[ScottinVA]

Remember the Cold War myth that Russian soldiers were indomitable 10-feet-tall super-warriors? Afghanistan and now Ukraine put the lie to that notion.

[GonzoII]

"Remember the Cold War myth that Russian soldiers were indomitable 10-feet-tall super-warriors?
Afghanistan and now Ukraine put the lie to that notion."

Yeah, and look what we spent on it over the years, amazing….

For the entire Cold War period, 1948-1989, real military purchases cumulated to a total of
$7,051 billion—equivalent to nearly $10 trillion in 1992 dollars
—averaging $168 billion per year.

[Dr. Franklin]

Remember the Cold War myth that Russian soldiers were indomitable 10-feet-tall super-warriors? Afghanistan and now Ukraine put the lie to that notion.

Without Western arms, food, and transport vehicles, the Soviet army was a paper tiger. The whole Cold War happened because the West mismanaged WWII from the start. Without espionage and stolen technology, the Soviets would have had neither the atomic bomb, nor the bombers to deliver one.

[ansel12]

“”Remember the Cold War myth that Russian soldiers were indomitable 10-feet-tall super-warriors? Afghanistan and now Ukraine put the lie to that notion.””

I don’t remember such a thing but I do remember the numbers facing us, incredibly massive numbers of men and weaponry.