Pogo_Marimo posted... They'll move the needle, but any artillery munition would for Ukraine. One of the biggest things that's holding back Ukraine's warmaking capabilities is a signficant disadvantage in artillery munitions relative to Russia.
Besides that, the risk is Ukraine's to take. We're not dropping bombs into the Vietnamese villagers, the Ukrainians are attacking Russian positions near Ukrainian civilians. This is a burden that Ukraine is willing to bear, and just a little spoiler alert for you--It is a nearly insignificant burden compared to everything else being asked of Ukrainian citizens. Just as a very clear reminder--This war is an existential crisis for the survival of the Ukrainian identity. That means Ukrainian civilians are going to die, and sometimes from Ukrainian weapon systems even. If you upset about cluster bombs killing Ukrainian civilians then maybe you should have done something to stop Putin from plowing his army hundreds of miles into Ukrainian territory. Before the situation became entrenched and attritional. Before civilian deaths mounted. Now it's Ukraine's sole responsibility to liberate it's people, and we're going to sit around and criticize them for using the best means available to do so?
Some of these "journalists" and Non-Profits need to get some fucking perspective.
The way I see it nothing will mathematically save more Ukrainian lives than getting Russia out as fast as possible. And these cluster munitions will go a long ways towards helping with that.