Savage
Do you believe there will be absolute victory against Russia through this Ukraine war?
What does that look like to you?
I don't see it myself, not with Iran and China supporting one side and the US with some help from others supporting the other..
I see a unwinnable war slowly expanding into something no one wants or can control let alone afford..
I don't know the area or it's people, that is why I find responses from rabbit and others from the area valuable
Hoping for peace here on all fronts...we seem to like killing each other just as much sadly
A cease fire would be a great start...
Eagler
I'm not sure I expect absolute victory, I don't, really. Obviously, absolute victory would be Russia returning to its original border. It's more a matter of containment, and not showing the weakness of appeasement, which guarantees more expansionism.
I'm not sure I see a radical expansion. I don't think anyone wants that, despite the threats of nuclear weapons from time to time from various Russian forces.
I don't know how long Russia can keep going without running out of money. I'm not sure China is willing to make the investment, their economy isn't that great, and there's limited return for them unless there's total collapse in the west. China wants Taiwan a lot more than they want Russia to have Ukraine. Their relationship is one of convenience, not of actual kinship.
The rest of Europe does not want Russian expansionism to continue, at some point, many will invest more.
Putin does have an expiration date, he is human, best we can tell, and not immortal. The question is who is his successor, and are they cut from the same cloth?
Again, I do not like war, but there are things I like less.
And yes, I'm concerned with our problems here. I'm not even sure we have not reached the point of no return. Our government is horrifically corrupt, and I'm not sure it can be reversed. It's full of huge numbers of corrupt life long unelected bureaucrats, in every government agency. It will take a president willing to act, with a solid majority in both houses in congress led by people willing to act. I'm not sure we can ever get that, and get it in time. If we cannot return to a government that is actually within the Constitution, and properly restrained by it, I doubt my grand sons will enjoy true liberty all of their lives. You have no idea how that angers me.
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