Ha! What did I tell you yesterday (in #4,003)...
"Poland has to be careful about this (giving planes to Ukraine), because if the sh*t hits the fan and Russia sees this as an act of war and nukes a Polish city or two, then I know exactly how many nukes NATO or the US will fire at Russia. I know the exact number."
...
and today we read:
"
We are not against sending Polish jet fighters to Ukraine but the decision in this matter lies solely with Warsaw", said White House spokesperson Jen Psaki. "
It is a sovereign decision of Poland, we are by no means against it." She also added that the question of supplying American jets for Poland, to replace the loss, is
very complicated and such transfer
takes years.
wydarzenia.interia.pl/raporty/raport-ukraina-rosja/aktualnosci/news-przekazanie-samolotow-ukrainie-bialy-dom-decyzja-nalezy-do-p,nId,5877794
LMFAO What-did-I-tell-you? :)
Not only are Americans trying to manipulate Poland into going to war with Russia alone, and washing their hands saying it is entirely our own, sovereign decision, BUT they are also not going to replace our losses with American planes (because "it's complicated and takes years"). :D
Luckily, not even PiS are stupid enough to fall for this, and they insist it has to be a NATO-level decision. If it is
solely our decision and Russia considers this an act of war - which they actually can do, in light of international law - then the US will say that Poland provoked the war and Article 5 doesn't apply. Or even if they formally declare war, they are not going to risk an all-out nuclear war over one or two nuked Polish cities.
Those Americans are cunning foxes, you have to give them that, but apparently they believe all those "Polish jokes", if they think we will fall for this. In one way, I understand their need to cover their a*sses but such an obvious attempt at manipulating Poland into entering full-scale war with Russia is a bit disgusting, isn't it?
So, the US no longer supports the decision, they are merely not against it today. Tomorrow, who knows, it might turn out that they were "slightly against". :)
Poland is already taking a huge risk by becoming a logistical hub for the entire crisis, and if - according to some - it is so safe to send those planes through a third-party, without giving Russia casus belli, then why not make it a NATO-level decision? Why doesn't the US officialy request Poland to send the planes? It is sad that our ally is taking us for complete and utter idiots.