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In response to "I get it’s a tightrope to walk but I feel like the West is giving just enough aid to keep Ukraine in the fight but not enough to actually win the war. -- nm" by Dano

I'm currently thinking that the problem is the West did not take Putin seriously as a true threat for years. Now it is a proven fact

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Sep 16 '23, 07:36

and it is a balancing act between what can you give and what should you keep at home just in case the worst happens.

If NATO countries had keep their military spending actually up to the levels that they agreed to, then supplying Ukraine with what they really need wouldn't be a problem.

But now, everyone is scrambling to build more munitions factories and get the inventory flow rolling. Supplying the Ukrainians in 2025 won't be a problem, but it hurts right now.

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To be more specific, things like howitzer rounds. NATO didn't have the massive inventory because its always assumed - crash davis 😺 Sep 16, 07:42 3
- Ukraine lacks air superiority because they didn't have much of an air force. And Russia still doesn't control the skies. - TWuG Sep 16, 08:19 2
  - Russia's air conduct reminds me of what a US Air Force general said after Desert Storm. - crash davis 😺 Sep 16, 08:38 1
    - Yeah, I suspect Russia trained their pilots to fly and pull triggers, but they had little to no leadership as to how to use an air force. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 16, 09:32

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I'm currently thinking that the problem is the West did not take Putin seriously as a true threat for years. Now it is a proven fact

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