The irony of Biden Administration National Security Advisor Sullivan's 'de-escalation' phobia about not letting Ukraine receive the 55 NATO Mig-29's has come home to roost.
Sullivan's role in preventing adequate PSU fighter air defense may well lead to a NATO escalation from
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... Russian cruise missiles landing in Poland and activating Article 5.
The Biden Administration should make lemonade out of the Lemon of a "De-escalation policy" by providing Ukraine's PSU with those 55 Mig-29's...
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...in the name of "NATO de-escalation."
Better Ukrainian air defenses will do the most to prevent future 'escalatory wayward missile events.'
And while the Biden Administration is at it, it needs to break out Cold War surplus air defense gear
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... and send it to AFU.
The US "Vampire" anti-drone system arriving in Ukraine in June 2023 is utterly useless in preventing any more 'wayward' Russian drones in NATO territory through May 2023.
Cold War surplus Mig-29's, M163 Vulcan SPAA and 12 M48 Chaparral missile
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...launchers can do so in 30 days.
Does the Biden Administration really want another 150(+) days of Article Five "activation risk" in light of today's events?
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NATO Mig-29's and US Cold War surplus air defense gear looks like a really good "de-escalation insurance policy" to me against further such 'Russian missile misadventure.'
The Biden Administration's near term actions will show whether they agree.
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