GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for U.S.-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called for the U.S. to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine to give the country's military a "fair fight" against invading Russian forces.

"The fate of #Ukraine is being decided tonight, but also the fate of the west. Declare a #NoFlyZone over Ukraine at the invitation of their sovereign govt," Kinzinger tweeted on Friday.

In addition to serving in Congress, Kinzinger is a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard.

Link to tweet

According to Politico, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked NATO to "close the skies," but as of Friday the alliance remained unwilling to take the risk.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-calls-161007805.html

[gristy]

1. That would be a hell of an escalation, now wouldn't it.

[Calculating]

2. It's time to call Putin's bluff

Putin wouldn't seriously risk nuclear war to have Ukraine would he? Hitler 2.0 must be stopped.

[NickB79]

3. No

What happens when Russia tests us? Do we shoot down MIG's, and start WW3?

If we can't enforce it, it's pointless.

[mitch96]

4. How would that work? What are the repercussions if the US enforces the no fly and

we shoot down a russian plane...... then what.. boom boom boom?
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[Poiuyt]

5. Didn't Russia already declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine?

If we did too, that would signal a direct confrontation between the US and Russia.

[PortTack]

6. It's a really terrible position. We need to give Ukraine's every chance to fight this off

JMHO Closing the air space over Ukraine would be just what Putin wants

[Wingus Dingus]

7. I think he knows it's not going to happen, for good reason.

[peggysue2]

8. Though I think most Americans would like to see this?

I listened to a panel last night where the consensus was enacting a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered an act of war.

We're caught between a rock and hard place wanting to support the Ukrainians and preventing a world conflagration if this thing gets out of hand.

No easy choices.

[Celerity]

9. Leave it to a Rethug to go all hare-brained and start pushing for potential WWIII.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. "the fate of the west"

I don't entirely disagree, but he's pretty high-profile to publicly declare that judgment, not to mention the risk of escalation to defcon, and the actual president may have very valid intel and judgment on the subject. Kinzinger is a patriot, but sometimes I find him a little cocky and a bit devious.

[ColinC]

11. Yes

Russia is attacking all of our allies, including NATO partners like Japan. They have given credible threats to all non NATO allies and NATO allies -and made good on many of them. If nuclear war is coming, we aren't going to stop it by continually being afraid to defend against the largest land invasion in Europe since world war two.