Keeping the Ukraine Russia War Going /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Scott Horton

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Scott and Danny argue that long-standing U.S. political elites (Clintons, Bushes, Biden, McCain) have mismanaged American power, leading to disastrous foreign policy decisions—especially in Ukraine. They claim the West knew Ukraine couldn’t win from the start and deliberately prolonged the war to weaken Russia, treating Ukrainian lives as expendable while aiming to impose long-term costs on Moscow.

While acknowledging Russia has paid economic costs, the speaker says wartime GDP figures are misleading and that war production harms real living standards—but stresses this is normal for wartime economies and not evidence of collapse. They argue Europe is suffering economically even more than Russia.

Crucially, the speaker contends the strategy has backfired: instead of weakening Russia, the war has made it much stronger militarily. Russia has gained massive real-world combat experience, modernized tactics, logistics, drone warfare, air defense, and industrial capacity—turning its military into arguably the most capable conventional force today. Western forces, by contrast, lack this experience and would fare poorly in a conventional conflict.

They also highlight severe Ukrainian losses, including large-scale desertions and civilian suffering, criticizing Washington for ignoring the human cost. Prolonging the war is described as reckless, increasing the risk of catastrophic escalation, including nuclear war.

Finally, the speaker emphasizes Russia’s rapid advancement in weapons—especially hypersonic missiles and multi-warhead systems that are effectively unstoppable—arguing these developments were accelerated by the war and by U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty. The conclusion is that Western policy has strengthened Russia technologically and militarily while destroying Ukraine and increasing global danger.