Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Why the Ukraine No-Fly Zone Won't Ever Happen" video.

That's true, but it only reinforces the point - people are unaware of the implications and need to be told how the world works.
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It can take months to train a pilot to fly western aircraft, old Soviet hardware may need modernization and repairs, and they'd still need MiG/Sukhoi compatible missiles. They can't just slap AIM-9Xs and AIM-120s under the wings of aircraft wired for Soviet/Russian missiles.
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That's not a No-Fly Zone. That's a bombing.
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A-10s and AC-130s have been shot down without enemy air power. The AC-130 story is pretty sad. They're not meant to fly during the day because of how easy they are to target. Marines on the ground needed support as the day was about to break and the crew made the decision to stay and continue supporting them, despite the danger. A MANPADS was fired at it, destroying it. None survived.
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@1989TS.. If a person from Austin Texas knows that a no-fly zone means a F-16 shooting down a Su-30, they will say no. If a person from Paris France thinks that a no-fly zone is just a UN request and Russia stops flying or else they'll be called a naughty boy, they'll say yes. It's not about geography but perception of how this works.
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There's not doing too well in terms of fuel, runways and the ability to conduct SEAD. Russia has S-300 and S-400 SAM sites capable of shooting down fighters. With a no-fly zone the enforcer aircraft could slip inside Ukrainian airspace, shoot down violators and go back. An Ukrainian-operated aircraft is always in danger of having the enemy shoot it down in the air or ground through missile strike.
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@JessePinkmanv That's not the point. The enforcers are allowed to fly because they're there to protect the area assigned. Violators of no-fly zones are presumably there to conduct combat operations. It's like the police shooting at criminals, supposedly people shouldn't be shooting guns in the street but sometimes it's necessary to stop others from doing it.
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I assume that it's just that most people aren't interested in military matters and don't understand how the no-fly zone gets enforced. Americans are within ICBM range so war would happen.
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