Decus
Platinum Member
All the tough talk by Trump and his little sucklings on this forum was just so much pig shit.
Just as we knew it was.
Nothing regarding the Ukraine/Russia happened yet except for ship restricted travel, so your critique' is premature. By giving/selling the Ukes advanced weaponry Trump already did more than Obama to contain Putin. If/when the shooting starts, with Russia already out of money due to the low price of oil, Putin doesn't want to waste what little money he has on a war in Ukraine.
Do you really think those few things we sold to the Ukraine makes them a match for the Russian military?
If you do I have a nice bridge for sell
The same thing was said about the Afghans. If the Ukrainians decide to fight, the Russians will have to commit a significant number of troops to the effort with little certainty of victory.
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The Ukraine is not Afghanistan. The people are different and more importantly the terrain is different.
We are finding out the same thing about Afghanistan as Russia did, but we are too stupid to cut our losses and leave
The will to prevail is an important factor in David vs. Goliath type conflicts. The Vietnamese beat back three significantly larger and better equipped armies in modern history - first the French, then the US and subsequently the Chinese. Having the will and fighting for one's homeland are a powerful combo.
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