Posted on 04/11/2023 1:29:56 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/pentagon-leaks-us-intelligence-expects-modest-results-from-ukrainian-spring-offensive-russians-welcome-the-chance-to-tackle-kievs-forces-out-in-the-open/
“Labeled ‘top secret,’ the bleak assessment from early February warns of significant ‘force generation and sustainment shortfalls,’ and the likelihood that such an operation will result in only ‘modest territorial gains.’ It’s a marked departure from the Biden administration’s public statements about the vitality of Ukraine’s military and is likely to embolden critics who feel the United States and NATO should do more to push for a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
[…] It has revealed, for instance, where American officials have detected critical weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defenses and access to ammunition while exposing considerable deficiencies within the Russian military, too. Many of the assessments date to February and March.
https://apnews.com/article/leaked-documents-classified-russia-ukraine-e351c6613e69bf8d714b03e367543da8#:~:text=Under%20a%20section%20titled%20“Total,lost%20about%20that%20many%20also.
Under a section titled “Total Assessed Losses,” one document lists 16,000-17,500 Russian casualties.
Too bad we can’t send our American devotees of Zelensky to fight for their new lefty hero.
Let me know when they’re sweeping men off the sidewalks...
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…and let me know when they start sweeping the 60 year olds off….or hustling the just notified into a waiting van and off to the front….
>> Air bursts are much cleaner as far as fallout is concerned, as opposed to ground burst. <<
Yes... but wouldn’t destroy much hardware.
I’m 55. If our country starts this crap they can draft deez nuts.
Never forget what Canada did to the striking truckers.
"They" are already complaining about failing to make enlistment quotas.
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