The London Economist Calls for ATACMS

Sept. 19, 2022 (EIRNS)—In an article titled “Vladimir Putin’s War is Failing. The West Should Help it Fail Faster,” the London Economist makes the argument for much more rapid escalation in NATO’s war with Russia. After retailing the media spin about “sky high” Ukrainian morale with citizens joining the army in droves, while Russia is failing and all their troops are dying and demoralized, they make the push for sending long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, whose 300 km range would allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory: “The West should, therefore, reinforce success. Ukraine has shown that it can use Western weapons to regain territory; the West should send better ones, such as longer-range ATACMS munitions for the HIMARS launchers that have proved so effective, which it previously hesitated to supply.”