Ukraine joining NATO would put German troops just about where they were in 1942-3.
Never heard that perspective before.
The swallowing of Ukraine by the DC deep-state has been a corrupt disaster for the USA as whole.
Their neocon anti-Russia propaganda, particularly used against Trump for 3 years, has been so pervasive, many conservatives unwittingly have it has a default setting in their brains.
German troops just about where they were in 1942-3.
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But with a tiny fraction of the personnel and vehicles, and virtually no budget.