I will not claim to be an expert, but I think the answer to the question what to tell the folks who say that Ukraine has no chance of beating Russia so they must compromise (their land) is actually fairly easy. They could easily defeat Russian with the full support of their allies and I think we could do it without US boots on the ground…
I will not claim to be an expert, but I think the answer to the question what to tell the folks who say that Ukraine has no chance of beating Russia so they must compromise (their land) is actually fairly easy. They could easily defeat Russian with the full support of their allies and I think we could do it without US boots on the ground. Serious, not half assed sanctions, more military support (weapons, ammunition, intel., etc) was/is what is needed. I think it could have already ended if we had been more supportive from the beginning. Yes, it involves investment of resources on our end but some things warrant that. I think a good analogy is the bully on the playground. You must stand up to them or they will just keep on. Ukraine has done a valiant job, but the other kids on the playground need to step in and put the bully in his place to show the world that this is unacceptable behavior that won't be tolerated. Ukrainians are prepared to lay down their lives, the least we could do is back them up with resources and sanctions. Plus, we already agreed to provide security to Ukraine when they agreed to give up their nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, agreements and contracts don't seem to mean anything to us anymore which is why we've lost the trust of the world.
I will not claim to be an expert, but I think the answer to the question what to tell the folks who say that Ukraine has no chance of beating Russia so they must compromise (their land) is actually fairly easy. They could easily defeat Russian with the full support of their allies and I think we could do it without US boots on the ground. Serious, not half assed sanctions, more military support (weapons, ammunition, intel., etc) was/is what is needed. I think it could have already ended if we had been more supportive from the beginning. Yes, it involves investment of resources on our end but some things warrant that. I think a good analogy is the bully on the playground. You must stand up to them or they will just keep on. Ukraine has done a valiant job, but the other kids on the playground need to step in and put the bully in his place to show the world that this is unacceptable behavior that won't be tolerated. Ukrainians are prepared to lay down their lives, the least we could do is back them up with resources and sanctions. Plus, we already agreed to provide security to Ukraine when they agreed to give up their nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, agreements and contracts don't seem to mean anything to us anymore which is why we've lost the trust of the world.