Suspect part of the problem has been boredom. You see hints of it in the "we need bad times to produce great men" thing. Which isn't even original; “In Italy for thirty years under the Borg… (View Post)
Except, echoing the header, what does peace look like? Especially if it needs to not be a Ukrainian capitulation and also let Vlad survive in power. It's a very small overlap on the old Venn diagram,… (View Post)
Here's a quick primer; https://arthursnell.substack.com/p/there-is-no-minerals-deal Even if there are lots of useful minerals under Ukranian soil, there are plenty of sources that are a) better mappe… (View Post)
It's buying two important, but related things. One of them is time. Every day that the orange one doesn't explode angrily over us, like Mr Creosote, is a day where a bit more preparation can happen b… (View Post)