Posted on 10/11/2022 6:05:37 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Analogies between contemporary atrocities and those of previous wars are always risky; at times, commentary about Russia’s war on Ukraine has strained to make such analogies. Just now, though, it takes effort not to. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s launching of missiles against Kyiv, Kharkiv and other places Monday recalls past terror-bombing attempts ranging from the mutual attacks by Iraq and Iran during their War of the Cities in the 1980s to the V-2 terror-bombing of Western European cities by Germany in the final stages of World War II.
Like those strikes, the 84 cruise missiles and 24 drones Mr. Putin launched — killing at least 14 and injuring 97 more — serve no real military purpose. His first objective was to instill fear in residents of population centers far from the front lines and cripple the electricity, water and other critical infrastructure on which they depend. His second goal was payback: revenge for the destruction Saturday of a key bridge connecting Russia with Crimea, likely carried out by Ukraine, and more generally for Ukraine’s recent successes in the war. Finally, the implied threat of nuclear bombardment using similar delivery vehicles cannot be ignored.
Hard-liners in Russia, who have been urging Mr. Putin to target Ukraine’s civilian areas and infrastructure, pronounced themselves pleased with this appalling escalation. They are deceiving themselves: Russian artillery and aircraft have already sown vast death and destruction on cities across Ukraine, achieving little more, strategically, than to make Ukrainians who weathered those onslaughts more committed to fight. If history is any guide, the latest attacks will further stiffen Ukrainian resolve, just as the V-2 campaign 78 years ago galvanized the British people.
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They need more anti-air equipment.
A terror bombing which killed 11 people? Putin is yet to match Obama. What Hitler?
No they don’t. Their existing is much better than that you might supply and it doesn’t work much.
What is amazing is that just before this we were told Russia had only 30 missiles left.
Also, these are doing a fairly good job hitting specific targets, especially energy infrastructure targets, which goes against the idea that Russian missiles are crude and inaccurate.
Also, the casualty count from such a large missle attack is low.
It's on the way.
Biden promises Ukraine ‘advanced air defense systems’ after Russian missile strikes
Morons. We have zero interest in Ukraine.
This war shows that the US MIC is a corrupt midget compared to the industry of a country with a budget 20 times less. Russia can make cruise missiles at a higher rate than the US can make mortar shells. The US can’t even supply allies with spare SAMs without a year long waiting list.
Uh...try again.
I hope Putin meets an end like Muammar Gaddafi with a pipe crammed up his butt!
Ukraine needs to launch some weapons into Russia.
Even as leftists like Tulsi Gabbard break away from the communist “Democratic” Party the neocon Biden Butt Boys keep licking his backside. Sad
It’s bizarre how many pro-Biden pro -WEF posters there are on this forum for “conservatives”
Yes sir! Got to wipe out those playground!!
Well do you know how many children have been killed by the Monkey Bars over the years?
Stumbling into WW-III.
Yes Indeed! Putin just wants to protect the Chilren!
And, we had FAR less a reason to be in Serbia and Iraq than Russians have to be in Ukraine.
Like with Democrats, this is a colossal example of hypocrisy.
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