[RomanSoldier19]

but Western analysts are far too optimistic about Russia’s initial failures.

[ifinnegan]

Putin is simply willing to commit more atrocities.

[BenLurkin]

Why not peace?

[escapefromboston]

How about the invasion on our southern border ?

[absalom01]

It’s not even clear that Ukraine will last the winter, which is just now starting to get cold. No power, continuing attrition, no prospects for anything other than death. Only question is how much misery has to precede the inevitable.

[PIF]

Opinion by Seth Cropsey, opinion contributor

[PIF]

Since when are conscripts who lack winter clothing, food, water, and often officers a tougher army? Conscripts who were teachers, garbage collectors, local drunks, etc who's training consisted of a rifle to look at on induction and then herded to the front a tougher army?

This Seth fellow must have not only swallowed a whole pitcher of Kool Aid but

[Kazan]

Ukraine war outlook: Death. By the thousands.

[Vaduz]

No matter how long the Ukraine war lasts Biden and other takers see it as a profit deal.

20% of the money we send to Ukraine never gets there.

Pentagon spokes person

[Robert357]

My 2 cents.

Ukraine is in a race for time. Before the end of February, Ukraine needs to fill as many body bags as possible with Russian soldiers to be sent home to their mothers, wives, children, and fathers. Ukraine also needs to hope that economic sanctions, when combined with filled body bags will break the spirit of most Russians for any further war effort before the end of February.

If that doesn't happen, then after the end of February (when Russia initially attacked because they felt weather would be good enough for a short war) the war will become an even bigger battle of attrition until one side or the other can no longer stomach the costs of war.

For Ukraine the best thing that could happen would probably be a no-fly zone established in March of 2023. Russia is just so much bigger that as long as it is a war of attrition, Ukraine is at a disadvantage. If for no other reason that the EU will get tired of supporting Ukraine.

[The Louiswu]

Nobody seems to have a solution so my advice is to sit back and watch the body count climb !

This BS could end tomorrow but the current administration wants / needs it to continue.