Exactly. I am not sure what Ted’s game is here. Yes, we could defeat Russia in just a few weeks, but those pesky nukes would make a mess of the world.
The smart play is to give Russia the eastern part of Ukraine with most of the ethnic Russians. Then all the future Ukrainian elections would tend to be pro western. And with the art of the deal, we get rare earth minerals, etc from both combatants.
Exactly. I am not sure what Ted’s game is here. Yes, we could defeat Russia in just a few weeks, but those pesky nukes would make a mess of the world.
The smart play is to give Russia the eastern part of Ukraine with most of the ethnic Russians. Then all the future Ukrainian elections would tend to be pro western. And with the art of the deal, we get rare earth minerals, etc from both combatants.
Here's hoping your smart play scenario is the one we get.