Protracted.

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 "'We are now facing two global powers: China and Russia, each with significant military capabilities both who intend to fundamentally change the rules-based current global order,' . . . 'We are entering a world that is becoming more unstable. The potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing, not decreasing.'" - - General Milley, Chairman JCS.

I have been greatly afraid this was going to happen. Two to three days. Two to three weeks. Two to three months. Now a protracted war, the Ukrainian Conflict! Two to three YEARS!

"Pentagon Foresees Very Protracted Ukraine Conflict To Be 'At Least Measured In Years'"

From "Zero Hedge" the article BY TYLER DURDEN APR 06, 2022.

"General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday where he and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were testifying on the defense budget, that he believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue for years."

"He [Milley] described what the Pentagon sees as what's to be a 'very protracted conflict' to come that's 'at least measured in years.' As we reported earlier, Gen. Milley further called Russia's military operation the 'greatest threat to peace and security of Europe, perhaps the world in my 40 years of service and in uniform.'"

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"But the dangerous reality is that the longer this conflict endures, the greater the likelihood of it cascading into a direct Russia-NATO clash, which both sides have admitted would be recipe for World War 3, involving nuclear-armed powers." 

PROTRACTED AS BEING A STALEMATE AND A STAND-OFF AS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS [!!], TRENCH WARFARE BETWEEN THE COMBATANTS OF THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY AND THE VARIOUS MILITIA GROUPS OF THE BREAK-AWAY REPUBLICS LUKHANSK AND DONETSK.

Comrades, if and when, we are in for the long-haul now!

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