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Of course it increases the risk - it's the whole point of the ask.

Why is nobody being open about that? Because I suspect the appetite for that is low. Germany is about closer to Russia than we are—how many Germans are willing to go die in Ukraine?

A recent poll suggests Germans are currently marginally in favor of sending peacekeepers.

The point of a peacekeeping mission is -of course- to prevent further war by means of deterrence (though there's always still a small risk, of course), so hopefully no one goes to die there.

Currently Germany just had elections, so a clear unified statement from the new-government-in-formation is not yet available.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thin-majority-germans-b...

Nobody being open about how deterrence works? Probably because no one thought it needed to be explained.

How this works is pretty common knowledge. The world has been using peacekeepers for quite a while. But you know that and you know you are just concern trolling.

The pro-Ukraine people I know have been pitching our support as “just sending them old weapons we don’t use anyway.” Even the risk of U.S. soldiers on the ground would be a massive escalation of our commitment.

Wow what a slimy tactic. Those people are taking in regards to 'the amount of dollars sent'. You know you are misrepresenting that in your above statement. Completely disingenuous just like I said about your previously. You are a concern troll.

Have peacekeepers ever been used though to deter a great power?

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