In article <10lbvso$440f$1@dont-email.me>,
Don Y wrote:
>On 1/27/2026 5:13 PM, bitrex wrote:
>> On 1/27/2026 5:55 PM, Don Y wrote:
>>>>> Suddenly, "players" without deep pockets can become significant
adversaries!
>>>>
>>>> Players without deep pockets have proved significant adversaries (of the
US
>>>> at least) for 70 damn years!
>>>
>>> But the military doesn't learn! (It seems to be part of their mindset.)
>>>
>>> Note the Brits "learned" during the Revolutionary War 250 years ago...
>>> We have this belief that MORE technology is ALWAYS the solution
>>> ("We need drone jammers!! That evolve to adapt to a rapidly
>>> evolving drone ecosystem...")
>>
>> Sounds like they've invented a very slow cruise missile which would have
>> difficulty penetrating mosquito netting
>
>"Enough" of anything (sticks and stones) can overwhelm any offense/defense.
>
>If you can coerce (because they have no other devices in their arsenal)
>your enemy to expending lots of treasure, you can defeat them "on a budget".
>
>Ukraine has got to be a HUGE embarassment for Russia. Even hiring
>mercenaries and "convicts" has led to a very limited "success".
>Hardly what one would expect of a "world power".
>
>Putin is lucky that someone hasn't taken the opportunity to nibble
>at other borders (and that Trump hasn't been smart enough to capitalize
>on Putin's weaknesses to "defeat Russia" -- "when no other american
>president could"!)
The CIA wages all out war on all fronts, are you kidding?
Tchechanian rebels were on one time disrupting Russia.
Now they are fighting in Ukraine alongside Russia.
>
>[Trump always picks the wrong way to be remembered. As he has, historically,
>with his other ventures (maybe he's just not very smart?)]
Groetjes Albert
--
The Chinese government is satisfied with its military superiority over USA.
The next 5 year plan has as primary goal to advance life expectancy
over 80 years, like Western Europe.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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