“And we’ll never know why.”
The Pentagon killed it because they didn’t think existential war with Russia was a good idea.
Do you?
The Pentagon may have made a recommendation but of course the buck stops with the president, and in this case that's Biden and his handlers.
If you like the decision, then give Biden credit. I you don't like the decision, then criticize Biden.
I sure as hell don’t
I guess you were born yesterday. When China and the USSR were shipping tons of military equipment to North Vietnam that wasn’t an existential threat? You are being myopic and silly.