Comments by "Hyok Kim" (@hyokkim7726) on "Ukraine Fog of War: What's Really Happening?" video.

  1. 04:46 Dream/desire without the capability, both hardware, and 'software' aka 'willpower' means as much danger as pseudo-religious nutjobs in their pipe dream. Communism no longer has the 'will power', and Russian Federation doesn't have the numbers ala the Soviet Union and her allies back in the Cold War days. As for Poland, let's not forget before her 'victim' days. she had had an ambition of building an empire, swallowing Russia, Ukraine, and you think she would have stopped there? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Muscovite_War_(1609%E2%80%931618) Even during her 'victim' days, Poles had an ambition that would be unacceptable today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War 05:42 Latrine trench is full, too many flies! 05:53 IJA CEA had had at least 1,000 officers who had gotten fragged by their own men during the campaign, official figures, so the real number could be a lot higher, many officers/generals stealing from their own men, selling to the black market at a hefty profit, forcing men to rob the civilians for food, triggering a 'slippery slope', and the general breakdown of discipline that would result in Nanking. 16:13 That is the correct operational strategy, classic Soviet deployment in the later part of WW2, against the Germans, no amount of tactical brilliance/training/experience will compensate when one's supply is cut, and freedom of movement curtailed. 17:15 That's more likely. Nothing unusual. Many armies in history had behaved that way. Why risk a valuable experienced, trained, fit grunts, when you can risk people who are far less valuable, and loyal? Why MUM-T should be the future, especially in built up areas. ROK is BIG on MUM-T, not just the army, but all three branches. 19:40 I agree it's not comparable. Russia has a lot more justification than U.S. did in Iraq war, not the Gulf war, though. 21:14 A perspective, both the Finns during 'The Winter War', and IJA Kwantung Army on their 'Borders Wars' had fought a lot better tactically against the Red Army, in the early phase, than the Ukrainians now: they still ended up losing in the end. The Soviet did the usual, 'Ground and Pound', 24/7, not caring about minor tactical losses, just brushing them aside. 21:22 Prof. Mearsheimer, I am familiar with his work, a proponent of offensive realism: I am a Neo Classical Realist, the other realist school is Structural Realist. I disagree with Mearsheimer sometimes. He neglects the domestic variables, why nations go to war, he concentrates on international competition primarily. I understand your point that Russian Federation would have expanded regardless whether NATO had expanded or not. 21:42 I see your point: I neither agree nor disagree with your view that Russian Federation would have expanded anyway to the Baltic states. I do disagree with Mearsheimer on this one. He's certain Russian Federation would not have expanded: I am not so sure. I do point out, however, that NATO expanding made it more likely Russian Federation would see NATO as a potentially hostile force. 21:58 I see your point. Btw. NATO has a right, too, to reject any nation from joining. So the matter is not just whether Ukraine has the right to join NATO, but also whether NATO has the right to reject Ukraine from joining as well. My understanding of Mearsheimer is that a nation has 'right's proportional to the coercive force the nation has relative to its competitors. By that logic, Native American nations did not have the rights to exist, and I agree, what about you? Do you think they had the rights to exist? Do you think U.S. was wrong to take their land by force? I say U.S. was right to take their land by force. How about U.S. annexation of Hawaii? Was it wrong? Again, I'd say U.S. was right, and Mearsheimer would agree U.S. was right to take Hawaii. 22:35 Ironic, isn't it, the very same people calling Putin a dictator, have no compunction about limiting freedom of speech that don't suit their agenda. I'd say, whatever Putin is, he's less a hypocrite than U.S. Media/Politicians/and the usual SJWs. 22:46 I think I can explain this one, maybe better than Mearsheimer, since as a Neo Classical Realist, I also concentrate on domestic variables as well as international competition. The powers that be in U.S. who want to suck Putin in Ukraine do not want the real truth coming out. 1. U.S. gets rid of a major competitor in energy market. EU becomes dependent on the gas from U.S. instead of Russian gas. Their loss, but gain for U.S. Not only U.S. gains a big customer, but also increases profit margin as well, BIG WIN for U.S. oil/gas giants. BIG LOSS for Russian Federation, and EU, especially the retail customers. The retail customers in U.S. are going to be losing also, but not as much as the EU customers. 2. Military Industrial Complex, both in U.S. Russian Federation, and possible PRC, and EU, ROK are going to be making a lot of money. Remember, MICs make money, the bigger the conflict, and the longer the conflict. 3. Once EU becomes dependent on U.S. gas, EU is more likely to support U.S. in the potential coming conflict with PRC. EU does not want PRC controlling the sea lane between U.S. and EU. Now, I am conflicted. U.S. can use an ally as big as EU against PRC when PRC misbehaves. I don't want the conflict in Ukraine expanding, and lasting, but it could turn out to be a big advantage, not only for U.S. but also, the world, including EU. Now, another country is going to be a big winner, ROK. ROK is the king of gas tankers, the most advanced and safest. For EU to import gas from U.S. they will buy a lot of gas tankers from ROK. Also, if EU takes a more pro-U.S. position against PRC, ROK again will be the biggest beneficiary, poaching many existing PRC accounts in EU, especially in batteries. ROK will be a big winner when it comes to 5G/6G in Russian federation, after Apple abandons the Russian market. ROK could build 5g/6G monopoly in Russia, and use that as a base to go for the throat in EU. ROK is also shopping for aerospace technology blueprint from both Ukraine, the leftovers from the Soviet days, and from Russian Federation, desperate finance.
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