H.R. McMaster
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And if I say it, it'll be less likely to happen. I'm not going to say it. All right, so, but I do think he will be able to, he will come to the conclusion that Putin is intractable on this. That reality is going to hit him. And then he's going to have a lot of options. I mean, what if he said to MBS, hey, what if we both produce some more oil?
And if I say it, it'll be less likely to happen. I'm not going to say it. All right, so, but I do think he will be able to, he will come to the conclusion that Putin is intractable on this. That reality is going to hit him. And then he's going to have a lot of options. I mean, what if he said to MBS, hey, what if we both produce some more oil?
What if we drive the price of oil down to $45, $50, even $50 a barrel? Putin is screwed if that happens. Trump does think that way. He has a lot of levers to put on Putin. I think he should do it now. He should do it up front. And then if there is some sort of negotiation, enter into that negotiation alongside the Ukrainians from a position of strength.
What if we drive the price of oil down to $45, $50, even $50 a barrel? Putin is screwed if that happens. Trump does think that way. He has a lot of levers to put on Putin. I think he should do it now. He should do it up front. And then if there is some sort of negotiation, enter into that negotiation alongside the Ukrainians from a position of strength.
What if we drive the price of oil down to $45, $50, even $50 a barrel? Putin is screwed if that happens. Trump does think that way. He has a lot of levers to put on Putin. I think he should do it now. He should do it up front. And then if there is some sort of negotiation, enter into that negotiation alongside the Ukrainians from a position of strength.
Well, you know, it's really the strain is on both sides, the Russians and the Ukrainians now. The Ukrainians also have a significant manpower shortage, have a hard time generating the manpower to sustain their their defensive capabilities.
Well, you know, it's really the strain is on both sides, the Russians and the Ukrainians now. The Ukrainians also have a significant manpower shortage, have a hard time generating the manpower to sustain their their defensive capabilities.
Well, you know, it's really the strain is on both sides, the Russians and the Ukrainians now. The Ukrainians also have a significant manpower shortage, have a hard time generating the manpower to sustain their their defensive capabilities.
But Russia's ambitions are much larger than their military capabilities, even as they're employing North Korean troops, 12,000 North Korean troops, not a sign of strength that they're doing that. That force is already decimated, by the way, that North Korean force. So what has to change? The dynamic has to change somehow.
But Russia's ambitions are much larger than their military capabilities, even as they're employing North Korean troops, 12,000 North Korean troops, not a sign of strength that they're doing that. That force is already decimated, by the way, that North Korean force. So what has to change? The dynamic has to change somehow.
But Russia's ambitions are much larger than their military capabilities, even as they're employing North Korean troops, 12,000 North Korean troops, not a sign of strength that they're doing that. That force is already decimated, by the way, that North Korean force. So what has to change? The dynamic has to change somehow.
There's no such thing as a permanent stalemate in war, not one that I can think of. Remember, the Western Front, World War I was stalemated. It was stalemated until it wasn't anymore by the Ludendorff offensives, which actually the Russians were employing. The German World War I infiltration tactics is what they're using right now to make some of these gains on the Western Front in Ukraine.
There's no such thing as a permanent stalemate in war, not one that I can think of. Remember, the Western Front, World War I was stalemated. It was stalemated until it wasn't anymore by the Ludendorff offensives, which actually the Russians were employing. The German World War I infiltration tactics is what they're using right now to make some of these gains on the Western Front in Ukraine.
There's no such thing as a permanent stalemate in war, not one that I can think of. Remember, the Western Front, World War I was stalemated. It was stalemated until it wasn't anymore by the Ludendorff offensives, which actually the Russians were employing. The German World War I infiltration tactics is what they're using right now to make some of these gains on the Western Front in Ukraine.
And then the war ultimately ends as a war of maneuver with the entry of the United States. But there are a series of swings back and forth. In 1917, General Nivelle leads an offensive. He says, I have the solution. Whenever a general says that, look for the exits. You know what I mean? A general has the solution. So he impales the French army on German defenses, breaks the French army.
And then the war ultimately ends as a war of maneuver with the entry of the United States. But there are a series of swings back and forth. In 1917, General Nivelle leads an offensive. He says, I have the solution. Whenever a general says that, look for the exits. You know what I mean? A general has the solution. So he impales the French army on German defenses, breaks the French army.
And then the war ultimately ends as a war of maneuver with the entry of the United States. But there are a series of swings back and forth. In 1917, General Nivelle leads an offensive. He says, I have the solution. Whenever a general says that, look for the exits. You know what I mean? A general has the solution. So he impales the French army on German defenses, breaks the French army.
The French army mutinies. It looks like it's going to collapse. Then you have the Ludendorff offenses, which follow, which gain a lot of ground, but then peter out. And then you get the allies gaining strength with US entry, and the war ends as a war maneuver. So right now, there's not a lot of movement on the front, but that could change. And every military has a breaking point, right?
The French army mutinies. It looks like it's going to collapse. Then you have the Ludendorff offenses, which follow, which gain a lot of ground, but then peter out. And then you get the allies gaining strength with US entry, and the war ends as a war maneuver. So right now, there's not a lot of movement on the front, but that could change. And every military has a breaking point, right?
The French army mutinies. It looks like it's going to collapse. Then you have the Ludendorff offenses, which follow, which gain a lot of ground, but then peter out. And then you get the allies gaining strength with US entry, and the war ends as a war maneuver. So right now, there's not a lot of movement on the front, but that could change. And every military has a breaking point, right?