What Pence is really claiming is that he wants no room made for a realist’s view of the Ukraine war; there’s only escalation and more arms transfers ad infinitum. Another stupid war pig.
It appears Mike Pence thinks disagreeing with his positive view of V. Zelenskyy and the proxy war against the Russian people Is forbidden. To Pence, Our proxy war against Russia is a fabulous adventure even though Zelenskyy, has banned the Speaking of the Russian Language, banned the Russian Orthodox Church, persecuted Russian Ukrainians, banned political parties other than his own, shut down all press, only his press is allowed, and also demands the United States send him billions of dollars.
I think Mike Pence, and other warmongering politicians are misguided at best, or corrupt autocrats desiring WW 3.
The "realists'" view was that Vlad the Invader could overrun Ukraine in a few weeks, if not days.
The "realists" thought Ukraine would be another Afghanistan, where an aggressor only had to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure would come crashing down, right? Just like in 1941.
Well, as it happened the "realists" were wrong then but now they say: "this time Vlad the Invader really means it, really, really he's going to do it this time, and Ukraine is finished."
I think, maybe, the "realists" are not as realistic as they've pretended.