And so you think that giving extended range missile abilities will win the war for Ukraine and send Putin's army running home to papa? Is that you recommendation to end the was?
Putin may be fighting for his own future and he may risk the deaths of millions of his own people on that future. Seems to me he will easily justify his small nuclear actions "to defend" his future under the disguise of saving Russia from aggressors.
The long-range ammunition for the HIMARS strikes me as a measured response to Putin's escalatory nuclear threats. It won't end the war, but it could help slow or stop the escalatory spiral by pushing back on Putin's threats, and denying him a main objective of the threats, to keep us from sending the long-range artillery shells to the Ukrainians.
Even if we send the long-range ammunition, we should maintain the restrictions against using the HIMARS against targets in Russia, at least initially.
That creates new options, to be exercised if Putin uses a nuke, or possibly if he continues to destroy cities and critical infrastructure with missiles launched from the territory of Russia proper.
This is a very delicate process. Nonetheless, if we simply cave into Putin's nuclear threats, the future doesn't look good for Ukraine, NATO countries, or for us.
And so you think that giving extended range missile abilities will win the war for Ukraine and send Putin's army running home to papa? Is that you recommendation to end the was?
Putin may be fighting for his own future and he may risk the deaths of millions of his own people on that future. Seems to me he will easily justify his small nuclear actions "to defend" his future under the disguise of saving Russia from aggressors.
Thanks for your comment, Michael.
The long-range ammunition for the HIMARS strikes me as a measured response to Putin's escalatory nuclear threats. It won't end the war, but it could help slow or stop the escalatory spiral by pushing back on Putin's threats, and denying him a main objective of the threats, to keep us from sending the long-range artillery shells to the Ukrainians.
Even if we send the long-range ammunition, we should maintain the restrictions against using the HIMARS against targets in Russia, at least initially.
That creates new options, to be exercised if Putin uses a nuke, or possibly if he continues to destroy cities and critical infrastructure with missiles launched from the territory of Russia proper.
This is a very delicate process. Nonetheless, if we simply cave into Putin's nuclear threats, the future doesn't look good for Ukraine, NATO countries, or for us.
I agree