[Where’s the invasion? Just distant footage of fireworks in the distance; they recently added sirens for effect, and showed vehicles streaming out of the capital (similar to pre-Katrina New Orleans).]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War_air_campaign
The Russians will do a ton of this stuff in the weeks ahead. If we can resupply the Ukrainians as fast as their equipment, fuel and ammo is destroyed, they’ll have a fighting chance once the invasion starts.
I remember that - and the antiaircraft rounds firing upwards by the defense; I see none of that here. Hollywood makes more convincing wars.
There may be a war going on; I wish people would wait to confirm that before handwringing and gnashing of teeth. Even if true, it seems Russia is entering separatist “disputed territories” that Ukraine lost years ago; they won’t be attacking the people they supported.
How much prep work do we need to secure the southern border?
If we secure our borders, maybe we can concern ourselves with a country 8,000 miles away.
If we can resupply the Ukrainians as fast as their equipment, fuel and ammo is destroyed, they’ll have a fighting chance once the invasion starts.
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Ultimately those weapons would wind up in Russian hands.
Just like the $80B of weapons left behind in Afghanistan.
Worst Planned WWIII ever.... typical.
Worst Wold Cup ever.
The thing about Ukraine, there is highway from all the EU to Kiev and Kiev to Madrid. The boarder at poland isnt really a chalenge to get through, chain link and a ton of polish troops wanting to use an anti tank missle. Ukrainian immigrants already changed the EU for the better for the past 30 years, the EU accepts non europeans, it cannot reject Ukrainians. The residents all have a credit card, a uncle in spain or greece and a car. It is not like the olden days, the population can load up the car and drive to spain and afford the cheaper VRBOs.
The Ukrainian military should be able to make enough bloodshed with the russians that the russian military will not be happy with their old school leadership. Their sergents are just as additcted to cell phones and warm meals as the Germans and the US Armys 101st airbornes are. Stories from the front lines will be delivered to population who dont remember any of the soviet glory days.
I dont understand how putin can think he can keep this limited, his navy will be blockaded out of all its ports as soon as NATO declares this to be a war. Sink a german or UK ship and the cost is world war.
He then has to attack a NATO member in a unrevivable way to keep his navy moving, even Putin knows that will not end well for him. His 45-65 year old russian non sub navy captains do no longer have the skills of the cold war warriors, they have been doing coast guard duty for 25 years. I have seen zero reports that the russian navy did any workup.
The russian submarine force would make the world spicy but the surface combatant fleet has way to many refuel and resupply challenges without the friends and neutrals they counted on 1989.
NATO has been at a amazing operational pace since 9/11/2001, while the russians have been very limited in operations in syria. If there was anything happening in the south china sea or the straits of taiwan that work up takes months. 3/4 of Chinas merchant fleet is either waiting for a unload time at or on a slow cruise to the EU or NA ports.
Want to stop Putin today, threaten CA and NY real estate owned by any russian. The wealth of russia is offshore, even Putins supporters really dont trust him.
Dude yer watching mostly file footage. its like the bombing of the aspirin factory, the non existent gassing of the Syrian town. Its a non war. If its on CNN its a LIE! 😉