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14. the job of the attacker is to win. the job of the defender is not to lose.

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 10:27 AM

Jan 2023

Ukraine, as much as they want to "win", they just need to not lose.

they need to drain the rooksies of all their blood and willingness.

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Rothkopf: We've Done Lots for Ukraine, but Winning Will Take Much More [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2023 OP

FFS whatever happened to diplomacy n/t leftstreet Jan 2023 #1

Ask Neville Chamberlain. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #2

lol I said diplomacy, not appeasement n/t leftstreet Jan 2023 #4

You don't use diplomacy with genocidal regimes Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #8

There are some people that it just doesn't work with. Crunchy Frog Jan 2023 #5

This 👆 Nevilledog Jan 2023 #6

Hard to negotiate with someone who tortures, rapes, murders children. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #10

Diplomacy doesn't work with leaders like Putin Kaleva Jan 2023 #13

We and other democracies are not losing any lives. former9thward Jan 2023 #7

It is Ukraine 's fight that we are helping and there have been Deuxcents Jan 2023 #9

We need to ensure Ukraine wins the war. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #11

The Ukrainians seem determined to fight this to the end Kaleva Jan 2023 #12