Yes, Putin's grievances are small, his economy is small, his military is small . . . how exactly do you expect him to take over Europe? Which is literally the whole justification for our defense of a highly corrupt and autocratic nation. You guys have to pick one: either (a) Russia is this evil superpower headed by a crazed maniac with h…
Yes, Putin's grievances are small, his economy is small, his military is small . . . how exactly do you expect him to take over Europe? Which is literally the whole justification for our defense of a highly corrupt and autocratic nation. You guys have to pick one: either (a) Russia is this evil superpower headed by a crazed maniac with his hand on the button of nearly 7000 nukes so we need to tread very, very carefully or (b) Russia is a decayed power that Ukraine can easily beat with a few weapons that we've supplied them but Putin is sane enough not to take that personally. You all are living in a Hollywood script where not thinking through the plot doesn't matter because you control the ending. Well, we *don't* control the ending.
“ Which is literally the whole justification for our defense of a highly corrupt and autocratic nation”
You should begin with a course or basic geography. And then basic history.
No one thinks Putin can overrun all of Europe with his conscript army.
Putin is bombing peaceful cities. Are they perfect cities ? No. Are they blameless and free of corruption ? No. But they are peaceful cities full of women and children. If NATO doesn’t stand up against this, NATO has no purpose.
Putin doesn't want West Germany, only East Germany. His aspiration is to rebuild the Iron Curtain, which would mean roughly 1/2 of Europe gets conquered by the time he's done.
Russia is a decayed power headed by a wannabe conqueror; if he can roll over Ukraine as easily as he rolled over Georgia, then it's a matter of when, not if, he goes after Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states.
If, on the other hand, he gets quagmired in Ukraine, then eventually he'll have to do what the US did in Vietnam/Iraq/Afghanistan: declare victory and GTFO.
Also, I have been to Hokkaido. Not a Russian to be seen. Now I can't take anything you say seriously because the territories that are disputed are islands north of Hokkaido and not on mainland Japan.
Japan considers those islands part of the Hokkaido Prefecture, so referring to the disputed territory as Hokkaido is an acceptable shorthand.
Think of it like saying Honolulu is in Hawaii, vs. saying it's in "the Hawaiian Islands", since it's technically on Oahu and not on the island of Hawaii. Sure, one term is technically more precise than the other, but that's some seriously pedantic hairsplitting
If you said "Because you said Honolulu is in Hawaii now I can't take anything you say seriously", I'd have a hard time taking anything YOU say seriously. Which, come to think of it, I do. Pedant.
Nice try, but your statement was not, "some islands North and part of the prefecture of Hokkaido", which are NOT the Island of Hokkaido. Russia has had them since after WWII, but Japan signed a treaty giving up all claim to those islands, so comparing them to Crimea is idiotic. Japan was offered two of them by Russia but refused. You compare apples to oranges, which misleads people who don't know exactly what's happened there In an attempt to smear Russia further. I must have hit a nerve if you are now resorting to ad hominem. Now I am absolutely certain you are a Troll.
Every one of those publications has an agenda and are controlled by MSM. I consider not one of them reliable sources. Something independent would be acceptable
Well, according to you and this article, he's not "easily" rolling over them. So we have nothing to worry about, no?
And he's not the only one "quagmired" in Ukraine. You forgot that we are too. Isn't that funny how that happens? The US population gets poorer, the military industrial complex and the politicians it owns get richer, and all this goes on and on and on, and just when we got out of Afghanistan. Funny coincidence that.
If Ukraine had received no support, the rolling over would have gone much easier. Russia is only quagmired because of the support Ukraine has been receiving ever since Putin invaded Crimea.
The US is not quagmired in Ukraine; the US isn't losing thousands of soldiers trying to hold territory in another country. The military industrial complex is getting a nice payday, but it's chump change compared to how much a full-scale war in Eastern Europe would cost, if Putin's ambitions to remake the Iron Curtain were allowed to snowball the way Hitler's Third Reich ambitions did.
