“To give Russia sanctuary from which to fight, without fear of reproach, is absolutely absurd. It makes no military sense.”The general is spot on. What kind of war is that when the enemy can bomb your territory at will while you can't touch theirs? The so-called Western "restrainers" may have hoped Putin would also show some restraint by not providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself properly. Instead, he is taking full advantage of the Western weakness to wreck Ukraine as hard as possible. This is not a "gentleman's war," if ever there is one. It is a war with a megalomaniac "crime boss" who is ready to use any dirty means he can. If he could have gotten away, he would have nuked Ukraine too, but then he knows he is done. Even his nominal ally China would turn on him for opening Pandora's box.

“To give Russia sanctuary from which to fight, without fear of reproach, is absolutely absurd. It makes no military sense.”The general is spot on. What kind of war is that when the enemy can bomb your territory at will while you can't touch theirs? The so-called Western "restrainers" may have hoped Putin would also show some restraint by not providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself properly. Instead, he is taking full advantage of the Western weakness to wreck Ukraine as hard as possible. This is not a "gentleman's war," if ever there is one. It is a war with a megalomaniac "crime boss" who is ready to use any dirty means he can. If he could have gotten away, he would have nuked Ukraine too, but then he knows he is done. Even his nominal ally China would turn on him for opening Pandora's box.

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