Subj : Re: Great Replacement The
To   : Moondog
From : Kaelon
Date : Thu Jun 23 2022 06:42:13

  Re: Re: Great Replacement The
  By: Moondog to Kaelon on Sun Jun 19 2022 04:29 pm

 > Russia wants the Ukraine for its resources.  I doubt they would resort to
 > nukes on land they wish to occupy.  Who would take a dump in th ecoffee pot
 > because they want the coffee all to themselves?  It's hard to "Russianize" a
 > country if you give them a long lasting reminded why they shoudl hate you.

I agree, but Russia can ill-afford outright humiliation and Putin's greatest fear is a stable, thriving, Slavic Democracy on his borders.  He already has that with the Baltic Republics (which, let's be clear, he needs to invade next), but Ukraine poses a huge geopolitical risk for Russia. If Ukraine outright defeats Russia and starts recapturing Crimea, Donbas, and making advances against Rostov, the use of nukes is a given, essentially to force capitulation.

Russia has huge manpower problems right now, and its advances are costing it way too much to justify the continuation of this war.  But by most measures, this war will last years if left to its own devices.
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