[Glad2bnuts]

You need to get off the internet and back away from all forms of modern communication. The US and its allies cannot beat Afghanistan, and you think we can take down Russia? WE in the US are the ones being taken down.

[desertsolitaire]

Not Russia, Putin and his grip on Russia. I think Putin’s hold on power there is much less solid than most would believe. He can be forced out of power if he underperformed.
We are close to seeing Putin forced out for under performing. Now no guarantee that whoever follows Putin into power is better for the West and Ukraine but we should try and see.

[Svartalfiar]

The US and its allies cannot beat Afghanistan, and you think we can take down Russia? WE in the US are the ones being taken down.

These US can easily beat Afghanistan. The problem arises when you try to force nation-building on a bunch of medieval religious-fanatic tribes that hate each other (and you) and don't want a nation.

The last time these US went to proper war with mostly unrestricted RoE, we absolutely destroyed Iraq's entire military. That's a much better analogy if we get into a real war elsewhere. China might put up a bit better of a fight, but no one else would. All this Ukraine "special operation" does is prove that in a real fight, Russia doesn't come anywhere close to us.