A third something was just shot down over Canada

[sun rise]

Be careful what you wish for.
"Apex predators" like China & Russia just might
find themselves in all out war with NATO &/or USA.
Have you been following what Russia is doing in
Ukraine, & has threatened in Poland now?
You see China serving a useful function to keep
USA "in check". But this ignores it's threats to
Tibet, Taiwan, & neighbors in the S China Sea.
And of course, the increased potential for small
events escalating.

Some in Russia want to take back Alaska. Their lunatics are worse than ours.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm talking about non-military methods of pressure and determent, the main one being economic influence. China has so much economic pull that a war between it and the US or NATO would utterly devastate both even if both got rid of their nukes tomorrow. The reverse is also true (that is, Western influence is enough to make China think twice about any military adventurism), which is good because China also must be kept in check.

Of course, we know that if there were war between
PRC & USA, this would mean that economics took
a backseat to something less important.

This doesn't ignore China's threats that you listed, since the influence of a country could be destructive in certain areas and useful in others. The same goes for any other country, especially global powers.

I don't wish for any military conflict, and I hope Russia's invasion fails and ends up leading to Putin's regime being tossed aside.

Agree.

 

[Revoltingest]

Some in Russia want to take back Alaska. Their lunatics are worse than ours.

There's tough competition for looniest.
But Russia's are currently more dangerous.

 

[Revoltingest]

What? You don't have six minutes to listen?

You'll note from my post count recently that real
life was more demanding than usual. And even
so, I'm less interested in videos without any
commentary about why the video is relevant.

Russian munitions are low and Western intel overestimates how much Putin cares about his troops. He will throw bodies at Ukraine anyway.

Russia will probably start the offensive shortly before the anniversary of the invasion, gain some ground and start crowing about them. It is more a PR event than an offensive.

The lines will change and Ukraine may let Russians gain ground to stretch their supply lines, then attack those. Ukraine has been very successful in disrupting Russian supply lines in the past.

Be prepared for massive propaganda from BOTH sides.​

He also did a vid a few day ago about Russian threats to invade Poland.

The story about Russia wanting to invade Poland came from one of Putin's commanders in charge of Chechen troops who made it clear that it was his PERSONAL desire to invade Poland. This kind of bluster is apparently par for this guy, but he was the perfect person to deliver this message in order to demoralize Ukraine.

To advance into Poland they have to finish in Ukraine first. Advancing into Poland would then insure that they lost Ukraine to say nothing of starting a war with NATO. Russia doesn't have the resources to protect their rear areas in Ukraine and conduct an offensive in Poland at the same time.

Russia still hasn't done the hard part in Ukraine. They are still in the invasion phase a year on. If the Russians have been unable to defeat Ukraine, how do they expect to defeat NATO?​

Good summary.
Already aware of all that.

From my own perspective, Russia has committed so much to Ukraine that they have to be weak everywhere else. I don't think NATO would have much trouble penetrating the Russian border and circling behind Russian forces in Ukraine and Poland. I also suspect the Finland would join the party. They are a force to be reckoned with on their own.

The trouble would come from Russia using
nukes under the pretext of existential threat
& foreign military acts on the Motherland's soil

 

[Wandering Monk]

You'll note from my post count recently that real
life was more demanding than usual. And even
so, I'm less interested in videos without any
commentary about why the video is relevant.

Good summary.
Already aware of all that.

The trouble would come from Russia using
nukes under the pretext of existential threat
& foreign military acts on the Motherland's soil

I hope the Russians love their children too.

 

[amorphous_constellation]

Octagon shaped thing shot down near lake huron just now

 

[JIMMY12345]

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