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hoolstoptheheels

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Yeah, except that, in spite of his public statements to the contrary,


He is seeing that he lacks the power even to invade and hold Ukraine. His overwhelming force will probably be enough to occupy most of the country. Holding it will be a different matter.

I strongly doubt he has any intention of biting off more than this. There was never a question that NATO would put boots on the ground in Ukraine. Putin’s not testing anything - he’s acting before Ukraine’s status with NATO changes. But he miscalculated, and has already bitten off as much as he can chew, if not more.

All of his current military operations are giving NATO borders a wide berth. I suspect he is more afraid of an accidental confrontation with NATO than anyone on earth.


(In response to this post by FrankGallagher)

Posted: 03/04/2022 at 10:59AM



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