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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] A [URL=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war-long-west-ready-11673571215]Journal[/URL] article today which is "not exactly" optimistic for Ukraine's chances of eventually "not losing" the war. In essence, the West will run out of desire to support sooner than Putin will run out of "assets": Fair Use: [i][list] [*]The war in Ukraine, it’s clear by now, won’t end soon. The bet in Moscow—and the fear in Kyiv—is that the West will lose stamina before Russia suffers a decisive defeat. So far, Russia’s expectations of discord among Ukraine’s backers haven’t materialized. Europe has severed its dependence on Russian energy with limited pain and no political cataclysms. As all major Western economies grew in 2022 despite the disruptions, the consensus behind supplying weapons to Kyiv has only solidified. Yet, with Russia announcing a mobilization of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in September and switching its economy to a war footing, time could be on Moscow’s side. So far, neither the U.S. nor Europe has made the adjustments, especially in military production, that are necessary for sustaining Ukraine in a war that could potentially drag on for several years. Neither are they immune to pain from further energy shocks.[/i] [/list] Another point; Putin is in a fight, not for his legacy, but rather his life. If Russia decisively loses, there is all too great the chance Putin will leave this world much the same as did Mussolini, Qaddafi, or Saddam. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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