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This really isn’t going to happen
2022-03-26
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Posted by:Fred

#14  OPFOR does not drive through kilometers of their own burning vehicles.

So you are saying we need to change up the training program at the NTC to keep it realistic?
Posted by: SteveS   2022-03-26 20:57  

#13  If Russia/ Pootie "wins" , They will then have to pay to fix it. BRILLIANT!
Posted by: Phusolet Gloluper1146   2022-03-26 20:20  

#12  Did the USA Taxpayers really need to pump & dump $$ TRILLIONS of dollars into defending against this mess?

OPFOR at the NTC.
However, the OPFOR practice many times a year with every unit that goes through the NTC.
OPFOR has contractor personnel to keep the vehicles running.f
OPFOR gets resupplied in the field.
OPFOR does not drive through kilometers of their own burning vehicles.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-03-26 12:42  

#11  So much for the theory that Putin was going to restore the Soviet Union...or the Russian Empire.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-03-26 11:40  

#10  I had 5. But I thought they'd be killed by Putin
Posted by: Frank G   2022-03-26 10:15  

#9  I don't think anybody had "Seven Russian generals will be killed in the first 30 days" on their Bingo card.
Posted by: Matt   2022-03-26 10:14  

#8  It's not like Russia wasn't spending huge amounts on its military -- they were just not bothering to spend it on training and maintenance. You assess threats on capability -- and on paper, the Russian military has huge capabilities -- not on performance.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-03-26 10:05  

#7  "Russia's huge and threatening. Therefore we need to expand NATO to the edge of Russia."
"Russia's not a threat to us. Therefore we need to expand NATO the edge of Russia."
Posted by: Zenobia Flase5021   2022-03-26 08:34  

#6  "But, but, MUH NAZIS!"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-03-26 08:01  

#5  NN2N1,
The EU knew it. That’s why they didn’t spend to defend them selves. Russia is a regional power with nucs. That is all.
Posted by: Xyz   2022-03-26 07:57  

#4  Did the USA Taxpayers really need to pump & dump $$ TRILLIONS of dollars into defending against this mess?

The things were are not told. I recall the Intelligence Community was reportedly caught unaware of the events leading to the fall of the Soviet Union.

Posted by: Besoeker   2022-03-26 07:38  

#3  

I have to ask:
What has happened to the Super Bad A$$ Russian Military that we were constantly told was a threat to world peace?

Did the USA Taxpayers really need to pump & dump $$ TRILLIONS of dollars into defending against this mess?

It seems clear Russia does not have:
* the claimed Ground Forces,
* the ability to quickly stage, mass and attack,
* lacks Skilled Sr. Level Combat Leadership,
* lacks tactical equipment in numbers needed for any mass Invasion of Western Europe. At best Russia, it seems, can pick off a smaller country every 5 to 10 years between rebuilding.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-03-26 07:21  

#2  They will do whatever it takes to wreck Ukraine. This matter is existential for Russia. They will not give up until Ukraine is in ruins. When will Biden and his people get it through their heads?
Posted by: Dopey Angarong6485   2022-03-26 01:00  

#1  Russia is probably setting up fall guys for any atrocities.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-03-26 00:40  

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