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Or you can read it as they had started training and were waiting until it was done.
Following the news earlier today (January 24, 2023) that Germany has approved the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, reports indicate that the US has taken a similar step, planning to send M1 Abrams main battle tanks to the war-weary nation. What particular Abrams variant the United States plans to send is unclear as of yet. >

The US wants new generation tanks to replace the M1s.  It is a Win Win. Bradley’s and M1s in formation are nearly unstoppable. >

Honestly if we’re going to send them which I’m fine with (there’s around 3,000 just sitting in storage costing us money to maintain) I think we should actually send them a significant amount, more than the 14 that Germany, England and Poland are sending. >

There was a video from like a week ago of around 50 Abrams on a train in Poland. The theory was they were to replace the MBTs of other countries if they donated Leopards etc to Ukraine. Considering the US has bases in Germany and the timing of all these countries announcing MBT donations at once, I'm kinda believing that the US has been training UA tank crews in Germany/Poland and working with other nations to announce this all at once. >

I hope we’re that clever. >

I read in the Black Swan that the when Taleb (risk assessment guy who made big money during the 87 crash and is at least perceived as a bit of a finance guru) gave a presentation to military experts on his perceptions of risk he said they were by far the best under standers of risk he had come across. 
I am sure that intelligence on Russia has always been a priority. They seem to have come out strong so far in anticipating and out maneuvering from an intelligence standpoint. So I am sure they are actually that clever. >

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s an F-16 close behind >

Holy shit I completely forgot about the F-16’s. Ukraine will have the second strongest military in Europe soon. >

2nd? >

I'd bet the us bases in Europe make them the strongest. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)


The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine and could make an announcement as soon as this week, according to three US officials familiar with the deliberations.
An announcement about the tanks could be part of an attempt to break a diplomatic logjam with Germany, which indicated to the US last week that it would not send its Leopard tanks to Ukraine unless the US also agreed to send its M1 Abrams tanks.
Instead, the provision of tanks to Ukraine could come from a new contract under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or a refurbishment of M-1 Abrams tanks from another country such as Poland, which recently closed a deal to buy more Abrams and has been vocal in its insistence on sending tank to Ukraine.


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'Bout time. Let's get this show on the road. >

Here here my good man 🤝 >

If they thought they were at war with all of NATO before, they're gonna think it's aliens this time. Let the denazification of Ukraine begin >

Bout damn time. I can’t believe it’s taken this long. It’s not like there is not a clear good v bad side here. Every minute we wasted is more innocent Ukrainians in the ground. >


that now is not the right time to send the 70-ton M1 Abrams tanks because they are costly and require a significant amount of training to operate.

Good idea! I'm sure it will take less time to train them if we start later :-P