Ukraine is just that fucking cracked. I feel like that's the takeaway we should have. They've been buying us time for a really long time. It could've been a successful blitzkrieg by all rights. We need these strong people for the future of international security and allowing them to fall would be a major blow to the future of world peace.
Ukraine. On something fucking else.
This is for one, something that at least I have realized to be the end result of this conflict from the beginning.
Based off the response the past 3 and almost 1/2 years I have completely zero faith that NATO would come to the aid of the Baltic states. And they understand that. That's why they've been pulling out of accords in order to prepare defenses. They know better than almost anyone the threat Russia poses.
This has always been Putin's plan. And now that they're in full swing on the war economy, pulling away now would be a complete economic collapse. Anyone that doesn't treat these fascists as such are either living in their own bubble or grossly misinformed.
They absolutely intend to take the Baltic states.
As an American I'm not "happy" about the strikes. But my concern is crippling Iran's ability to supply drones and war materials to Russia. They've gotten away with it for almost 3 1/2 years. Anything that serves to diminish their ability to support the fascist Z regime is something I'll be content with.
Maybe don't supply a genocidal military dictatorship with weapons and people will have more sympathy for you, Iran.
Russia doesn't give a flying fuck about its "allies". They're all just tools for them to wage their war.
Unfortunately suppressing the domestic population is easier than trying to nation build halfway across the world. We can be pretty damn effective at oppressing our own population.
I agree with the sentiment, I just don't think Americans are going to actually go to that length. At least what I've learned from my 28 years in this country. I feel like the chilling effect is going to be stronger than most might hope for. But I hope you're more accurate than I am in this regard.