> best/worst scenario totally wrong. nuclear first-strike by us is not on the table. that's a fantasy. worst case scenario: frozen conflict, gifting a bunch of ukraine to russia and giving them everything they need to try again soon. best case scenario: weapon surge for ukraine plus permission to use them within russia. russia is destroying its own economy. they have ensured that this war can literally only end with their victory, or attriting themselves into collapse. the reason trump would be gearing up with a war cabinet is because he knows he can't end the war quickly because putin gets a say in that.
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