213. General Barry McCaffrey. Ukraine’s Brutal Next Phase. Bloody, Expensive, Hard, Necessary. Why Russia Must Lose. What China Might Do. Recruiting For Team None of the Above. No Accountability for Afghanistan. AUMF You. F1 is Back–and Like Independents.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff · Mar 9, 2023 · 1h 7m

War is bloody, expensive and hard. And sometimes, necessary.

The prolonged occupation of Afghanistan was probably not necessary. The initial invasion probably was. But we can debate all of that for decades. And we will. But what is not debatable is the incredibly high cost of leaving your allies, or even your own Marines and troops, to fight and die on their own.

If you leave your people hanging at the most key moment, it will be even more bloody, expensive and hard. And that will be true of the war in Ukraine. And that war to protect the freedom, sovereignty and very existence of Ukraine is…