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ColinC

(11,098 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2022, 04:00 PM Mar 2022

Ted Lieu to AF: Transfer US air assets to Ukraine [View all]

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President Zelenskyy has repeatedly made the same request: help Ukraine equalize its air power disadvantage. This may be a protracted war. Joined fellow @usairforce vet @RepHoulahan in urging @SecAFOfficial to immediately explore transferring US air assets to #Ukraine. Our letter:

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Ted Lieu to AF: Transfer US air assets to Ukraine [View all] ColinC Mar 2022 OP

Agree. K&R. dchill Mar 2022 #1

Ukraine has mostly or all Russian Migs. Not trained on US planes. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #2

Which is why the proposal is to send Polish MiGs to Ukraine... malthaussen Mar 2022 #5

Yeah, armchair analysts always think it is so simple. "Just fly em into Ukrainian airfields already" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #12

Ukraine has enough pilots to fly A-10s. They would be monumentally effective ColinC Mar 2022 #9

I doubt they have any TRAINED on A-10s. Warplanes are not jalopies. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #13

They do. This has been confirmed many times already ColinC Mar 2022 #14

Ah! Thanks. I'll take that on board for the time being. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #15

Sorry my source is Rep. Ted Lieu and I took his word for it but was unable ColinC Mar 2022 #16

Also here is what CEPA explains about it. ColinC Mar 2022 #17

I'm tired of the armchair presidents from both parties Raven123 Mar 2022 #3

Thank You! What's to keep putin from pointing at this and saying "see, USA wants in the war, here's NightWatcher Mar 2022 #4

We need to quit acting afraid of Putrid. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #6

Exactly ColinC Mar 2022 #10

Putin's an asshole he's not stupid uponit7771 Mar 2022 #11

+1000 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #7

NO Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #8