From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   JTEM  posted:   
   >   
   > I'm actually at something of a loss to explain why Putin   
   > hasn't gone Full Nelson on the Ukraine yet.   
      
   Russia is a lot weaker than many people think. That   
   war has been a really bad disaster for Russia. Do   
   you know how many men they have lost since Putin   
   made the bad decision to attack Ukraine?   
      
   And do you know how embarrassed Putin and his war   
   machine must be after the way they installed air   
   defenses for Iran, and those air defenses held up   
   for a mere couple of hours before they were decimated?   
      
   Russia's military hardware is a joke. They are not   
   the "superpower" that our LYING "media" want us to   
   believe they are.   
   >   
   > There's only two explanations which might work...   
   >   
   > #1.  Trump completely fooled Putin. He didn't know the   
   > attacks on Iran were coming, he had no time to prepare   
   > for the event so he hasn't been able to take advantage of   
   > it.   
      
   Putin doesn't have the ability to do anything about   
   it, short of nuclear weapons. And I doubt even that   
   madman would risk an all out nuclear war over Iran.   
   >   
   > #2.  Putin believes there will be a "Next Phase" and   
   > he's waiting for THAT.   
      
   I think he and Xi are stunned by how easy the U.S.   
   and Israel were able to rid the world of Iran's   
   evil top leadership. And how easily we're taking   
   out all of Iran's defenses.   
   >   
   > If American boots hit the ground   
      
   I don't see why that would be necessary. This is   
   not Iraq or Afghanistan, and our military hardware   
   is far more advanced now than it was 20 years ago.   
   >   
   > in Iran we are officially   
   > "Stuck" in a war. Even if it's a short war we are "Stuck"   
   > in that short war. So Putin can do anything he goddamn   
   > pleases   
      
   No, he really can't. Russia is really weak.   
   >   
   > and when we get "Unstuck" Russia in the Ukraine   
   > will simply be a fact of life and Trump will have to   
   > accept it.   
      
   People have been saying that about Russia winning   
   that war since the day Putin started it.   
   >   
   > Sanctions? Sure. But with 20% or more of the planet's   
   > oil supply suddenly cut off by this war with Iran, Putin   
   > can weather sanctions... Putin can flourish... Putin can   
   > bank massive bucks!   
   >   
   > China doesn't care about sanctions, and India bragged   
   > about ignoring them. Our fake friends in Europe will   
   > gladly scrap the sanctions... already are in many cases.   
   >   
   > Simple:  We get "Stuck" in Iran, Putin is king of the   
   > world, or at least Europe...   
      
   It wasn't all that long ago that you crowned Iran   
   as the new SUPER POWER of the Middle East. Now   
   you're doing it for Putin over the whole world!   
   No, it's not going to happen.   
   >   
   > Yeah. Putin can't threaten the U.S. But he can finish   
   > off the Ukraine.   
      
   What's taking him so long?   
      
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