The US doesn't want an artillery war, so they don't need that, and therefore I disagree. However it is bad that we haven't scaled up patriot production as that is something we would need and should know (in fact we knew that 20 years ago after the gulf war).
While asking we should also question how fast we can scale up F35 production along with all the various arms the F35 carries.
The US may not want an artillery war, but the US needs to inspire confidence among partners and allies, and this sort of manufacturing failure really sends a bad signal. No wonder half of Africa is turning away from US/Western partners and looking towards Russia.
While asking we should also question how fast we can scale up F35 production along with all the various arms the F35 carries.