part of an integrated air defense system; before they were lobbing missiles, the Russians bombed Kyiv and other cities. this is why UK wanted NATO to set up a no fly zone.
'Lol' Russians would love to shoot one of those down and get the debris. We are not giving them f35s.
You know what also carries "colossal risk"? Invading your neighbor with no justification other than naked avarice.
I guess I assume that Bidens plan all along was to incrementally increase our commitment over time. That to give everything all at once would trigger a reaction from maybe Republicans, or Americans concerned about going too deep, or from Putin who might feel he needs to retaliate in a tangible way.
**** off Russia. Soviet Union had no problem giving the North Vietnamese Mig 17s and training the pilots inside the Soviet Union. I
https://www.heritage.org/global-politics/commentary/f-16s-will-not-support-ukraine-its-war-russia https://www.businessinsider.com/former-f-16-pilot-aircraft-no-fighting-chance-over-ukraine-2023-5 I don't trust the websites, but I guess I do trust the authors?