Attrition. That is why Russia "lost" Afghanistan. That is why the US "lost" Vietnam. That is, at its most fundamental, why Great Britain lost the American colonies. Make holding what has been taken so expensive, in body bags, in sabotage, in external sanctions, in loss of income from unsold gas and oil that, maybe not tomorrow or nex…
Attrition. That is why Russia "lost" Afghanistan. That is why the US "lost" Vietnam. That is, at its most fundamental, why Great Britain lost the American colonies. Make holding what has been taken so expensive, in body bags, in sabotage, in external sanctions, in loss of income from unsold gas and oil that, maybe not tomorrow or next week or next year, but sooner than later, that the oligarchs behind Putin pull his plug.
Attrition. That is why Russia "lost" Afghanistan. That is why the US "lost" Vietnam. That is, at its most fundamental, why Great Britain lost the American colonies. Make holding what has been taken so expensive, in body bags, in sabotage, in external sanctions, in loss of income from unsold gas and oil that, maybe not tomorrow or next week or next year, but sooner than later, that the oligarchs behind Putin pull his plug.