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Did Americal military prowess and hi-tech weaponry give America an easy victory over Saddam Hussein's army? "Nyet", says Russian ambassador to Iraq.

I hope they keep believing this stuff. Some in Russia are angling for a reform of their armed forces. I hope these idiots who are in favor of maintaining the current doctrine keep the upper hand.

I hope they keep believing this stuff. Some in Russia are angling for a reform of their armed forces. I hope these idiots who are in favor of maintaining the current doctrine keep the upper hand.

Well, there are certainly some of the old guard in Russia trying to CYA. But this is merely a public face saving. It is hard to say who in Russia will have the upper hand. But if the leadership there has a clue, they will simpy make the worst cast assessment that superior coalition tactics were the cause of the rout, and they will redesign their military accordingly.

I don't know which faction will win the day. And since I really don't see Russia in an imperialist role in the foreseeable future, I'm not sure it matters that much one way or the other, as far as we are concerned.

Keep in mind we can buy out the entire Russian army if we want to. The soldiers are paid $3/month. Russia's entire defense spending is $10 billion. They can't afford a big army and socialist spending at the same time, especially with a declining and aging population. I'm surprised the USSR lasted as long as it did.