Posted on 03/06/2022 9:46:09 AM PST by McGruff
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that NATO members have the go-ahead to send fighter jets to Ukraine as the U.S. and allies continue their efforts to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion.
"That gets a green-light," Blinken said in an interview with "Face the Nation" when asked whether the Polish government, a member of NATO, could send fighter planes to Ukraine. "In fact, we're talking with our Polish friends right now about what we might be able to do to backfill their needs if in fact they choose to provide these fighter jets to the Ukrainians. What can we do? How can we help to make sure that they get something to backfill the planes that they are handing over to the Ukrainians?"
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If as reported, this has been green lighted, then the poles and others have convinced those who initially declined with their arguments. So to say that Biden drove this is backwards. Biden would be perfectly happy eating his pudding while the world burns.
Globalist warmongers want millions of people of European heritage to die.
They get that from a World War Three where Russians die.
They get that from a World War Three where Americans and Europeans die.
These fools are going to kill millions and create a worldwide depression if they don’t wise up.
Look at the bright side - we’ll now find out how well NATO can defend itself against incoming hypersonics.
In the last 3,400 years there have only bee about 270 years of real peace.
God must be very disappointed in all of us.
So then russia attacks them and NATO has to respond.
There goes WWIII.
You should read Regulators post in 25.
We don’t tell the poles they are on their own. The poles have been more an ally to us than most of the classical NATO nations since they joined.
What we do is stop all this weak kneed hand wringing and give the Ukraine’s what they need to make the Russians pay with blood for every inch of Ukrainian soil they continue to occupy.
That's a primary reason for not expecting peace. The Afghanistan defeat was a debacle. You would expect it to embolden every foreign adversary as it has.
Technically under the laws of war we are already cobelligerents because we are supplying arms and cash to one side.
Does Ukraine have any planes, left? They were supposed to have 300. I would think they do not since 400 tanks have been allowed to encroach on their capital.
Why would he draw the line at aircraft and not missiles. We've been supplying missiles. Poland provided a whole convoy of ammunition.
As long as Poland is flying the aircraft, I don't think Putin is going to want to expand the war.
Of course if Putin acts even more stupid that he already has, then it's his loss.
IMHO Western military observers are concluding that Russian tactics, equipment, troop morale and their weaponry is not very impressive. They probably told their politician masters that Russia could not defeat NATO combined arms and probably does not have the capacity or even the will to attack. The globalist politician not doubt readily believe this analysis. This is how disasters begin.
The Poles have upgraded their planes and they are well maintained. That’s why they want F16s to replace them.
I agree they have been better Allies than most. Yes. But if they I terve e they are picking a fight and they should be on their own.
Leading from behind indeed. Putin’s already said that any nation that does that joins the war but, look, the Biden Regime is offering “their” help and not its own.
Whatever nation signs up for this is insane.
Poland said if it gives part of its active air force to Ukraine, it wants replacement fighters first.
US always say they will help, but what they do is present roadblocks then say they will work to resolve them.
Basically acting both as facilitator and bureaucrat effectively blocking it.
Ask the Nazis what motivated Polish pilots can do.
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