You cited a woman saying: «Oh, I don’t know. My husband’s friend has served three times on the front for the money, and he says that if the army wanted to defeat Ukraine, it could in a day or two. It’s just that it’s too profitable for too many, so they don’t end the war. A war with NATO, though, would unite all Russians, and it would be a different story.» Of course it shows how detached from the reality of the war she is, and in a conventional war Russia would of course loose rather quickly. However the second part of her statement shows why Russia might want such a war. Because then they can negotiate a treaty. And keep face, because loosing tomato would be acceptable. Instead of loosing to Ukraine. The citation is also interesting because it shows us what kind of myths will be spun afterwards. We could have won but for… well in US there was and is a lot of people who felt they were not permitted to win the Vietnam war either.
You cited a woman saying: «Oh, I don’t know. My husband’s friend has served three times on the front for the money, and he says that if the army wanted to defeat Ukraine, it could in a day or two. It’s just that it’s too profitable for too many, so they don’t end the war. A war with NATO, though, would unite all Russians, and it would be a different story.» Of course it shows how detached from the reality of the war she is, and in a conventional war Russia would of course loose rather quickly. However the second part of her statement shows why Russia might want such a war. Because then they can negotiate a treaty. And keep face, because loosing tomato would be acceptable. Instead of loosing to Ukraine. The citation is also interesting because it shows us what kind of myths will be spun afterwards. We could have won but for… well in US there was and is a lot of people who felt they were not permitted to win the Vietnam war either.