Trump crawls back to Zelensky to beg for help stopping Iranian drones

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U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year​

Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios — showing how it could protect American forces and their allies in a Middle East war.

The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of more-than-expected drone strikes from Iran.

Why it matters: Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the biggest tactical miscalculations by the administration since the bombing of Iran began Feb. 28, two U.S. officials tell Axios.

Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.

"If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
  • Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.
  • "If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
Zoom in: Ukraine is the world's most experienced country in combating Shaheds, which Russia has bought, reproduced and labeled as Geran drones by the thousands for its invasion of its western neighbor.

another U.S. official told Axios that military personnel have "been wanting to go to Ukraine and pull the tech and the tactics from the Ukrainian military ... so that we're innovating and learning."
  • The need for the technology is so great that Trump's sons announced a new business venture Monday to supply the Pentagon with Ukrainian drone technology.


 

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Cypress said:

U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year​

Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios — showing how it could protect American forces and their allies in a Middle East war.

The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of more-than-expected drone strikes from Iran.

Why it matters: Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the biggest tactical miscalculations by the administration since the bombing of Iran began Feb. 28, two U.S. officials tell Axios.

Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.

"If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
  • Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.
  • "If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
Zoom in: Ukraine is the world's most experienced country in combating Shaheds, which Russia has bought, reproduced and labeled as Geran drones by the thousands for its invasion of its western neighbor.

another U.S. official told Axios that military personnel have "been wanting to go to Ukraine and pull the tech and the tactics from the Ukrainian military ... so that we're innovating and learning."
  • The need for the technology is so great that Trump's sons announced a new business venture Monday to supply the Pentagon with Ukrainian drone technology.


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Zelensky, being the great leader and ally he is offered DonOld the technology last year and DonOld didn’t accept it, now he’s begging him for it.
 
Phantasmal said:
Zelensky, being the great leader and ally he is offered DonOld the technology last year and DonOld didn’t accept it, now he’s begging him for it.
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I don't know of any other nation on the planet that has as much battlefield experience with drone technology as Ukraine. Trump is letting his hatred of Zelensky affect America's ability to improve its defense capabilities.
 
Cypress said:
I don't know of any other nation on the planet that has as much battlefield experience with drone technology as Ukraine. Trump is letting his hatred of Zelensky affect America's ability to improve its defense capabilities.
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He thought he could do it with our behemoth military equipment, only to find out that $20,000 drones could take out our million dollar missiles and take down a tanker.
 
Phantasmal said:
He thought he could do it with our behemoth military equipment, only to find out that $20,000 drones could take out our million dollar missiles and take down a tanker.
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You're right.

The fact that Trump wants to build battleships shows that his impaired mind is only impressed with the grandiose and titanic. The USS Trump is an outdated and antiquated naval weapon!
 
Cypress said:

U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year​

Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios — showing how it could protect American forces and their allies in a Middle East war.

The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of more-than-expected drone strikes from Iran.

Why it matters: Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the biggest tactical miscalculations by the administration since the bombing of Iran began Feb. 28, two U.S. officials tell Axios.

Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.

"If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
  • Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.
  • "If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.
Zoom in: Ukraine is the world's most experienced country in combating Shaheds, which Russia has bought, reproduced and labeled as Geran drones by the thousands for its invasion of its western neighbor.

another U.S. official told Axios that military personnel have "been wanting to go to Ukraine and pull the tech and the tactics from the Ukrainian military ... so that we're innovating and learning."
  • The need for the technology is so great that Trump's sons announced a new business venture Monday to supply the Pentagon with Ukrainian drone technology.


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I'll take "Things That Never Happened" for $2000, Alex. :rolleyes2:
 
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