Yes, Putin's grievances are small, his economy is small, his military is small . . . how exactly do you expect him to take over Europe? Which is literally the whole justification for our defense of a highly corrupt and autocratic nation. You guys have to pick one: either (a) Russia is this evil superpower headed by a crazed maniac with his hand on the button of nearly 7000 nukes so we need to tread very, very carefully or (b) Russia is a decayed power that Ukraine can easily beat with a few weapons that we've supplied them but Putin is sane enough not to take that personally. You all are living in a Hollywood script where not thinking through the plot doesn't matter because you control the ending. Well, we *don't* control the ending.
“ Which is literally the whole justification for our defense of a highly corrupt and autocratic nation”
You should begin with a course or basic geography. And then basic history.
No one thinks Putin can overrun all of Europe with his conscript army.
Putin is bombing peaceful cities. Are they perfect cities ? No. Are they blameless and free of corruption ? No. But they are peaceful cities full of women and children. If NATO doesn’t stand up against this, NATO has no purpose.
Putin doesn't want West Germany, only East Germany. His aspiration is to rebuild the Iron Curtain, which would mean roughly 1/2 of Europe gets conquered by the time he's done.
Russia is a decayed power headed by a wannabe conqueror; if he can roll over Ukraine as easily as he rolled over Georgia, then it's a matter of when, not if, he goes after Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states.
If, on the other hand, he gets quagmired in Ukraine, then eventually he'll have to do what the US did in Vietnam/Iraq/Afghanistan: declare victory and GTFO.
Please supply some evidence that any of that is true.
Chechnya and Georgia, for starters. Plus Hokkaido, and Belarus is now fully controlled by Russia.
Also, I have been to Hokkaido. Not a Russian to be seen. Now I can't take anything you say seriously because the territories that are disputed are islands north of Hokkaido and not on mainland Japan.
Japan considers those islands part of the Hokkaido Prefecture, so referring to the disputed territory as Hokkaido is an acceptable shorthand.
Think of it like saying Honolulu is in Hawaii, vs. saying it's in "the Hawaiian Islands", since it's technically on Oahu and not on the island of Hawaii. Sure, one term is technically more precise than the other, but that's some seriously pedantic hairsplitting
If you said "Because you said Honolulu is in Hawaii now I can't take anything you say seriously", I'd have a hard time taking anything YOU say seriously. Which, come to think of it, I do. Pedant.
Nice try, but your statement was not, "some islands North and part of the prefecture of Hokkaido", which are NOT the Island of Hokkaido. Russia has had them since after WWII, but Japan signed a treaty giving up all claim to those islands, so comparing them to Crimea is idiotic. Japan was offered two of them by Russia but refused. You compare apples to oranges, which misleads people who don't know exactly what's happened there In an attempt to smear Russia further. I must have hit a nerve if you are now resorting to ad hominem. Now I am absolutely certain you are a Troll.
You are not what I meant by sources. Can you share links to any legitimate publication besides MSM backing your claim?
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-new-ukraine-essay-reflects-imperial-ambitions/
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/features/analysis-putins-imperial-ambitions-and-ukraines-300-year-road-statehood
https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2022/06/17/feature-02
Every one of those publications has an agenda and are controlled by MSM. I consider not one of them reliable sources. Something independent would be acceptable
LMAO this from the person on here quoting Kremlin propaganda verbatim. Let me guess, you think RT is "independent"
Repeating Russian propoganda??? San Francisco Peace Treaty, 1951. ROTFLMAO!!! Nice try, edgy millennial! I am just EDUCATED.
Well, according to you and this article, he's not "easily" rolling over them. So we have nothing to worry about, no?
And he's not the only one "quagmired" in Ukraine. You forgot that we are too. Isn't that funny how that happens? The US population gets poorer, the military industrial complex and the politicians it owns get richer, and all this goes on and on and on, and just when we got out of Afghanistan. Funny coincidence that.
If Ukraine had received no support, the rolling over would have gone much easier. Russia is only quagmired because of the support Ukraine has been receiving ever since Putin invaded Crimea.
The US is not quagmired in Ukraine; the US isn't losing thousands of soldiers trying to hold territory in another country. The military industrial complex is getting a nice payday, but it's chump change compared to how much a full-scale war in Eastern Europe would cost, if Putin's ambitions to remake the Iron Curtain were allowed to snowball the way Hitler's Third Reich ambitions did.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.