Business Insider: War in Ukraine will be a 'very protracted conflict' that could stretch on for years, says General Mark Milley
* Gen. Mark Milley said he believes the war in Ukraine will be a "very protracted conflict."
* "I don't know about a decade, but at least years for sure," he said.
* He said he did not think that Putin could be deterred short of US troops being deployed in Ukraine.
Gen. Mark Milley told Congress on Tuesday that he believed the Russia-Ukraine war would be a "very protracted" conflict.
While testifying about the White House's 2023 budget request, Milley told the House Armed Services Committee that the fighting in Ukraine was likely to go on for "years." "It's a bit early, still, even though we're a month plus into the war.
There is much of the ground war left in Ukraine, but I do think this is a very protracted conflict. And I think it's at least measured in years," said Milley, who is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"I don't know about a decade, but at least years for sure," he added.
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WNU Editor: This is quite a contrast from what General Milley and his associates were saying at the beginning of the war .... Milley's new Ukraine war prediction is stark departure from early forecast of '72 hour' takeover (FOX News).
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