Kismet wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:06 am
General Milley reportedly at odds with others in Biden Administration over
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/p ... ticleShare
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Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has made the case that the Ukrainians should try to cement their gains at the bargaining table."
I think this is most likely akin to Biden's statements. The US has been very studiously positioned, from the very beginning, as wanting peace over war, favoring diplomacy over military force...while providing Ukraine incrementally more and more capacity to repel and ultimately defeat Putin's aggression.
We're going to continue to be publicly positioned that way for worldwide public consumption.
Milley is providing air cover for Biden's statements, and providing some ongoing opening for the discussions with the Russian military that have been happening.
That said, I think it would be a terrible strategic mistake to pressure Ukraine to accede. I think Ukraine will actually continue to make progress over the winter once the ground freezes, and be positioned to break the will of the Russian military in the spring/summer when the ground dries.
They continue to make weekly progress in the meantime, and the Russian counters are costing huge casualties for them.