georgephillip
Diamond Member
Colonel Douglas Macgregor has stated he knows high-ranking individuals in the Biden Administration who honestly believe Russians would not fire on active duty American troops fighting in Ukraine.
Given that Biden appears to be considering a multinational force aimed at Russia inside Ukrainian borders, does this alleged "coalition of the willing" rely heavily on a false premise... namely Russians will not fire on Americans?
Will Biden Gamble on a Ukraine Coalition? - The American Conservative
"But as signaled recently by David Petraeus, the president and his generals are evaluating their own 'coalition of the willing.'
"The coalition would allegedly consist of primarily, but not exclusively, Polish and Romanian forces, with the U.S. Army at its core, for employment in Ukraine..."
Macgregor questions this coalition's purpose, method, and end state.
"First, what is the aim of the coalition?
"Is the aim to expel Russian forces from Ukrainian territory?
"Is the aim to reinforce Ukrainian defense lines and achieve a ceasefire for negotiations?
"Or is the coalition merely a device to drag the rest of the NATO alliance into a war with Russia that very few Europeans will support?
"Second, what will U.S. air and ground forces do if they are decisively engaged from the moment they cross the Polish and Romanian Borders into western Ukraine?
"The Russian High Command will no doubt identify the U.S. military component as the coalition’s center of gravity.
"It follows that Russian military power will focus first and foremost on the destruction of the U.S. warfighting structure together with its space-based command, control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities."
Given that Biden appears to be considering a multinational force aimed at Russia inside Ukrainian borders, does this alleged "coalition of the willing" rely heavily on a false premise... namely Russians will not fire on Americans?
Will Biden Gamble on a Ukraine Coalition? - The American Conservative
"But as signaled recently by David Petraeus, the president and his generals are evaluating their own 'coalition of the willing.'
"The coalition would allegedly consist of primarily, but not exclusively, Polish and Romanian forces, with the U.S. Army at its core, for employment in Ukraine..."
Macgregor questions this coalition's purpose, method, and end state.
"First, what is the aim of the coalition?
"Is the aim to expel Russian forces from Ukrainian territory?
"Is the aim to reinforce Ukrainian defense lines and achieve a ceasefire for negotiations?
"Or is the coalition merely a device to drag the rest of the NATO alliance into a war with Russia that very few Europeans will support?
"Second, what will U.S. air and ground forces do if they are decisively engaged from the moment they cross the Polish and Romanian Borders into western Ukraine?
"The Russian High Command will no doubt identify the U.S. military component as the coalition’s center of gravity.
"It follows that Russian military power will focus first and foremost on the destruction of the U.S. warfighting structure together with its space-based command, control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities."