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I have a 10 year old son as well. Cooler heads need to prevail.
A few cooler heads.
Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the British Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) examines the military options available to the international community following the annexation of Crimea.
Sabers will be rattled, threats will be hurled, Russia will take back the Crimea and maybe parts of the Ukraine and the Baltic states. Cold War will return. Russians will unite behind their new man of steel. Fascist vs communist? It doesn't matter. Will they try to go further? Maybe not, they don't have the resources now to sit on that many people.
Russia can barely match the GDP of Italy, and they'd be facing a unified Germany, a bunch of former satellite states who wouldn't mind a little payback, to say nothing of the rest of NATO.
And there's no call to invade Russia - just contain.
They almost went to war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 60's, I sincerely doubt if either side is willing to get back to that point. They installed the "hot line" when they reached agreement, neither side wants to see things escalate to that point again.
We couldn't subdue Iraq, can't subdue Afghanistan, but folks think we'd have a shot against Russia on Eurasian soil?
SMH...Americans.
Huh? We wiped out the Iraqi army in no time. It was terror groups that blended in with the population that is causing all the problems. Does Russia have that too?
Huh? We wiped out the Iraqi army in no time. It was terror groups that blended in with the population that is causing all the problems. Does Russia have that too?
They would if they were invaded. Dunno why this is so hard for so many folks. Just ask yourself how you would react if some other nation invaded yours. People are human, you know?
Sabers will be rattled, threats will be hurled, Russia will take back the Crimea and maybe parts of the Ukraine and the Baltic states. Cold War will return. Russians will unite behind their new man of steel. Fascist vs communist? It doesn't matter. Will they try to go further? Maybe not, they don't have the resources now to sit on that many people.
Disheartening.
Baltic countries no. THAT would trigger a full on war.
The ONLY trump card Russia has are its nukes; that's IT.
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