Russia Ukraine war

Originally posted by bellcurve: ↑

news now running on the ABC News app that the US is running short of materiel to supply Ukraine in its US proxy war against the invading Russians should hearten the US military/industrial complex - the only clear winner in this conflict.

if US materiel supplies to Ukraine are dwindling the US military/industrial complex will no doubt be called on to produce much more.

this production will no doubt be debt-funded by the US DoD and generously donated for use against Russian forces - a traditional US cold war enemy now involved in a hot invasion in neighbour Ukraine.

profits of US materiel suppliers will no doubt soar. The US involvement in what many see as a proxy war will see it fight to the last Ukrainian.

here's the start of a report on ABC about dwindling US materiel supplies.

AABC:

"The United States will soon be unable to provide Ukraine with certain types of ammunition that are essential to Kyiv's battle against Russia's invasion, as supplies are being used up faster than they can be replaced.

"Key points:
-Washington is the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
-The amount of shells the US provided to Ukraine is close to the limit that it is willing to give without risking its own war fighting capabilities, an expert has said.
-US Defence Department said the US will stand with Ukraine for "as long as it takes".

"Washington has become by far the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia launched the invasion on February 24, with more than $US16.8 billion ($26.4 billion) in military assistance provided since that date.

"But US stockpiles of some equipment are "reaching the minimum levels needed for war plans and training," and restocking to pre-invasion levels could take years, Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in a recent analysis.

"Washington is "learning lessons" from the conflict about ammunition needs in a great power war, which are "far greater" than expected, a US military official acknowledged on condition of anonymity."

back to bellcurve: as you'd expect with a US proxy war, much of the information in mainstream western media is sourced from the US. That old tag line in a story - a US official said on condition of anonymity - is a sure sign that what you are reading is what US 'intel' wants you to read. Ditto a Defence Department said, ditto Pentagon sources etcetera etc.

remember, in these sort of situations, ie a US proxy war, western mainstream media is little more than the propaganda arm of US warmongers.

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mm if our ABC are now just reporting that - then they are a bit slow with the news ..

MoA website mentioned the matter ages ago ..

watso does not believe too much of our media these days