He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”

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    1 year ago

    That leads straight to open conflict and a reorganization of the status quo though. Some people really like the status quo even if it means keeping the human meat grinder turned on.

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      1 year ago

      The status quo broke last year, we’re not getting it back without something happening.

      Putin broke an insanely expensive peace, and the only way to get it back is to enforce “you broke it you bought it”.

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        1 year ago

        Oh I agree. I’m saying some people really like the status quo, even if it’s broken.