Sunday, December 29, 2024

 larry johnson thinks that the ukie adventure is nearing its end;


Drawing on Dr. Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, the West is slowly coming to grips with the reality that Ukraine is a lost cause and moving through the five-stage grief cycle. Until recently, US pundits and policymakers were firmly planted in the first-stage: denial. But an article in Friday’s New York Times — Ukraine Slows Firing of Missiles Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office — signals that the US is doing the anger phase and headed towards bargaining.

As I read the opening lines of the article, my brain was humming Frank Sinatra’s iconic ballad, My Way:

We would have to change the lyrics. There are not “a few regrets.” Heavens, no. There are a ton of regrets. The Times’ writers begin by acknowledging that Western wonder weapons were a bust:...........more.......

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