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Anthony Palmer's avatar

I remember a lecture by LF on Strategy where he stressed the need to give a defeated yet still dangerous enemy a ‘way out’. Not to do so with Putin would be a folly as great as his in launching the invasion in the first place.

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Chuck Lavazzi's avatar

I can't help but be struck by the crashing historical irony of Russian forces becoming bogged down by over-extended supply lines crippled by asymmetric warfare. This is precisely how the Russians helped kill Napoleon's failed campaign Back in the Day. Like many autocrats, Putin seems to have decided that he could re-shape reality. But that only works on the Internet.

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