and declare victory. A lot of analysts thought the endgame was to use force to push to the borders of the two russian oblasts hold fast and internally agitate for new ukraine elections to put in a russophile government.

It appears that his plan of massing in Belarus then trying to take keiv was a bridge too far. It would have worked if they had gotten into the city in the first week then dismantled the central government but it took both the russians and the rest of the world by surprise at the ferocity and skills of the defenders.

Now in between a rock and hard place he is determined to inflict enough damage so that europe will not want to see it come any closer and the baltics are really nervous.

I am glad that we are willing to supply anti armor anti aircraft with rifles and bullets. We cannot afford to extend heavy offensive weapons. I think the administration is doing its best with the limited options we are presented with.

my two centavos