Posted on 10/15/2022 8:56:00 AM PDT by Mount Athos
The US is at or very near the end of its capacity to give, while fears grow of a military confrontation with Russia.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signaled this week that the U.S. and its Western allies are having trouble keeping pace with Ukraine’s demand for the advanced weaponry it needs to fend off Russia’s invasion. That signal reflects dwindling supplies for Ukraine and fear in the White House of escalation that could lead to war between the U.S. and Russia.
The risk of reduced U.S. stockpiles of high-end munitions has been reported almost since the U.S. began contributing to Ukraine’s defense. Now, nearly eight months since the start of the war, experts interviewed by Fox News Digital say the U.S. is at or very near the end of its capacity to give.
They agreed that Austin’s remarks indicate that the initial rush of high-end munitions like HIMAR rocket launchers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft Stingers and M-777 Howitzers is over. These sources said there may be two factors at play that are contributing to this reality.
One factor is the issue that Austin addressed directly this week – the U.S. is running low on equipment that it can hand over to Ukraine.
At a press conference Wednesday, Austin was asked whether the U.S. and other nations are worried about running so low on domestic supplies of critical munitions that they can no longer help Ukraine.
"Well, it certainly is not a question of lack of will," Austin replied.
Mark Cancian is a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. His assessment is that the U.S. has "limited" supplies of HIMARs, Javelins, Stingers and M-777 Howitzers.
"There are some areas where we’re basically at the bottom of the barrel," he told Fox News Digital.
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Meanwhile, the Russians can get all the munitions they want from the gargantuan Chinese manufacturing machine if need be. But then the Russians make huge amounts of munitions themselves anyways.
Whoa whoa whoa if we don’t empty our armouries to send to Ukraine, then Putin wins.
Simple minded neocons thought this would/could go on forever.
Yet we have toilet scum here that want to give them more.
Sending all our world to China depleting our military screwing up our military running out of ammunition the chips for which are manufactured in China the Chinese can field 300 million and supply them Biden is giving away California that will be their foothold it just goes on and on they’re setting us up to fall
I hear the Post Office as lots of weapons, maybe someone should ask the Post Office to supply.....
We need what is left for the Chinese.
I would like to not only bump both posts, but combine them:
“Simple minded neocon toilet scum.”
Transporting such systems overland and rail when Russia controls the land and airspace... Good luck, but hey, sending aid and equipment to Ukraine looks good in the press and is so tres chic...
Yep. And any mention of a negotiated peace settlement sends them howling, yapping and looking for ankles to nip.
Is there any other kind, except for clogs and flush-able.
Zelensky's latest demands:
*38billion to cover next yrs deficit of budget; salaries for doctors, teachers & social payments to citizens.
*17billion to rebuild destroyed infrastructure to start
*2billion targeted credit to rebuild electric energy infrastructure
*continual armament shipments
Why does Zelensky have power to demand ANYTHING from NATO & the US?? He’s not even a NATO ally.
If there was a deliberate, dedicated effort to virtually eliminate all our weapons stockpiles and munitions that was better than the Uke war, I’d like to see it.
Interesting that Putin backs off Kearsen - announces no more mass bombings for now - THEN - Biden tells Zelensky the armament spigot is going to slow down.
Looks like they took Zelensky out of those decisions....as should be.
Deals been made without Zelensky -
Putin pulled back from Karson - siad no more mass bombings for now
THEN
US posed for slowdown in munitions deliveres as does EU states.
Zelesnky being told who runs the show and it’s not him.
Joey is all drained out. All the US has left are F-15s. We did it! Our pitchforks will work en masse now!
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