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50641 Re: Re: It’s Been Two Years And $73 Billion In US Aid Since The Start Of The Ukraine War. Here’s Where Things Stand
   DeComposed > Instead, we wanted little Ukraine with a population small...
Zimbler0   6TH POPE   28 Feb 2024
12:28 AM
50629 Re: Re: It’s Been Two Years And $73 Billion In US Aid Since The Start Of The Ukraine War. Here’s Where Things Stand
   [b]Ukraine is not the only loser in this stupid war. America is also...
CTJ   6TH POPE   27 Feb 2024
6:44 PM
50625 Re: Re: It’s Been Two Years And $73 Billion In US Aid Since The Start Of The Ukraine War. Here’s Where Things Stand
   ...the Russian Military is poorly trained and motivated. As long as Uk...
ribit   6TH POPE   27 Feb 2024
4:01 PM
50623 Re: Re: It’s Been Two Years And $73 Billion In US Aid Since The Start Of The Ukraine War. Here’s Where Things Stand
   Maybe by recruiting its old women? Nah. New tactic. Use the litt...
micro   6TH POPE   27 Feb 2024
3:15 PM

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Re: It’s Been Two Years And $73 Billion In US Aid Since The Start Of The Ukraine War. Here’s Where Things Stand

By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE
Tue, 27 Feb 24 10:59 AM
Msg. 50621 of 60008
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ribit:

Re: “I know you aren't a "Quitter".”
Sorry to disappoint you, but I absolutely DO believe in cutting my losses when necessary. I guess that makes me a quitter?

More important than cutting losses, though, is to choose your battles - which I do. It was never very likely that we could help Ukraine beat Russia and we shouldn't have tried. *WE* could do it... sure... but with boots on the ground. Instead, we wanted little Ukraine with a population smaller than California's to do it. It was a sucker's bet from the start.
Re: “Can't figure out why you think it is "Impossible" for Ukraine to WIN.”Ukraine is losing in just about every category. But the most important one might be MEN. All of its young men are gone and there's no way to get more of them. The average Ukrainian soldier is 43. Russia is doing just fine in this category, but Ukraine is not. And the mismatch grows worse by the day.

You know, I find it perplexing that Russia scares the bejesus out of you. Yet you think that little Ukraine with its old man fighting force and 37 million population should be able to do it. Given that, militarily, it is in far worse shape than it was two years ago, explain why you think there's any way it can win! Maybe by recruiting its old women?