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RI to purchase Russian submarine
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 02/09/2009 10:01 PM | National
The government is set to purchase Russian-made submarine, a legislator said Monday as quoted by Antara state news agency.“There’s always been a plan to purchase submarine and I’ve surveyed a few submarine workshops in Moscow, Russia. This submarine is to display our naval strength and also anticipate any armed conflicts,” deputy speaker of the House of Representatives’ Commission I on political, security and foreign affairs Yusron Ihza said Monday.
He added that due to the global economic downturn, the purchase would be made in stages.
“It’s not necessary to own many submarines since they are expensive, just three state of the art units suffice to safeguard the integrity of our waters,” Ihza said.
He said the country’s economic power needed enhancement as it correlated to the country’s defense and security.
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SEP (not verified) — Tue, 02/10/2009 - 8:30am
And where exactly is this giant phallic symbol going to be serviced?
A useless drain on the public purse to the tune of (US) billions that could be better spent... oh I don't know ... perhaps on infrastructure the PUBLIC ACTUALLY NEEDS AND USES instead of toys that are the sole plaything of the military.
How proud they must be. Look, we have a submarine. I bet they've got a collective hard on.
Which imaginary external threat is it this time? Just some vague reference to "future conflicts"...