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1 posted on 08/20/2023 11:16:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Maybe outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte decided to take a bribe. Not saying he did.


2 posted on 08/20/2023 11:18:42 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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I call horseshit. Who can pilot them?


3 posted on 08/20/2023 11:19:32 AM PDT by EEGator
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The Dutch have a PM , I thought they all quit


4 posted on 08/20/2023 11:19:36 AM PDT by butlerweave
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That’s their entire Air Force


5 posted on 08/20/2023 11:20:12 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Just about all of the Netherlands’ military is under German command, so the Dutch PM actually has zero authority here. Not to mention Germany being an ally of Russia.


6 posted on 08/20/2023 11:21:09 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Are the Dutch going to send the pilots and maintenance crews also?


7 posted on 08/20/2023 11:21:39 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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Why?

The Netherlands have been buying F-35s to retire their F-16s. Since they were going to the boneyard now they might see some use, but the Dutch were done with them regardless:

End of an Era

9 posted on 08/20/2023 11:23:04 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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LOL. The zeepers will believe this crap and eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.


10 posted on 08/20/2023 11:23:11 AM PDT by ChuckHam
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Much easier to have an ally gift the weapons to UKR then UKR requesting them. The ally then re-applies to the US for replacements under their existing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case(s). And it’s actually all in the agreements to do this. An integral part of NATO’s organization.

I mean, WHO could EVER have thought euro nations would need to defend against Russia?


12 posted on 08/20/2023 11:33:42 AM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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The Dutch F16s are at the end of their service life so the Dutch are possibly getting a sweetheart deal on F35s from Biden to act as a cut out to funnel low value, soon to be scrapped F16s to Ukraine

They will possibly be flown by mercenary pilots. Lots of F16 qualified guys out there

15 posted on 08/20/2023 11:38:10 AM PDT by rdcbn1
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I estimate about 42 Ukrainian pilots will die as the planes are shot down. There may be a few survivors if they manage to eject in time.


20 posted on 08/20/2023 11:45:57 AM PDT by webheart
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The world is being run by idiots and pessimists.


22 posted on 08/20/2023 11:47:20 AM PDT by webheart
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Kids with toys.

25 posted on 08/20/2023 11:52:13 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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All the units are Block 15.

The only strength in the war is the fact they shoot only NATO/US missiles and some of those have very good reach for strike missions.


26 posted on 08/20/2023 11:52:36 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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27 posted on 08/20/2023 11:53:48 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Too bad there isn't some international diplomatic body out there that could attempt to find some sort of diplomatic solution before this war really kicks off.

Ah, who am I kidding, there's still plenty of money to be made off of dead Ukranians.

28 posted on 08/20/2023 11:54:22 AM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Casey DeSantis? No thanks. I've already voted for too many Bushes.)
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30 posted on 08/20/2023 11:55:32 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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All three of their F-16’s?


31 posted on 08/20/2023 11:56:24 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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Who cares?

Russia shoots down most of them and then what?


33 posted on 08/20/2023 12:00:05 PM PDT by qaz123
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Netherlands will send all 42 of its F-16 fighter jets.

The only way the Netherlands would agree to that is if Biden agreed to replace them with F-35s.

Not to worry its a good deal for everyone. The Netherlands gets a free upgrade and our defense industry gets a nice infusion of US tax dollars.

35 posted on 08/20/2023 12:11:39 PM PDT by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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