Comments by "" (@obsidianjane4413) on "Ukraine's plan for victory" video.

The costs of the low intensity conflicts in Iraq and A-stan were low compared to the high-intensity war in Ukraine. US forces would likely suffer more casualties and cost in 20 days of combat operations than they did in 20 years of the WOT. And that is without the very likely risk of escalation of the war to other regions, that do not even need to "go nuclear" to cause wide ranging effects. The West has no real national interest in the Russo-Ukraine war, other than the moral outrage and precedent for collapse of "international law" it represents. Despite Russian disinfo, NATO was not trying to surround Russia, and a return to the 2006 status quo of Ukraine being a "client state" of Russia would make no geopolitical or economic difference globally.
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@Stef3m Ah no. Ukraine losing this war has zero impact upon NATO. It will do nothing to make NATO members leave, in fact it has grown by 2 due to it. We will all feel bad if Ukraine loses, but there is not the political or public will to actually commit NATO to the war. This is something of NATO's Achilles heel, while it is very powerful in defense, it is "all or nothing", and its less enthusiastic members (Hungary, Romania, Turkey) will prevent it from going to war even if Poland or German sent troops. Putin knows this and why the bastard thinks he can win. All he has to do out-bleed Ukraine to win.
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 @niallodonnell8860 You say that like its a bad thing...
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@kogorun Imperial Japan thought that too in 1941. Didn't turn out to well for them.
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@bloodgout Did you learn that from Call o' Dudy?
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Its unlikely that Russia would ever allow Ukraine to assemble a nuclear weapon. As unlikely as Russia "allowing" it to join NATO. Either would be considered defeat, because the entire war aim is to return Ukraine to Russian domination. Putin is betting that NATO will not find the national interest enough to commit the treasure AND blood it will take to force Russia to capitulate. So "once the war is over" is a HUGE handwave at this point.
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@ArchOfficial Try actually reading my post.
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@arjan2777 That actually isn't true. If Ukraine "wins", that will require a long term security commitment and aide from the West to keep Russia from just trying again. If Russia "wins", it doesn't mean they are going to or even be capable of, threatening anywhere else. They haven't articulated any such motivation. You are regurgitating Western/Ukrainian propaganda rational. Either way this war stops, without Putin's government collapsing and a... less archaic and corrupt one replacing it, the conflict will remain and Western defense spending will have to remain higher for the foreseeable future.
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@CaptainPlanet90 That is false and ignorant. The US's national debt is fueled by domestic spending on programs, not defense or military aid. Likewise, US prosperity comes from its engagement and dominant world geopolitical position.
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@CaptainPlanet90 Always good to hear from the low information MAGA crowd.
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