“Russia as about equivalent to Canada and Italy in economies.”
Which is EXACTLY the reason that the Neocons are getting their asses kicked in Ukraine...they actually, apparently, believed that crap from McCain.
Anyway, the fact is that Russia is NUMBER 4 in the world, Italy is Number 12, and Canada is Number 15.
Read it and weep...but at least you’ll know how STUPID your side is when it comes to assessing Russia.
Russia as about equivalent to Canada and Italy in economies
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Drivel, Russia has vast resources and manufacturing capabilities, they , unlike the West, are fully self sufficient and have much of what the collective West needs. The icing is they are not bankrupt like the West. Get used to it.
All great countries in history have gone to the waste bin over debt and inability to fund their wars.
“Russia as about equivalent to Canada and Italy in economies. But, Russia has about 150 million people to support, which means that, when it come4s to economic strength per population, it’s no better than a third-world economy. And with the current war, it’s likely below a third-world economy, since about half their output is being used for their war machine.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/the-top-10-economies-in-the-world
“In 1944 and 1945, Maj. General Lewis Hershey, Director of the Selective Service, along with Surgeon General Dr. Thomas Porran, were among the witnesses at US Senate subcommittee hearings on a potential national school lunch/milk program. These hearings would culminate in the National School Lunch Act of 1946.
“Hershey in particular had been working for a few years to draw attention to the large number of draftees rejected due to seemingly-preventable health issues, such as poor childhood nutrition (at least as early as this Jan. 1941 NY Times article).”
When it comes to intrinsic wealth, Russia is likely the richest country in the world.
Water, arable land, timber, oil, gas and coal...innumerable minerals. They have it all.
That is why the west lusts for dominion over it.