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It was a very convincing video but I'd suggest reading through the comments for an entirely different perspective from people on the ground.It appears the A-10 was never that great. I have a sentimental soft spot for it, but even if it was OK in the 80s (which it may not have been), it's almost as obsolete as a Spitfire now.
Ukraine should create a specialbattalionBrigadeRegimentDivisionCorpsArmy based on just seized Russian assets- would be a PR victory
Modi - like Xi, working on their personal/local interests, have Putin by the cojones. Now that it is clear Putin is losing, they can extract more from him (read more discounted oil/gasoline/NG).Ukraine combs mass burial site in Izium, says signs of torture found
Bodies exhumed from a mass burial site near the easter Ukrainian town of Izium "showed signs of violent death", a Ukrainian official said on Friday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called proof of…www.france24.com
As long as the reparations come from the rulers; don’t need for a repeat of the Treaty of Versailles blowback.Da. And $500B to rebuild Ukraine. And $1T in reparations.
P.S. If in becomes necessary to burn some motherland, is that a pyrrhic victory?
As long as the reparations come from the rulers; don’t need for a repeat of the Treaty of Versailles blowback.
It was a very convincing video but I'd suggest reading through the comments for an entirely different perspective from people on the ground.
David Petraeus paints a bleak picture for the Russians:
Ex-CIA director predicts ‘terrible, painful retreat’ for Russia | CNN (54 min ago)
Modi - like Xi, working on their personal/local interests, have Putin by the cojones. Now that it is clear Putin is losing, they can extract more from him (read more discounted oil/gasoline/NG).
As long as the reparations come from the rulers; don’t need for a repeat of the Treaty of Versailles blowback.
China strikes me as the obvious source.Russian industry has lots of holes in technology and would have to import a lot of tech to re-arm of find poorer quality alternatives.
I cannot drum up much of a care for the regular Russians that are Pro-war and destruction of Ukraine so long as they are safe and comfortable. I understand the notion that the Versailles treaty spawned Nazi Germany, but the flip side is that aggressors that do not fear the cost of losing have no incentive to not pursue further aggression. This is why the warning from Putin that his war cannot cross into Russia must be ignored.In any case it's a bad idea to put the cost of the war on the backs of regular Russians. Even if it doesn't create a Nazi Germany situation it could create a pool of terrorists who take their frustrations out on the world. Western countries have a lot of Russian immigrants, we don't want them radicalized from stories their family back in Russia told them.
1. There's a lot more to say about the role of air power and armoured vehicles which I will leave for another day, except to say that they have a heck of a lot of utility still. Re the A10 specifically if you look at how much of a tank's armour can withstand a 30mm depleted uranium round; vs how much can withstand a 30mm conventional armour piercing round, you rapidly realise that any way you look at it a lot of a tank is still vulnerable from a fairly conventional 30mm round. Note the Su25 also has a 30mm gun and is pretty comparable with an A10.I've read some. Someone admits it isn't very good at taking out heavily armored vehicles, but is good at lightly armored and soft skinned. However the 30mm ammunition are uranium core armor piercing rounds that leave a horrible environmental mess behind. If they admit it's not a tank killer and arm it with HE rounds it may have a future role but right now the environmental cost is sky high.
The problem for Modi and possibly Xi is that their oil storage facilities are almost completely full now. They can't continue to buy Russian oil at the rate they have been.
China strikes me as the obvious source.
I cannot drum up much of a care for the regular Russians that are Pro-war and destruction of Ukraine so long as they are safe and comfortable. I understand the notion that the Versailles treaty spawned Nazi Germany, but the flip side is that aggressors that do not fear the cost of losing have no incentive to not pursue further aggression. This is why the warning from Putin that his war cannot cross into Russia must be ignored.
1. There's a lot more to say about the role of air power and armoured vehicles which I will leave for another day, except to say that they have a heck of a lot of utility still. Re the A10 specifically if you look at how much of a tank's armour can withstand a 30mm depleted uranium round; vs how much can withstand a 30mm conventional armour piercing round, you rapidly realise that any way you look at it a lot of a tank is still vulnerable from a fairly conventional 30mm round. Note the Su25 also has a 30mm gun and is pretty comparable with an A10.
2. The pressure needs to be kept on Russia wrt oil & gas; and onto all buyers of Russian oil & gas.
3. Belarus needs to be helped, and deserves it ; they want to be a democracy :
I lost a rigged election in Belarus – only the west can help us win freedom from Russia | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Lukashenko is a teetering tyrant, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belaruswww.theguardian.com
If we had made America Great Again, Putin's calculus would look an awful lot different don't you think?Putin thought he would break NATO, eliminate Ukraine, and make Russia great again. He has grown NATO and made it stronger than ever and pushed Ukraine forever out of Russia's sphere and solidly into Europe.
If we had made America Great Again, Putin's calculus would look an awful lot different don't you think?