Gulf states, India, Central Asia and China veer towards Russia during this crisis

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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Iraq was hit by sanctions from the original gulf war, but they still had one of the largest armies in the world at the time (and perhaps, the whole Middle East). Not to mention, compared to Ukraine, they also had a lot of fighting experience. Remember Saddam's Elite Guards?

He'll just use tactical nukes.

The oligarch's would intervene, as it guarantees Russia's destruction.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The oligarch's would intervene, as it guarantees Russia's destruction.

They're not in charge. They have no real political power in Russia. Read Russian military doctrine.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Money always talks. The minute they run out of funds to fuel their forever wars, there will be internal chaos and betrayal. That's how the original Soviets fell.

But whatever, lets watch where Putin takes his country in the next few months. I honestly think it's dumb, but he must know more about geopolitics than me. Especially as he's now being boycotted everywhere besides China and a few backwater nations...