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You might start by referencing the last major Russian military victory prior to their recent Georgian operation.

Defeating the Germans in WWII? That's a pretty big deal. Other than Afghanistan, I can't actually think of any war they fought in during the interim.

And I might add, we’re not talking about Patton’s views on Jews, we’re talking about his views on the slavic savages of Russia.

You can't pick and choose here. You seem to be claiming that Patton was a good judge of national character. If he's right about the Slavs, then why do you questions his judgment regarding the Jews?

Defeating the Germans in WWII? That's a pretty big deal. Other than Afghanistan, I can't actually think of any war they fought in during the interim.

The Soviets beat back a damn near successful German invasion, and only because Stalin began invoking the Russian people to fight for 'Mother Russia', not for Communism, not for Lenin, not for Marx & Engels. And by the time the Soviets had the Germans in full retreat, Germany was all but pulverized by allied air power courtesy of the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force. The Soviets were able to prevail in World War II due in no small part to strategic mistakes made by Hitler (one major error, treating the Russian peasants like animals instead of human beings, many Russians welcomed the initial Nazi invaders as LIBERATORS from Stalin and Communism). But once it became clear that the Nazis were no better than Communists, the average Russian understood that they had no friend(s) in Berlin or anywhere in Germany, and they fought hard and long to turn back the invasion.

Now to fast forward to Afghanistan, the record of Soviet failure there is clear. Most Soviet successes during the Cold War came about due to Moscow fighting the West via client states like North Korea, North Vietnam, Cuba, etc., and the continued existence of Communist regimes in those nations are proof of that, at least in those instances.

As for Patton and the Jews? It is quite frankly irrelevant to this thread, which is about RUSSIANS, a topic upon which Patton was extremely well educated and informed.