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Hugh_Lebowski

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11. They are contractually obligated with the US to not do so with US-supplied launchers

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 01:02 PM

Dec 2022

So, I wouldn't be hoping for that kind of scheme, myself.

However, if they can get weapons from OTHERS with which to do so, well ... not too much we can do about that, right?

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U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia [View all] Temeret Dec 2022 OP

Terrible move in my opinion. It's okay for Russia to bomb the hell out of Ukraine, but Ukraine Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #1

The article didn't say that they weren't allowed Polybius Dec 2022 #6

I don't think it works like that though EarlG Dec 2022 #15

...not to mention Russia's avowed policy of using nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory. LudwigPastorius Dec 2022 #20

Gee we better not upset the Russians then huh? The Russians that have been and continue 2live is 2fly Dec 2022 #26

Ukrainians llashram Dec 2022 #2

Agreed. But escalation may prod Putin to use nuclear weapons imo judesedit Dec 2022 #9

+1 peppertree Dec 2022 #12

yeah, I know llashram Dec 2022 #30

Yes 👍 Duppers Dec 2022 #29

... Faux pas Dec 2022 #3

"Doesn't Russia launch missiles into Ukraine?" Polybius Dec 2022 #4

valid point. JFK used to do things like that. Temeret Dec 2022 #8

absolutely correct. stopdiggin Dec 2022 #24

So those ATACMS that Ukraine got off ebay are useless? XorXor Dec 2022 #5

Hopefully someone will step up to reverse engineer the HIMARS so they can hit Russia. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #7

Ukraine is rather famous for . . . Richard D Dec 2022 #10

They are contractually obligated with the US to not do so with US-supplied launchers Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #11

also correct. stopdiggin Dec 2022 #25

They'd need the missiles too... XorXor Dec 2022 #16

+1 mitch96 Dec 2022 #21

Such BS. Defending oneself but don't attack?? They have suffered enough with this war. This just Evolve Dammit Dec 2022 #13

So it's okay for Russia to commit genocide against Ukrainians. onecaliberal Dec 2022 #14

No one said that. It's simply a case of the US not wanting to give Russia any legitimacy in cstanleytech Dec 2022 #19

When they go low, we go high IronLionZion Dec 2022 #17

Makes sense as Russia cannot legitimately claim the United States of responsibility for attacks deep cstanleytech Dec 2022 #18

I wonder how that's gonna work if Ukraine gets the Boeing GLSDB rocket system.. mitch96 Dec 2022 #22

I'm 1000% in support of Ukraine. bluestarone Dec 2022 #23

And it appears Ukraine is hitting targets in Ryazan, over 200 miles into Russia Kennah Dec 2022 #27

Why did the Reich-wing Wall St. Journal publish this? NM Grins Dec 2022 #28