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Western ammo stocks at ‘bottom of the barrel’ as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns
CNN via Yahoo ^ | October 4th, 2023 | Brad Lendon, Radina Gigova, Fred Pleitgen and Kostyantin Gak, CNN

Posted on 10/04/2023 8:58:06 AM PDT by Mariner

Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc’s nations to ramp up production to “keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.”

The news of possible ammunition shortfalls comes after money to buy weapons for Ukraine was not included in a stopgap spending bill the US Congress passed at the weekend to avoid a federal government shutdown.

Fresh uncertainty over the future of US aid arose Tuesday when US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who advocated for support of Ukraine, was ousted from his leadership position by Republican colleagues.

The developments are troubling news for Ukraine as the war with neighboring Russia is in its 20th month and raises questions over whether Moscow may feel able to outlast western commitment promises.

“The bottom of the barrel is now visible,” Adm. Rob Bauer of the Netherlands, the chair of the NATO Military Committee and NATO’s most senior military official, said of the West’s ammunition stockpile Tuesday during a discussion at the Warsaw Security Forum.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bradlendon; fredpleitgen; haha; itistolaugh; kostyantingak; radinagigova; thatsashame
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Are the Ukrainians smart enough to cut a deal with Russia, or will they pursue oblivion?
1 posted on 10/04/2023 8:58:06 AM PDT by Mariner
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More! More! Feed the Ukrainian beast!!


2 posted on 10/04/2023 9:00:27 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (NO WHITE GUILT - ABSOLUTELY NONE)
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To: Mariner

Oblivion. Or at least until Zeeman T-Shirt decides to skedaddle off with the millions he’s squirreled away from all this international support.


3 posted on 10/04/2023 9:01:14 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Mariner

The present Ukraine regime has no agency. It was formed, supported and installed by the DC neocons and NATO. It will fight to the last Ukrainian if told to.


4 posted on 10/04/2023 9:01:21 AM PDT by PGR88
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And no, Zelenskyyyyy, you can’t have any of my stash.


5 posted on 10/04/2023 9:02:19 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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“ Are the Ukrainians smart enough to cut a deal with Russia, or will they pursue oblivion?”
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Is there any money for them if they “cut a deal”? They are receiving RIVERS OF MONEY now… they’re addicted to it.


6 posted on 10/04/2023 9:02:34 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. But only if it is environmentally friendly and is manufactured within OSHA and EPA standards, with all safeguards of the law being conformed with at every level of manufacture and transportation.

Paying for the ammunition is the least of concerns here.

Or maybe we can just buy it from the Chinese Communists.

Yeah, right.


7 posted on 10/04/2023 9:06:20 AM PDT by alloysteel (Be kind to your web-footed friends. That duck may be somebody's mother.)
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I nominate Matt Gaetz for the Peace prize. He has temporarily cut off Ukraine funding which may lead to them suing for peace.


8 posted on 10/04/2023 9:07:11 AM PDT by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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Oh, man. My heart sank at the headline. I thought they were saying Winchester Western ammo stock (prices) at the bottom of the barrel.

But all they're saying is that (what used to be, but now is the joke) Western Civilization doesn't have enough ammo to defend itself.

Whew! What a relief!

9 posted on 10/04/2023 9:16:42 AM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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Ironically, Ameican citizens are sitting on hundreds of millions of firearms and billions rounds of ammo.


10 posted on 10/04/2023 9:23:29 AM PDT by MachIV
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The poseurs in charge of NATO thought they were going to get away with bluffing their way though this “special military operation”.


11 posted on 10/04/2023 9:24:07 AM PDT by glorgau
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Maybe that’s a good thing that will keep US from going to war with china when they attack Taiwan prior to the 2024 elections.


12 posted on 10/04/2023 9:28:09 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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Best thing Ukraine can do is put a bullet in Zelensky’s head.
13 posted on 10/04/2023 9:35:35 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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The UK has run out of tanks and missiles to donate to Ukraine, The Telegraph reported. An unnamed senior officer told the outlet that other countries would have to help now.


14 posted on 10/04/2023 9:38:32 AM PDT by Paul46360 (What??ME worry?)
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To: Mariner
Improvise.


15 posted on 10/04/2023 9:40:16 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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The US is low on small arms ammo needed for our troops and we just sent 250,000 more US soldiers to support NATO/Ukraine with minimal ammo. The UK just said their ammo reserves to support Ukraine are exhausted. The House vacated the Speaker, so there will be a delay in getting any funds to ammo manufacturers to remedy the low stock.

Not mentioned is that Putin/Kim just arranged a deal where North Korea will sent 1 million men to support Russia. They come with an AK-47 and 10,000 rds each. Backup supply is 20,000 rds AK-47 ammo per soldier. It took Kim 48 hours to get 1 million volunteers. The attraction? Putin will feed them. Kim also has a huge stash of 155mm howitzer rounds that he is providing to Putin...meanwhile the US can only produce 80,000 155mm rounds with a perfect supply chain. The supply chain is broken and we're actually manufacturing 40,000 rds a month. Ukraine is burning 7,000 155mm rds per day.

Lots of stupid going on with the Ukraine activity. My personal opinion is the river of money being showered on Ukraine is to cover up the Biden corruption.

16 posted on 10/04/2023 9:41:19 AM PDT by Myrddin
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They need to call a cease fire and put in a line just like Korea.

Use the existing boundary at the time of the last referendum. Ukraine can forget Crimea. Kruschev messed up on that one...and that's the way it is. And we messed up when we supported...and pushed...the coup in 2014.

17 posted on 10/04/2023 9:45:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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So many lives lost, all for the neocons and the oligarchs to launder American tax dollars into their offshore bank accounts.


18 posted on 10/04/2023 9:52:31 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (At this point, I would rather have the illegals here than the liberals.)
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“Not mentioned is that Putin/Kim just arranged a deal where North Korea will sent 1 million men to support Russia.”

Source?

Sounds like BS.


19 posted on 10/04/2023 9:57:53 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Good, lack of weapons is only thing that will hinder their blood lust.


20 posted on 10/04/2023 10:03:02 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself. 111 is the key.)
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