well, i understand it, but the voices of experts are really not heard much, and one of them is michael kaufman, he wrote a column for icons city for a fresh number, a well-known american expert who also believes that i will not become a game changer at the age of 16, for example, he says that it will take years for ukraine to be able to use them effectively they will not be able to change anything in ukraine at this stage, he is an expert and a person will understand that 30 planes appeared, 30 planes hypothetically appeared , and the cost of an hour of flight in ukraine will be simply cosmic, and 30 planes or 20 planes will not change the situation in the air, they will not change us . they will influence, but will not fundamentally change it's like having 100 sniper er pairs trained and having five sniper rifles for them you understand i always tell people let's be smart because in this life we ​​can only fool each other sam simer he can fool himself because complex the aviation complex should provide us with not only planes and their weapons , but also additional things that should ensure t

appearance somewhere on the battlefield well, on the other hand, the column again came out with michael kaufmanmerican military expert, who published it in a magazine where icons in the main, in principle, weekly, probably planets , where the opinion is again expressed that the f-16, especially in the amount that will most likely be transferred , is unlikely to significantly affect the course of hostilities and moreover, mr. kofman believes that years will pass before ukraine itself will be able to effectively dispose of the m16 , since they need to build this infrastructure that will actually support these aircraft. well, it is true it is true that infrastructure is needed for these aircraft, and not only that, but here is the question. this is why, in 2022, there were doubts that the ukrainian military would be able to learn western-style artillery very quickly and use it accordingly. then there were doubts about the use of rocket salvo systems 142 hyperx is effective, but we can see that they are more than effective , they even have losses , there are not exactly these installations during t

manhattan institute trustees who have kindly joined us tonight, and charters ravenel, currie, michael kaufman, nico, nell and russell poyer. we're also honored have larry moen, our president emeritus, with us tonight. thank you for all you do in support of our work. i'd now like to recognize the hayek prize jury, the distinguished women and men who carefully read each nominated book before selecting the winner. this year's jury included brian anderson, don boudreaux, thomas easton, katherine ward, james pearson, amity shlaes, john taylor. and last but not least, the chair of the jury, john tierney. as many of you know, john is a contributing editor at city journal and one of the nation's most renowned science journalists. a author known for his keen ability to make complex ideas, engaging and accessible. he is a high-iq ian through and through and the perfect steward for this important prize and its important mission without. please welcome john tierney to the stage. thanks very much, reihan. and thanks to all of you for braving the unfriendly skies to be here tonight. on behalf of the hayek