Zehzin comments on Under Pressure, Biden Allows Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons to Strike Inside Russia

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

I mean, it is. A years long war of attrition instead of full on boots on the ground is great business for everyone except Ukraine.

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[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Between this and Israel, the American military industrial complex is well fed and well employed. “More war” they say

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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Obviously there's a proxy war between russia and the west in ukraine, but I don't think the US wants a long attritional war.

They could have done more to not end up in one, but I think escalation management really is driving a lot of decisions in washington.

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[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, they probably told the Russians they were going to greenlight the Ukrainians way before they told the Ukrainians.

Which is tooth grindingly frustrating, but I can't fault Biden for his efforts to avoid nuclear exchange.

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