Wow! From The New York Times, “When Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III declared Monday at the end of a stealth visit to Ukraine that America’s goal is to see Russia so ‘weakened’ that it would no longer have the power to invade a neighboring state, he was acknowledging a transformation of the conflict, from a battle over control of Ukraine to one that pits Washington more directly against Moscow.” Just when I had posted about the West’s usual timidity of just stopping short on confronting Russia, Austin finally acknowledged the imperative: Cripple Russia and its military. Moreover, he tacitly admitted that the West is already at war with Russia. We shall see if America’s (and the West’s) actions match its rhetoric and desire to win and force Russia to lose. It is critically important that Russia is seen and acknowledged by the world to have lost the war — not merely withdraw.
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