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Political analyst that specializes in US foreign and domestic policy, geopolitics, and military science; Anti-war organizer.
It is clear that the next Vietnam-Afghanistan moment for the US will occur with a withdrawal from Iraq and Syria. However, the sequence of this withdrawal or the possibility of it occurring altogether is yet to be determined.
With minor territorial gains, sensitive new fortifications, a demoralized army, and money, time and weapons running out, Kiev's counteroffensive receives a failing grade.
The US supplying cluster bombs and depleted uranium to Ukraine - and Ukraine using them - is an admission that the territories have now been permanently lost to Russia.
Sanctions play a specific role to keep countries “in check” or “in line” with Washington’s vision for the world... After all, why get your hands dirty when you can isolate your opponent into starvation?
Instead of repelling Russia and reclaiming lost territory, images shared widely online are showing the exact opposite: destroyed tanks, abandoned personnel carriers, and no serious breaches of the Russian defensive line.