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russian_bot's avatar

Highly likely it's not just about the stomach. Rather it's lack of capability to be effective without resorting to nuclear right off the bat. Which would start the end of all.

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Feral Finster's avatar

Had Russia acted with appropriate force from the outset, the point would be academic.

At every stage, Russia has catastrophically underestimated western sociopathy.

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JennyStokes's avatar

IF Russia had 'acted with appropriate force from the outset' I fear that the West would have become more unhinged than they already are.

Unlike the west I don't think Russia wants to cause overwhelming distress.

What Russia has learned, according to many people I have read with regard to warfare is :

They have learned different strategy's.

They have managed to use new/old weapons with increasing accuracy.

They have had time to build up weapon supplies + they have more troops.

IF they had gone faster this could not have happened.

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Feral Finster's avatar

Maybe. I suspect that they would have treated the overrunning o fUkraine as a fait accompli. Sort of like the Invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. "Thoughts and prayers!" but not much else.

Instead, the West has invested so much material and non-material support into Ukraine that they cannot be seen to lose now and keep on doubling down.

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JennyStokes's avatar

Yes.........this is the problem. I see it too.

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gypsy33's avatar

Just another “fail”, Jenny and Feral.

Nuthin new to see here!

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Contrarian 33's avatar

Another one Gypsu33

In response to ongoing student-led protests against the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, police departments across North America conducted violent, and in many cases, tear gas-filled raids of anti-genocide encampments Thursday night and Friday. In addition to arrests, many students are facing suspensions from their universities for participating in demonstrations calling for an end to mass murder of Palestinians and for their universities to divest from the war profiteers.

These people are the frontline soldiers for rational thinking and perhaps the future for us all. It sickens me to see this happening.

In my country it hasn’t quite got to this stage….but it will, Another white Anglo which considers that America treats us as a friend.

We are as naive as hell.

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