Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’ By Victor Davis Hanson

[mystery-ak]

Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’ › American Greatness
There are lots of parties who want, and lots of incentives for, an end to our 21st-century Verdun.


Trump was elected in part on promises to avoid “endless wars” of the sort that cost American blood and treasure in Afghanistan and Iraq but without resulting in strategic advantage or civilized calm.

Yet as a Jacksonian, Trump also restored American deterrence through punitive strikes against ISIS and terrorist thugs like Baghdadi and Soleimani—without being bogged down in costly follow-ups. During the last four administrations, Putin stayed within his borders only during the Trump four years.

But upon entering office, Trump will likely still be faced with something far more challenging as he confronts what has become the greatest European killing field since World War II—the cauldron on the Ukrainian border that has likely already cost 1-1.5 million combined dead, wounded, and missing Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and civilians.

There is no end in sight after three years of escalating violence. But there are increasing worries that strategically logical and morally defensible—but geopolitically dangerous—Ukrainian strikes on the Russian interior will nonetheless escalate and lead to a wider war among the world’s nuclear powers.

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[jafo2010]

Sorry, I do not see that escalation.

Putin is an evil devil, that is certain, but take on the whole of NATO, no way!  Foolish to believe that would ever happen.

I do believe Trump will be backed into a corner to support Ukraine in an unrestricted way, dumping 100s of billions in military aid to Ukraine, or force Ukraine and Russia to end the war.  I am of the optimistic opinion he will choose the latter.  He will force both to end it.  He will not make it happen in 24 hours like he said he would, and it will not be over before he takes office, another promise, but I do believe he will bring it to an end.   I figure 6-12 months to manifest a truce between the two nations.