Only someone who had paid attention to the YEARS it took to track down the Stingers that the CIA had given to the Afghan rebel forces.
I'm obviously not wishing for this, since I fly quite a bit, but I wonder if Putin would not simply hand those captured Stingers to terrorist groups who could use them to take down civilian airliners.
I don't think Putin cares about terrorism one way or there other, unless they target him or what is his.
Strategically, this would be a way to make the West pay for what it has done. People here would be absolutely incandescent with rage at our governments if the Stingers they gave to the fake country were then used by terrorists to take down our airlines.
Here is one area where I am glad for Putin's caution.
Only someone who had paid attention to the YEARS it took to track down the Stingers that the CIA had given to the Afghan rebel forces.
I'm obviously not wishing for this, since I fly quite a bit, but I wonder if Putin would not simply hand those captured Stingers to terrorist groups who could use them to take down civilian airliners.
Ukrainians will sell those to terrorist. Putin is not a terrorist ally.
I don't think Putin cares about terrorism one way or there other, unless they target him or what is his.
Strategically, this would be a way to make the West pay for what it has done. People here would be absolutely incandescent with rage at our governments if the Stingers they gave to the fake country were then used by terrorists to take down our airlines.
Here is one area where I am glad for Putin's caution.