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To: Georgia Girl 2
Ukraine had that second largest army in Europe before this war began and up to 600,000 troops, all backed by NATO money, weapons, intelligence and planning. The Ukrainians had been dug into fortified positions for almost a decade.

No, the Ukrainian army wasn't second-rate army like Iraq or Afghanistan's.

39 posted on 09/24/2024 12:01:13 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

Russia is about #11 in the world. The only thing they have to sell is gas, wheat and some military hardware. The last time they produced a new item for manufacture was like 1973. So no they are not a threat to the United States.

Just because they have natural resources doesn’t mean they are competitively utilizing them except for gas. What armaments they are turning out are not superior to our technology. Our stuff doesn’t blow up on the test launch. Their navy could not stand up against us for 48 hours.

Reagan proved that Russia cannot compete with us without going broke. Trump is getting ready to defang China the same way.


40 posted on 09/24/2024 12:44:14 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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