The Ukraine situation is slowing sliding into a direct conflict between NATO and Russia. The recent decision to send tanks has not helped, but now UK Defense Minister Sir Gerald Howarth wants to justify NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine, that is, fighting troops. That, by definition means that NATO is fighting Russia, rather than engaging in a proxy war. That will be somewhat problematic for NATO, since, to taketh example of the UK, senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chair of the defence select committee, said the army was in a “dire state.” Severe military budget cuts have decimated the British combat ability. “You haven’t got a tier one” military, one unnamed senior U.S. general said, adding, “it’s barely tier two.” So, in a rifle to rifle battle, NATO is going to have problems, especially since the West recoils at the number of body bags.
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