[Peter ODonnell]

Here’s a what-if ... let’s say the US government feared developments in Canada for any reason and invaded to “de-Nazify” the Canadian government. Let’s say that after a year, American troops were holding on to the part of Quebec south of the St Lawrence, had sustained 20,000 casualties, and lost an important naval asset in the Gulf of St Lawrence.

Then could the U.S. government say their “special military operation” was a success?

By the way, that would not be the outcome, we’d be speaking American by last Memorial Day. Oh wait a sec, we already do, almost eh?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

could the U.S. government say their “special military operation” was a success?

Russia has achieved two of their three pre-war objectives in Ukraine:

1. Complete land bridge to Crimea, check.
2. Liberate Luhansk, check.
3. Liberate Donetsk, still working on it.

The Zelensky Line, along with the Ukrainian army, is deteriorating quickly in Donetsk and the third objective will be achieved soon. But given that just this week the NATO Secretary General stated that Ukraine will be part of NATO, therefore implying negotiations are pointless, Russia may go for the whole enchilada.