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America shouldn’t insist on a strategic defeat of Russia

Caitlin Talmadge

The Hill, December 23, 2023 (With Michael O'Hanlon)

What should America’s war aims be? President Biden says the United States will help Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” Some Republicans want to cut off all U.S. funding, but most Democrats as well as Republicans seem to have a more practical question: what battlefield goals are truly within reach, and what strategic outcome would be adequate to protect American interests?