Re:The Secret History of the War in Ukraine
by rdtsc on Thursday April 03, 2025 @12:07AM
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Above they are still called targets though.
> Every morning, officers recalled, the Ukrainians and Americans gathered to survey Russian weapons systems and ground forces and determine the ripest, highest-value targets
> Given the delicacy of the mission, was it unduly provocative to call targets “targets”?
It's about "the delicacy" of the mission not them moving or not moving. It could have been "potential targets" or "moving targets" instance otherwise.
> “If you ever get asked the question, ‘Did you pass a target to the Ukrainians?’ you can legitimately not be lying when you say, ‘No, I did not,’” one U.S. official explained.
The un-named "US official" spelled it out for us eventually so we don't have to guess and read between the lines.
> Every morning, officers recalled, the Ukrainians and Americans gathered to survey Russian weapons systems and ground forces and determine the ripest, highest-value targets
> Given the delicacy of the mission, was it unduly provocative to call targets “targets”?
It's about "the delicacy" of the mission not them moving or not moving. It could have been "potential targets" or "moving targets" instance otherwise.
> “If you ever get asked the question, ‘Did you pass a target to the Ukrainians?’ you can legitimately not be lying when you say, ‘No, I did not,’” one U.S. official explained.
The un-named "US official" spelled it out for us eventually so we don't have to guess and read between the lines.