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Putin was holding back the entire time
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the only rational explanation for his restraint was that he wanted to minimize civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure
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this desire to minimize collateral damage makes Putin a better man than all of the Western commanders who indiscriminately carpet bombed their enemies in virtually every major conflict since WW2
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at this point, if Western media are speaking, they’re lying
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everyone on this board who thought the Ukraine was winning this war, or that Russia was somehow outmatched, is a fucking retard
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I agree with points #1 and #2, but I think this part is nonsense. Minimising collateral damage serves Russia's strategic interests in Ukraine; destroying a Russian ally that has been subverted by an American-backed revolution isn't much of a victory.
In fact, total war with actual carpet bombs of major civilian population centers hasn't been a major tactic since, what? Korea? Vietnam? Most countries use strategic bombing and guided missle strikes on specific targets.
America went from bombing an entire city to take out two factories to just killing an entire terrorists family to kill one guy.
Sure the latter is bad, but it's got to be put in perspective.