• caboose2006@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    Russia is importing North Koreans to fight. You think if Ukraine gets unlimited weapons the war will last 5 more years? What day of the 3 day invasion are we on now?

    The only reason the war has lasted this long is because of the drip feeding of weapons. which was probably a ploy to extend the war and make defense contractors more rich. So yeah, end it quickly by giving Ukraine what it needs to win.

    So, what’s your "totally realistic"TM solution?

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      7 days ago

      And if you’re wrong and the war can indeed go on for 10 more years are you prepared to deal with the consequences of the destruction of Ukraine, potentially nuclear war and destabilization of Europe?

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      7 days ago

      Theory that more weapons wins is based on Russia being overextended and not outproducing west by itself. Your point on “endless war being perfect US policy” is the right one. Wining a war is always terrible. It means an end to war, and just look at how sad everyone around here is about that prospect. That Ukraine could suffer far more destruction, as retaliation for the special weapons it uses for terrorism inside Russia, is far more likely, as is striking western nations as punishment for “breaking the script of a slow war of attrition with eventual Russian victory”.

      ATCMS got Ukraine electricity sector destroyed, instead of winning. US can produce 60 per year.

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            6 days ago

            There is what we are currently vs. what we can. We CAN produce a lot more. We have the resource advantage, the population advantage, the money advantage, the heavy industry advantage.

            It’s not a propaganda bubble. It’s basic fucking math

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              6 days ago

              Russia is now 4th in PPP GDP. They have the heavy industry and resources. Most importantly, demonic permawar for weapons and oil profits is happiest to extort the most money from idiots to oligarchs, compared to survival necessity of believe it or not a far less corrupt country.

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                6 days ago

                So yes, like I said. The resource advantage. The money advantage. The population advantage. Etc… keep slicing that pizza into thinner slices though. “Look, Russia has this 1 whole slice! And look, a big part of this other slice!” Meanwhile the west and NATO have 7/8s of the rest of the pizza. Russia’s barley holding on with the woefully inadequate weapons we’ve been sending to Ukraine. But sure, keep telling yourself that Russia stronk.