Hi all -- we got a solid piece from Branko Marcetic today that underscores all the recent goal-post shifting comments coming from US officials and the commentariat, signaling (trying to normalize!) the idea that this war is a bloody slog with no determinable end. Sound familiar? Please give it a read, it's good. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/23/are-us-officials-signaling-a-new-forever-war-in-ukraine/