The scary thing is, how does Russia handle the tide of war turning. I just hope no one does anything stupid-er.
yeah, that worries me also, dangerous to corner a rat.The scary thing is, how does Russia handle the tide of war turning. I just hope no one does anything stupid-er.
You can't compare the 2 at all, and Russia didn't start getting it's ass kicked on the battlefield until the late middle 80's in afghanistan, they weren't getting some of their main battlegroups routed within 6 months.
I don't think any of us know how long this is going to go on for. This didn't start in 2022 either but 8 years ago. Right now there's a bigger motivation for Russia to keep going than for them to retreat, and that is geopolitical. That driver will continue to keep them going whether they're winning or losing...for now.
I can see it ending sooner if they're offered an 'out'. That might be through some sort of compromise offered diplomatically but I don't see Ukrainians agreeing to anything short of a full withdrawal so that seems unlikely. On the other hand if Putin dies then the rest of the Russian cabal may fall into line so that may bring it to an end.
If the reversal continues and Ukraine makes it all the way to Crimea, what happens then? That's when things start to get extra scary for Putin. He has some really big decisions to make at that point.
That's a fair point if it happens.
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China has probably been hoping things between Russia and US get worse so that they could batter each other and let China quietly take Taiwan without the US getting involved.
China has probably been hoping things between Russia and US get worse so that they could batter each other and let China quietly take Taiwan without the US getting involved.
it's a done deal boys.
Taiwan is china
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758

it's a done deal boys.
Taiwan is china
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758
This bit...
Taiwan is part of China, although it is important to note, not the People's Republic of China.[8] Since Resolution 2758 was said to be "deliberately ambiguous" and did not use the word 'Taiwan', Ban Ki-moon's interpretation to this effect came under fire from the American media
I love U.N. Resolutions. Not worth the paper they're printed on unless the U.S. can't come up with an excuse of ambiguity to ignore them
Same **** with the 60 odd U.N. Resolutions in favour of the Palestinians lol
Yeah if all States were treated equally and all resolutions backed up with force, Israel would be home to a lot more rubble by now. Some states are equaller than others in the UN. The UN is overall a good thing, just not always very effective. Good for policing weak states and preventing them doing wrong. Not good for policing powerful states or states being protected by powerful states.

They got more 2 lose than us so forget nuclear war its just a money pit they can milk us for
slight fly in the ointment is that all 5 permanent members of the security council have the veto .Get rid of the permanent member status and make it a free for all.... but we could be getting into another monarchy style debate again![]()
Do they have more to lose than us? Practical elimination of the state and bulk of the population either way. Both lose everything.
slight fly in the ointment is that all 5 permanent members of the security council have the veto .
bet the yanks are pissed off that they insisted on China being included as they had a weird China complex .Yeh it's like a paradox or is it a catch 22, fck knows. Can't get rid of the veto because the ppl holding the veto will veto it.