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The US is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday, a setback for the country as it tries to fend off escalating attacks from Russia.
Certain munitions were previously promised to Ukraine under the Biden administration to aid its defences during the more than three-year-old war. The pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump and came after defence department officials scrutinised US stockpiles and raised concerns.
“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned – just ask Iran.”
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In that case they should probably stop sending weapons to Israel too
What kind of antisemitic, communist, muslim fundamentalist terrorist are you to suggest such an outrageous idea?
The best kind?
I’m pretty sure both things are connected. The US can’t (no longer?) fight a war on two fronts…
I’d be shocked if we can’t. Since WWII, our whole military mission has been predicated on simultaneously fighting two major fronts and one brush fire. We’ve only recently dropped the brush fire bit.
OTOH, maybe I’m wrong. Put my comment in ChatGPT:
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Obama-era Reassessment (2012): The strategy began shifting toward being able to fight one major war while deterring or denying another — a step down from the full two-war capability.
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Trump and Biden Administrations: Strategy documents further refined focus on peer or near-peer competition (e.g., China and Russia), moving away from the rigid 2-MRC structure. The “brush fire” idea has largely fallen away as the military now emphasizes great power competition and integrated deterrence rather than trying to be everywhere at once.
Israel will remain as one front. The other one will be closer to home soon.
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Who the fuck would we be using these stockpiles against if not Russia and China? We should be sending as much as possible to Ukraine, that’s how we defend the USA now and far into the future.
Republicans want to send those arms to ICE. They want to use the military against us.
Military action on US soil after 3,5 years seems quite plausible about now.
We’re sending war materiel, not so much (if any?) small arms.
This is what people may not want to hear, but even before Trump 2.0, Pentagon did express concerns of dwindling stocks, especially if the US wants to keep China in check. It is easier to blame Trump, but this time it may not be his fault. As the article mentioned, there has been change of priorities (not that I support Israel).
We give them so much fucking money, where is it all going? We don’t even have weapons to show for it?
It is not physical money being given to Ukraine, the amount of money mentioned is the worth of already outdated military hardware being given, which would have been decommissioned in the near future anyway. And Ukraine is actually paying for this in IOU (the lend lease programme). With all things considered, helping Ukraine is bang for the buck.
By “them” I meant the military-industrial complex.
(whispers) It is his fault.
The amount of supplies would have already gone critical whether or not Trump became president this term.
