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Old 02-24-2010, 12:41   #1
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State Department lifts ban on exports of night-vision goggles

"State Department lifts ban on exports of night-vision goggles"

Our State Department - doing everything it can to make war with the enemy more fair.

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010...ision-goggles/

"....The State Department has lifted a ban on exports of night-vision equipment that was imposed in 2007 on a U.S. company caught selling sensitive defense articles to China and other countries without a license....."
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Old 02-24-2010, 13:34   #2
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Unbelieveable.... "We SHARE the night" ?????
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Old 02-24-2010, 13:52   #3
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Unbelieveable.... "We SHARE the night" ?????
Got to love the new kinder, gentler approach the military has adopted. First we decide to use camouflage colors to make it easier to see us [because it's not fair if they don't know we're there, right?], then we red tape the hands of Soldiers to the point were shooting someone is a d@mned fine way to nearly ruin a career [because hurting people isn't nice after all], and now this.

I just wonder when they'll start telling us that we can only use Nerf rounds because killing the enemy causes undo emotional harm and suffering to their families.
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Old 02-24-2010, 13:55   #4
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This is a very bad idea.
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Old 02-24-2010, 14:35   #5
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A little further investigation reveals this....

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State Dept. Ends ITT Debarment
By antonie boessenkool
Published: 22 Feb 2010 17:55

The U.S. State Department has ended an export debarment it placed on ITT's night vision business in 2007 when the company admitted to charges it violated the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations by exporting defense articles without a license.
More: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...87&c=AME&s=TOP

This appears to be the lifting of restrictions regarding ITT only. I believe NVG sales and the sales of any other defense item from bullets to trucks still needs approval from the US Government if it's being sold to any other nation including our very best allies IAW ITAR. We'll see...........
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Old 02-24-2010, 15:02   #6
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Reminds me

Reminds me of back in the days when Clinton was President.

The Chicoms were having problems launching multiple satillites for commercial purposes. So Clinton, through his myrmidons, sold them the techology - technology that could be used with MIRVs (Nukes).

Oh, well, anything for some campaign contibutions.
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Old 02-24-2010, 15:06   #7
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Reminds me of back in the days when Clinton was President.

The Chicoms were having problems launching multiple satillites for commercial purposes. So Clinton, through his myrmidons, sold them the techology - technology that could be used with MIRVs (Nukes).

Oh, well, anything for some campaign contibutions.
And lo and behold that technology ended up in N. Korea and the Middle East. Gee, what a surprise.
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Old 02-24-2010, 17:01   #8
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"The international market is already full of NV tgear so what the heck?" they probably said..
Perhaps this is part of O's new stimulus plan.
How many jobs will be created at ITT?
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Old 02-24-2010, 18:10   #9
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considering the fact that the bad guys who will use them and maintain them are the same bad guys that understand the concept of a sight picture, this is another example of our gub-mint keeping the nation safe...

you have got to be fucking kidding me

muzzle the dogs, safe your weapon, put the covers back on the foxholes, police up your brass, the range is now cold.

move along, nothing to see here......

I am afraid to look this up in snopes or urbanlegend.com becausefrom our current batch of elected leaders it sounds to true to be good
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Old 02-24-2010, 18:31   #10
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You guys sure that the best stuff hasn't already been ripped off by a Chinese supplier?
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"State Department lifts ban on exports of night-vision goggles"

Our State Department - doing everything it can to make war with the enemy more fair.
From the discussion above, it sounds like everyone is aware that decisions like this are political - State Dept doesn't act in a vacuum and certainly not without consultations with DoD. Controversial decisions on exports are usually made by elected policymakers or appointed officials.

Anywhoo . . . kinda sucks.
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