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At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023, “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, being soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref>
At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023, “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, being soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref>
In July 2023 Ignatius wrote,"these 18 months of war have been a strategic windfall, at relatively low cost (other than for the Ukrainians). [[The West]]’s most reckless antagonist has been rocked. [[NATO]] has grown much stronger with the additions of [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]]. [[Germany]] has weaned itself from dependence on [[Russian]] energy and, in many ways, rediscovered its sense of values. NATO squabbles make headlines, but overall, this has been a triumphal summer for the alliance.”<ref>[https://archive.ph/bnBPy#selection-415.0-471.13 The West feels gloomy about Ukraine. Here’s why it shouldn’t], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', July 18, 2023.</ref>
On September 12, 2023 Ignatius opined in an ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed that ''[[Joe Biden|President Biden]] Should Not Run Again In 2024.''<ref>[https://archive.ph/kGWpN President Biden should not run again in 2024], By David Ignatius, September 12, 2023.</ref>
On September 12, 2023 Ignatius opined in an ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed that ''[[Joe Biden|President Biden]] Should Not Run Again In 2024.''<ref>[https://archive.ph/kGWpN President Biden should not run again in 2024], By David Ignatius, September 12, 2023.</ref>