Reply To: Ukraine’s NATO Tanks

[Darrin Rodriguez]

the obvious always seems to be ignored by these esteemed columnists in our USA.  Mr. Maertin, Germany is being held up as the holdout in sending main battle tanks, the Leopard 2 but why are the United States and France only sending armored vehicles (AMX and Bradleys)?!!!!  Both France and the USA have main battle tanks in their ranks.  The USA does not want to send its latest Abrams M1 tanks but they have been sold to many foreign countries including the Middle East’s Egypt and Saudi Arabia.   SURELY THE USA HAS OLDER GENERATION BATTLE TANKS THAN THE M1 ABRAMS, if technology theft is the issue or jet fuel (some CNN-clone media reported M1 Abrams run on jet fuel) or the Ukrainian Army lack of skill to use and maintain the M1s.  The USA should have a huge stockpile of older main battle tanks before the introduction of the M1, so why is the USA holding out???  Germany says it is not sending its Leopards because its allies are not either, France and the USA.  The UK is sending a small number of its battle tanks.  Seems to me NATO wants to look like it is helping but is doing its best to sit on its hands while telling the world that Germany (this round’s scapegoat) is the culprit in stalling an effective aid package to face off against Russia.  Me I am leaning towards the opinion that NATO has already lost the battle for Ukraine but does not mind turning the country into another Russian Vietnam – make them bleed slow.