Luongo keeps going back to how this is an artillery war. It’s an artillery war only because Biden is pulling the West’s punches thanks to the promise of future payments from Putin to the Big Guy. In reality, US aircraft, if provided to Ukraine, could demolish Russia’s air defenses and turn Ukraine’s battlefields into a shooting gallery for strike aircraft and artillery alike.
Biden is carefully setting up an aid package that only seems adequate, while ensuring that 90+% consists of civilian aid that is mostly pointless because much more is being destroyed by Russian artillery attacks. His paymaster in Moscow won’t pony up if he loses in Ukraine. Hence Biden’s consistent throttling of military equipment. He’d like to be remunerated along the way. Presidential salaries don’t pay enough for him to finance Hunter’s coke and meth habit.
It appears they do not have the rail system they need to do that, much beyond where they already are.
US aircraft, if provided to Ukraine,
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Not buying it, having an aviation background, military and civilian, aircraft without competent experienced maintenance and supply sit on the ground for a long time…and Ukie pilots without extensive training, ( years) will be fodder, and they know it.
It is what it is because Russia has nukes.
—> In reality, US aircraft, if provided to Ukraine, could demolish Russia’s air defense
Also a terrible mistake. This is europe. They need to pay, arm, fight or negotiate all on their own.