Ukraine Path to Victory: 50,000 Russian Casualties a Month, Target the Russian Economy, Logistics
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Key Points:
- Military historian Phillips P. O’Brien, praised by Paul Krugman, emphasizes that the U.S. military excels at winning individual battles but often fails to achieve strategic war objectives due to a disconnect between operations and broader goals.
- O’Brien highlights that successful interventions require strong local allies willing to fight, a lesson relevant to conflicts like Ukraine and Venezuela, where U.S. efforts risk failure if local support is lacking or alienated.
- Ukraine’s strategy focuses on attrition warfare, aiming to inflict Russian casualties above replacement levels while minimizing its own losses, alongside a long-range weapons campaign to cripple Russia’s war economy and logistics.
- The Ukrainian strategic goals include maintaining full sovereignty without territorial concessions, securing a clear path to EU membership, and preserving
