Ukraine turns up nose to A-10 offer ..

[para bellum]

And isn't that always the problem AND the excuse?

1. Foreign companies especially hostile foreign governments shouldn't be allowed to buy up ANYTHING in this country. Do we own any businesses in China? Iran? N. Korea? Everything in this country ought to be US owned.
2. 'It's the law' is the age-old alibi-- -- when the colonies wanted more of the Indian territory they simply changed the law to make it legal to steal, for the sake of the Indians. When the democrats wanted rampant mail in ballot voting and drop off ballots with no chain of custody, they simply spent most of 2020 making it the law. Now, no matter how seditious and unethical, they can simply say: Hey! It's The Law.

What a beautiful country we live in where no matter how stupid or evil something is, if we want to do it, we simply make it The Law. Isn't it great that anything illegal can become legal? And anything legal can be made illegal. All it takes is Congress or the POTUS to MAKE IT SO. Pen & Paper. We wanted to appropriate all kinds of bank accounts and property from Russia because we didn't like them being in Ukraine so WE JUST MADE IT THE LAW that we could just TAKE other people's bank accounts, ships and things. After all, who but Russia would complain?

When Trump gets back in office, the first thing he should do is make it the law that we seize all property in this country owned by hostile foreign governments and make it the law that we cancel all our debts. If we owe you money, tough cookies, our law now says we can default on debts we don't want to repay.

Never mind.

If you think barking at the moon makes any difference, carry on.

 

[toobfreak]

Never mind. If you think barking at the moon makes any difference, carry on.

Are you barking at the moon? Apparently my point was just way too far over your head.

 

[para bellum]

Are you barking at the moon? Apparently my point was just way too far over your head.

That was a point? More like a mindless omnidirectional rant.

It had nothing to do with the oil sold from the SPR or where it went. You took one sentence from my post and made a big long screed about how the laws are being misused etc. I'm not interested in going down rabbit holes.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

One doesn't even need air superiority, MANPADS will do since the Hog has to get so low, slow and close to use its cannon.

The A-10's engines location makes the LESS vulnerable to MANPADS.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I think that the Air Force is snobs about the a-10. Rather than get rid of it, I would prefer that they give it to the army. The Army would know exactly how to use it.

The Army does not have any jet-powered fixed wing aircraft. You would need to transfer pilots also, negating every positive usage.

 

[AZrailwhale]

The Army does not have any jet-powered fixed wing aircraft. You would need to transfer pilots also, negating every positive usage.

The Army operates three types of fixed wing jet transports.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The Army operates three types of fixed wing jet transports.

Say no to drugs. Only one of those type aircraft are jets and are for executive transport. All others are propeller driven!

There are how many of those aircraft? Who trains the pilots for them?

 

[AZrailwhale]

Say no to drugs. Only one of those type aircraft are jets and are for executive transport. All others are propeller driven!

There are how many of those aircraft? Who trains the pilots for them?

The Army operates the C-20 (Gulfstream III), C-37 (Gulfstream V) and the UC-35 ( Cessna Citation V). The Army has 193 fixed wing aircraft.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The Army operates the C-20 (Gulfstream III), C-37 (Gulfstream V) and the UC-35 ( Cessna Citation V). The Army has 193 fixed wing aircraft.

Not a single one of those are combat aircraft or transport troops in any way shape or form. None of those pilots would be a prime candidate to fly the A-10.

 

[Bleipriester]

A-10 ... when you care enough to send the very best.

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Haha, and you cry about Hitler. Come on man, that littler bit of gas...

 

[Bleipriester]

The Ukraine needs to admit they've lost.

Agreed. That would make all much easier for everyone.

 

[App'z]

This is incredible ! Thats one heck of a August Celebration there !

 

[theHawk]

A-10s are effin' awesome and we don't have enough of them as it is...so I for one am very pleased that Ukraine snubbed the U.S. offer to supply them with the battle tested aircraft...

Ukraine Says It Needs ‘Fast and Versatile’ Aircraft, Not the A-10 | Air & Space Forces Magazine

U.S. Air Force leaders weighed in on fighter aircraft to Ukraine, but they may be suggesting the wrong platform, said a Ukrainian official.

www.airforcemag.com

They’d rather just get the money, that way they can fill their pockets easy. Hard to sell an A10 on the black market.

 

[Dayton3]

A bottomless money pit that goes right back in dem pockets.
The Ukraine is crooked as hell and in bed with the bidens I would bet half of that money isnt going to the Ukraine military it's lining the pockets of Ukrainian politicians and the dems.

You people always criticize the side the U.S. is supporting as "corrupt". You did it in Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm.....everywhere.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

They’d rather just get the money, that way they can fill their pockets easy. Hard to sell an A10 on the black market.

Others and I have already told you that the A-10 is NOT a fit for their needs. Why are you so damned ignorant?