alt Hacker News>The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to get stuck in a years-long stalemate with Russia.
>These are obviously false.
The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to exhaust the Russian army's materiel and test out our weapons. "Years-long stalemate with Russia? Yes, please." -the US. Seems like an overwhelmingly common Scott Alexander L.
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eru • yesterday at 5:14 AM
> The purpose of the Ukrainian military is to exhaust the Russian army's materiel and test out our weapons.
Since when does country A decide what the purpose of country B's military is?
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Scott Alexander often seems surprisingly unaware of his priors, especially when speaking about things beyond the American shores.