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by SkyPuncher 968 days ago
February 2022, yes. Now, no.

It has become clear that Russia had no capacity to wage war in Ukraine and take on anyone else in a meaningful way. As long as pot boils, but doesn’t spill over the USA will be able to continue to slowly increase its support.

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> As long as pot boils, but doesn’t spill over the USA will be able to continue to slowly increase its support.

Also noteworthy is the fact that the support from US in particular and NATO in general has been decades-old and potentially decommissioned hardware that was either mothballed or phased out, and the overall investment, with regards to each nation's budget, amounts to pocket change.