Well, I can think of one captain who is going to have a lot more time on his hands soon.
I watched a good portion of that video, starting at the 21:00 mark, and I did not get the impression the SECDEF thinks our Navy is 10 years behind...
That is one possible outcome, I agree. But my point remains that Russian political/economic stability is the key variable here, and that situation...
Request a link. On its face, that seems like a silly thing to say. The Russian navy, what's still above the waterline, is a joke. Now if he was...
I understand the pessimism, my friend, especially after the football season you had ;). But I have to repeat a caveat: Ukraine had no such...
Stop digging. You were clearly confusing direct vs. indirect with ballistic vs. precision-guided. The point remains the same: even if...
No, “indirect fire” is not whatever you say it is. It’s as simple as this: does the shooter see the target with a direct line of sight or not. Not...
Oh, dude … That was exactly like you wanting to have a complex discussion about Albania and then letting it slip that you think an Albanian is...
What you are saying just isn’t so. I doubt you’ll find a single career military person who thinks Ukraine could have taken back Crimea in 2022...
All possible. The reason I’m not willing to get worked up over it is my belief that these negotiations are bound to fail in any case. You have...
No, not like those at all. The Budapest Memorandum was a joke. Anything less than armed action codified in a treaty is a guarantee of nothing but...
I don't think this is the real concern. In terms of raw military power, Russia will need to lick its wounds and implement probably 10 years' worth...
I would love nothing more. That is not what is going to happen. At least, not yet.
We agree that it is a question of will. Right now the will is not there to ratchet up the necessary economic and military pressure. Many people...
If all parties want an end to the war at the earliest opportunity, then, yes, that is the case. Presently, ejecting Russia from all parts of...
Possibly. I think the target audience for those remarks is not Russia, which already understands that it will not negotiate away Crimea, but...
They might. If that security guarantee comes off the table for Ukraine, then they almost certainly will.
I think you are confusing what is just and what is realistic. We live in an anarchical world in which there is no real power above the state....
All great points for negotiations, though, if you're asking me, I don't think reparations would happen with any talks that successfully concluded...
So get a bike, you enemy of the environment and purveyor of climate change!
