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Related: About this forumRetired General Wesley Clark on how US tanks could affect Ukraine battlefield - CNN
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine and could make an announcement as soon as this week, according to three US officials familiar with the deliberations. Germany is also set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the countrys war effort, Der Spiegel reported, attributing to unnamed sources. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark and CNN contributor Jill Doughtery discuss.
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Retired General Wesley Clark on how US tanks could affect Ukraine battlefield - CNN (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jan 2023
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Gen. Clark is saying it's not nearly enough. I trust the former General. Would have made great Pres.
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2023
#1
Our tanks won't be there for months. Other NATO countries could deliver in weeks.
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2023
#4
I liked when he said: "You want automatic weapons? We've got 'em. Join the Army." nt
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2023
#5
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)1. Gen. Clark is saying it's not nearly enough. I trust the former General. Would have made great Pres.
Irish_Dem
(47,115 posts)2. YES. US generals saying tanks are not enough.
And time is critical.
NATO has to decide if they want Ukraine to win this war not.
Or if they only want to give Ukraine just enough to slog along depleting the Russian military.
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)4. Our tanks won't be there for months. Other NATO countries could deliver in weeks.
Irish_Dem
(47,115 posts)6. Exactly.
I hope Europe will be happy with Putin on their doorstep.
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)7. Back his ass into a corner. He started this un-provoked horror.
Irish_Dem
(47,115 posts)8. I would too. Or maybe backed into an open window.
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)9. Heh Heh
BOSSHOG
(37,062 posts)3. He was my choice in 2004
What brilliant military leader did we elect in that year?
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)5. I liked when he said: "You want automatic weapons? We've got 'em. Join the Army." nt