Remember when Russia said (via Medvedev and the MOD) that they’d start bombing offices of senior military officials and “decision-making centers” if Ukraine kept attacking Russia proper.
American conservatives are great about drawing red lines. The left advances. The right buys guns and tells the left not to push them any further. The left advances again. The right buys more guns and warns them again. Repeat.
But the real "decision-making centers" are in Washington. Or to a lesser extent Brussels, London, & Berlin. And it doesn't look like Putin cares to escalate that far. Or even to Warsaw.
So now he's got the same problem the Soviets had in Afghanistan and the U.S. in 'Nam. How much are you willing to fight when you can't attack your enemy's patron directly?
OTOH, Ukrainians may not have as much stomach for this fight as the Afghans or Vietnamese did. Plus, Europe is dependent on Russian gas so what's going to happen this winter? Does Putin shut off the gas until the weapons supplies cease? Would Europe buckle? Or are they gonna shiver in the cold to keep Ukraine afloat?
Source? Also, interesting how adroitly she manages to cross international boundaries. I thought the American southern border was the only open border in the world.
American conservatives are great about drawing red lines. The left advances. The right buys guns and tells the left not to push them any further. The left advances again. The right buys more guns and warns them again. Repeat.
But the real "decision-making centers" are in Washington. Or to a lesser extent Brussels, London, & Berlin. And it doesn't look like Putin cares to escalate that far. Or even to Warsaw.
So now he's got the same problem the Soviets had in Afghanistan and the U.S. in 'Nam. How much are you willing to fight when you can't attack your enemy's patron directly?
OTOH, Ukrainians may not have as much stomach for this fight as the Afghans or Vietnamese did. Plus, Europe is dependent on Russian gas so what's going to happen this winter? Does Putin shut off the gas until the weapons supplies cease? Would Europe buckle? Or are they gonna shiver in the cold to keep Ukraine afloat?
No, I haven't.
Source? Also, interesting how adroitly she manages to cross international boundaries. I thought the American southern border was the only open border in the world.