Ukrainian members of the military fire an anti-aircraft weapon, in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, January 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Douglas Macgregor, American Conservative: This Time It’s Different
Neither we nor our allies are prepared to fight all-out war with Russia, regionally or globally.
Until it decided to confront Moscow with an existential military threat in Ukraine, Washington confined the use of American military power to conflicts that Americans could afford to lose, wars with weak opponents in the developing world from Saigon to Baghdad that did not present an existential threat to U.S. forces or American territory. This time—a proxy war with Russia—is different.
Contrary to early Beltway hopes and expectations, Russia neither collapsed internally nor capitulated to the collective West’s demands for regime change in Moscow. Washington underestimated Russia’s societal cohesion, its latent military potential, and its relative immunity to Western economic sanctions.
As a result, Washington’s proxy war against Russia is failing. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was unusually candid about the situation in Ukraine when he told the allies in Germany at Ramstein Air Base on January 20, “We have a window of opportunity here, between now and the spring,” admitting, “That’s not a long time.”
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Douglas Macgregor has been accurate in his analysis on the war since the beginning. The above analysis is a blunt one, but he is not alone. Even the RAND Corporation in its latest report on the Russia - Ukraine war is acknowledging that the US better start searching for an off ramp to this conflict, and soon .... New RAND Study Warns Against "Protracted Conflict" In Ukraine (January 28, 2023).
12 comments:
All Nato countries are dramatically increasing all sorts of arms manufacturing including artillery shells especially in the US. Russia can not keep up with more than 70 countries supporting Ukraine especially with sanctions on Russia on miltary hardware and software.
Dream on
I am ready
Especially in the U.S. you say? With what workforce? Even the Raytheon CEO said it would take 15-20 years to get up to wartime production. We don't have the industry for it anymore.
some anon lad mistakes me by saying what I should do. What I said was that I would be ready with the US to do it. I did not say I would go on my own.
The West??A strong no will do best they start sweeping their own doorsteps
Scum like 1653 are too busy hacking Colonial Pipeline, American hospitals and other organizations to know what production looks like.
So Russia is stronger then the West? Lol ok.
So russia is able to fight the world but the world isn't ready to fight back? So ridiculous.
Ok lets say the world really and truly lines up and take sides.
Well our ukie rah rah friends like to say
72 countries support Ukraine
This is a straw man. It does not matter how many countries , It matters what countries are doing the support.
So in our new committed line up we have
Russia and the Chinese
USA and Europe.
and then the usual cast of followers.
IDK about you, but it seems pretty evenly matched. Flip a coin to see who wins.
Or maybe, we can all equally die :)
Are the West/NATO totally prepped for any direct conventional war with Putin and his few allies? No, of course not. Is Russia likewise prepared? Are its armed forces made up of top notch professionals, highly motivated, with the best logistics and equipment? The last 11 months says "No". Putin has maintained control back in Russia, yes. The Ukraine War is a slog. While the West tightens the economic noose. Putin will decide if using nukes to save himself is worth the cost should he not concede.
☠️☠️☠️
Post a Comment