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My understanding is President Biden has slow walked arming Ukraine and imposed restrictions on what they can target within Russia. He has done this because he fears escalation. It's an unreasonable fear. The United States could not have won the Cold War if we had been afraid that any confrontation we may have pursued against the Soviets would have escalated conflict.

I recommend reading or listening to Fred Kagan on this. He's at the Institute for the Study of War. He provided needed good advice on The Surge in Iraq. He's knowledgeable on this admittedly awful subject.

Remove all the restrictions, send them all the weapons they ask for, and see what happens. It has not been tried yet. A few well aimed drone strikes on Moscow may convince Putin and his higher ups it isnt worth it to continue.

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