I’m a little more forgiving on what we “should have done” because I understand the will to disbelieve that Russia would actually do it. From a...
I agree except that I can’t blame the Administration alone. It’s our country as a whole that should feel shamed.
I’m not one of the experts, but I would have had the same conclusions then. They were not wrong; they made the best analysis they could with the...
Can’t blame Ukraine. They have fought harder and braver than most would have thought possible. And they gave us in the West a precious gift of...
I hope you are right, but I also hope that hope is not the strategy of this Administration. Well, more directly, my greatest fear is that hope...
OK, so our strategy for defending Ukraine is failing, and Russia’s strategy for conquest is succeeding. Now that the general public is coming...
Can’t speak to the Saudi war in Yemen, though from the little I understand it’s much more of a proxy war than an invasion for conquest. Saudi...
Of course, we have, and do, and will again. Traditionally, though, the line that those militant tyrants don’t cross is invasion of their...
Agree with all except the need for ground troops. I think Ukraine can win with air and naval support, and I think we need the ground troops we...
It’s good thing we didn’t have serious economic or criminal problems in the 1930s then. We might have used them as an excuse to let Hitler run...
It won’t, and there’s no reason to suggest it. There are about 10% on the extreme edges of both parties who support doing nothing for one reason...
I think I’ve been very clear on that since this war started. I would not do it all at once, of course. But I would steadily increase military...
I think so, too. Without question, nuclear weapons, awful as they are, have likely saved us from the outbreak of global war several times because...
“Steamroll” not in the sense you mean (and most people mean) of defeating quickly with contemptuous ease, I agree. But “steamrolling” in a more...
True. Increasingly, Europe as well. Most of the West just wants it to be over. Oh, and they’ll get what they want, but I doubt they’ll want what...
Unfortunately, that is part of the game. Air defense is part of the solution, of course. But so are basic protection measures, such as...
I’m curious how these tough guys intellectually reconcile their “Yeah, we’re bad asses who take on anyone!” vibe with their “We’re victims of the...
Sound questions. The things Ukraine has that Russia wants is, as you suggested, space between NATO and Russia, enormous agricultural potential,...
My take is the full subjugation of Ukraine. This will include the annexation of much of Eastern Ukraine, perhaps as much as the entire Left Bank....
I tend to agree with the Ukrainians on this point. If Russia wants a face-saving out, then the best I would offer is Ukraine’s word not to try to...
