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Russia's defensive lines are 'much more complex and deadly than anything experienced by any military in nearly 80 years,' retired general says (www.businessinsider.com)

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A former Army Ranger who fought in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine said the fighting in the Eastern European country was much worse than that in those other countries. David Bramlette told The Daily Beast that he had air support, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance when he was in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The worst day in Afghanistan and Iraq is a great day in Ukraine," he said.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They have to. If you don't respond to territorial loss with nuclear weapons you have signalled to anyone with two brain cells that it's all up for grabs. If Ukraine can grab territory why can't Finland? Latvia? Estonia? China?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If Ukraine was obviously and clearly using Russian soil to take back their own and no more, then I think that would muddy the waters a bit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Because Russia is the aggressor in this conflict? It's not like Ukraine decided to invade Russia for fun. Mind you I don't necessarily think that will matter to Putin, but it does make it a bit more gray than you're implying