Russian Choppers For Afghanistan.

       There's a news flash of sorts in the Washington Post today that tells us the U.S. military is buying Russian helicopters for Afghanistan. It also states that Congress is furious about it. How could this Administration do such an unthinkable thing as this. It's just plain stupid incompetence. Shouldn't we be selling them American helicopters in order to cement our future relationship with Afghanistan?
       Well, maybe yes and maybe no. On the one hand selling American made choppers to Afghanistan would be good for business and make Americans proud. But on the other hand, as one commenter suggests, once were out of there, the Taliban will be back in. And fairly quickly. So who believes the Taliban are our friends, raise your hand?
       On the other hand, who thinks that, once back in power, the Taliban will be more than happy to sell all the technology to Russia or China or Iran or anybody else who is willing to pay for it, raise your hand? Ya see, the Afghan people have no respect for the Karsai regime. They'd prefer almost anything to him, even the Taliban, even almost any government but Karsai. So the chance of him remaining in power after we're gone is rather slim.
       As for us buying those Russian choppers for Afghanistan, it just might be the act of a very shrewd and far thinking Administration. So at the risk of disappointing all those Obama haters, and even if it happened inadvertently, it was a great idea. And now, even if we have that technology already, we'll be able to have one to study closely. Too bad we couldn't  have arranged to buy some Chinese choppers instead. On the other hand, we might have found out the Chinese choppers are just our choppers assembled by China.
       Any way you slice it, whatever we leave behind or buy for Afghanistan, it's gonna wind up being available to anybody with the dime to buy it. So maybe Congress should settle down. Unless it's a ruse to assure the Axis Of Evil countries we're dumber than we look. And in the case of Congress, I think we can all be assured, they are.