What the war may look like if Ukraine does not receive more U.S. support.
  • Yllych [any]English
    23•2 months ago

    With NYT should always use an archive link

    https://archive.is/MtG1P

    This situation — in which narrow domestic politics could end American support for a war effort — is unusual, said Stacie Goddard, an international security expert at Wellesley College. The U.S. has abandoned war efforts in the past, typically after battlefield defeats or as the public loses trust in a cause. Neither is true for Ukraine. The war is at a stalemate, but Ukraine is not losing. And most Americans still support providing aid.

    Don’t think the first has been true for at least 6 months, and watch the second point dissolve if you frame the question as “do you want to participate in another overseas war while your groceries and gas are 20% more expensive?”

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPEnglish
    12•2 months ago

    I suspect there might be an underlying cynical motive behind this situation. It seems like the US has come to terms with its inability to compete with Russian production capabilities and is attempting to shift blame onto Republicans for holding up funds, rather than admitting that it lacks the necessary industrial capacity to sustain these efforts.