10 Realities of Ukraine
Posted By: earlybird, 3/19/2022 12:57:22 PM
One — Reassuring an enemy what one will not do ensures that the enemy will do just that and more. Unpredictability and occasional enigmatic silence bolster deterrence. But President Joe Biden’s predictable reassurance to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will show restraint means Putin likely will not. Two — No-fly zones don’t work in a big-power, symmetrical standoff. In a cost-benefit analysis, they are not worth the risk of shooting down the planes of a nuclear power. They usually do little to stop planes outside of such zones shooting missiles into them. Sending long-range, high-altitude anti-aircraft batteries to Ukraine to deny Russian air superiority is a far better
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— M. Stanton Evans
The Stupid Party strikes again.
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(snip)
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Akin to: ‘Nice Jewish homeland you’ve got there Israel; it’d be a shame if something happened to it.’
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Hanson bullet points the 10.