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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I suspect Putin was talked out of it by his senior staff or possibly even China. Putin was expected to call for full mobilization of Russian forces, that'd be a standing army of 3 million, 1 M active, 2 M in reserve. They're having troubles with 180,000 troops in Ukraine as is, their largest battle in recent times.

If mobilization failed it would be supremely embarrassing. Also the world is probably gonna be antsy with a 3 million strong war machine ready to go.

[–]weavilsatemyface 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

If mobilization failed it would be supremely embarrassing.

More or less embarrassing than the USA's ten year invasion and occupation of Iraq, costing trillions of dollars, which has ended up with the money disappeared into the pockets of private contractors and Iraq an extremely dubious and untrustworthy ally?

How about the twenty year invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, ending up with the same people (the Taliban) back in charge, only this time with a shit ton of US military equipment and biometric data showing exactly which Afghans collaborated with the US?

Also the world is probably gonna be antsy with a 3 million strong war machine ready to go.

If by "world" you mean the USA and its allies, puppets and shills.

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

More or less embarrassing than the USA's ten year invasion...

More. The US got to Iraq and Afghanistan smoothly, and kicked ass. Wasn't run well long term, but remember the Soviets had their own defeat at the hands of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.

If by "world" you mean the USA and its allies, puppets and shills

Anyone who doesn't want China running global affairs should care. It won't be a Russia led world, they're too technologically backwards and broke ass, but their ally China wants the job.

[–]iamonlyoneman 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It doesn't matter how well an invasion goes, if you spend twenty years and trillions of dollars, thousands of lives, fucking up the occupation.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't see it as a win if you don't have a disastrous occupation because you can't manage the invasion.