I see it as an old war horse who had some good times back in the day is trying to saber rattle to prove his worth to the other old war horses. None of them are good at it anymore, but they want to be treated like they still are. Like retired professors visiting the school they taught at.
That's too dignified of an analogy. Europe is a post-wall hag who got forcibly ejected off the global cock carousel and she's mad Chad won't return her calls. Now she's settling for beta Ukraine.
I see it as an old war horse who had some good times back in the day is trying to saber rattle to prove his worth to the other old war horses. None of them are good at it anymore, but they want to be treated like they still are. Like retired professors visiting the school they taught at.
That's too dignified of an analogy. Europe is a post-wall hag who got forcibly ejected off the global cock carousel and she's mad Chad won't return her calls. Now she's settling for beta Ukraine.