Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So what about this war? The Russians' defeat at Kyiv was decisive in that they seem to have lost so many tanks relative to production rates that they're no longer capable of rapid advances: even when their guns make a gap in Ukraine's lines they can't follow through 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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There were a few exceptions: Japan's navy never recovered from the loss of 4 carriers at Midway. And battles that severed critical supply lines — like the U.S. capture of the Marianas — were decisive. But metrics like ground gained or even casualties inflicted aren't useful 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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But since then it's been grinding attrition, with WW1 rates of advance at best. So what are the two sides trying to accomplish? I think I get Ukraine's strategy; Russia, not so much 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022