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TedTheKitty's avatar

To use the vernacular of the youngsters of today to describe this post: Nailed it!

Watching this conflict over the past 18 months, a few things became clear to me. With the quickly advancing technology in weapons & surveillance all around the world, in many nations, no nation is "out of reach". The lack of high-quality, integrated, layered air defense here in the US is concerning to me, your point is well taken. Never underestimate your adversaries. You can hate them all you want to, shout all the usual political & social insults about them if it makes you feel superior or comfortable, but feeling superior does not translate into superiority on the battlefield. So much of what I hear from the folks in Washington, London, Brussels, et al are just the same old stereotypes and tropes; Russians are all uneducated peasants without indoor plumbing and the Chinese can only make cheap trinkets for mass consumption and steal technology. Add to that silly type of thinking the profits over efficiency mindset in the MIC money-go-round and we end up with the type of reckless decision making that you've repeatedly hammered home. The people in positions of power in the US/UK/EU/NATO seem to be trapped in some collective fever-dream where the world never changes and they are never wrong. Its absolutely divorced from reality. Narrative over strategy. As Bette Davis once said in a film, "buckle up, its going to be a bumpy flight". Its going to be a very hard landing for these folks & what worries me is what will their reaction be? Unfortunately, we're all strapped in with them. Unfortunately I'll be sitting in economy, where my last meal will be peanuts & pretzels, lol.

Also, my condolences on the loss of your friend.

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Kotanraju Via Znanje's avatar

The US (NATO) create weapon systems to generate profits; Russia creates weapons to efficiently kill. For example: Ford Class carriers vs. Gorshkov Class frigates, armed with Zircon. The US is fighting the last "real war," from 80 years ago.

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