The war is lost for Kyiv.

 via National Interest

It doesn’t matter how many long-range missiles we give to Ukraine. Those alone will not change any dynamic on the battlefield—any more than the previous entry of Western tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery pieces, air defense weapons, HIMARS systems, or even the vaunted F16s. The war is lost for Kyiv.

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It is unclear why, this late in the war and in the eleventh hour of his presidency, Biden chose to take action that carries a significant war escalation risk. That this decision represents a serious and unnecessary danger to the United States—while simultaneously raising the chances of a Ukrainian defeat—is very clear.

It is clear to those willing to see through the lens of reality. There are those in America that, on the surface, appear to have great credentials and have hailed Biden’s decision to allow the ATACMS missiles to be used by Ukraine to attack targets deep in Russia. Former generals Jack Keane, Barry McCaffrey, and Wesley Clark all came out in support of the president’s decision.  Keane actually complained that there were still too many restrictions on the use of the missiles.

These “war-first” generals have given disastrous advice on television throughout this war. Recall that in September 2023, when the Ukrainian summer offensive had been exposed as a total failure, David Petraeus declared that Ukraine could still cause the Russian defenses to “crumble.” Yet, as I had written months before the offensive began, the fundamentals of war demonstrated that Ukraine had virtually no chance of success. How could a former four-star general not understand those fundamentals and—even months after failure was plainly evident—still claim the Russians would collapse?

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TLDR?

We are a nation led by the weak and have sheep leading our lions.

An almost religious (in their beliefs) cabal of zealots that believe in perpetual war at the detriment of the nation they supposedly served have failed us over and over and over again.

A purge of the generals is not only overdue but its necessary for the survival of the republic.

As far as Zelensky is concerned?

We need not concern ourselves.  The Mothers, Sisters, Wives and Daughters of Ukraine will deal with him in due time.  I don't think there is a hole deep enough to spare him from their wrath.