re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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It takes 6 months to receive a laptop yet we are next day air shipping $1B in smart weapons

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No telling how long this shite has been sitting in a warehouse somewhere.

As my Pops used to say, "The expiration date stamped on munitions has as much to do with wars being fought as anything else."

I’ve always thought the longer Ukraine holds out the more likely it is that the West jumps in to help finish Russia off.

A lot of people, high ranking policy makers and lawmakers alike, are seeing a chance to jump in and score an easy victory against Russia right now. They smell blood in the water and want to take a bite too. Frankly I think most are just thinking and acting emotionally rather than rationally at this point.

I’m afraid that we’ll escalate this thing with a no fly zone or even an outright bombing campaign of Russian formations in Ukraine while Putin still holds his nuclear Trump card.

I think the best bet would be for Poland/Romania to enter the fight outside of the NATO framework and help Ukraine on their own. I believe that could avoid a NATO/Russia war and end things in Ukraine rather quickly.

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As my Pops used to say, "The expiration date stamped on munitions has as much to do with wars being fought as anything else."

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It's a well knowm military fact that when combat happens supplies are always consumed at a greater rate than expected. Sooner or later Stinger Missiles will need to be produced. Who makes the chips for those munitions?

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Somebody on Twitter did

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But you and many others believe

Just like sniper model twins

Never thought i would see neoprogs foaming at the mouth for war

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I’ve always thought the longer Ukraine holds out the more likely it is that the West jumps in to help finish Russia off.

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That's been my thought/worry as well. And waiting until the Ukranians have them on the ropes is just a transparent grab at political points. Do what we're doing, if we must, and let the chips fall where they may. Draw your "red line" wherever you see fit, and defend that line if necessary.

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It takes 6 months to receive a laptop yet we are next day air shipping $1B in smart weapons

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Those weapons were produced several years ago.

Ammunition depots are a thing.

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With all due respect, you really don't know that, no one does. Just look at recent history, we have sanctioned N. Korea and Iran for decades and yet their leadership has not changed.

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North Korea and Iran were not fighting active wars during at the time of their sanctions. Russia is spending an estimated 10 billion USD per day on this conflict. How is it going to pay its mercenaries, its own troops, and riot police when it runs out of foreign currency and the ruble is worth less than a US penny?

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It takes 6 months to receive a laptop yet we are next day air shipping $1B in smart weapons


Those weapons were produced several years ago.

Ammunition depots are a thing.

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It's much easier to not think and just assume everything is a conspiracy theory.

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Crazy how these "doves" see other countries getting some while "fighting evil" and all of a sudden need to get that glory so they can have their "legacy".

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That's easy when you're on the sidelines.

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I think the best bet would be for Poland/Romania to enter the fight outside of the NATO framework and help Ukraine on their own. I believe that could avoid a NATO/Russia war and end things in Ukraine rather quickly.

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This scenario, IMO, seems to look more an more plausible by the day. Czechia would likely join as well