Yes it’s very simple to spin anything into a dark conspiracy theory.
Like vaccinations, global economic forum, etc etc etc.
Was that an attempt at self reflection?
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It looks like the Pentagon is already walking back ridiculously optimistic expectations in accordance with the Rand recommendation from the OP:
That is good first step. Or is it a dark conspiracy theory?
Not uncommon in war, though.
Iran-Iraq War is a good example. Over 1 million dead. Entire portions of western Iran and eastern Iraq completely destroyed. Mass use of chemical weapons by the Iraqis.
War ended in 1988 at the exact same borders it started from.
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When did they say they could?
Isn’t that what’s required for a walk back?
Training the Ukrainians on using western tanks won’t be the hard part.
The hard part is training and refitting their logistics network on supporting them.
The Leopard 2A5 is the best tank for Ukraine, far more so than the Abrams. Logistics training wouldn’t be that much more difficult than the existing T-72s and T-80UDs the Ukrainian support units were already trained on.
The Abrams is a great tank, but it requires a fundamental rethink on armored logistics and maintenance.
Which is why I think it’s third on the priority list. The Leopard 2A5 is the most important since it fits Ukraine’s logistics the best. The Challenger II would be second. The Abrams a distant third.
But regardless, considering the Russians are now relying on ancient T-62s taken out of storage, they won’t be competitive with any of the western options.
The one tank they had available that could… at least put up a fight was the T-90. And those that are left are being hoarded back in Russia after losing a significant portion of them to Javelins and Ukrainian artillery.
The Russians wasted their T-90s. They should have been held in reserve to be brought out in case Ukraine was able to obtain significant numbers of western tanks. Which is what looks like is about to happen. They’ve already been alotted more than 50 Leopards and it seems like they’ll end up with more than a 100 in this first batch alone.
One Leopard 2A5 equals about 6 T-62s in terms of combat effectiveness.
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Look at the staff.
Saved.
What am I looking for?
It goes on for 100 pages like below.
They have Zara Fatima Abdurahaman,
her fields are Gender Equity in the Workplace; Racial Equity;, Science and Technology; Workforce Diversity
And Gabriela Alvarado
she’s their gotto gal for studying afterschool programs and maternal health.
Then there is Denis Agniel
His fields of research include Health Care Quality Measurement; Health Equity;
Program Evaluation and Social Determinants of Health;
Look at the staff in question.
How about we call off the easter egg hunt and you tell me.
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How about you just look. Honestly. Look at the military affairs staff.
These are their research areas.
Which one should I choose?
- Children, Families, and Communities
- Cyber and Data Sciences
- Education and Literacy
- Energy and Environment
- Health, Health Care, and Aging
- Homeland Security and Public Safety
- Infrastructure and Transportation
- International Affairs
- Law and Business
- National Security and Terrorism
- Science and Technology
- Social Equity
- Workers and the Workplace
Come on man.
Okay so I have clicked on “Policy Experts”
then
I clicked on “National Security and Terrorism”
and
I see a list a little like the one above.
Am I looking for someone in the left column or right column?
Post it. You know, like you did the other one.
Thank you. They’ve changed who they hire. Rand used to be a supplemental retirement program for retired officers.
Maybe in their leadership level (president et al)
or on their board of trustees.
Trustees are usually
- the very old
- the very young, just starting their climb
- society-type wives and daughters
I think Janet Napolitano is on their board of trustees.
She’s no spiring chicken
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