From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 1/30/2026 3:15 AM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:   
   > Suppose Europe bought up all the Iranian drones, forcing Russia out of   
   > the market - and then gave them to Ukraine.   
      
   Wouldn't that just encourage the manufacturer to scale up production   
   (and, possibly, reap further economies of scale)?   
      
   However, matching their purchases can send a message to Russia that   
   they are likely to encounter more losses than they're "economics guy"   
   had anticipated...   
      
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