US explains why it is not shooting down missiles over Ukraine as it does over Israel
www.pravda.com.ua
The United States will not deploy the THAAD medium-range missile interceptor system near Ukraine to shoot down Russian missiles and drones, as it does for Israel, because the Russian-Ukrainian war and the war in the Middle East are different.
    • jonne@infosec.pub
      94·
      7 hours ago

      And then what? Iraq got destroyed by air power, Afghanistan got destroyed by air power. Now both countries are hot beds of terrorism and instability.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝English
        3·
        6 hours ago

        Yeah, but the Taliban or Iraq are not able to mass manufacture drones to sell to Russia.

      • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
        51·
        7 hours ago

        No, Afghanistan was not about air power. Iran has a lot to lose and could lose it very easily.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
      53·
      7 hours ago

      And they’re not a nuclear power. Like, pointedly not. We made real sure of that.