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You say the Pacific Canal "uses two and a half times as much water in a day than the eight million residents of New York City". But surely that water is reused time and again every time a ship is raised or lowered in a lock, not wasted?
Lawrence Freedman's article is behind a paywall but I'm surprised you say you can't imagine what the purpose or objective of the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk is. I'm sure Freedman sets out a number of possible objectives. I suspect one of the most important is to obstruct or block completely Russian supplies to their forces in the Kharkiv region and in Eastern Ukraine.
You say the Pacific Canal "uses two and a half times as much water in a day than the eight million residents of New York City". But surely that water is reused time and again every time a ship is raised or lowered in a lock, not wasted?
Lawrence Freedman's article is behind a paywall but I'm surprised you say you can't imagine what the purpose or objective of the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk is. I'm sure Freedman sets out a number of possible objectives. I suspect one of the most important is to obstruct or block completely Russian supplies to their forces in the Kharkiv region and in Eastern Ukraine.