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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really am wondering if even a third of their nukes actually would launch.  They are using vehicles and tanks literally from the 1980s.  
What a third rate military power.  [/quote]

Russians military power has always been over rated and built up by the defense industry. I know military experts who did war games after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They went to each country inspected the military and were just shocked. The common theme was the West wasted so much money because the Russians military was a paper tiger. [/quote]

And yet! They are currently murdering hundreds of Ukrainians!!! It doesn't matter how bad their army is, if they're willing to fight dirty, they will manage to massacre the population.
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They are not fighting dirty they are fighting the only way they are capable of fighting. It’s a WW2. Just line troops up and have them attack. If the Ukraine can hold the cities and can get resupplied the the casualties could be in the 100k. Russia will most likely over run the country and at that point it will become a pacification operation. The Russians will kill civilians and de- people towns and cities. It is going to get much much worst. This will go on for 10 years or until, Putin is removed. [/quote]

I imagine that the economic sanctions will only get worse as Russia increases the brutality.  How long can they afford to maintain the occupation of Ukraine under these crushing sanctions?[/quote]

There is no end to that. Look at Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, or any other place that was subject to sanctions. Sanctions are ineffective against authoritarian regimes. I'm not saying we shouldn't implement them, just that it's not likely Putin will give in due to sanctions. [/quote]

Russia was living a Western lifecycle for quite a while. In less than two weeks, they achieved North Korea status. It's going to be quite a shock to the system when the effect of these sanctions really kick in.[/quote]

Yes but you don't understand how authoritarian regimes work. It does not matter that it's a shock to the system, the regime will quickly turn brutal against its people, as is already happening in Russia. They welcome the brain drain and the sanctions because it means they permanently consolidate power.[/quote]

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