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Why do we need to give all this money to Ukraine if Russia's arms industry is in the pooper?
1 posted on 08/29/2022 4:54:22 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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Are you GOP Free Traitors™ watching this sh!t show? This is why the USA needs a strong industrial base backed up by serious protectionist tariffs and trade policies. Protectionism is not a bad word.
2 posted on 08/29/2022 4:57:52 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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A Good Explanation...
... of one of the reasons for a severe butt-hurt of the West—it cannot fight Russia because its best proxy in history, armed and C4ISRed by allegedly “finest fighting force in history” got its ass handed to it.

https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-good-explanation.html?m=1

They know it, and all those people cannot take it. Can you imagine Ben Hodges or Keane with Petraeus commanding formations which will be cut off largely from communications, will be under constant fire impact, sustaining constant heavy losses even in the operational depth, and having virtually no ISR? I can not. They don’t know how to do it—it is a whole generation of “leaders” who can fight only some third world military formations, and even there it cannot win.

Take a look at these screenshots of Tim Bakken’s book:
[screen captures at link]

Officer candidates who have academic abilities lower than those required from the lowest category for... enlisted? I am on record for more than 10 years—the danger of the US is not in her military, grossly exaggerated, might but in its increasing military weakness.

P.S. Per satellites. Russia can take out pretty much whole US intel satellite constellation and jam GPS entirely, but physical annihilation of the satellites is an act of war. So, for now at least, it is not an option.


4 posted on 08/29/2022 5:18:18 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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Russia’s stockpiles are immense. They are fielding 10 to 50 to 1 advantages in aircraft, missiles, and artillery, for example, and lots of inventory still to go.

So far the “allies’” weapons supplies’ quantities to Ukraine have been pathetic. 16 HIMARS launchers to date? 160 would be more like it. NO aircraft. Freaking unbelievable.


6 posted on 08/29/2022 5:43:07 AM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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When the world is generally not at war and your country wants to be able to sell what it produces, then it either has to be less expensive or better quality.

Maybe Russia can't produce computer chips or other high tech items that can compete with those made in places like Taiwan in times of peace, but if they have to produce acceptable computer chips, etc. in times of war for themselves then that's all they need to do.

12 posted on 08/29/2022 7:46:59 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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13 posted on 08/29/2022 11:31:51 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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Oh really?

Let me know when the Ukrainians, the EU, NATO, and the US, for that matter, can drop 60,000-70,000 artillery shells in 24 hours and do it for 6 days straight?

K? Thx.


14 posted on 08/29/2022 11:34:35 AM PDT by cranked
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