I'm pleasantly surprised to discover that I'm more hardline on the whole documents fiasco than you are. Was really hoping that the DoJ wouldn't treat Trump with kid gloves when it comes to our national security, and I hope that Garland goes after Biden as hard, if not harder, to drive home that no one is above the law.
The opposite will probably happen (Trump let off the hook for DoJ not going after Biden), so I'm glad that at least one of us will come out satisfied in the end.
One other thing to keep in mind re NARA: lack of budget increases over the past 30 years that limit updates to tracking systems, personnel expansion, etc...
RE: UKR-RUS - Russia is currently firing fewer artillery shells than Ukraine. Russia may have a bunch of tubes, but they're useless without sufficient production of new/refurbishment of old shells. Sanctions are slow, but they're doing their jobs in terms of limiting the ability of Russia to really ramp-up production.
It appears that MBTs are headed to UKR (thanks UK and Poland!), and to my knowledge their pilots are being trained on F-16/similar platforms.
Russia's on their third/fourth string when it comes to quality of soldiers, and they're wasting them to attack a small town (Soledar) and small city (Bakhmut) that have little strategic importance. If they do capture either completely they will be enjoying a Pyrrhic victory: they will be left so weakened they will be vulnerable to a Ukrainian counter-attack, and will likely lose more territory than they gained.
Stalingrad is an interesting comparison, but in this case the other way 'round: the Battle of Bakhmut has lasted as long (or is beginning to be longer than) the Battle of Stalingrad, and the positions are reversed.
I'm pleasantly surprised to discover that I'm more hardline on the whole documents fiasco than you are. Was really hoping that the DoJ wouldn't treat Trump with kid gloves when it comes to our national security, and I hope that Garland goes after Biden as hard, if not harder, to drive home that no one is above the law.
The opposite will probably happen (Trump let off the hook for DoJ not going after Biden), so I'm glad that at least one of us will come out satisfied in the end.
One other thing to keep in mind re NARA: lack of budget increases over the past 30 years that limit updates to tracking systems, personnel expansion, etc...
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/foia-audit/foia/2022-03-11/us-national-archives-nara-budget-30-year-flatline
RE: UKR-RUS - Russia is currently firing fewer artillery shells than Ukraine. Russia may have a bunch of tubes, but they're useless without sufficient production of new/refurbishment of old shells. Sanctions are slow, but they're doing their jobs in terms of limiting the ability of Russia to really ramp-up production.
It appears that MBTs are headed to UKR (thanks UK and Poland!), and to my knowledge their pilots are being trained on F-16/similar platforms.
Russia's on their third/fourth string when it comes to quality of soldiers, and they're wasting them to attack a small town (Soledar) and small city (Bakhmut) that have little strategic importance. If they do capture either completely they will be enjoying a Pyrrhic victory: they will be left so weakened they will be vulnerable to a Ukrainian counter-attack, and will likely lose more territory than they gained.
Stalingrad is an interesting comparison, but in this case the other way 'round: the Battle of Bakhmut has lasted as long (or is beginning to be longer than) the Battle of Stalingrad, and the positions are reversed.