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"There's only one guaranteed way you can have peace: surrender...every lesson of history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement.!" 58 years ago today, Ronald Reagan “A Time for Choosing.” The world cannot appease Putin. Ukraine fights for us. We must #ArmUkraineNow
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Putin IS our generation’s Hitler. There is good and evil. The Russian military has waged an evil campaign of genocide, rape, torture, mutilation, kidnapping, & mass executions of civilians in Ukraine. Don’t be on the wrong side of history. Remember Bucha & Izyum. #ArmUkraineNow
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Ok. If not Patriot missiles systems (a great deterrent but tradeoffs on immediate needs/requirements) for Ukraine, the U.S. could send a lot more than just 4 of the Avenger Air Defense Systems. We did the same with HIMARS...too slow, too incremental. forces.net/news/us-sends-…
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For the record. As a student of urban warfare (author of a book on it), there is no way in HELL Russia, even with Belarusian troops (not going to happen, would be the end of Lukashenko), could make an attempt at Kyiv again. That would be a blood bath and epic faliure for Russia.
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Personally, I would love to see Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). Howitzer 155mm range about 18 miles. GMLRS around 43 miles. Out range them. Make Russian artillery soldiers scared to even get on their guns. thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u…
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The world is changing. The days of dictators and evil regimes are limited. #IranRevolution twitter.com/FridaGhitis/st…
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"Nine drones were used, a top official said. Ukraine has not commented." Ukraine be like - I don't know how your bridges, jets, and war ships keep exploding in occupied Ukrainian land that is Crimea? 🤷♂️Smoking? bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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I have visited tunnels all around the world. From Hezbollah (picture) and Hamas tunnels along Israel borders to North Korean tunnels. Studied the way the best militaries in the world approach #undergroundwarfare Russia does not have the capability to go into the #Azovstal tunnels
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Russia has already lost in Ukraine. It failed to overthrow Ukraine’s democracy. It showed the world that their military is weak in major aspects of warfighting. Not the powerful military all thought it had become. It will take generations to recover from its strategic failures.
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Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine. War is a contest of wills. Putin & the Russian military can never break the will of the Ukrainian soldier/people/political party or international community of free (providing mil aid) to fight them until all Russians are out of Ukraine.
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Number of American generals killed in Afghanistan in 20 YEARS of war: 1 (MG Harold Greene). Number killed in 8 YEARS of fighting in Iraq: 0
Number of Russian generals killed in Ukraine in 51 DAYS of war: 8
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I personally don't think Russia has the ability or time to siege #Kyiv with the intent to starve or bomb it into submission. Supplies would still get in (like the 1992-96 Siege of Sarajevo) They are running out of time, losing political support in Russia & soldiers dying everyday
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Do you know what works well at stopping armored vehicles (most), wheeled vehicles, soldiers. Razor wire. Stacked three high. Nasty to cut out of tracks/wheel wells. Have any #Kyiv ? If so, get it out!! In urban. String between two bldgs #UkraineRussiaWar #porcupine
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Respect! RIP Hero! #SlavaUkaini #RussianWarCrimesInUkraine
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Words matter, I said greatest (multiple metrics from comparative of the two forces, strategic implications, importance to the country, Europe, free world) not largest.
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Big news coming. Large formations of Russian soldiers reportedly to be surrendering in the Kherson front. twitter.com/YAmzallagh/sta…
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And of course I couldn’t visit Ukraine without spending some time with my friend and warrior @MalcolmNance
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Hey @FareedZakaria I just heard you @CNN say Ukraine still in a David and Goliath situation. Bring me on your show & I can argue why I think at this point it is reversed. Urban terrain great equalizer. Defense strongest. Even Russian Grozny approach won't work now. #urbanwarfare
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I try not be understanding, but I really do NOT understand anyone, especially an elected representative, veteran, news source saying - "Ukraine is not our fight. Not our war. We should not be spending U.S. money to support Ukraine to fight Russia. We have our own problems."🧵
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Ukraine strikes a Wagner Headquarters in Luhansk. If true, a great strike on a mercenary group who has committed horrible war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Ukraine with full autonomy and support of the Russian military and government. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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The U.S., NATO, Europe, and the collective west is still only providing Ukraine what it needs to not lose. It is not providing what Ukraine needs to win as soon as possible.
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Just to be clear, there is no military purpose to fire a thermobaric rocket (aka vacuum/flame bomb which sucks the oxygen out of the air, room, lungs & replaces with fire) into any dense urban area. If done it should be rapidly investigated as a war crime. forbes.com/sites/nicholas…
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Putin concludes his speech without declaring mobilization or war on Ukraine. Ukraine has the initiative. Backed by 40 nations, better weapons, better supplies. Russian troops running out of time. They committed 80% of their BTGs, lack sufficient ground units. Ukraine will win!
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies | Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare