One problem is that the Russians won't know whether they are nukes or
not until they explode. I wonder how good our back channels are with
the Russian military. I doubt that they are very happy with Putin. The
Ukranians seem very willing to fight and I'd bet they will be a lot more
motivated than a bunch of Russian conscripts. So I think if we keep
them supplied they may make it too expensive in money, blood, and prestige.
More worrying it what will we do when Xi starts massing troops on the
mainland opposite Taiwan? We're not in so good a position to impose
economic pressure on China.
Brent
On 2/26/2022 3:13 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote:
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 10:04 AM Brent Meeker <[email protected]>
wrote:
It's not a question of sympathy, but of utility.
What would happen if NATO launched an all-out cruise missile assault
on Moscow and Petersburg? Not nuclear, purely conventional. No "boots
on the ground", but some serious rethinking needed on Russia's part.
Just as the retaliatory British bombing of Berlin in WW2 caused Hitler
to loose his cool and gave Britain an advantage. Of course, Putin
might respond with a nuclear assault, but that would certainly render
his empire plans futile. It would be a gamble, but I think the odds
would be in favour of making Putin pause rather than escalating further.
Bruce
Brent
On 2/26/2022 2:58 PM, John Clark wrote:
On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 5:41 PM Brent Meeker
<[email protected]> wrote:
/> I'm fine with seizing the money of Putin and his oligarch
buddies. I'm less sanguine about just impoverishing the
Russian people. /
When one country decides to make war on it's neighbormisery is
the inevitable result,certainly the people of Ukraine are feeling
it and I'm certain the people of Russia will too. Call me a
monster if you want but at this moment I feel far less sympathy
for the invading country than the country being invaded.
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