F-15s needed in Europe to respond to Russia, Lakenheath commander says

stripes.com ^ | July 28, 2014 | Adam L. Mathis

[GeronL]

They should have built some more F-22’s

[rdcbn]

“All I can say is if history has taught anything, it's that weakness is provocative. It entices people into doing things that they otherwise would not do.” When Rumsfeld was fired by President Bush three years later, he used his final turn at the podium to say that “it is not only clear that weakness is provocative, but [that] the perception of weakness on our part can be provocative.”

Rumsfield’s “theory of provocative weakness” was right

[McGruff]

Don’t the Euroweenies have their own fighter jets?

[Enchante]

ummmm.... the Russians aren’t flying F-22s, so that issue makes no case against the F-15C

I don’t think it makes any sense to reduce the only air group of F-15s in Europe. Find a way to keep them. We need to get a grip on reductions in our defense budget. Cut liberal b.s. programs and maintain defense at sufficient levels.

*** and increase border security and expulsion of illegals to sufficient levels ***

[yarddog]

Around a year ago, I read that Eglin’s 33rd fighter wing flew their F-15s to Arizona for storage. I wonder how easy it would be to get them ready again?

[GeronL]

Yes. I think there was one called the Typhoon and one called the Eurofighter or something. I think Sweden or something builds their own.

Maybe if it is too much for them they can buy old Russian designs like the Yak-38

[Squantos]

They will IMHO.....

[Nowhere Man]

Maybe we should update the avionics like India did with their MiG-21’s and some countries did with the F-4. I was always in favor of the F-5/F-20 combo myself.

[cripplecreek]

And have their own jets shot down?

That’s preposterous.

They’ll find some other morons to risk their butts.

[cripplecreek]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon

Says it introduced in 2003 so its not exactly out of date.

[hal ogen]

Shouldn’t the eurorats defend themselves at THEIR cost? Maybe if they’d stop all the socialist crap that infects them they have some money to defend themselves.

[Noamie]

We should build 50,000 P-51’s with state-of-the-art ejection seats and a nice coat of radar-reducing paint.

Some of y’all think I”m joking.

Let it rain.

[tcrlaf]

“Don’t the Euroweenies have their own fighter jets?”

You don’t actually expect the Euros to do any of the fighting, do you?

[tcrlaf]

“Eglin’s 33rd fighter wing flew their F-15s to Arizona for storage. I wonder how easy it would be to get them ready again?”

Depends on how many have not been stripped, to keep the current fleet flying.

[puppypusher]

The Writer from Stars and Stripes must have forgotten his high school geography class,because Lakenheath AFB is in England and England is an Island Not a Continent.

I agree with the Colonel though that we should be foreward basing as many Aircraft as we can.We need to send a wing of F-22’s to complement those Eagles.

[Joe 6-pack]

"We should build 50,000 P-51’s with state-of-the-art ejection seats and a nice coat of radar-reducing paint.'

It's called the PA-48 Enforcer...

[Tailgunner Joe]

So loyal patriotic American servicemen are morons?

Thanks for telling us what you really think, and showing us who you really are.

[Krosan]

I think these F-15s are in Lithuania and Estonia right now together with fighters from Poland, Denmark, France and UK. Portugal, Netherlands, Germany and Canada are sending their fighters there on 1st of September.

[cripplecreek]

So loyal patriotic American servicemen are morons?

Show me where I said that, boy. Or are you just a lying piece of trash?