US Pushes Ukraine Retreat, Remembers Diplomacy Exists
The mainstream media breathlessly reports this development as a new phase, ignoring the deafening chorus of voices — including academics and former diplomats for years — who advocated for diplomatic solutions from the outset. This isn't newfound wisdom; it's a strategically convenient pivot, arriving conveniently as U.S. and European arsenals are stretched thin and poll numbers back home register
war fatigue. One might wonder why 'withdrawal' wasn't on the table before hundreds of thousands of lives were needlessly sacrificed. This sudden embrace of pragmatism raises tough questions: Was the relentless cheerleading for an unwinnable war merely a lucrative exercise for military-industrial complex shareholders (look at Lockheed Martin's Q3 2023 earnings )? Or did Washington simply conclude
its proxy war had reached diminishing returns? The timing appears less about peace and more about political expediency, conveniently forgetting who ignored the Minsk agreements for nearly a decade.