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> There are no troops coming to Ukraine, but arms are streaming across the Polish border from NATO countries. I don't understand why the Western governments ar
by ridiculous_leke 5y ago
> There are no troops coming to Ukraine, but arms are streaming across the Polish border from NATO countries.
I don't understand why the Western governments are openly anouncing their supply of weapons to Ukraine. Why not just do it stealthily?
- lalaland1125 5y agoI don't think it's really possible to hide the fact that US and UK military hardware is arriving by the bucket-load into Ukraine. Javelins in particular are quite distinctive when used in the field.
- tguvot 5y agoI am not sure that somebody going to go CSI Miami style on blown up machinery :) Surprisingly there is very little footage of it (javelines/nlaw/stingers) in the field .
- nerdponx 5y agoWhy not? It's a show of support for their own citizens if nothing else, who probably for the most part support Ukraine.
- showerst 5y agoIf they do it stealthily, when videos show up on tiktok of javelins taking out tanks, the Russians can say "see! It's all more western imperialism!". If they do it publicly, they avoid that and send a strong message that they're supporting Ukraine. Win-win.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoThat's not something you can hide from Russia, so why not announce it and give Ukrainians hope and will to fight off the invaders? Joe Biden and other leaders have been making the right decisions by being transparent.