Ukraine, Time To Get Mad?

Dining in Kyiv, dying Donetsk

This was written months ago, November, 2023, inspired by conversations with Jake Jacobs. I have not re-read or edited it. I figure now is a good time to publish it.

I believe George Patton would have admired Ukrainian General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He tells the truth. Not the truth you read in the media, that the war in Ukraine is at a stalemate, but the simpler truth among military men —that Zeluzhny can’t lead his men to victory.

He’s a great officer. Just not the right guy to beat the fck out of Putin’s army. Instead, he’s a guy who won’t make fiery speeches when U.S. empty-suited generals condescendingly tell him Ukrainians just needs some extra NATO training to win the war.

Far be it for me to impugn the integrity of any Ukrainian! I’m only a court-jester.

You know what is missing in Ukraine? Urgency. Where’d that go? When Russia was laying upwards of three mines per square meter why didn’t Ukraine realize they were about to get boxed in and do whatever it took to break through?

As it stands, there’s not enough de-mining equipment in the free world’s weapon storage to remove those mines.

Sure, maybe everything will change when (if) Ukraine gets F-16s. Or after Russia implodes economically. There…