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Support for Ukraine bringing 'hard times' for Europe: .....Nato Stoltenberg....(draining the continent's resources)......
Alayadeen English ^ | 11/27/2022 | By Al Mayadeen English

Posted on 11/27/2022 11:02:59 PM PST by caww

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Europe supplying weapons to Kiev is draining the continent's resources and putting it in a difficult situation. Since the war began in Ukraine, Western countries such as the US and Britain, as well as European states, have supplied Kiev with billions of dollars worth of weaponry, adding fuel to the fire in the war.

This comes after reports from US media said that as Washington and its western allies continue to pump weapons into Kiev, maintenance of the armaments is increasingly becoming a headache.

Weapons overused by the Ukrainian military are either being wiped out or damaged during the conflict.

At least one-third of the 350 US-made howitzers sent to Ukraine are already out of action, according to defense officials in the US. Howitzers fire 152-millimeter ammunition and date back to the Soviet era.

The Pentagon has also sent Ukraine 142 M777 howitzers, which is enough to supply 8 battalions, according to the report.

Citing US and Ukrainian officials, the report noted that dozens of howitzers were towed off to be repaired. Most of the damaged armaments could not be maintained on the field, and the Ukrainian military is not up for the job. Moreover, Pentagon's European Command finds maintaining the armaments a headache

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1 posted on 11/27/2022 11:03:00 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

Wars have a way of doing that.

Who knew?


2 posted on 11/27/2022 11:04:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the {Const'l} REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: caww

Biden, Biden supporters, Soros, Klaus, Pelosi, etc, are all known to love Zelensky; they could care less if average Europeans suffer.


3 posted on 11/27/2022 11:14:10 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: caww

Here’s a pretty unfiltered and honest view from current day Germany. Don’t wonder why anti-American attitudes are growing there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LZwIrznhuw


4 posted on 11/27/2022 11:21:22 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)
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To: caww

Ukrainians firing roughly 4-6K shells a day whereas the Russians are firing 30K-60K shells a day.

“To put the numbers in context: During all of Operation Desert Storm, both the Marines and the Army fired a little more than 60,000 artillery rounds.

In the invasion of Iraq, just over 34,000 rounds were fired.”
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/02/06/these-marines-in-syria-fired-more-artillery-than-any-battalion-since-vietnam/
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US equipment was not built to handle such numbers that are occurring in the Ukraine-Russia war/conflict.

And its evident with these reports.
Simple as that.

Russia is replacing tank engines, gun barrels, etc. on the battlefield, while Ukraine is being forced to send equipment for repair 1000+ km away.

Also speaks volumes.


5 posted on 11/27/2022 11:32:07 PM PST by cranked
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To: caww
Near as I can tell…. This appears to an Iranian or perhaps Palestinian news site.

Some pretty questionable stuff there. I really don’t trust this news source.

6 posted on 11/27/2022 11:50:16 PM PST by Hootowl99
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To: DoughtyOne
Wars have a way of doing that.

Who knew?

Yeah, like no one saw that coming. 🤗

7 posted on 11/27/2022 11:51:58 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: Hootowl99

Step 1. Is it a news source from a country reporting on itself?

Step 2. Look at the information it is presenting. If it’s factual, that lessens the importance of whom the source is.

Step 3. If a Palestinian news source says 2+2=4, it’s still true.

Step 4. Don’t get emotionally attached. Facts and objectivity are what matters.


8 posted on 11/27/2022 11:57:59 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: Hootowl99

“Some pretty questionable stuff there. I really don’t trust this news source.”

Why is that?
Cause you are too lazy to do a search yourself?

A search via any search engine will provide countless corroborating sources.

