From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 1/30/2026 6:25 AM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:   
   > Don Y  wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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)?   
   >   
   > That woulld take time - and their previous customer might not be in a   
   > position to afford them (or use them) by then.   
      
   How would you ensure "previous contracts" were ignored in favor   
   of the "new customer"?  Especially if they had a "special relationship"   
   with that customer (for other reasons beyond the sale of drones)?   
      
   The RIGHT solution would have been not to let things get to the point   
   they're at.  Blame our ex president (with 40 years experience!)   
   and our current one (with literally NONE!).   
      
   [Of course, Europe and the rest of the world were complicit in not   
   stepping up, either -- "Maybe someone else will do it?"]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)