OPINION: Russia-Ukraine conflict exposes Biden security team's inability to plan ahead
'Putin's Playbook' author Rebekah Koffler joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the U.S. aid to Ukraine and the latest on Putin's assault.nears its first anniversary, it has become evident to all that President Biden and his security team have failed in their ongoing planning for Ukraine.
And yet, what seemed to be off limits just a few weeks ago is now en route to Kyiv. A day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was promoting"big business" opportunities to U.S. and international investment firms – at the National Association of State Chambers meeting in Boca Raton, Florida – Biden announced the delivery of 31 Abrams tanks. got his tanks, he is now asking for F-16 fighter jets, something the president has so far denied.
Regardless of the driving factors, Biden appears to be on shaky ground, especially during this critical time when the conflict in Ukraine will likely escalate into a broader war in Europe and very possibly will drag the United States into it, too.The Biden team naively rationalizes that Abrams tanks will change the battlefield dynamics as they are superior to the Russian main battle tank, T-90, an upgrade from the T-72.
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