Military Help for Ukraine
It occurs to me that there are more ways to supplement
Ukraine’s air power than risking World War III by flying fighters to Ukraine from
NATO countries in the face of Putin’s rattling his nukes. Biden and his sophomoric handlers seem really
cowed by the bully’s nuclear threats, so we need to explore alternatives.
A little history first. Mainly American volunteer pilots formed the now
famous “Lafayette Escadrille” and flew for France against Germany before the U.S.
entered World War I. The Flying Tigers
were an FDR sanctioned group of American volunteer pilots that flew for China
against Japan in early 1941, before Pearl Harbor and the start of World War
II. (As an aside, I visited the Vinegar
Joe Stilwell Flying Tiger Museum in Chongqing, China during my trip to China in
2015.)
There have been other mercenary air forces flying
modern jets, not always by “good guy” Americans. The Katangese air force of the 1960’s comes
to mind, as well as several private mercenary air forces through the years.
There are, right now, a number of private military
companies that have access to air power.
Blackwater, renamed Xe Services, and now known as Academi, is one that
is quite well known. One of the oldest
and most intimidating is Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a
subsidiary of Textron conglomerate. The Russian owned Wagner Group, that has
been trying to assassinate President Zelenskyy, is another sinister one.
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/25991-world-s-most-powerful-private-air-forces
The point is, why don’t our CIA “spooks”, in
cooperation with the Ukrainian FISU Intelligence Service, get in touch with one
(or more) of these “military service companies”, and see what they can do for
Ukraine. Maybe they already Have, I’m
just sayin…
Lest we forget, Putin occupied Ukrainian Crimea in
2014, and then invaded and is waging war against a democratically elected,
sovereign country. This is in violation
of the 1994 Budapest memorandum, which guarantees the territorial integrity of
Ukraine against attack if they relinquish their substantial inventory of
nuclear weapons, (which they did). Putin
could give a “fiddler’s f---” for international agreements. We have to be a little creative against his
bullying tactics, not shake, weak kneed, in our basements.
Ray Gruszecki
March 11, 2022
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