I think he meant "we don't sell them... To individuals."

Russia, on the other hand... You walk in with enough dollars/euros/whatever they'll take, they just hand you the keys to a shiny new MiG-29. Or a crate of AKs, or body armor, or military fatigues, or night-vision gear, or rations, or whatever you want. You want a brand-new tank? Yes, we take checks. Yes, you have to wait for it to clear before you can drive off with it."


It's really kind of understandable. Plus, there's a very easy way for the U.S.A. to prevent the terrorists from aquiring all that stuff.

Walk into Russia and start buying. I'm quite sure we could find a use for AK-Ms and MiGs. T-52s, probably not, but since they really don't pose a threat to our military on the battlefield, we don't much care.


Actually, that makes me wonder. We know Osama's rich, why hasen't he started buying MiGs? Probably he can't get anybody who can fly them?

I dunno. Oh well.

Support infrastructure, actually. Maintenance, storage, spare parts, fuel. Aircraft require fixed installations: runways, hangars. Those places are vulnerable to destruction. A mobile, guerrila force is something else entirely.