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oldsoftie

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36. But it doesnt matter how much equipment you have if you dont have the men

Tue May 14, 2024, 07:14 AM

May 14

Russia basically has an unlimited number of men to throw at the front. UKR doesnt. Thats what Putin is waiting on. And the sanctions haven't hurt russia nearly as much as we'd hoped. What damage has been done is easily overcome by the constant flow from Iran NK & China. because THEY see this as a way to weaken US. And our weaker supply base HAS been exposed in the past 2 yrs. For everyone who whines about the "military industrial complex" they dont realize that the DoD has "streamlined" our defense mfg so much that we are already strained & WE aren't even IN the war. We only have ONE plant that makes black powder & its 100yrs old!
We screwed up big time by not giving the best weapons we had from day ONE of this war.

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Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine [View all] SouthBayDem May 12 OP

Heart breaking. Irish_Dem May 12 #1

What is the status of weapons delivery? Does anyone know? Evolve Dammit May 12 #2

I thought they would have them by now. ananda May 12 #3

This is the consequence of the delays in the aid tornado34jh May 12 #4

+1... myohmy2 May 12 #6

Keep in mind, it's not just Ukraine watching the US tornado34jh May 12 #7

It's not a generic "Congress" at fault, it's the fucking Russiapublicans in our House. Hermit-The-Prog May 13 #14

True, but it should have never taken this long to get this done tornado34jh May 13 #15

There is a big difference Ontheboundry May 13 #22

You're still saying "Congress" when it is specifically Republicans causing the problems. Hermit-The-Prog May 13 #24

Meaningless territorial gains in the gray zone CanonRay May 12 #5

It doesn't matter. At the end of the day, it's territory Ukraine has lost tornado34jh May 12 #8

RU is suffering high losses in an effort to take back territory it lost in 2022 Kaleva May 12 #10

Russia could send half of their population to this war, it doesn't matter to the government, so losses are irrelevant tornado34jh May 13 #13

TOTALLY on point; Russia doesnt CARE about losses oldsoftie May 13 #17

They still need equipment Kaleva May 13 #19

China Iran & NK are pumping equipment to them. oldsoftie May 13 #20

Russia doesn't have the economy to sustain this war Kaleva May 13 #25

It seems they are doing a lot of "donating". Russia CAN outlast UKR oldsoftie May 13 #31

You still need the economy to support the war effort Kaleva May 14 #35

But it doesnt matter how much equipment you have if you dont have the men oldsoftie May 14 #36

They still need equipment such as tanks, artillery and such Kaleva May 13 #18

An economy the size of Canada? I think that is a big stretch tornado34jh May 13 #34

And massive manpower & equipment losses for Russia Mysterian May 13 #30

Yet, that hasn't stopped Russia, has it? tornado34jh May 13 #33

The destruction of the enemy army Mysterian May 14 #37

I am not saying that they have infinite manpower/supplies tornado34jh May 14 #38

It's not meaningless if Ukraine's defensive perimeter's for Karkhiv have been breached. Voltaire2 May 13 #28

thanks to Putin loving republicans republianmushroom May 12 #9

Seems to be a diversion Warpy May 12 #11

"mineral-rich"? moondust May 12 #12

THIS is what its been about from day one. oldsoftie May 13 #21

Very frustrating! Drum May 13 #16

And in that newly occupied territory the Russians will die by the truckload. Botany May 13 #23

Russia lost this territory in 2022 Kaleva May 13 #26

Hopefully with the needed weapons and the F-16 fighters they (Ukrainian fighters) and international help Botany May 13 #29

Fucking repigs and holding up aid. Duncanpup May 13 #27

An unsustainable Pyrrhic victory to regain ground already lost. Great plan, Moscow. Torchlight May 13 #32