Russia is sending more bodies. Ukraine doesn’t have enough. And the tanks won’t arrive in time.
The U.S. president’s State of the Union speech emphasized populism and protectionism, not global affairs. It must be election season already.
But Joe Biden shouldn’t play along.
Colonial exceptionalism and a victim mentality are integral to Russia’s self-image.
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The Pentagon has learned painful lessons in the past—and may have to do so again.
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The Chinese leader will probably survive a turbulent time.
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Russia is sending more bodies. Ukraine doesn’t have enough. And the tanks won’t arrive in time.
But Joe Biden shouldn’t play along.
In 1947, the United States sacrificed for the sake of a starving Europe.
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