Posted on 04/22/2022 6:00:05 AM PDT by GonzoII
WASHINGTON – The first U.S. 155mm howitzers from the latest $800 million military aid package for Ukraine have arrived in Europe as American troops there begin training Ukrainian forces on the artillery, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday.Some – but not all – of the 18 howitzers and 40,000 artillery rounds that the U.S. is sending Ukraine as part of the aid authorized April 13 by President Joe Biden have arrived in Europe as the U.S. delivered another four flights of military aid during the past 24 hours, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
In that time, U.S. troops have begun training some Ukrainian forces on how to use the American howitzers, the official said. The training is expected to last “about a week."
The official declined to say where in Europe the training is happening, but said it is not occurring inside Ukraine. After completing the instruction, the Ukrainian troops will return to the fighting and teach other troops how to use the American howitzers.…
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Russia doesn’t care if war is justified or not. If they think they can win, they will start an unjust war, which they just did BTW. They are not starting a war with the US, because they know they will lose badly.
What units were you with?
The Budapest Memorandum has no legal bearing. POTUS isn’t Emperor.
I have no side, as both countries are shitholes. Innocent people are getting killed, and I don’t give a shit who started it. It’s better for the world for it to end.
Stick to fusion ridiculous “science” and stay out of nukes.
I had a TS/SCI clearance, did you?
Thanks, but I disagree that US domination is required for either.
You have 26 nations in the EU that can handle both.
US domination wasn’t required for signing the Budapest Agreement. Yet we signed it, and so did Russia. We obligated ourselves at that time.
“26 nations in the EU that can handle both.” -—>both what? This is a slowly forming coalition just like the one that kicked Saddam back to Iraq when a regional bully tyrant invaded his neighbor over oil & gas reserves the same way Putin is doing. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4050958/posts
The Budapest Memorandum has no legal bearing.
*** Asked & Answered:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts?page=142#142
“Not a treaty?”
Registration Number 52241
Title Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the TREATY on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=0800000280401fbb
I have no side, as both countries are shitholes.
***One shiitehole invaded the other, violating the agreement that the US had with both shiitehole countries. The victim shiitehole country actually HONORED that agreement. They never woulda been invaded if they had kept their nukes. If we don’t get nuclear nonproliferation right, the whole world will be screwed and it’ll be panytwaist appeasers’ fault.
Innocent people are getting killed, and I don’t give a shit who started it.
***You’re simply operating as a troll at this point so I’ll start treating you as a troll.
It’s better for the world for it to end.
***It’s better for the world for it to have not happened, the Ukes never woulda been invaded if they hadn’t given up their nukes.
Stick to fusion ridiculous “science” and stay out of nukes.
***Wait a second, troll. You say stay out of nukes but stick to nuke fusion? How about you just stick to gardening threads and quit being a troll @$$#0/e. If ya don’t give a shiite then post where ya do give a shiite.
I had a TS/SCI clearance, did you?
***DIdn’t you say you don’t give a shiite? You honestly expect us to believe you had some special access to knowledge at some special time [obviously not now] and that it means ANYthing? You shoulda used that access to learn how to stop being an @$$Tr0/e.
Both of your previous points.
There is no doubt the globalists want a war. It is great cover to force the great reset.
Why should I care what the globalists want or don’t want? Do you want or don’t want nuclear proliferation? We signed a United Nations Nuclear NonProliferation TREATY, and our prez signed the Budapest Accession to that treaty. It was the right thing to do, regardless of globalism or non-globalism.
Why should I care what the globalists want or don’t want? Do you want or don’t want nuclear proliferation?
Well, if you don't want to engage the current battle of freedom vs. slavery, carry on.
Dodging the question. A troll response. It’s because you have no answer.
Too bad we can’t reactivate our old 8” howitzers....we could drop a huge shell onto the hood of a jeep with them.
Already gave you my answer twice.
It simply disagrees with yours.
M-48 tanks from Slovenia
From France Milan anti-tank guided missiles
Poland transferring older T-72M variants that it produced under license from the Soviet Union during the Cold War or modernized PT-91 Twardy derivatives
Your answer is a non-answer. The answer of a troll. Twice.
It is a seriously good gun.
We have no obligation to get involved in this fracas between Cyrillic speaking cousins.
Oh, can I mention that I had a TS/SCI clearance too?
[Not an artilleryman among you! - No matter which 155 they are sending (my guess is that they will be our excess M-198s), our fire control and sighting systems work on a different azimuth scale than the Russian/Ukrainian systems. ]
Guidance in the Druzhba area seemed to be working quite well.
Zelensky is George Washington
How could he possibly know modern tech skeet?
Get with the agora prop ya hear
Or are u an evil putinista
.....I knew it
/s
They are flying in on the invisible and omnipotent Air Zelensky that’s decimated the visible commie Air Force whose pilots are cowering somewhere east of the Volga
Pilots Johnny Quest and Race Bannon at your service
Do try to keep up.
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