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I disagree with a couple of your opinions. You seem to agree with some 'mainstream western media' views that are promoted by state governments (US/Europe) and the Democratic party. 1. The US military industrial complex is not militarily strong enough to defeat China by force. The Trump administration are pro-Russia China hawks that want a refocusing on China and repairing relations with Russia. They also want an imperial withdrawal from the occupation of Europe. After the American defeat in the middle east, the US military started pivoting towards war against Russia and China combined. Anti-NATO sentiments have been with Republicans for decades actually. European NATO countries are individually militarily quite weak. 2. On tariffs and other economics issue it is an extension of the corruption of Donald Trump helping his campaign donors but also part of the elitist (ultra rich) libertarian thinking that has been going on for decades as well. Purge the government, radically restructure the economy. This is what Elon Musk and the Tech bro ultra rich have been thinking about, an in some cases writing about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_destruction First cause a recession, and from the ashes a new type economy will be born. It also resembles what a lot of American boomers (my dad's generation) have nostalgia for. The re-industrialization of the US and less trade with the outside world, and less debt. I agree that what Trump is doing is really disorganized and I have doubts that re-industrialization can ever happen in the way they want. 3. Russia decisively won the war in Ukraine in 2022. The West has no idea about Russian strategy or how they fight wars and have been misreporting/recycling pro-Ukrainian Ukr/US/UK/NATO propaganda for 3 years.

The Russians also attacked and advanced in the neck of Kursk 'bridgehead' after holding them in place for months. It seems like they might try to squeeze the Ukrainians out. This whole area was actually a fire sack where the Ukrainian brigades were hit with strikes all the time.

seems like the tennis court gives models that golden look reflection from the ground.

Trump Plans to Revoke Legal Status of 240,000 Ukrainians: Report https://www.newsweek.com/trump-plans-revoke-legal-status-240k-ukrainians-report-2040504

weird orwellian doublethink- Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee refuses to state that 'Russia invaded Ukraine'

Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/us-pause-intelligence-support-ukraine/index.html

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The Russian/Ukrainian general staff are the most combat experienced staff officers in the whole world at this point in real peer to peer advanced combat. Everybody else is inexperienced compared to them. The loss of US ISR would definitely make it more easy for the Russians to launch more effective strikes and maybe even re-open the possibilities for maneuver warfare at the local level if real-time detection capabilities degrade severely. Even after Ukraine exhausts its current supply of 40-something year olds, Europeans can hold out in western and central Ukraine (worst case scenario) without technology, organization, and ammunition if they provide a steady stream of manpower to refill and rebuild burnt out Ukranian brigades on the frontline. That's all they really need to do on the baseline as Russia refuses to escalate their war beyond a 'Special Military Operation'. I wonder is if there is any political will to gather enough volunteers and even conscript Europeans to send to Ukraine?