369_Clive

369_Clive t1_j9udemw wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Reply to comment by PornHippo in Boris Johnson calls on UK to 'break the ice' by sending fighter jets to Ukraine - and warns China against 'historic mistake' by R1ckCrypto

I think it's more that he simply doesn't / cannot handle details: BJ is headlines kind of guy.

Details like pilots, ammo, maintenance are boring "details for the backroom boffins". One reason Brexit remains a mess: he couldn't get his head round all the complexities. Not a trait you want in a PM 🤦‍♂️

369_Clive t1_j9t7eet wrote on February 24, 2023 at 11:38 AM

Reply to Boris Johnson calls on UK to 'break the ice' by sending fighter jets to Ukraine - and warns China against 'historic mistake' by R1ckCrypto

Poland was originally going to send Russian jets in exchange for new US-made ones. That is the best plan if jets are going to be sent.

Sending Typhoons is a ridiculous idea: we don't have spare jets, Ukrainian pilots don't know how to fly them, there are no trained maintenance crews etc. Apart from these issues it's a great idea.