Sunday, May 21, 2023

US President Biden Says Giving F-16s To Ukraine Is A “Colossal Risk” To Russia And Not To The West

Zero Hedge: Biden Taunts Russia At G7 When Asked About "Colossal Risk" Of Escalation 

President Joe Biden taunted Russia while speaking with reporters Sunday at the G-7 summit in Japan. The big decision which has been a main talking point at the meeting was the White House telling European allies that the US will allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine if they desire. 

This has led to questions over whether this escalation in policy could bring NATO and Russia into direct clash. Here's how a particular exchange went as the G7 wrapped up: 

 Journalist asks Biden about Russia saying that giving Ukraine F-16s is a “colossal risk” .

Biden: It is, FOR THEM. 

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WNU Editor: I do not share President Biden's confidence that this is not a colossal risk to the U.S..

The Kremlin/Russia see the U.S. as the principle driver of the war in Ukraine right now. That is why they see this deployment of F-16s being done only because the U.S. green-lighted it. 

So yes. This is a colossal risk for Russia, but also for NATO and more specifically,the U.S.. 

Sighhh ....

We are now at the time where it is critical for all parties to de-escalate. But it looks like no one has a reverse gear. Its escalation all the way. 

I am old enough to have experienced what living under the shadow of the Cold War was like. The real threat of nuclear war was always there. 

But this is different now, and even more dangerous. We are definitely in uncharted territory, and I see no exit ramp to stop this war from spreading.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Biden is the same idiot who said the sanctions would turn the ruble to rubble. We see how well that turned out.
This dottering old fool has no idea what he is doing.

fazman said...

I one cares about Putins Bluster , the dog barks but doesn't bite , especially not a leapard

fazman said...

The Iduot Putin keeps running his mouth and no one listens or cares . Recall "If anyone interferes their will be fire and fury that the world has t seen" or words to rhat effect..yawn

Anonymous said...

WNU tell your comrades russian to stop the war so no more F16s and all will live in harmony just like canada and usa neighbors not like russian and ukraine

rjmull said...

The F16 is dead on arrival in Ukraine, wrong plane in the wrong war.

Anonymous said...

Really???? Ows????

fazman said...
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Anonymous said...

old pommies die hard

Anonymous said...

cry-bully

Anonymous said...

lol

Anonymous said...

I doubt that fazboy is old enough to legally drink. However coming down off a binge weekend of coke or sniffing glue is a distinct possibility.

Anonymous said...

When a country empties its prisons to provide cannon fodder and your prisons fill right back up maybe the fault is not just of the convicts but is systemic?

Anonymous said...

love rj's pronouncement. He's been hibernating long time

Anonymous said...

Or maybe your country gets a lot safer?

You could try the opposite that they have in California. You let cons out because of covid or you use prosecutorial discretion not to arrest anyone and then you get........

Anonymous said...

Joe is going to give them F16s.

Ok we will see how that works. Training, matinetence and other considerations. It has been along time since US and Soviet, now Russian aircraft have faced off in any large numbers.
we will get to see the fireworks and the outcome. East vs West. No predictions here. all things being equal, A BIG PART OF THE EQUATION will be determined on how the aircraft are deployed and what other assets they have to assist.

If the crazy jackasses don't blow us all up first.

Anonymous said...

" You let cons out because of covid"

Russia let cons out in WW2.

They do it now.

In both cases they failed.

Anonymous said...

the Russians failed in WW2. they let cons out of prison. The cons performed a valuable service. After the war, the Russians put the cons right back in prison. They were not rehabilitated or reintegrated.

Rinse and repeat with Wagner and the Russian authorities today.


Prisoners have a recidivism rate. For some crimes it is as high as 86%. Authorities could look at the rates and determine who to let out into society. As there are jobs in the defense industry going begging they could hire on there making tanks. Every so often they could be reminded without smugness whether they like a livable wage or prison.

For some prisoners like people with multiple murders you could send to Siberia into in a prison but as a penal colony. they stray off the reservation, you shoot them. It is a harsh environment but they would have some measure of freedom. You also pay them for work. I see Russia as failing these convicts. I am not saying that the US is not failing theirs. That is a another topic. Similar but another topic.

There were fights after WW2 in Russian prisons between the convicts, who volunteered to fight and those that refused. My motto is if you are going to let them out one day, you might as well treat them decent or suffer the consequences.

I have read there was a connection between the Russian Mafia and Soviet officials. A component of the failure of the USSR?

Did it also factor into the criminal privatisation of Soviet industries in 1991?

Anonymous said...

Biden won. Trump lost. simple as that.

Anonymous said...

About that.

People like Brennan and Comey "that" would wage a 4 YEAR COUP AGAINST A SITTING PRESIDENT,
would steal an election.

simple as that

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

F16 has a delicate landing gear, requires dedicated air fields with well maintained runways along with high technical maintenance.

Unlike the SUs and Migs that could take off from rough roads and fields the F16 will be very limited in where it can operate from making it an easy target while on the ground.