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  Remember when Russia threatens everyone with nukes if Ukraine is given long range missiles?... See, nobody cares.
context: The longer Russia continues with hostilities, the more Ukraine's armed forces will look and operate like a NATO member, NATO membership or non-membership notwithstanding.
  It is gratifying Germany finally has the sense to send a Patriot battery because of continual Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
  With even more equipment and more training, if Russia can't beat Ukraine now, what hope will they have in the future? No hope at all. The only thing preventing this war's end is Putin's stupidity, how long it takes for him to realize he is not just destroying Ukraine, he is destroying Russia, only the world has pledge support to continue arming (and provide humanitarian aid) Ukraine as well as rebuilding efforts, Russia has no such assurances from Iran, China, Syria, Venezuela, or North Korea. >
  
  This is a message to China about Taiwan and any other nation that thinks the west is weak and now is the time to advance on contested land. The west cannot let Russia win any amount of territory, it would change the status quo of current geopolitics, and could trigger much wider conflict. >
  
  What do you think about NATO expanding to friendly nations further East like South Korea? >
  
  You would have to change the name... something like Global Defense Initiative >
  
  Now we’re talking >
  
  So it was possible all along? USA gave the green light and Germany finally agreed? >
  
  There are negotiations constantly going on. It's likely that the US finally convinced Germany and that's why we're seeing it now. NATO needs to present a united image. >
  
  I imagine it's the other way around. Germany wouldn't send without US go ahead. >
  
  The narrative the whitehouse has been pushing is that the European allies are dragging their feet on giving Ukraine everything they ask for and that the reason the US has been staggering supplies is because giving too much too fast stokes the fear in European NATO members that a hot conflict between NATO and Russia could be triggered.
  I don't know if the above is legitimate or not, but that was my reasoning for suggesting the US has probably been convincing Germany rather than the other way around. (Granted, all of these nations are diverse organizations and can't be represented by a singular position). >
  
  Germany offered to deploy troops in Poland with a patriot battery. Poland agreed and then changed its mind last minute saying it should go to Ukraine. Obviously Germany isn't going to deploy fucking troops in Ukraine so no. It had never offered to gift away its patriot battery, but even if they wanted to, they couldn't without us agreement.
  The US now seems to agree with patriot systems going to Ukraine and Germany immediately follows it up by sending their own. Somehow germany is the one needing convincing? >
  
  Listen, I explained my reasoning. I agree with you my reasoning may not be correct. I am not an expert. I concede, draw your own conclusion. >
  
  They went a long way from sending helmets to missile systems. >
  
  Wondering what patriots is it. Pac-3 or older