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In reply to the discussion: Putin's Hypersonic Missiles Should be Announced by the West As Escalation [View all]maxrandb
(16,874 posts)I sometimes forget I am no longer in the Navy and write like I am.
Yes, hypersonic missiles can be a serious threat, but any military is only as good a their command and control, leadership, training and logistics are. Russia's is not very good.
Even Nukes. He may get one off, but the response would turn Russia into glass.
I am not an expert, but I believe the main reason we haven't done a no-fly zone, or sent planes and troops to help Ukraine, is because of the cost in blood and sacrifice of a full scale war with Russia.
I am well versed enough to be confident that the reason is not that we fear the Russian military. It also appears that Ukraine is doing a good job of bloodying Russia's nose.
As heartbreaking, disgusting and infuriating the scenes coming out of Ukraine are, a full scale war with Russia would bring those scenes to Russia, Hungary, Latvia, Belarus, Poland and the entire Baltic Region.
Make no mistake. We would win either a conventional, or...God help us...nuclear war with Russia. The same scenes coming from Ukraine would spread.
We don't target civilians, but we do drop bombs and break things. That is the job of the military.
All I can say is; "THANK GOD JOE BIDEN IS PRESIDENT"
That orange doofus would have us at war by now, probably on Putin's side, and it would be run about a well as any Donnie Dipshit "business".
Anyway, sorry for being a jerk.
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