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pat_k

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4. Desperation breeds innovation. And the largest land war in Europe since WWII has transformed warfare.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:14 AM

23 hrs ago

If the felon hadn't said "fuck off" to Ukraine; if we had continued to coordinate with and supply them, perhaps we would have learned a thing or two.

But Hegseth was too busy making the military manly again to actually evolve.

Ukrainian ingenuity and innovation -- and determination -- is amazing!

A great interview with Stuart Steven's (reporting from Kyiv

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