3/18/2013

Hsien Loong visiting Washington as the White Knight



Hsien Loong is scheduled to meet Obama next month at Washington. Obama must be eagerly waiting for him this time as Hsien Loong is likely to bring along a big container of cash with him. And the Americans, especially the arms merchants must be praying that Hsien Loong arrived safely and be treated with more than a red carpet welcome.

The fate of the trouble stricken F35 multi role fighter of the American Empire could be saved by the White Knight in Hsien Loong. In yesterday’s paper it was said that the F35 is risking diving into a ‘death spiral’ because of the US budget cut. The Americans are running out of cash to support the production of this aircraft with many order cancellations or reductions. This would push up the already unbelieveable cost of several hundred millions per piece.

Hsien Loong could simply whisper to Obama for a bargain. How about Singapore picking up all the slacks, say we take a hundred pieces, we pay cash, but at a price Singapore cannot refuse, not with the normal Singapore premium of course? Singapore is fame for buying rubbish, troubled or bankrupt companies and paying a premium for it. The F35 is in deep shit and Singapore can come to the rescue without having to pay a hefty premium for them. Like they said, it is a win win deal, not the kind like Citibank or whatever banks Singapore bought and lost more money during the financial crisis .

With this deal, Singapore not only can scrap all the F5s, it can also lelong the F16s and replaced them with the F35s. The capabilities of these aircraft would make Singapore the most powerful airpower in the region, at least on paper. And Obama and his arms merchants will be eternally grateful to this rich kid that comes out of nowhere to save their lives.

Picking up a hundred pieces of F35s should be no problem with the profits made from the two SWFs. Sup sup suey. Bring them home.

15 comments:

jjgg said...

Gd morning rb..the planes will see more american/australian deserts than Asian skies..it's actually quite surprising how year after year we allocate such huge amounts to buy our expensive toys when realistically we will never get to use them...warfare has changed..it's cheaper and more damaging to engage in cyber warfare n economic sabotage than engaging in bombs n chemicals..I haven't seen the world courts trying anybody for cyber n economic warfare yet..so which minister of ours will give the order to launch warfare n risk facing the international jurists? What a bunch of dumb f......s hehehe

Anonymous said...

More importantly than the purchase price of the F35.
What is the yearly maintenance cost?

Like the inkjet printers.
Very cheap.
Than you get killed by the price of each new ink cartridge.

Anonymous said...

City of New York awarded Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2012.
Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York, accepts award in Singapore.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/text/2012/pr12-27.html

Bloomberg news is offered free with Starhub cable TV.

Is this true?

Anonymous said...

Talking about inkjet printers I am still wondering why the replacement inks are so expensive. Sometimes replacing the whole set of inks cost more than the printer itself, so people just throw away the printer after the inks run out and buy a new printer that comes with a set of inks.

Another grouse about inkjet printers is that there are some printers that cannot work if one colour runs out. So, you have to replace that colour or the whole set of inks. It is ridiculous!

Thankfully, the days of inkjets scams are over.

Anonymous said...

There goes our higher CPF contributions commensurate with higher salary increases for the lower income group. Now we know why, after years of strong resistance for more pay, they suddenly gave salary increases that puts Santa Claus to shame.

denk said...

woalang, i heard sg wanna buy a few dozens !
mind u,
even japan, fukus right hand man in asia n the 3rd largest econ in the world, only buy 4,
http://www.globalresearch.ca/japan-to-purchase-f-35-stealth-fighters-despite-price-hike/30858
应酬应酬 而已

sg really jin tua kang

Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️ said...

When you have money... go shopping! What LHL is doing is perfectly reasonable.

And treat your friends, lavishly! Especially when it is OPM (other peoples money) you are spending!

Spend spend spend! What is money but dirty paper?

denk said...

matilah
*And treat your friends*

小弟拜见老大

Anonymous said...

Trust Matilar.

He should know.

patriot said...

He dont just preach.
He walks the talk.

Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️ said...

But one day sure pai ka (old age), the cannot walk, but talk only lah!

Anonymous said...

Sure sounds like an impluse shopper with the maturity of a teenager.

Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️ said...

Please, lah. Teenagers have good taste lah. They know what's what; which brands to trust, which to avoid.

They go for the top stuff: Apple, Samsung, Porsche Design, Victoria's Secret, Bose....please lah. You give a credit card to a teen and ask him/ her to "go shopping", you are going to get proven, quality stuff.

This joker is going to set-up for a nice American Con. IMO, the Yanks are the world's best, most innovative and creative CON ARTISTS.

Singapore's PM is going to get PLAYED!

Anonymous said...

Hope F35 does not turn into Boeing 787.

denk said...

if u think sg has been raining scandals these days...
well, u aint seen nuthin yet !
http://www.alternet.org/fail-400-billion-military-jet-cant-fly-cloudy-weather