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ASD_Detector_Array t1_j6i9sci wrote

Reply to comment by Katana_sized_banana in Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive by redcccp

I don't suppose you can offer an alternative explanation for the slow drip-feed of support?

I'm not seeing any absurdity to comment on, sorry. What do you mean?

Didn't say anything about who's doing the killing - that's not really disputable...

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Katana_sized_banana t1_j6idj5d wrote

>I don't suppose you can offer an alternative explanation for the slow drip-feed of support?

At least 3.

  1. You can't send equipment without training. There's no point in sending NATO equipment if they are used to Russian.

  2. The more equipment Ukraine has, the more could technically be stolen by Russians. And you don't want that.

  3. Own interests and there are quite a few. Like every country's own defense, money for replacement, caution to prevent escalation, secrets to not make military strategies too obvious.

>I'm not seeing any absurdity to comment on, sorry. What do you mean?

Oh please, you know exactly how you worded it and I already explained in the comment above.

>Didn't say anything about who's doing the killing - that's not really disputable...

Reread what you wrote. You sure there's zero blame in it? "Drip feeding"means neglected, for example. "At the cost of Ukraine life" so who is at fault if you bring it up? Subliminal message in my eyes.

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bombmk t1_j6kawrp wrote

Political pussyfooting.
There is SOME logic to stepping it up slowly to avoid giving Putin a single big issue to use as grounds for a truly horrible decision. Slow boiling the nuclear/biological weapons issue basically.

They have in my opinion just been WAY too careful. Which is politically safe as long as it is not their citizens dying.

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ASD_Detector_Array t1_j6m9unp wrote

Yeah that's a good point. I like the slow boil analogy around the nuclear issue.

I still think that the wearing down of an adversary can't easily be discounted as a motive.

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bombmk t1_j6mco0c wrote

Sure, that argument does not disprove that there are other motives.

But I have yet to see someone make a convincing argument supporting the idea that Russia losing slowly is more effective than them losing fast. A retreat would be a political nightmare for Putin.

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