Originally Posted by
melmothtw
I'd agree it's good news to the extent that it keeps China out of LatAm (for now). My issue with Argentina getting the F-16 isn't really about Argentina (or the Falklands, for that matter), but I think the West's energies should be totally focused on supporting Ukraine.
Yeah. The Europeans (the West) sure need to up their game in Ukraine.
The US has been dealing in Global Security for about 70 years. Still is. You are mistaken to think that it's an either / or issue. It can be both. There are more problems to deal with than Ukraine.
The F-16 has been selected as the (initial) platform to equip them, and we have no idea how many they will need before this war is over.
True. They don't have infinite trained aircrews either. Time, and time to train, is a factor in all of this.
I expect that there will be a few more F-16's coming available in the next couple of years, but I am hoping that the war ends sooner than that.