[ken5050]

Sorry, I thought I did. I wouldn't throw away the lives of my men, and their equipment, for nothing.

You ask, "....if they wish to defend it in the manner of their choosing.."

A suicide mission isn't a defense..ask the Japs..the few that survived, on any Pacific island. It's NOT a defense. Period.

I'd likely trade land/space for time...pull them all back..see what happens.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Thanks for answering. I’m sure you’d agree that it’s a difficult decision to cede your territory and your countrymen in exchange for a perceived advantage later.

A suicide defense, as you call it, IS a defense. It may not always be the wisest one, but it is an option. For the Iwo Jimas or Okinawas of the Japanese, there is also a Thermopylae, an Alamo, an Admin Box at Kohima, a Chosin Reservoir or a Bastogne.

I don’t suggest we’d see one in Ukraine. But I do suggest that if the government decides to attempt to hold its territory, I wouldn’t begrudge them that right.