Ukraine

L.Fite · 04-21-2022, 06:27 PM

I too think the Ukrainians are holding up well until now...
How long they last is the question, no doubt they have the will...
Putin has backed himself into a corner, He has no option but to win if he is to remain in power.

So...

1) What is it we can do?...
The Ukrainians have soviet style equipment and training, Our stuff does not interchange, and depending on the system, they are untrained and it's to late for training...

Sending "advisors" is tricky (you then have Americans in harms way, and potential for it to drag us into a war)

How hard do you want to poke a bear sitting on 6000 nukes?

2) My heart says yes, but my brain says, probably not a good idea
How will Putin react to a direct confrontation from the west?
(see #1 above)

Putin won't use nukes until he feels he will loose power...
Where is the point he begins to feel he is slipping...
Then all bets are off.

3) Probably...

4) Possibly, they are fighting for their country and their land, they are a proud people...

It's not like they are fighting for some one else's jungle/desert...

Ukraine has been fighting for it's existence ever since the first people landed there.

I hope they can prevail (without dragging the world kicking and screaming into W.W. III... )

04-21-2022, 06:27 PM	#2
L.Fite Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 526 Likes: 570 Liked 505 Times in 247 Posts	Re: Ukraine I too think the Ukrainians are holding up well until now... How long they last is the question, no doubt they have the will... Putin has backed himself into a corner, He has no option but to win if he is to remain in power. So... 1) What is it we can do?... The Ukrainians have soviet style equipment and training, Our stuff does not interchange, and depending on the system, they are untrained and it's to late for training... Sending "advisors" is tricky (you then have Americans in harms way, and potential for it to drag us into a war) How hard do you want to poke a bear sitting on 6000 nukes? 2) My heart says yes, but my brain says, probably not a good idea How will Putin react to a direct confrontation from the west? (see #1 above) Putin won't use nukes until he feels he will loose power... Where is the point he begins to feel he is slipping... Then all bets are off. 3) Probably... 4) Possibly, they are fighting for their country and their land, they are a proud people... It's not like they are fighting for some one else's jungle/desert... Ukraine has been fighting for it's existence ever since the first people landed there. I hope they can prevail (without dragging the world kicking and screaming into W.W. III... )