Harris lands in Poland amid turbulence over jets for Ukraine
Source: AP
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Vice President Kamala Harris trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing Russias invasion took an unexpected turn before she even left Washington. Shes parachuting into the middle of unexpected diplomatic turbulence over fighter jets.
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This fighter jet situation is a messy deal, and Harris will have to go there and smooth things out, said Daniel Fried, who served as U.S. ambassador to Poland for President Bill Clinton and was a senior adviser in the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. Theres plenty of discussion on the way ahead that needs to be had with the Poles that is better to have in an in-person conversation.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Harris trip was not focused on the aircraft issue and the matter would be worked through military channels.
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Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said late Tuesday he hoped the administration could work out a better agreement with Poland and give them assurances that we will deliver fighter jets. McCaul also said that more lethal drones could be another option to help provide air power to the Ukrainians
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Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)make an improvised runway out of a highway right on the border. Load them on trucks fully fueled, drive the trucks over, quickly unload the jets and take off on the improvised Ukrainian highway runway. It didn't fly from Poland, they took off in Ukraine. Do that while also flying some in low under any radar and just pretend those ones were delivered the same way. BAM! Military genius. Right, guys? Right?
Totally dumb idea, I know. But it would work in the movies or a Tom Clancy novel.
I actually hope it really is an awful idea and I didn't just spoil some operation that's been in the works for a week. Sorry, folks. My bad.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So far, the whole thing is embarassing, even shameful.
Zelenskyy says he needs jets. Poland says "here are some jets." We say "Great idea!" "No, wait - you don't need jets."
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"She's parachuting in.." ?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Figure of speech, meaning jumping into a difficult situation to sort it out.
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)the debate about it plastered all over the media worldwide?