On Jun 15, 2:42*am, Ian B MacLure wrote:
Typhoon502 wrote in news:4865a85c-f12a-4e51-8290-
:

* * * * [snip]

And to make an aside on the Venezuelan threat scenario, I'm not
entirely confident that the F-15Cs would fight at a parity level with
Su-30s, especially with the latest Russian AAMs. The Eagle drivers
might just find themselves in a sticky situation.

* * * * Assuming of course there were any SU-30s still operational
* * * * when the Eagles showed up.

I reference both the Korean and Vietnam wars where the supposedly
backwards two-bit dictatorships had Russian pilots and maintenance
crews flying top-line equipment for them. Do you think that Chavez
would absolutely refuse to have Russian "advisors" back his power play
if he could get them?