From: "danceswithcarp" <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us> Subject: Re: new math... Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:47:55 -0500 From: Senex R. Rupicapra <olgoat-AT-kdsi.net> > > New Zealand review threatens F-16 lease deal > > New Zealand's prime minister-elect Helen Clark has confirmed that her > > Labour-Alliance coalition government intends to scrap the deal to > > lease 28 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters as long as the cost "isn't > > too high". > > so, what's so difficult about figgering the price o scrap? just > $X/unit o weight, aint it? They ain't getting paid for the scrap, or at least not too much. I just can't figger how getting rid of the warplanes could have a higher cost than keeping them. Maybe they're talking trade-in loss on the bluebook value. Actually, it seems a perfect time for an insurance scam; insure the hell out of them and then have everyone hit the eject button due to turbulence. carp
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