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US Marines are leaving Iraq amid protests and parliamentary orders.
This leaves Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as potential staging areas to deter Iran.
B-52's have already left Fairford and will be stationed in an island base in the Indian ocean.
However, a full scale war is not likely. Hence, there is a little chance of US releasing $2B in military payments which Obama administration seized. If it happens, 24 F-16V's will become a reality. Sadly, PAF is not over F-16 hysteria. We love them.
Basically the US and allied are building up to a war now or whenever to turn Iran into Iraq.
Secondly, Trump likes making deals.
Here is the deal - used f16s /m109 / c130/etc - which costs them nothing as otherwise they will turn into rust buckets anyways
For an ally to help with Iran
Rusting retired junk < ally
An ally who can hold Sistan Baluchestan when Iran is broken up.
Trump understands this kind of maths. Not the other indirect kind the US deep state likes.
In addition, we can make a nominal purchase of 6 f16s with 36 options so he can win some LM states and do some publicity.
One just needs to sell this correctly to Trump. They will bite but we to make sure f16 supply stays on a timetable so that they can't keep pushing dates. This should be in the deal from the getgo