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To: Regulator

“to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America. “

That’s the issue. Poland isn’t sending them to Ukraine themselves, they’re putting the U.S. in the position of doing it. Poland could send them into Ukraine themselves, but then they know it puts a target directly on them .


31 posted on 03/09/2022 12:02:14 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert
“to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America. “

That’s the issue. Poland isn’t sending them to Ukraine themselves, they’re putting the U.S. in the position of doing it. Poland could send them into Ukraine themselves, but then they know it puts a target directly on them .


Right, and by sending the MiGs to Germany to transfer to the U.S., that also puts Germany in the middle of things if it permits Ukrainian pilots to take off from Germany. The Poles are being smart and calling out others in NATO for inaction.
44 posted on 03/09/2022 3:59:40 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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