Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Russian Bombs Get an Upgrade (FAB-1500 to Glide Bomb) || Peter Zeihan" video.

  1. If the Russians have such wonder weapons and are adapting, why is their progress so slow? Aadvika, like Bakhmut, was a salient in the front. These are notoriously hard to defend. That it took so long, in both cases, to take either of them is not a good sign for the Russians. Actually, I would have abandoned them much earlier if I were in the shoes of the Ukrainians. The purpose of an army is first to destroy the opposing army. Once you do that you can then walk into any territory you want. Holding, or taking, a place for its own sake is not a very good strategy. If you want historical precedents, then WWII is a good one, The Nazis did well at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa when the goal was to destroy the Soviet army. They started out well doing just that. Later, when Hitler wanted to hold on to territory, against the wishes of his generals, things did not go very well. In fact, there were many times when German generals wanted to fall back to straighten their lines. Hitler almost always refused. This often resulted in encirclements and destruction of German forces. Fortunately, the Ukrainians got out in time to fall back to more defensible positions.
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  2. I can't agree with that last statement. Ukraine is not the US. The US, if it gets involved, will apply overwhelming airpower. From what we have seen, in past conflicts going back to the Gulf War, is that it will be successful against a Soviet/Russian style of fighting.
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