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All that to say, when the end in WWI came, it came suddenly. In summer 1918, it looked as though the war would drag on for at least two more years or longer. Tens of thousands were dying monthly on both sides. Then, in the fall of 1918, the German lines finally started to crack and rapidly began to crumble all together. The Germans had reached their breaking point. That’s how a stalemated war ends. One moment appears that it will go on for the foreseeable future, until it doesn’t. And when that point comes, the losing side degenerates rapidly.

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Getting back to WWI. The German lines did not suddenly crack. There were major issues going on that caused the German collapse.

First the US declared war on Germany in April of 1916. US troops were slated to be deployed in spring of 1918.
Second, Russia exited the war in March of 1918. The Russians and Germans signed a treaty giving Germany land in Eastern Europe.
Germany believed that they had to defeat the allies in the West before American forces would tilt the balance of power against them. Consequently, Germany launched a huge spring offensive with troops from the East. The offensive included multiple attacks and was initially successful, but the Germans couldn’t take advantage of their successes due to heavy casualties and poor logistics.
Subsequently the allies launched massive counterattacks against thexwedd as kneed Germans bolstered by arriving Americans.

The point is in 1918 the situation was not static. Conditions had changed with Russia leaving the war and the US entering the war.
Ukraine v Russia isn’t the same dynamics. Yes N Korea did send about 10,000 troops, but itdd Sax not like they threw their entire military apparatus into the fray.
Maybe you can equate Ukraine’s expedition into Kursk with the huge German offensives in 1918, but right now it doesn’t appear to have been a go for broke operation,

Germany also faced extreme economic hardships. They were having a difficult time feeding their people and their troops. That was a huge factor too. I mention that because as best I can tell feeding the troops for Ukraine is not an issue.

Yes, there are dug in frontlines, and yes it’s a stalemate right now, but I don’t see the overall situation changing that would cause the existing dynamics to change suddenly any time soon.

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1. Ukraine has fought admirably

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2. Ukraine with all of the help they received is a far more formidable force than they get credit for

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3. If this war drags on they will be forced into a bad surrender if they don't totally collapse

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Exactly how could Ukraine pull off a good surrender? Somehow the notion that Ukraine could have negotiated a good deal and that Russia would have taken the Donbas and Crimea anbd ghen everything would have been honkey dorry has become prevalent. I don’t agree. Russia has not proven that they would honor agreements and that they would leave their neighbors alone.

The fact as I see it is that any nation bordering Russia is vulnerable unless they have a strong alliance to protect them. The UN won’t.

I understand all that, but consider this.

One side is attacking a fortified front recklessly with minor successes. These attacks have to be costing more troops than ghd defense is losing, right?

These troops being used are not good fighting men. They rushed through training to the front lines. Again there is an enormous waste.

I’ve read that Russia is not getting the numbers of volunteers that they were getting previously. That is having an impact.

I believe Russia should eventually force Ukraine to surrender, but because of the inefficient use of troops and the lack of elite units and the lack of motorized units the Russian superiority in numbers is not presenting a decisive force against Ukraine. Consequently, when they eventually gain a tactical advantage they are unable to act decisively to take full advantage.

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He took over a program that players should be migrating to. If they aren't, whose fault is that?

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The coach obviously.

Breaking ? That was a week ago!

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He says Ukraine isn't winning the war — fair enough. But in the next breath, he warns that this means millions more will die, the war could go nuclear, and invokes concerns about "nightmare demographics" in "these countries."

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If millions more die and a million or so has fied already, then while Ukraine is losing so is Russia. Russia is losing a lot.

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But it's not about any of that. It's about the US pouring in billions while Ukraine keeps losing. If the US stops, Ukraine collapses, the war ends — and no one else has to die.

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So the US is the bad guy here? What about the billions Russia is pouring in? Oh, and why are the Europeans spending more in NATO and why are they donating billions to Ukraine.

The author asserts that people are dying because the US supported Ukraine and prevented a Russian takeover. But the real reason people are dying is because Putin wants to revive the Soviet Union.

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But. America can't afford to take a massive L — not with its ego and power projection at stake in the region.

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I submit that Russia has way more to lose than we do. In fact they have already lost hundreds of thousand of young men and billions of dollars. They have already lost respect from their poor performance and every day the war continued they lose more and more. Putin sees all this, but he can’t quit. If he does he might not last very long.

EBR schools are closing. Student numbers are way down too and test scores aren’t improving.

I do believe it’s in everyone’s best interest to educate all of our kids; however, despite our best efforts and our hood money thdcdydtrm us failing us.

The new supt. is pushing for some good things. We have too many schools . However, I have no faith in the school hierarchy. Years of promises have big been kept.

Thd DA thing irks me not because we don’t need a strong DA’s office, but because our DA llet things get this bad. We need law and order in the worst way; however, Moore had been DA since 2009 and he remained quiet as the parish decayed.

I have said this before. We pay enough taxes now. Our taxes aren’t being distributed properly. BREC gets too much money and it appears now that the schools do also. The Library did, but measured we’re done to correct that.

The parish and city would rather fund NGOs, consulting contracts and social programs rather than public safety. That’s the other issue. The fact that the cops and the DA are shortchanged speaks volumes.

I can’t believe there is no guardrail at that pond.

The intersection needs modernization now, but Broome built new sidewalks all over BR first.

MovEBR was on a slow road.

So J D Vance is discussing the notion that the war could continue for years. That isn’t good for Rusdia.

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Side thought, if Frey had ran through 2nd base on that close play when ariel went to tag 2nd, instead of sliding, we might have plated a run there

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We would have. I’ve seen that several times in the majors.

Unless for safety reasons college has a must slide rule.