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2022-03-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Former US national security advisor H.R. McMaster: 'I believe Ukraine can win the war'

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-08 02:14|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 "Potemkin army"

Somewhat similar to the potemkim representative form of government we currently endure. Ok, I get it.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-08 07:12|| 2022-03-08 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin has already lost strategically. He is just trying to keep grinding to force Ukraine into his terms so he can save face. If the Russians fix their logistics, wait until the mud clears up and blitzes through Kyiv and captures the government, Putin will get everything he wants.
If the Ukrainians pile up Russian bodies in front of the city and drag this out for a few months, Putin will have little choice but to call this off as his position will get weaker and weaker back home and internal unrest becomes too much.

It will be an interesting next 30 days.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-03-08 08:10|| 2022-03-08 08:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, keep burning through your troops, ammo, food, pol, and resources. Buying time for others to actually get their military up from deep rusting storage to a somewhat functional status (cause the Yanks are degrading theirs as fast as politically possible).

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-03-08 08:51|| 2022-03-08 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 I think we can catch the Ruskies with their pants down!

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-03-08 11:55|| 2022-03-08 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 It all depends on 'win' means doesn't it? A cheap "Short Victorious War" (like Panama '89) installing a puppet government has already hit a snag in execution.

Posted by magpie 2022-03-08 12:02|| 2022-03-08 12:02|| Front Page Top

#6 I think we can catch the Ruskies with their pants down!

You are not worried about the mineshaft gap?

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-08 14:17|| 2022-03-08 14:17|| Front Page Top

#7 "I'm not saying we won't get our hair mussed...":

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-08 14:19|| 2022-03-08 14:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Ukraine needs to take what they can get and get their army out of the trap it's in in the East.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-03-08 14:21|| 2022-03-08 14:21|| Front Page Top

#9 The Ukrainian army is where it's at because their politicians thought 10% to the Big Guy was a bargain. Let them eat the meal they bought.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-08 14:23|| 2022-03-08 14:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Let 'em both lose. The offer to assassinate Zelensky if the FSB assassinates Putin still stands.

Posted by No Fortunate Son 2022-03-08 14:25|| 2022-03-08 14:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Define 'win the war'.
Seems unlikely they'll keep Crimea or those chunks in the East.

Posted by ruprecht 2022-03-08 15:02|| 2022-03-08 15:02|| Front Page Top

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