Robert Gates: “Frankly, I need help from Congress. DOD needs help from Congress.”

He's going to insist on occupying all four of the eastern provinces of the Donbas.

I think it doesn't make strategic sense.

Putin hasn't given up on any of his original goals in Ukraine.

I think it would be a very heavy political lift for the president to say he's going to cut off military supplies to Israel unless they stop in Gaza.