Germany Finally Cracks, Agrees to Send in the Battle Tanks

Will it really “reshape the conflict”?

Germany is the country with something to lose in this moronic war against Russia. They have a shill government, but the people are so unhappy with the situation (especially the rich and powerful, who have the most to lose) that the government has to act like it’s not going to keep doing this, or at least act like it is pushing back.

I said from the beginning that Scholz was just pretending to push back, and would eventually send in the tanks. This is the way it’s gone the whole time.

Al-Jazeera:

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has agreed to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks, according to media reports, after weeks of mounting pressure on Berlin to give Kyiv the heavier weapons it says it needs to drive back invading Russian forces.

The news that Berlin will provide battle tanks to Kyiv comes as officials in the United States told media that Washington was also poised to start a process that would eventually send dozens of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine’s front lines.

A US government source told Al Jazeera there would be an announcement at the White House on Wednesday regarding the provision of the Abrams. A source familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency that the US commitment could total about 30 Abrams to be delivered over the coming months.

Berlin has also granted other countries, such as Poland and Finland, the licence to re-export their stocks of German-made tanks to Ukraine, German media reported on Tuesday citing unnamed government sources. Countries that buy military weapons from Germany are generally required to obtain permission from Berlin before re-exporting those weapons to another country.

The Spiegel media outlet, which first reported the news of Scholz agreeing to provide tanks to Ukraine, said Germany would provide at least one company of Leopard 2A6 tanks out of the German army’s — the Bundeswehr’s — stocks. Generally, equipping a company means handing over more than 14 tanks.

There was no official comment from the German government.

The Kremlin has said supplying tanks to Ukraine would not change matters and that the West would regret its “delusion” that Kyiv could win on the battlefield against Russia.

Yes, but the issue is, Kiev is not the one fighting on the battlefield against Russia. These tanks will not be operated by Ukrainians. They’re too complicated. Look up the process of operating one of these tanks. It takes years to learn.

With all of these antes being upped on the equipment, the quiet part is that the ante is being upped on the American troops being deployed.

And of course, with the tanks now agreed upon, the usual suspects are now pushing for F-16s to be deployed.

At this rate, Zelensky is going to have Gundams by spring.

When they get Gundams, then they are seriously going to start winning hard.