very much on point. the us has no leverage here. the us cannot offer anything that russia wants more than to finish the destruction of ukraine. and the us has no stick left to beat russia with. direct military intervention in ukraine would be a disaster even if russia didnt have nukes because weve let msc degrade so badly. not to mention weve gutted our ground force capabilities by getting rid of our most capable officers and soldiers with the forced covid vaccinations and dei policies. and if the army is anything like the navy and air force, the supply chains are fucked to hell and gone and tons of the shit weve got in the books doesnt actually work, and maintenance on everything has been slid due to lack of qualified people to do it.
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