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-misanthroptimist

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2. Ukraine's conduct of the war has been very impressive

Reply to 2naSalit (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 03:18 PM

15 hrs ago

At the outset, and on paper, 2 - 4 weeks wasn't an unreasonable projection of how long it would take Russia to subdue Ukraine. Obviously, Ukraine had other ideas and made them stick.

Ukraine has been innovative, brave, and effective. They learn quickly from both mistakes and successes. They implement that new knowledge rapidly. And they are constantly seeking new and useful ideas to protect their nation.

My admiration for Ukraine and its people is about as high as it can get. Tough, brave, decent. I wish America and Americans were.

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