It’s very concerning because we have this very recent evidence of how hysterical and unhinged U.S. military decision-making can be.
Withdrawing support for Ukraine has become a major political issue in both the U.S. Congress and now on the presidential campaign trail, and it is causing divisions as well in European capitals.
Policymakers making assumptions about the use of military force and how quickly that military force will achieve political objectives. We’ve seen over and over again how some of these assumptions are faulty.
Operationally, the potential seizure of Kupiansk is significant as it shows the continual pressure that Russia is exerting along a nearly 600-mile front.
Unfortunately, I think Russia is in better shape than is broadly believed, and certainly in better shape than Ukraine
There are about ten thousand nuclear weapons…in this world. It would only take about 1% of those to kill billions.
US and NATO tanks will not serve as wonder weapons to win the war for Ukraine
U.S. and NATO tanks will not serve as wonder weapons to win the war for Ukraine.
Abrams—with its firepower, with its speed, with its armor—is a ‘king of the battlefield.’
Western military aid has created a stalemate in Ukraine.