this patriot missile battery system that the u.s. has moved in. in place and ready to go now. is this as much a message to putin as it is to nato allies? it is. it s certainly a message to nato allies that we ll defend nato article five. i kind of had a slight smile across my face for a second imagining that battery being operated by ukrainians on ukrainian territory, how that would devastate russia s ability to use air power. it s not yet too late, especially if this grinds on, that we ll provide these sophisticated systems, but it s certainly something for putin to think about if we re pushing patriot batteries there, what is the potential for patriot batteries to be given by a lend lease program via ukraine to operate. wouldn t quite be a game changer, but it really, really