are you a terrorist?

Answer 8

jkt i think your right.