Department of Defense: Austin Talks Uncertainties of War as Ukraine Prepares Counteroffensive

Austin: "Anybody that thinks they can accurately produce any type of outcome in a war, … have another think coming to them, because … it doesn't happen that way".

The Ukrainian military is prepared for a counteroffensive against the Russian invaders, but this is war, and supporters of Kyiv must be ready for the long haul, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said yesterday.

War is uncertain, Austin said. "Anybody that thinks they can accurately produce any type of outcome in a war, … have another thing coming …