The Israeli military says its Northern Command has approved operational plans for war with Lebanon.

Israel is ready for an “all-out war” in Lebanon and has plans approved for an offensive targeting Hezbollah, officials have said.

Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in border fighting since shortly after the start of the war on Gaza, following the October 7 attacks on Israel. The confrontation is increasingly expanding, with both sides saying they are ready to go to war.

More than 400 people have been killed in Lebanon, including journalists and paramedics, over the past eight months, with 25 deaths in Israel. At least 90,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, and more than 60,000 have been forced from their homes in northern Israel.

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    But the war in Ukraine has demonstrated that US stockpiles of ammunition are woefully low. Doesn’t matter how many planes you have or that your soldiers have the best weapons if they run out of missiles and bullets.

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      I mean this is purely conjecture but I would be very surprised if the US military did not in fact have huge stockpiles of ammunition that they are simply not willing to give to ukraine explicitly so they can be ready for an actual US deployment

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        Right that’s just the stock of old/obsolete/close-to-expiring munitions and equipment we’re willing to spare.

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          Exactly. The US doctrine is and has been to counter two foes/theatres at once. That’s the baseline that still includes the civil defense.

          There’s a reason why the US has the largest, second largest, and fourth largest air forces in the world.

          We’re experts at logistics and palletization. We bring the war to you!

          Relevant Beau of the Fifth Column:

          https://youtu.be/9G39T4z0eiI?si=ffd2dmZUGIJDdB6f

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      Half-assed support from the US isn’t because of ammunition shortfalls, it’s because the US will only give just enough to drag out the war and drain Russia as much as possible.

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      Ammunition for artillery that they don’t use by doctrine.

      They have a ton of eg. plane ammo, but they don’t give planes to Ukraine.