As my loyal readers know, I have recklessly predicted that the war will get over in 10 days. I thought that if my prediction goes awry, I can always take refuge in terminological inexactitude by shifting the start of the war as much later as possible. The US military has come to my rescue by calling today’s airstrikes “preparatory strikes”, whatever that means. That reminds me of the way management institutes have shortened the placement week to 2 days by introducing a Day 0 and a Day -1, etc.

In any case, I guess such games won’t be necessary. The invasion by the army has started.
BBC is providing a timeline of the war’s progress.