This war has been nothing but a blessing to the West. Putin's forces and weapons have been very publicly tested (and failed expectations). His reserves are being drained; in some cases emptied. Western weapon systems are being field-tested, at the low-low cost of their purchase cost, plus shipping and handling.
It took a while for me to realize that the West doesn't want Ukraine to win, outright. First, they want Ukraine to bleed Putin until he's too feeble to stand. That will take a while.
This war has been nothing but a blessing to the West. Putin's forces and weapons have been very publicly tested (and failed expectations). His reserves are being drained; in some cases emptied. Western weapon systems are being field-tested, at the low-low cost of their purchase cost, plus shipping and handling.
It took a while for me to realize that the West doesn't want Ukraine to win, outright. First, they want Ukraine to bleed Putin until he's too feeble to stand. That will take a while.