Ansel, you have no shortage of confidence in your belief that NATO is capable of waging total war against Russia. As an active duty member of today's military, I do not share your confidence. I wish I could.
My lack of confidence isn't about numbers. It isn't about tanks, planes, ships, bombs, etc. It is about will. And we don't have it.
You talk about 1-year draftees. What do you think the psychological image of German tanks rolling across Ukraine will do to Russia? Here in America, I would bet 90% of the populace could not tell you what day D-Day took place. They probably couldn't even tell you the year. 50% couldn't even tell you the decade. Do you think they're ready to lay their lives on the line over Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania? Countries they couldn't find on a map?
The average Russian citizen can tell you the date of every major battle. It has been drummed into their heads. Monuments and memorials to "The Great Patriotic War" are all over the country. I've seen them.
Here is what is going to happen. Putin is going to do what he wants and up until the point Russian tanks roll into Paris, NATO isn't going to lift a finger.
Russia would be making a very stupid mistake to invade NATO.
You guys keep forgetting that no one is invading Russia, Russia is invading Ukraine and threatening invading NATO.
If you choose to think that the United States and the other 27 nations of NATO can’t defend themselves from Russia and must submit to them in advance, then you have an attitude that I have never seen in the American military.
When did you guys come to this conclusion that Russians are square jawed supermen and we are incompetent boobs and losers, is this just Putin worship?