#Ukraine: Air war cannot conquer. George Friedman, Chairman and founder, Geopolitical Futures.
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🗓️ 22 December 2022
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#Ukraine: Air war cannot conquer. George Friedman, Chairman and founder, Geopolitical Futures.
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| 0:35.0 | This is CBS, I Am the World. I'm John Bachelors, 1932. British Prime Minister, |
| 0:41.3 | Sandley Baldwin. The bomber always gets through. That guided the decision making of |
| 0:49.6 | the Royal Air Force, of the Luftwaffe, of the American Air Force when it showed up in |
| 0:55.6 | the 1940s. However, I learned from George Friedman, the founder and the chairman of Geopolitical |
| 1:03.5 | Futures, a subscription site, that Air War in the 20th century, Air War in the 21st century |
| 1:10.2 | has some important caveats. George, a very good evening to you. Your remarks hinge upon |
| 1:17.2 | the drone and missile attacks on Keefe and other infrastructure targets in Ukraine. However, |
| 1:25.4 | you reflect on what we've learned about strategic bombing and success. Sandley Baldwin said |
| 1:31.9 | the bomber always gets through. Was he wrong, George? Good evening to you. |
| 1:36.0 | Well, the bomber doesn't always get up, and even World War II didn't get through it always. |
| 1:42.1 | But with the rise of anti-aircraft systems, air defense systems that operate on sensors and |
| 1:50.6 | so on, it's become harder and harder for aircraft to get through, especially manned aircraft. |
| 1:55.6 | And that's where we're using drones. With drones, we've made lose the drone, we won't lose the flyer. |
| 2:02.4 | So air, it is effective. It has drawbacks, but it's never decisive. |
| 2:09.2 | And the results. Now, here is the puzzle. The results of Air Wars are said to be massive, |
| 2:16.8 | because you can see the pictures long afterwards. The picture that's vivid in my mind is the |
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