I know that we've been on the other side of this equation before.Norway has sent its Mistral anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine: https://t.co/1xs0Rpq0Pj
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) April 22, 2022
But it was a bit different.
During Korea, UN Forces (led by the US) were engaged in combat with the N. Koreans. They were supported by Chinese and Soviet advisors, pilots and in the case of Chinese, forces on the ground.
In Vietnam, the US and S. Vietnamese faced off against the Viet Cong, N. Vietnamese, Chinese and supposedly (don't know if its been proven) Soviet Advisors and troops(leading/embedded with N. Vietnamese units).
Fast forward to today.
Does the amount of aid being sent to Ukraine mean that we are in a state of war with Russia?
I don't think it means we are...HOWEVER...I don't see ANYONE attempting to define what the end state of this thing will be/look like.
To be more precise, it seems like leadership, the news media and the public is engaged in the emotion of the fight so much that no one is thinking about what the end of this drama looks like.
Or even how to get there.
The scary thing? We just got finished with a similar fight. The Ukrainians are doing the fighting in this one, but no one is thinking about the end state...just like in Iraq...just like in Afghanistan.
If anyone was thinking about an end state in those fights it was filled with fantasy and not reality.
A Jeffersonian Democracy in the Middle East? Fat Chance!
So what are we looking for? A return to Ukraines original borders? To contain Russia to the status quo before the current fighting?
What carrot are we willing to give the Russians to accept a ceasefire? What is Ukraine willing to accept in order to start rebuilding their country?
Or is it as I fear. The opening stage of a couple of years of a raging war in the heart of Europe because no one took a moment and tried to plot a course on this thing?
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