Re: [politics] Concept of Lend-Lease for Ukraine

From: Bohdan Wynnyckyj ([email protected])
Date: Wed Mar 26 2014 - 07:45:21 EST


Also a good idea (in addition to giving Ykpaina stinger missles).

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:38 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Britain during 1939-1941 was able to survive the darkest days of WW2 thru
> the Lend-Lease Program with the USA where Americans lended/leased 50
> vintage destroyers to Britain for use in guarding convoys crossing the
> North Atlantic against German U-Boats. They also were able to get various
> other weaponry such as tanks, rifles, airplanes which bolstered their armed
> forces during the Battle of Britain and their war in North Africa
>
> Canada leased the Leopard 2 tanks from Germany for use in Afghanistan.
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> Why could Ukraine not borrow/lease military equipment from various NATO
> countries considering the danger of Russian build up on Ukraine's eastern
> borders.
>
> The NAVY & Air force have been seriously reduced to non-effectual levels.
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> The Americans are retiring their A-10's -- those are wonderful anti-tank
> weaponry -- they were designed for battling columns of Soviet armour on the
> plains in Germany. It would serve the same purpose just a bit farther east
> :) They are beautiful aircraft, easy to maintain, low cost to operate and
> have one hell of a punch against armoured vehicles.
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>
> Just some thoughts.
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