Thursday, March 03, 2022
Political Mayhem Thursday: Helping Ukraine
I've read that Putin expected the war in Ukraine to last only three days at most. Now, a week in, it is clear that will not be true. Russian forces are failing to accomplish their objectives across the country as civilians and soldiers work together to make the invasion harder for the invaders. The street above shows one tactic that has been effective: making barriers in the street for an invaders who choose to go that way.
It seems to be working. But what comes next?
In short, Russia will either win or lose. If they win the war, though, what will come next? It seems that the Ukrainians are really motivated to oppose the Russians, and Ukraine will be a very difficult place to occupy-- if it comes to that.
And we aren't hearing this much, but it might not come to that. Ukraine may keep Russia out of most of their own territory. The Russian troops do not seem particularly motivated, and appear to be giving up in some areas pretty consistently. Many reports reflect a cruel twist: many of the young Russian soldiers had no idea they were being staged for a war when they reported for duty at exercises in Belarus and other areas on the border with Ukraine.
Now we watch from afar, and hope and pray that we have seen the worst of it.
