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Mangas and Politics. Not necessarily related but still of interest.

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@thegauguy Poland is really squandering a historical opportunity here. The early aid it gave Kiev could have earned it the lasting gratitude and a close partnership for decades. But since then they have seemingly made a lot of effort in overshadowing this aid with actions and statements.

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@MarNap11 @Leopard24theWin Poland supported Ukraine when it didnt cost them anything (and could in return request reimbursement from Western Europe for their old, outdated equipment). Poland has refused to supply Ukraine with even a single Patriot system, although this would actually make a difference.

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@MarNap11 @Leopard24theWin Then actually contribute something to its' defence instead of asking the Western Europeans to fund it.

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@MarNap11 @Leopard24theWin Yeah sure. Just remember Poland's unwillingness to further help Ukraine when Poland is not at the negotiation table.

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@masakazuishi @CzShO65M1PLDv5U Exchanges like this are why I stay on thos platform. Thanks for making my day.

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@IdiotoftheEast0 Rogal: "I am not dense. My body has a perfectly healthy muscle-tissue ratio.

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@MarNap11 @Leopard24theWin Germany will be at the table when talking about Ukraine since it is Ukraine's greatest supporter.
It is Poland who will have to justify its' presence since it is no longer willing anything to contribute anything to Ukraine's security.

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@MarNap11 @Leopard24theWin Get off your high horse. Poland tries exploit Ukraine desperate situation and force them to trade high-edge drone technology against old, obsolete MiGs with no booking value. So much for "German economic nationalism".

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@mackpl1981 @Leopard24theWin At least the US could argue that it was providing Ukraine with crucial and much-sought after weapons and anti-air systems. Meanwhile Poland wants cutting edge drone technology in return for long-obsolete MiGs with no booking value... .

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@randymot4 They seriously want to credit Trump for Ukraine's recent successes when he cut off aid and tried to force them to effectively surrender?

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@dlperso @bauchat It would gain the experience that comes with building a next generation jet along with a fair share of the knowledge and technology that would be developed along the way.

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@deaidua @NOELreports So Poland sent its' outdated equipment to Ukraine, stopped meaningful support for Ukraine years ago, and now even wants more reimbursement, while Germany who delivers new systems to Ukraine and partly finances the EPF, wants to help Ukraine instead. How the tables turnes.

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@dlperso @bauchat The idea behind FVAS was that both countries would benefit equally and would be in a position to continue building fighter jets in the future with the expertise gained via the project. Not that one country would gain that all the expertise and value and the other gets nothing.

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@dlperso @bauchat If you knew I would talk about India, then you must be aware the Rafale's poor performance in the war.

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@PoloniumForAll @NOELreports That happens if one country stops meaningful support after the war is less than 1/4 done while the other steps up and becomes the most important supporter.

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@dlperso @bauchat Sharing of technology was always the idea behind FCAS. Otherwise Germany wouldn't have agreed on joint financing and a higher purchase order that made the project only feasible in the first place. It is not like Dasault argued about details, they wanted to share nothing of value.

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@dlperso @bauchat Well, we do know that the F16 has been effectively used by Ukraine against Russia, and that the F35 was able to deeply penetrate Iran despite the existence of Russian supplied radars and aa-systems. While India's Rafale performed not so impressively against Pakistan recently... .

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@dlperso @bauchat Maybe, but leadership doesnt imply a monopoly on production value and acquiring of future know-how.

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@dlperso @bauchat If only that were true, then Europe would have one problem less... .

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@dlperso @bauchat So what compromise did France suggest? Because from what I've read, Dassault insisted on those unacceptable demands and Macron no longer has the political cloud to reign them in.