this is gops. the global public square. welcome to you around the united states and the world. i m fareed zakaria live from new york. today on the program, what would it take for ukraine to win this war? i ll put that question to two of america s top military officials. general david petraeus and james. do gas prices trump human rights? i ll ask an expert. and the federal reserve acts boldly to get inflation under control. will it work? i ll ask rana. first, here s my take. in 1942, winston churchill tried to ready the british people for a long conflict. referring to the allied victory in egypt, he said, this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. when we think of it in those terms, what phase are we witnessing in the war in ukraine? we are likely in the middle, explains gid eon rose, an excellent book how wars end. he points out that every war begins like a chess game, with a dramatic attack and a defense.
that includes 18 more howitzers on top of what the u.s. has sent in. more than 36,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, and ammunition for the himars system, approved earlier this month. four of those weapons systems, multiple launch rocket systems that can strike at a far greater range. that s about a third of the billion dollars. the other two-thirds is known as the ukraine security assistance initiative and that will go to purchase through direct contracts with weapons manufacturers more weapons for ukraine. that includes two harpoon coastal defense systems, thousands of night vision goggles, thousands of radios so that won t be as fast, but the u.s. s position is the fight in eastern ukraine is an incremental fight. russia, yes, is making gains, but there is still time to get the critical systems in. how will we find out and when will we see this? the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the training on that advanced himars system for the first group wrapped up today.
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