6 Sep 2022 11:00 am
Your analysis is interesting but I have to wonder what the end game looks like from the vantage point of Ukraine? The country has been virtually decimated by the war, and a huge portion of the population has left after millions of their homes were destroyed. There's virtually nothing left of the Ukrainian economy, businesses have been abandoned, and their ports have been closed leaving them with no viable way to export the wheat that's still sitting in silos from last year's harvest, with no room to put this year's crop and no fertilizer to prepare for future crops. Likewise, there is no end in sight to the conflict which will no doubt continue for years. And then what? Are the millions of refugees expected to return to their country when there are no homes to return to and no services left of water or electricity to rebuild with? And who's going to fund that rebuilding even if Russia capitulates and leaves, which is highly unlikely?LibDave » 05 Sep 2022, 4:43 pm » wrote: ↑ Post for any comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. How many think Ukraine with recapture Kherson this winter?
We can all sympathize with their plight, but I'm hard-pressed to understand how the commitment to years of a devastating war is a better solution for the country than acquiescing to the inevitable Russian control that would have left their country intact. More so, I see no reason in the world that we should be continuing to fund the war for Ukraine just to inflict a minimal amount of harm on Russia and Putin, unless the sole purpose is to keep Biden's money-laundering source operating for him, his family, and all the Democrats who are getting a piece of the kickback pie that will surely amount to hundreds of billions before they're through.