[justhere4beer]

F-16's make sense, they are combat effective.

Patriot missiles make less sense. They are crap. The only redeeming value to provide Patriots is to deplete inventory.

[nirav72]

Patriots draw fire. If the Russians are focused on nullifying the patriots, then chances of Russian missiles hitting something further back are lower.

[AntoniusBlock]

They have no training or experience flying F-16s. They wouldn't be able to maintain and repair the jets either without training and parts from the US.