But I agree with you -- the EU and EU countries should be doing more, much more
Posted on 01/26/2023 9:03:18 PM PST by Zhang Fei
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is racing to boost its production of artillery shells by 500 percent within two years, pushing conventional ammunition production to levels not seen since the Korean War as it invests billions of dollars to make up for shortfalls caused by the war in Ukraine and to build up stockpiles for future conflicts.
The effort, which will involve expanding factories and bringing in new producers, is part of “the most aggressive modernization effort in nearly 40 years” for the U.S. defense industrial base, according to an Army report.
The new investment in artillery production is in part a concession to reality: While the Pentagon has focused on fighting wars with small numbers of more expensive precision-guided weapons, Ukraine is largely relying on howitzers firing unguided shells.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the U.S. Army’s production of 14,400 unguided shells a month had been sufficient for the American military’s way of war. But the need to supply Kyiv’s armed forces prompted Pentagon leaders to triple production goals in September, and then double them again in January so that they could eventually make 90,000 or more shells a month.
Unguided artillery shells have become the cornerstone of the 11-month-old conflict, with both Ukrainian and Russian troops firing thousands of howitzer rounds at each other every day, along a front line more than 600 miles long. These weapons are most likely responsible for the greatest percentage of war casualties, which U.S. officials have estimated at more than 100,000 on each side.
The Army’s decision to expand its artillery production is the clearest sign yet that the United States plans to back Ukraine no matter how long the war continues.
The ammunition the United States has sent to Ukraine includes not just the 155-millimeter shells for howitzers
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
But I agree with you -- the EU and EU countries should be doing more, much more
NATO is not WEF controlled
And Ukraine is not "Russia's breakaway territory"
Or do you consider the USA to be "the UK's breakaway territory" today in 2023?
I look at this and I have the exact opposite reaction. When Lindsey Graham, Bernie Sanders and Mo Brooks all vote the same way on anything more consequential than officially naming a U.S. post office building, I know the interests of the U.S. citizenry are about to be undermined.
Let's keep in mind that the last time we saw all the players you listed "get" something, we had COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates. F#%& that.
The WEF doesn’t control NATO. Putin is a WEF man, Zelenskyy is a WEF man. How do you reconcile that?
Someone here at FR called Trump Neville Chamberlain because of his opposition to what will certainly become nuclear war.
Crazy and insane delusion, it’s even infested people who ought to know better.
1. The recreation of Empires puts american power and economy at risk. The USA explicitly got the Europeans to give up their empires after world wars one and two.
2. Allowing countries to expand territorially by military force takes us back to the 19th century and the ongoing wars and deaths as well as impacts to the American economy is not what we want to go back to
v/s the Roman empires?
Much of the EU was not part of the Roman empire and much of the Roman empire is not part of the EU.
Furthermore, there is a massive difference in governance, in politics etc.
It's not the Roman empire in any which way
It's your business to prevent a world war, which is what the supply of arms to Ukraine is doing
This is 1938 again, andinstead of the west giving up Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany, the west is arming Czechoslovakia and the Czechs are giving the Nazis a bloody eye
That would and is preventing a war in which westerners get killed and saving the Czechs from years of servitude and persecution
The WEF controls both the EU and America so by extension controls NATO. Do you even know what the WEF is, what it does, and what it believes?
Globohomos are not critical thinkers.
Oh I agree oh hardly we should stay out of it we should stay out of it from the get go. I remember Donald trump was impeached for calling for an investigation into the things that were going on Ukraine before Russia even started amassing troops on the border
I’m probably in the minority here, but I think this WEF is like Met Gala. Rich people pay money to appear at some party because they believe this is what rich people must do.
By going there they also demonstrate that they are rich. I hear it is now a quarter of a million just to get a pass.
That’s likely part of it. It’s where the ‘cool kids’ hang-out.
It’s also to meet each other. Trump said he made new friend’s and connections at the 2018 meeting at Davos.
You either have to be a member (70,000) or be invited.
It’s more or less a think tank where folks with money try to solve what they see as global issues. Speakers have all kinds of ideas, but very few earn a place on the agenda.
China lacks the ability to mount a sustained effort in Taiwan.
As soon as the Chinese ports are blockaded Chinese exports, imports and logistical operations not only curtail the efforts in Taiwan but destroy the economy
Several nations are all supplying Ukraine with supplies and arms. We have troops already pre-positioned in Poland. Our “advisors” are in country instructing the use of weapons. This is how we became engaged in WW I
[That’s likely part of it. It’s where the ‘cool kids’ hang-out.
It’s also to meet each other. Trump said he made new friend’s and connections at the 2018 meeting at Davos.
You either have to be a member (70,000) or be invited.
It’s more or less a think tank where folks with money try to solve what they see as global issues. Speakers have all kinds of ideas, but very few earn a place on the agenda.]
As conference/expo/exhibition organizers go, you have to hand it to Schwab - he run the most prestigious event around. No Al Czervik-like (the Rodney Dangerfield character in Caddyshack) rug salesmen to sully up the forum. Class all the way.
Steve Sailer, who runs a blog at Unz, has it summed up:
Instead of keeping the proceedings secret like Bilderberg does, Schwab blasted out as much publicity for his new Davos get-together as he could beg, borrow, or steal.
The reason Klaus Schwab dresses like a Bond movie supervillain is not because he is a supervillain, but because it’s good for his brand when you think he has supervillain powers.]
You gotta love it - a chatfest featuring boring businessmen and pols bloviating about their big ideas in front of their peers and arrivistes, all trying to avoid falling asleep while appearing interested. And Schwab is laughing all the way to the bank while everyone goes gaga over what is a glorified emcee and self-promoter mouthing whatever platitudes are in fashion.
I think Joe Biden and his staff want a political win to say they defeated Russia. So I think it will go nuclear for their pride.
I agree. Russia has lost 100K and Ukraine has lost 125K. This is madness. And the WH wants you to think everything is just fine and lets send another 35 billion in arms and bullets. Oh, now tanks along with the drones, satellite intel, artillery, advisors, etc. We are just minutes away from committing troops once Ukraine runs out of them.
Russia has a kill ratio of 8:1, has eliminated most of the experienced soldiers, has a strong economy (Ukraine in contrast doesn’t have an economy), and are massing under an ISR and IAD umbrella for the final push.
If you believe the propaganda, Russia has already lost; but in fact, Russia is methodically winning. The only question now is if Russia has decided whether or to take all of Ukraine; whereas before, that wasn’t part of the plan.
This will be over before Spring.
“… You gotta love it - a chatfest featuring boring businessmen and pols bloviating about their big ideas in front of their peers and arrivistes, all trying to avoid falling asleep while appearing interested. And Schwab is laughing all the way to the bank while everyone goes gaga over what is a glorified emcee and self-promoter mouthing whatever platitudes are in fashion.….”
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Hmmmm….you mean we should “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”? 😊
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