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We also had to occupy German and Japan for years, before they were able to be independent again.

You think we’ll ever occupy Russia like that?

[frog in a pot]

We also had to occupy German and Japan for years, before they were able to be independent again.
We "had" to occupy those countries. it was an essential part of the "grinding".

You think we’ll ever occupy Russia like that?
Not sure how one can fit occupying Russia into the Iraqi scenario...

In any event, even perhaps with a total defeat of Russia, I do not think the U.S. government has the political frame of mind or institutions necessary to effectively occupy Russia for any purpose, even with a DJT in the WH.