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Why we should supply #ATACMS to Ukraine now.
Every era brings forth new threats and new responses to them.
In 1942, Britain responded to German terror with massive retaliatory air raids.
Today, Ukraine needs a response against Russian terror, too.
Why we should supply #ATACMS to Ukraine now.
Every era brings forth new threats and new responses to them.
In 1942, Britain responded to German terror with massive retaliatory air raids.
Today, Ukraine needs a response against Russian terror, too.
2-7
There must come a day when a Ukrainian leader is able to say:
"The Russians entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and half a hundred other places..."
There must come a day when a Ukrainian leader is able to say:
"The Russians entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and half a hundred other places..."
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"... they put that rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind. And now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
"... they put that rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind. And now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
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By all means, let it be smart. For instance, precision strikes against launchers - relevant ground-, air-, and ship-based systems. But the notion that only air defence is an option is perverse. It invites as much terror as the enemy is able to procure missiles for.
By all means, let it be smart. For instance, precision strikes against launchers - relevant ground-, air-, and ship-based systems. But the notion that only air defence is an option is perverse. It invites as much terror as the enemy is able to procure missiles for.
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Would any other nation tolerate this? Would we, in Europe or North America, limit our action to operating only air defence systems, such that half of the incoming missiles are intercepted, but the other half kills and maims and burns, day after day, week after week?
Would any other nation tolerate this? Would we, in Europe or North America, limit our action to operating only air defence systems, such that half of the incoming missiles are intercepted, but the other half kills and maims and burns, day after day, week after week?
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The delivery of #ATACMS to Ukraine isn't a matter of if. It is only a matter of when.
Ukraine will develop means of retaliation over time and will need such means in any post-war scenario, to deter Russia from future aggression.
The delivery of #ATACMS to Ukraine isn't a matter of if. It is only a matter of when.
Ukraine will develop means of retaliation over time and will need such means in any post-war scenario, to deter Russia from future aggression.
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Allied nations, too, would supply such means of retaliation post-war, because it would help deter Russia, making a repeat of the current war far less likely.
As that is the course of action we know will arise, it is odd to wait while Ukraine burns.
#ATACMSForUkraine - Now.
Allied nations, too, would supply such means of retaliation post-war, because it would help deter Russia, making a repeat of the current war far less likely.
As that is the course of action we know will arise, it is odd to wait while Ukraine burns.
#ATACMSForUkraine - Now.
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