Putin knows better.
From recent news, I hear that Ukrainians are holding off the invaders near their capitol. So.. adding to that, and even though Russia have "numbers" when it comes to equipment, Putin knows their military would be wiped off the map in a standard war. What's he gonna do... try to fight everyone when it's only winter time?
He's seen what happens when we've been attacked. Swift deployment, rapid bombardment from up close and from the water. Russia is literally surrounded on all sides...and without nukes to threaten everyone, he's nothing more than a cheap bully with too many toys to play with.
Watching what was built up around the borders, our A10 pilots backed by a few fighter craft to hold off those cheap ass Migs... would have taken all but half a week to take out all those tanks and support craft. Including the trains they used to bring troops in. Look at Russia on the map.. he has no where to go if we were to do the same to him. If his subs are all at home, we could easily cut them off before they got into open water. Their planes would barely leave the runways before missiles from destroyers and carriers took them out.
Think Cuban missile crisis. USSR wanted to park some nukes not but three minutes off our back porch, and that didn't go over well at all. Putin wants that too... he wants the USSR back, so that he's not vulnerable on all sides like he is.
Truth be told.. it will be interesting to see who gets a hold of him first. NATO... or his own people.
Putin... like so many others, Trump included.. think the world needs to be run with an iron fist... and that the only way to prosper is to have a single hierarchy that leaves them at the top of that tower. He would never understand that to get what you want, you have to give as well.
He just wants to take.
From recent news, I hear that Ukrainians are holding off the invaders near their capitol. So.. adding to that, and even though Russia have "numbers" when it comes to equipment, Putin knows their military would be wiped off the map in a standard war. What's he gonna do... try to fight everyone when it's only winter time?
He's seen what happens when we've been attacked. Swift deployment, rapid bombardment from up close and from the water. Russia is literally surrounded on all sides...and without nukes to threaten everyone, he's nothing more than a cheap bully with too many toys to play with.
Watching what was built up around the borders, our A10 pilots backed by a few fighter craft to hold off those cheap ass Migs... would have taken all but half a week to take out all those tanks and support craft. Including the trains they used to bring troops in. Look at Russia on the map.. he has no where to go if we were to do the same to him. If his subs are all at home, we could easily cut them off before they got into open water. Their planes would barely leave the runways before missiles from destroyers and carriers took them out.
Think Cuban missile crisis. USSR wanted to park some nukes not but three minutes off our back porch, and that didn't go over well at all. Putin wants that too... he wants the USSR back, so that he's not vulnerable on all sides like he is.
Truth be told.. it will be interesting to see who gets a hold of him first. NATO... or his own people.
Putin... like so many others, Trump included.. think the world needs to be run with an iron fist... and that the only way to prosper is to have a single hierarchy that leaves them at the top of that tower. He would never understand that to get what you want, you have to give as well.
He just wants to take.