Take you pick from which ever source suits you....
https://www.google.com/search?q=At+least+one-third+of+the+350+US-made+howitzers+sent+to+Ukraine+are+already+out+of+action%2C&ei=h2yEY7HRN9-XwbkPzpO12AM&ved=0ahUKEwjxsLOIttD7AhXfSzABHc5JDTsQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=At+least+one-third+of+the+350+US-made+howitzers+sent+to+Ukraine+are+already+out+of+action%2C&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzoECAAQRzoICAAQjwEQ6gI6CAguEI8BEOoCOgsILhCPARDUAhDqAkoECEEYAEoECEYYAFD1dljH_wJg0IMDaAFwAngAgAFSiAFSkgEBMZgBAKABAaABArABCsgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp


9 posted on 11/28/2022 12:10:47 AM PST by cranked
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To: caww

Maybe for once they will pay for their own defense rather than let the US subsidize their welfare states by footing the bill?

Wait ... why is everyone rolling around on the floor laughing their asses off?


10 posted on 11/28/2022 12:14:53 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: All

US falls short on weapons, will not divert exports from South Korea

https://youtu.be/cjPxraf8Hmg

“The war in Ukraine has now lasted for almost 10 months. The Western allies remember before the beginning of the war simply had not anticipated the scale of this conflict but today it is the primary cause of domestic and international wars.”

👉 U.S. looks to supply older and cheaper weapons to Ukraine.

NATO plans on restarting old weapons factories to boost prouction.

Ukraine is firing 7k rounds per day of which the U.S. only produces 15k per month. 👈


11 posted on 11/28/2022 12:39:31 AM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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Also complicating the situation, latest weather guidance for western and central, northern Europe suggesting a colder than average first half of December by at least 3 or 4 degrees, will perhaps have an impact on the politics of this situation. The weather in November had been milder than average. This is already changing from eastern Europe into central Europe and will soon begin to change further west. Looks like a prolonged cold spell too.


12 posted on 11/28/2022 12:42:55 AM PST by Peter ODonnell (If Arizona held the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt would lose to Joe Biden)
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Also complicating the situation, latest weather guidance for western and central, northern Europe suggesting a colder than average first half of December by at least 3 or 4 degrees, will perhaps have an impact on the politics of this situation. The weather in November had been milder than average. This is already changing from eastern Europe into central Europe and will soon begin to change further west. Looks like a prolonged cold spell too.


13 posted on 11/28/2022 12:42:55 AM PST by Peter ODonnell (If Arizona held the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt would lose to Joe Biden)
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To: caww

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14 posted on 11/28/2022 2:44:10 AM PST by sauropod (Fascists also buy Comcast cable packages" - Olby - Wanna buy mine?)
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To: caww

Not our war. The war keeps going because it is breaking the backs of all who are footing the bill.

The WEF/NWO Schwab/Hariri crowd wants it that way to hasten their planned sick agenda of slave domination for the future population left after the culling.


15 posted on 11/28/2022 2:56:55 AM PST by dforest (What are we sittin' around for? )
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To: caww
Maybe we shouldn't have gotten involved there in the first place.


16 posted on 11/28/2022 3:21:38 AM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: DoughtyOne

What if there’s not really a hot war?

Just the lastest in a list of money laundering scams.

I’m starting to wonder if the money left over after payoffs isn’t going to prop up the EU’s, Russia’s and China’s bottom lines...


17 posted on 11/28/2022 3:23:08 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: caww

Draining the West’s resources, but also draining the major forces aligned against them as well.

Aside from Ukraine, Russia is taking the largest toll.

Silver linings and all...


18 posted on 11/28/2022 3:46:35 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Hootowl99; Its All Over Except ...; cranked
Some pretty questionable stuff there. I really don’t trust this news source

agreed, this Pali site reeks of Russian disinformation and America-hatred

IGNORE


19 posted on 11/28/2022 3:52:44 AM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: dforest

No, this war keeps going because that obsessed warmonger Vladimir Putin won’t stop invading & attacking

put the blame where it deserves to be


20 posted on 11/28/2022 3:54:39 AM PST by canuck_conservative
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