• caboose2006@lemm.ee
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    2 months 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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      2 months ago

      Weapons don’t win wars, people do, and Ukraine has a severe troops shortage right now that will only get worse as the war goes on. You can give them all the weapons in the world, if there’s no one there to fire them, they’ll still lose

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        2 months ago

        These people are delusional, the liberation of Ukraine can only happen if NATO troops land on the battlefield. And we all know that means nuclear war.

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        2 months ago

        Guess India just lacked the manpower to kick out the Brits. Same with the Japanese and *checks notes, 4 American ships.

        Weapons absolutely matter.

      • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That is fundementally wrong. Firepower absolutely makes up for numbers disadvantage.

        if a hundred Russians, Norks and other Mercenaries and their vehicles get smoked in a battle by a single cluster bomb. Rinse and repeat

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      2 months 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.