“Our stated objective has been regime change in Russia and a war of attrition to weaken the Russian military.”
Do you have a source for that? That our STATED objective is regime change in Russia? The imbecilic Biden made a dumbass comment at a presser that was quickly walked back by the administration. So, please post a link to the official stated objective for regime change and a war of attrition to weaken the Russian military.
“We helped take down the Russians in Afghanistan.”
Yes, we did.
“Unfortunately, it led to the formation of AQ and militant Islamic fundamentalism that led to 9/11 and our involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq that cost trillions of dollars and tens of thousands of American dead and wounded. The law of unintended consequences.”
Wrong. Radical and militant fundamental islamism existed way before Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan.
“We lost in Vietnam and maintained the status quo in Korea while losing 100,000 American troops and many more wounded.”
We were never defeated militarily in Vietnam. Our politicians quit and threw in the towel.
“The Soviets had few losses.”
They had few losses because they had few military personnel in either Koreas or Vietnam, aside from some pilots and AA techs and advisors.
“But North Korea has emerged as a nuclear power threatening our allies in the Far East.”
Because of assistance from Russia and China.
“I am amused that Biden is getting upset about China aiding Russia. Of course that is the way the game is played.”
Biden is an idiot who doesn’t even know what year this is.
“China will arm Russia in its proxy war with us and NATO.”
No doubt.
“They would love more direct involvement in Ukraine by NATO. The more blood and treasure invested by the US in Ukraine weakens us and our ability to prevent Chinese hegemony over Asia.”
Of course that is China’s wish.
“The biggest winner in Ukraine is China.”
That is China’s goal. But reality has derailed many a goal.
“Let the games begin.”
Sooner or later, they always do.
Do you have a source for that? That our STATED objective is regime change in Russia? The imbecilic Biden made a dumbass comment at a presser that was quickly walked back by the administration. So, please post a link to the official stated objective for regime change and a war of attrition to weaken the Russian military.
When you have the President of the United States and his Secretary of Defense stating on the public record that there needs to be regime change and that our objective in Ukraine is to weaken the Russian military, it is a stated policy. You can try walking it back, but it is closing the barn door after the horse has left. The Russians got the message loud and clear.
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And the new hobby horse is Russia has committed crimes against humanity. Putin and his ilk are war criminals. So how can you negotiate an end to this war with war criminals?
Wrong. Radical and militant fundamental islamism existed way before Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan.
Russia invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the same year the the Shah was removed in Iran and Khomeini took over. I remember it well since I was posted in Tehran from July 1977 thru March 1979 and was present during the first takeover of our Embassy on Feb 14, 1979, which coincidentally was the day our our Ambassador to Afghanistan, Spike Dubs, was killed.
The Iranian Revolution was the real catalyst that emboldened militant Islamic Fundamentalism as a real threat to national governments that strayed from Islamic governance. The US funded Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan to counter the Soviets. Fighters came from all over the Islamic world to fight for Islam. We funded, armed, and trained them, including bin Laden who participated in the Afghan war. AQ's roots can be traced to the Afghan war.
We were never defeated militarily in Vietnam. Our politicians quit and threw in the towel.
I remember it well. I served a year in-country (1967-68 including during the Tet Offensive) and 8 months off the coast. Yes, we never lost a significant military battle, but we lost the war thru the peace negotiations and a Congress that failed to fund the South Vietnamese who fought on their own for almost three years. We never responded to the North Vietnam's violation of the peace treaty. All of Vietnam is now under the Communists. That is a loss no matter how you try to rationalize it.
They had few losses because they had few military personnel in either Koreas or Vietnam, aside from some pilots and AA techs and advisors.
Duh. That was the plan in a proxy war. You weaken the enemy thru surrogates.
Because of assistance from Russia and China.
Add the US and Bush 41 who decided to remove nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. And the Clinton Administration tried to bribe North Korea so they couldn't develop nuclear weapons. Wendy Sherman negotiated that one along with the JCPOA with Iran.
NB: The US is being led by one of the most incompetent, inexperienced national security teams in our history. We are being led by idiots who lie to us daily. The ignominious, botched exit from Afghanistan should have been a wake-up call. We are in deep kimchi.