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Is the United States Preparing for a Forever War in Ukraine?
National Interest ^ | 9/8/2022 | Scott Strgacich

Posted on 09/08/2022 10:10:19 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111

When you patronize your local fresh fish place, it’s usually wise to heed the almost parabolic but time-honored rule that you should not name any of the lobsters in the tank. Once you name it, you can’t eat it. Once you name it, you just can’t bring yourself to let it go.

The same is true it seems of wars.

Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States “plans to name its military mission supporting Ukraine and appoint a general to lead the training and assistance effort,” while another $3 billion in military aid has been committed by the United States to the Ukrainian cause.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: russia; ukraine
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I say yes.
1 posted on 09/08/2022 10:10:19 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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To: whyilovetexas111; lightman

STOP promoting war in the Orthodox world!!!!

STOP pouring out money we don’t have!!!! STOP!!!!


2 posted on 09/08/2022 10:13:57 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: whyilovetexas111

> plans to name its military mission supporting Ukraine and appoint a general to lead the training and assistance effort <

If it’s not a deliberate forever war, it will become one with mission creep.


3 posted on 09/08/2022 10:15:14 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Yep, just like Vietnam, Korea, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Somalia.


4 posted on 09/08/2022 10:17:22 AM PDT by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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To: whyilovetexas111

Can citizens disagree with a military mission? Overthrowing democracies?


5 posted on 09/08/2022 10:20:03 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: whyilovetexas111

We’ll keep sending money to Ukraine until:

1. The Democrats are sure that their awful activities in Ukraine are completely covered up.
2. All the Democrats involved in the awful activities in Ukraine die of old age.
3. The Democrats involved in the awful activities in Ukraine are brought to justice.


6 posted on 09/08/2022 10:21:26 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: whyilovetexas111

What great timing by this article considering Russian military on social media are currently experiencing hysteria, blaming their significant losses in Kharkiv and Kharson on traitors and incompetence and whatnot, and posting footage of dead Russkies laid out by the Ukrainians in town after town and city after city.


7 posted on 09/08/2022 10:22:56 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Honorary Serb

No one gives a shit about your fake religion, especially the Russians of which only 7 percent attend church.


8 posted on 09/08/2022 10:24:21 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: whyilovetexas111
We will spend ourselves into oblivion. Endless wars will bring down the American Empire. All over Ukraine, one of the most corrupt countries on the planet and certainly not a democratic country. What a strange hill to die on.

And we have reentered the Cold War with no exit in sight.

9 posted on 09/08/2022 10:26:14 AM PDT by kabar
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To: whyilovetexas111

We have always been at war with Eastasia.


10 posted on 09/08/2022 10:26:44 AM PDT by Signalman
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Operation Bleed US Dry Siphoning Cash Off the Top Protecting Our Bio-Labs and Money Laundering Operations


11 posted on 09/08/2022 10:28:43 AM PDT by citizen (Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public prop. in riches and luxury)
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To: whyilovetexas111

If you are the US deep state - you had better be.

A “loss” in Ukraine, and the sun will set on your world.


12 posted on 09/08/2022 10:31:18 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: whyilovetexas111

Under biden, it’s preparing to keep send money forever.


13 posted on 09/08/2022 10:31:55 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Leftism is the denial of human nature.)
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To: whyilovetexas111
I name all my fresh lobsters when I buy them. And then I say, "Bye, lobster's name", When I plunge them into the boiling water...
14 posted on 09/08/2022 10:32:17 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Sure, if the military/industrial/congressional complex has anything to do with it. Big bucks all around.


15 posted on 09/08/2022 10:35:47 AM PDT by RAldrich
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To: Signalman

Bingo! Just another chapter in the Second 100 years war.


16 posted on 09/08/2022 10:36:07 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Rah rah rah. Give them more money...Rah rah rah.


17 posted on 09/08/2022 10:40:10 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: whyilovetexas111

They don’t have forever. The end of this year at the most, after which “Ukraine” is a footnote in history books.


18 posted on 09/08/2022 10:42:48 AM PDT by ganeemead (There is no definition of patriotism that includes stooging or siding with Nazis against Christians.)
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To: whyilovetexas111
"I say yes."

It's one thing to be a noob but to be a bloodthirsty noob is a bad look.

19 posted on 09/08/2022 10:55:49 AM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Well, that answer probably depends on how long Putin intends to have his army illegally occupying Ukraine.


20 posted on 09/08/2022 11:05:13 AM PDT by Boogieman
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