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Davidson: Ratcheting Up Military Aid To Ukraine Runs A Risk Of Escalation
FEDERALIST ^ | 3/21/22 | THE FEDERALIST STAFF

Posted on 03/21/2022 7:14:40 AM PDT by JonPreston

“I think it’s a little naive to think that we can keep ratcheting up our assistance to the Ukrainians, whether through the provision of more and more advanced weapons, intelligence, targeting intelligence … and we’re just going to expect Moscow to accept that and not do anything in response?” Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson asked.

“What disturbs me is that we’re not even having a debate about this,” he added. “The people who are calling for this escalation on the part of the West, of the U.S. and NATO allies, are not even acknowledging that there’s a risk involved. Just acknowledge that there’s a risk involved and then make a case for why it’s worth the risk. But instead, we’re not having a debate about it.”


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KEYWORDS: escalation; ukraine
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1 posted on 03/21/2022 7:14:40 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston

Putin can pull his murderous troops back to Russia. Problem solved!


2 posted on 03/21/2022 7:20:07 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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3 posted on 03/21/2022 7:21:08 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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Why aren’t we ratcheting up military assistance to African countries being attacked by Islamoagression?

Is it because those countries don’t have biolabs funded by the U.S. military?


4 posted on 03/21/2022 7:21:36 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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To: rrrod

Putin is being allowed to wage a war with offensive weapons, while bombing civilians as strategy.

Ukraine has primarily defensive weapons.

3 batteries of anti ship Harpoons, would change the equation, drastically. The Russians could leave or lose their Black Sea fleet.


5 posted on 03/21/2022 7:22:48 AM PDT by rbmillerjr (Defeating China is impossible without understanding that Russia is our enemy)
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To: JonPreston

Nice try. What is the acceptable age for a child to be raped by the Russian military?


6 posted on 03/21/2022 7:24:06 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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7 posted on 03/21/2022 7:25:42 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Carl Vehse

Evidently you don’t follow news out of Africa? We are quite busy there.

As for Ukraine, it was ok for China and the Soviets to send the NVA jet fighters w/pilots, tanks, etc. We didn’t go after them for it, we went for the supply lines in Laos and Cambodia.


8 posted on 03/21/2022 7:25:57 AM PDT by datura (Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
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To: JonPreston
Ratcheting Up Military Aid To Ukraine Runs A Risk Of Escalation

Probably should read:

Ratcheting Up Military Aid To Ukraine Runs A Risk Of Escalation And Nuclear War

...because 'accidents happen'. Guess they were trying to keep the headline short...

;>)

9 posted on 03/21/2022 7:28:13 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: rrrod

older than the age at which the trans cult will do it, probably


10 posted on 03/21/2022 7:31:01 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: JonPreston

Does Russia not have concerns about escalation?

The best defense is often a good offense.


11 posted on 03/21/2022 7:31:32 AM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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Giving weapons to a corrupt country like Ukraine is a bad idea since it will just end up being sold to criminals at the end of the day.


12 posted on 03/21/2022 7:34:00 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: rbmillerjr

3 batteries of Harpoons aren’t very survivable against a fleet. Not to mention are hard to bring into a theater.


14 posted on 03/21/2022 7:35:11 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: jdsteel

You’d see escalation when it starts in your neighborhood.


15 posted on 03/21/2022 7:36:11 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: JonPreston; Fred Nerks

A Risk Of Escalation>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

We were never worried about that back when Reagan was president, why now?

We have the MAD dynamic......USE IT.

And for God’s sakes, set up a buffer zomne between Russia and NATO countries ( the cruise missile bombing of LIVIV should have been enough to bring THAT) . I hope NATO wrests control away from BIDEn and starts doing things that are strategically smart, ahead of the curve.

Start piling ordnamce into Ukrains. Sent in the Special Ops forces , US NAvy Seals , Delta , and put them in charge of transporting ordnance into Kiev and elsewhere.

Lend Lease Ukraine some A-10 Wart Hogs and get those Mig 29s into Uklraine from Poland!

WTYF? Biden is NOW screwing not pnly America, but the whole freakin’ world! WW III has already begun and Biden is still usiing Russia to negotiate a US deal with Iran that will give Iran the Bomb?

WHERE IS THE SCREAMING FROM CONGRESS AND THE PRESS ????

IMPEACH BIDEN..........He is committing TREASON, high cromes and misdeamenours!


16 posted on 03/21/2022 7:38:54 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: JonPreston
Davidson: Ratcheting Up Military Aid To Ukraine Runs A Risk Of Escalation

Sure lets fight according to the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, that will work.

17 posted on 03/21/2022 7:41:04 AM PDT by tlozo (Trump-the Russian invasion of Ukraine is " truly a crime against humanity")
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To: tlozo

Not my fight, but feel free to volunteer.


18 posted on 03/21/2022 7:42:19 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Candor7

So have you booked your flight to fight for Ukraine or are just tough when it will be someone else doing the fighting?


19 posted on 03/21/2022 7:42:21 AM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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Not my fight, but feel free to volunteer.

Ukrainians are asking for weapons, not volunteers, give them the weapons. Let Putin's dream of a new Russian empire die in Ukraine.

20 posted on 03/21/2022 7:45:00 AM PDT by tlozo (Trump-the Russian invasion of Ukraine is " truly a crime against humanity")
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