Harry Mills
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Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "SnowStorm | Ukraine Is Preparing Withdrawal Troops From Multiple Fronts. Military Summary 2023.12.23" video.
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Different tactics are called for in different circumstances. The situation in 1944 was very different from the situation in 1941. Russia has massive manpower and artillery advantage, but the manpower advantage is only now really making itself felt. Russia began the smo with a relatively small standing army. They're experiencing and will experience the difficulties of growing an army by leaps and bounds not unlike the Red Army in the 1930s and 1940s. (Forget the purges, which were exaggerated. Most of those officers remained in the Red Army, but there was still a great shortage of experienced commanders.)
The $oviets, like the Russians of today, were continually training and developing their troops. That meant green troops and commanders in the field. it was brutal, but by the end, in 1945, they were possibly the best army of all time (and no surprise, the Allies were shaking in their boots, looking across the boundary between E and W Berlin).
It's just sad that our side didn't act gracefully when the wall came down. Big opportunity for lasting peace and prosperity, but a lot of people in the security business would've had to find real jobs. They had to have a boogey man to keep their little ecosystem thriving. That's one of the reasons people like Trump. He'd be a monster in trade negotiations, not putting up with cheating and making trade partners pay a hefty tax that made treating people and the environment poorly less profitable than doing things the right - or at least a better - way.
It's called constructive engagement, and it's a good idea, but none of our leaders seem capable of finding a middle path that is strong and peaceful.
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