What will it cost to "Weaken Russia"

 U.S. GOAL IN UKRAINE IS TO "WEAKEN RUSSIA"

ANOTHER BRILLIANT STATEMENT FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

Yesterday's statement from the U.S. Defense secretary will harden the will and increase the Russian domestic support for this war. While anyone who has been paying attention knows this has been U.S. policy concerning Russia for 20 years, it may be the first time it has been openly stated.

There also has been statements concerning,"Bleeding Russia" a statement that originated from Osama Bin Laden in his many statements concerning the United States. There certainly is a lot of bleeding going on, but mostly from the Ukrainian populace. You can expect that it will soon get a lot worse.

While we hear many statements about the Ukraine war that are just so much trash talk from the U.S. administration, the fact is this has been, up to now, a limited war by Russia.  Take note that no government buildings were ever destroyed in Kiev. The roads, bridges and railways have been spared, until yesterday, when railways were hit.

We hear how we are sending many weapons into Ukraine and have not yet heard of any shipments destroyed enroute. Is this possible? Or has Russia refrained from targeting much of the infrastructure of the country, except in the east.

We have been told for decades that Russia has a huge network of spies everywhere, how hard is it to note when arms are leaving Poland into Ukraine. Somehow, some things just don't add up.

I would expect that Russia could take out every highway and rail bridge in the country in a couple of days and maybe they now will.

As far as Russia having a hard time with logistics, how hard can it be when Russia borders Ukraine, Much like us resupplying troops in Canada.

While Russia has used this war to test some of their advanced weapons, most of the munitions expended  have most likely been in warehouses since the cold war days. Artillery rounds and explosives have a very long life. 

Then there is the cost, Zelensky made a point of insisting they had better not come "empty handed", so far it seems we have pledged over $15 billion in aid. We also promised NATO members that we will replace anything that they send to Ukraine. The 20 old Russian migs from Poland was a good example, they wanted us to replace them with new U.S. jets. I expect NATO will dump all their old hardware in the hope of receiving new equipment from the U.S.

Then there is $7 billion a month to keep the Ukrainian government afloat, so we may be expected to come up with $10 billion a month for the duration. I am sure the Europeans will kick in a couple 100 million. Then there is the rebuilding of Ukraine, likely to be a Trillion dollars or more, depending how long hostilities last. It could last for years. So, it will not just be Russia that will be bleeding.

The point is that there was an opportunity to avoid this war. Ukraine could have been the most prosperous country in Europe. But we could not give up on a policy of "containment" and NATO expansion. Ukraine's future is now poverty and dependence for decades to come.