Still, seeing as my taxes are contributing to financing this proxy war, good. This brings the hope it might at some point come to a conclusion.
Quite the contrary, I think. Since a loss in Ukraine would result in the fall of the regime in Russia, either it will win or everything is on the table - including nuclear weapons.
Since a loss in Ukraine would result in the fall of the regime in Russia
disagree. If there is 1 thing that the last 70 years have taught us, it is that dictatorships are very good at rooting themselves in and keeping populations under control even in times of stress or vulnerability. The only time you see them overthrown is when they are clearly incompetent, like in Libya, but even marginally competent regimes like Syria and Myanmar can hold on. Venezuela's dictatorship destroyed its own economy and barely even got challenged.
either it will win or everything is on the table - including nuclear weapons.
hard core wishful thinking on your part. not going to happen.
Russia has been in a failure state for the past 2 months at least, without being able to take offensive action and getting ground down. If Putin was willing to do anything to win, he would have called up an official mobilization in these past 2 months. Now, it's too late.
disagree. If there is 1 thing that the last 70 years have taught us, it is that dictatorships are very good at rooting themselves in and keeping populations under control even in times of stress or vulnerability
Hell, the West has shown us that in the past 10 years.
The only time you see them overthrown is when they are clearly incompetent, like in Libya
Not sure that was the incompetence...
hard core wishful thinking on your part. not going to happen.
I'm not exactly wishing for myself to get nuked.
If Putin was willing to do anything to win, he would have called up an official mobilization in these past 2 months. Now, it's too late.
Let's see. He may not be willing to do anything to 'win', but 'losing' is devastating. Not gonna happen.
Quite the contrary, I think. Since a loss in Ukraine would result in the fall of the regime in Russia, either it will win or everything is on the table - including nuclear weapons.
disagree. If there is 1 thing that the last 70 years have taught us, it is that dictatorships are very good at rooting themselves in and keeping populations under control even in times of stress or vulnerability. The only time you see them overthrown is when they are clearly incompetent, like in Libya, but even marginally competent regimes like Syria and Myanmar can hold on. Venezuela's dictatorship destroyed its own economy and barely even got challenged.
hard core wishful thinking on your part. not going to happen.
Russia has been in a failure state for the past 2 months at least, without being able to take offensive action and getting ground down. If Putin was willing to do anything to win, he would have called up an official mobilization in these past 2 months. Now, it's too late.
Hell, the West has shown us that in the past 10 years.
Not sure that was the incompetence...
I'm not exactly wishing for myself to get nuked.
Let's see. He may not be willing to do anything to 'win', but 'losing' is devastating. Not gonna happen.