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I mean, the intention of the USA isn't for Ukraine to win, just to fuck Russia up with as much NATO supplied weaponry as possible. This is to enrich the the MIC, encircle Russia so it can never challenge the USA again, and so they can refocus their forces in Asia and Africa to combat China.
If Ukraine wins (idk how likely it is if they don't have support for the whole war) it can just be another propaganda point for the State Department, but ultimately they'd even use a defeat as a win, because it battered Russia's military. And even if Ukraine loses or wins, it achieved the goal of Europe spending more on military so the USA doesn't need as many troops in Europe.
We’ll see how events develop, but there’s no guarantee that this ends in strategic victory for the US at this point. It’s at least somewhat evident that the sanctions regime on Russia didn’t have the effect those implementing it hoped. Even some seasoned managers of empire like Kissinger have come out saying this whole thing was a big error strategically for the US.
I agree, I'm not going to make definitive predictions, we'll have to wait and see.