Yeah. I mean, I do think it's a bad idea to look at everything through the WW2 lense, part of the problem with the Ukraine situation is that the populations on both sides think they're fighting Hitle… (View Post)

If we imagine the Russians don't actually lose, but there's a ceasefire etc where they keep most of the territory they're currently occupying, why would we expect that to stick? They've been embarras… (View Post)

There are quite a few other strong candidates: Gretchen Whitmer, Jared Polis, Amy KLOBUCHAR. But the problem is that Kamala is kind of next-in-line, and it's hard to get someone who's next-in-line ou… (View Post)

BTW I hope everyone here is following Mike Martin on twitter, it's the perfect combination for pb people because it's like 75% military strategy currently focused for obvious reasons on Ukraine, but … (View Post)

I don't think you need to assume hubris to explain China giving Putin the OK. It's ideologically consistent - big countries have legitimate spheres of interest, America should mind it's own business.… (View Post)