Comments by "Barry On" (@barryon8706) on "William Spaniel" channel.

  1. The Doolitle raid didn't do a lot of damage to military targets, but it had a powerful strategic effect.
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  2.  @renemagritte8237  They were piece keepers because they wanted to keep a piece of Georgia.
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  3. Here's an odd question: since a German embassy suffered an attack, could that be considered an attack on German soil, triggering Article 5? Edit: A bulding housing a German consulate (not embassy -- my mistake) in Kyiv was attacked, but the consulate was empty at the time.
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  4. I think the central problem is that a treaty with Russia is like a treaty with the People's Republic of China -- meaningless in the long term. I think Ukraine either becomes part of a defensive alliance, gets nukes, or ends up waiting for Russia's next attempt at revanchism. Unless Russia itself breaks up or is broken up, but that doesn't seem likely.
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  5. How many can Russia equip, and how many can their logistics keep supplied through a winter? In my completely inexpert opinion, this puts a lot of pressure on Russia to take Ukraine quickly, before logistics can break down. More nuclear saber-rattling might ensue.
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  6. The main reason I think Russia didn't do it is because they haven't blamed Ukraine (AFAIK). It's hard to see them pulling this without having a fall guy set up first.
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  7.  @MrCow579  It was empty at the time
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  8.  @scipio8866  I think it's just as likely for Russia to consider this as lessons learned, re-arm to a greater degree, try to apply more quality control, and try for the next country when they see weakness in NATO (or in the US in particular)
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  9. I wouldn't depend on China splitting with Russia over tactical nukes. The PRC seems to dependably do what benefits the people in charge of the PRC. India and Turkey, maybe.
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  10.  @matthewbartley2746  There is an alternative to fighting to the last man; Russians can and have been known to surrender.
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  11. We could counter by giving nuclear weapons to Ukraine. And enough range to target some Russian cities.
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  12. Compare Israel invading Gaza to what happens if Israel doesn't invade Gaza. What's to stop Hamas from provoking them again, but even worse?
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  13. I think that's the key point.
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  14. Was that written down anywhere? I keep hearing that claim, but I've never seen anyone back it up with objective, third-party evidence.
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  15.  @roysmith3767  I saw that, and it wasn't impressive. I doubt the speaker would have backed up a U.S. invasion of Cuba on the same grounds.
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  16. I think it's the same reason people in commercials wear labcoats while talking about the medication they're trying to sell.
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  17.  @cowboybebopenthusiast4135  Did you notice the people the US was trying to kill tried to blend in with civilians?
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  18. Can Ukraine hire Wagner?
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  19. If Putin is removed from office we might get someone more hawkish than Putin is, which might go bad in a globl way.
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