(The video is from June 4, 2022.)
Or more specifically M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. This is the type of weapons system now going online in Ukraine to redress the Russian artillery advantage. Deadly accurate, it out ranges any similar system in the Russian artillery. Just four are currently operation in Ukraine but they are already having an impact.
No one weapon system is a game changer in a war, but Himars is an indication of the type of weaponry that is going to make life a lot more difficult for the Russian invaders of Ukraine.
How, specifically, do the citizens of the USA benefit from all this?
In the end, the Russian army is very clumsy but way too big to loose this conflict. What is the end state the Ukraine government seeks? Remember, Putin is 10x smarter than Brandon and 100x more ruthless. I don’t enjoy saying that.
How, specifically, do the citizens of the USA benefit from all this?
By making certain that Putin’s scheme to recreate the old Soviet Union fails, and to make certain that Putin does not make the mistake of attacking a NATO member which would mean open war with the US.
How, specifically, do the citizens of the USA benefit from all this?
Are you implying Raytheon is not a good US corporate citizen?
If we keep sticking NATO members in the way, it is bound to get a NATO member hit. It almost seems like the US wants to get involved. And let’s not kid ourselves – we are. To some extent, Russia has no choice but to avoid direct confrontation with NATO/US, but the US is doing everything in its power to make that happen. Reckless doesn’t even begin to describe it.
It does crack me up that we worry about Russia recreating the USSR, while we are in up to our necks in practically every country in the world that is worth anything. That is, when we are not being humiliated into leaving. And to top it off, while we are protecting Ukraine’s border, we leave ours wide open. Go figure.
Oh my gosh, that horrible and evil America, suggesting that folks not be openly taking over countries!
How dare they oppose the USSR reborn!
:eyeroll:
Several US administrations have been reckless regarding the Ukraine – NATO relationship. Americans benefit zero from involvement in this almost century old bad blood between these peoples. We will not fix it but our idiot CIC will eventually send troops, you can bet on that.
I don’t know if Raytheon is a good corporate citizen. But it is a cornerstone of the US military industrial complex which General Eisenhower and Marine Corps General Smedley Butler warned us about. Forty billion in unaccountable military aide to a very corrupt Ukraine! UGBKM. As General Butler said, “War is a racket”. Bet on that, also.
It does crack me up that we worry about Russia recreating the USSR, while we are in up to our necks in practically every country in the world that is worth anything.
This is a nonsense statement
Several US administrations have been reckless regarding the Ukraine –
In your imagination only.
in this almost century old bad blood between these peoples
That’s a funny way to spell “open genocide.”
https://victimsofcommunism.org/the-secret-soviet-genocide-of-wwii/
It’s perception. You can’t blame people for being angry at their government giving foreign military aid when the people in their own countries are in need. Albanese yesterday pledged 100mill to Zelenskyy in Military Aid and vehicles when he visited Ukraine 2 days ago. And yet, 85,000 are currently either displaced or evacuated by flooding in NSW- for the second time in two months. Those from 2 months ago are still living in caravans. And we have a newly elected PM visiting Ukraine pledging military aid. Perception.
Forty billion in unaccountable military aide to a very corrupt Ukraine!
It’s only fair, after all, we gave twice that to the Taliban!
As General Butler said, “War is a racket”
One of the chief spokesman for disarming America as Hitler was on the march. Butler was a brave man and an able officer but his failure to become Commandant of the Corps in 1931 caused him to lurch to the Left. Prior to that his politics could be characterized as far right, as his admiration for Mussolini demonstrated.
If we keep sticking NATO members in the way
How unreasonable for the Baltic Republics, the states of Eastern Europe and Ukraine not to meekly bow under the Russian yoke again.
t does crack me up that we worry about Russia recreating the USSR, while we are in up to our necks in practically every country in the world that is worth anything
Let me know when these nations ask us to leave and we refuse to do so. Comparing us to what the Russians are doing in Ukraine is comparing apples to rock salt.
Look on the upside, Donald, this stuff is showing folks who are young enough to laugh at Star Trek, TOS episodes as unrealistic that yes, folks really are that nuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9c2fj9iPM&t=16s
Our President and SecDef will not define the desired end state they desire in Ukraine. This war is a blank check to the corrupt Ukraine government from Biden. When the Russian thugs eventually win, Ukraine will blame US/NATO for not sending even more cash. Bet on it. This is not our fight.
Our President and SecDef will not define the desired end state they desire in Ukraine.
The defeat of the attempt of Russia to take over Ukraine is a self evident goal. It doesn’t take a Clauswitz to see that.
. When the Russian thugs eventually win,
Assuming a fact not in evidence.