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Weekend Update #201: It Will Be A Brutal Fall and Winter

Phillips P. OBrien · 6 Sept 2026 · phillipspobrien.substack.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity.

    Their wordsOne point I have tried to get across in this Substack from the very beginning is that in a war, length is far more important than ferocity.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Trying to hold escalation down in Ukraine did not contain the war; it lengthened it and made it worse.

    Their wordsTrying to artificially restrain escalation has led the war to be far more horrible and extensive than it needed to be.
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    The American military is being run on the Russian model rather than the Ukrainian one, and it should be rebuilt on the Ukrainian principles instead.

    Their wordsThe US military is being run by a group that apes the Russians and not the Ukrainians—when we have in front of us one of the best statements of command principles I have ever seen from the latter.
    Interesting