Dec 20, 2023
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- The US military wants Ukraine to hold out against Russia until 2025, per The New York Times.
- By then, Ukraine should have produced enough weapons to represent a serious threat, per the outlet.
- This could bring Russia closer to negotiating peace, the NYT report suggested.
The US has a game plan for the Ukraine war which rests on Kyiv holding out against Russia until 2025, according to a report by The New York Times.
This “hold-and-build” strategy could allow Ukraine to step up its domestic arms production capabilities next year to produce more long-range drones and missiles, the Times reported.
With enough weapons, some in the US military think that Ukraine’s army could bring Russia to the negotiating table at the end of 2024 or in 2025, the report said.
US funding for Ukraine is running out, with about $4.4 billion left in support from Defense Department inventories, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed last week.
The Biden administration will present one last aid package for Ukraine before the end of the year, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday, per Reuters.
“When that one’s done … we will have no more replenishment authority available to us, and we’re going to need Congress to act without delay,” he said.
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden sought to break a deadlock in Congress with a $111 billion assistance package to Ukraine and Israel but failed after all Republican Senators and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont opposed it, Reuters reported at the time.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has taken steps to ramp up its domestic production capabilities by intensifying its production of howitzers, boosting its ammunition and drone production, and using local manufacturers whenever possible, Business Insider previously reported.
However, it remains unclear whether that will be enough to make up for dwindling US and EU aid.
Military analysts have warned that if US funding runs dry, Ukraine will lose against Russia.
Clearly, if this is true, then Biden and his sorry-ass administration are out of their minds.
Yeah, especially if Biden doesn’t get re-elected. It just sounds like a sorry assed excuse to do nothing, then lay the blame on the GOP if they get elected.
It could all be so easy, seeing the humongous amounts of military assets we have sitting around. The United States is governed by a pack of fucking clowns and bimbos.
Yeah, right, Mr. Ofp. Under no circumstances would the US accept such a “game plan” (even that phrase shows the careless, irresponsible attitude towards a bloody war!) for their own troops. More than one year of unnecessary blood toll, because of deliberately holding back arms support, that’s totally nuts!
Apart from this, this come with high risks, since Russia will try to counter this strategy. This ain’t a reasonable alternative to pulling out the stops and delivering the best support Nato can reasonably muster, at all. Shame on Biden, whose lack of decisive action has already cost tens of thousands of lifes. With braver leadership, this war could already be over by now!
Our words all along, Mr. Gray. The lack of courage, foresight and initiative has only dragged this war out and costs lots of additional lives and money. This weakness also encourages every other trash country and terrorist organization.