America’s Attempt To Send Munitions to Foreign Allies Gets an ‘A’ for Effort, ‘D’ for Reliability

‘The equipment arrived in Taiwan damaged and moldy eroding Taiwan’s confidence in the United States as a reliable source of assistance.’

AP/Johnson Lai
Military personnel stand next to U.S. Harpoon A-84, anti-ship missiles and AIM-120 and AIM-9 air-to-air missiles at the Hualien Airbase at Taiwan's southeastern Hualien county. AP/Johnson Lai

Deals to ship American arms to needy foreign forces are no guarantee they will get there ready for action.

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