[Right_Wing_Madman]

This is hands-down the best explanation I've heard on why sanctions on Russia backfired

These days, there are too many economic participants outside US/Europe. Western leaders overplayed their hand.

[Drew68]

These days, there are too many economic participants outside US/Europe. Western leaders overplayed their hand.

And we don't make anything anymore.

Russian foundries are churning out plate steel 24/7. Russian factories are churning out munitions 24/7.

We've offshored nearly all of our steel production to China.

And munitions? We can't expand the ammo factories we currently have. Build more? Any new munitions plant would take a decade just to pass the environmental impact study. And then there'd be OSHA and DEI compliance to adhere to.

We're so screwed.