Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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K1052

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In light of the Russians trying to raze Ukrainian cities to the ground and deliberately targeting civilian evacuations the US should be providing real time targeting info to Ukrainian military. If they want to consider that a provocation then ok, come for NATO in their current state.
 

Jaskalas

Lifer
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I can't see Russia managing to put down such an insurgency.

Unlike the United States, Russian occupation forces will literally just kill everyone they occupy until there is no more fight left in them.
If the Russians suffer an IED yesterday and see a group of kids today, they'll slaughter the kids. NO ONE left alive is how one "wins" against an insurgency. And don't think for a second that Russian military gives two shits about avoiding genocide. They are committing one RIGHT NOW.
 

K1052

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Unlike the United States, Russian occupation forces will literally just kill everyone they occupy until there is no more fight left in them.
If the Russians suffer an IED yesterday and see a group of kids today, they'll slaughter the kids. NO ONE left alive is how one "wins" against an insurgency. And don't think for a second that Russian military gives two shits about avoiding genocide. They are committing one RIGHT NOW.

They tried similar in Afghanistan, didn't work out and they eventually admitted as much.
 
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brycejones

Lifer
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We need to go in with full military force and take the Black Sea / Crimea.
WW III Sounds like a hoot. Serious question how do you see Putin responding to that? Also serious question, Are you not afraid of the Russian public rallying behind Putin if they see Russians being killed in wholesale lots by NATO forces? At that point the situation changes from "why are we invading Ukraine?" to "We have to defend against NATO seizing territory."
 

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Lifer
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Crimea is Ukraine territory, not Russia.
And it relies on bridges. Destroy the ships, bomb the military, and blow the bridges.