Michael, excellent comments and analysis on the US approving F-16 for Ukraine. Several questions on my end. The US only approved for NATA allies to send F-16 to Ukraine, why isn't the US sending the F-16. Is our only equity in the deal is to train the pilots and the US will replace the F-16 to the NATO counties that gave them up. I was n…
Michael, excellent comments and analysis on the US approving F-16 for Ukraine. Several questions on my end. The US only approved for NATA allies to send F-16 to Ukraine, why isn't the US sending the F-16. Is our only equity in the deal is to train the pilots and the US will replace the F-16 to the NATO counties that gave them up. I was not familiar with the wording NATO partner vs NATO membership, what is the difference between the two, when it comes to protecting an attack on a partner. Are the planes being given with the understanding they will be used only defensively, or can Ukraine use them to attack deeply into Russia to attrite their supply lines?
Michael, excellent comments and analysis on the US approving F-16 for Ukraine. Several questions on my end. The US only approved for NATA allies to send F-16 to Ukraine, why isn't the US sending the F-16. Is our only equity in the deal is to train the pilots and the US will replace the F-16 to the NATO counties that gave them up. I was not familiar with the wording NATO partner vs NATO membership, what is the difference between the two, when it comes to protecting an attack on a partner. Are the planes being given with the understanding they will be used only defensively, or can Ukraine use them to attack deeply into Russia to attrite their supply lines?