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Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 08:32 AM Mar 2022

If Russia absconds with 10 billion dollars worth of aircraft, why is this airplanes to the Ukraine

issue even being contested anymore? Putin is obviously breaking every rule in the book. None of his assurances of cease fires have held. And if he bombs Ukrainian nuclear sites we are already late to this war.

I know Biden is sending troops to the border to deal with this very possible scenario, but we should have a global moral right and interest to insure a no fly zone over those areas.

That's our leverage.

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If Russia absconds with 10 billion dollars worth of aircraft, why is this airplanes to the Ukraine (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 OP
Even Colonel Vindman has backed down from his position of a no fly zone. gab13by13 Mar 2022 #1
I think drones are where we're headed. Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #2

gab13by13

(21,304 posts)
1. Even Colonel Vindman has backed down from his position of a no fly zone.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 08:53 AM
Mar 2022

We are not going to escalate an already horrendous war.

I have a better idea, send all of the drones we have to even out the air space.

Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)
2. I think drones are where we're headed.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 09:01 AM
Mar 2022

They're actually more lethal because they can kamikaze targets. Just an incredibly expensive option.

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