We must ensure Ukraine wins
Col Mike Walker, USMC (ret)
All,
If you think Putin was reckless before invading Ukraine, wait to see what happens if he succeeds in Ukraine.
As soon as Putin completes his victory parades in Moscow, he will march on to his next "victory."
A Putin victory over Ukraine will energize every aggressive bone in his body.
It will validate in his mind that ruthless determination is the key to success going forward.
He will rightly conclude that the more brutal, the more violent, the more savage he acts against his enemies the greater his chances of success.
Victory in Ukraine will justify every warlike or terrorist act Putin has ever made in the past or will contemplate in the future.
Putin will be convinced of his absolute superiority and will hold an unshakable conviction that his will always will triumph over American weakness and irresolution.
We will be on an inescapable path to greater war because Putin will have no doubt whatsoever that if he starts war he need only stand firm and we will kneel before him.
Not doing everything reasonable in our power to help Ukraine win today will end in a perilously more dangerous and unpredictable world tomorrow.
The time to stop this is now when right, might, and unity are on our side.
