No. There is nothing reasonable about that conclusion. Airlifting in battalions worth of troops only several kilometres from the frontline when you ev...
I'm not so sure. From what I've seen from Republican sources, they seem critical towards, for example, Ukraine joining NATO, which is essentially what...
But speaking of western support for the war in Ukraine. Would the West still be supporting the war in Ukraine under say, a Republican US president and...
When in my country's parliament ministers tried to call the war in Ukraine "our war", it raised a lot of eyebrows. Given the large economic hardships ...
I haven't posited any theory about what those troops were doing there. I'm just challenging your view that it somehow proves the Russians were deeply ...
Helicopters fly low, and the type of air defense that can tackle low-flying helicopters have a significantly lower range. Does that sound like the kin...
I think we're seeing an interesting common theme arise; anything the Russians do is speculated, often without any objective basis, to have been a lot ...
Not "would have made" - Ukrainian AA makes it impossible. You're suggesting to fly in cargo planes carrying entire battalions a few kilometers from th...
Airlifting entire battalions by cargo plane under the Ukrainian AA umbrella? The fact that you wouldn't dispose of such a notion outright is quite tel...
It's tough. A neutral Ukraine is and has been the long-term solution to tensions between NATO and Russia, but the trust that makes such a thing feasib...
The problem is that this is completely unacceptable to the Russians. Their issue is Ukraine joining NATO, turning it into a military bulwark on their ...
What an odd response to being asked what data one's views are based on. I guess I'd be pretty reluctant to share my sources too, if all I had were new...
Mine is not an assessment. It's a speculation, and I've never pretended otherwise. The issue is several here do not seem to realize that all they have...
And they were relieved, weren't they? That just so happens to be part of the job description of airborne troops. But I fail to see your point. This ai...
We've already been over that, and we've also established that the author you put forward ended up supporting my argument and not yours. But it seems a...
A lot of claims, but what verifiable data are they based on? The nature of war is messy - Clausewitz called it friction. In giant operations like thes...
Why would I want to? Attempts at making such assessments properly are foolish at this point, and I wouldn't take them seriously unless they're backed ...
You could link a hundred articles saying that the Russian military is terrible. Media have produced nothing but propaganda on this subject, so I don't...
I'm not sure where the idea comes from that the Russian army is in such a poor condition. The Russian army went on the offensive against a (roughly) p...
This war isn't going to end any time soon. If peace is signed, Ukraine can join NATO. As long as war continues, Ukraine cannot join NATO. At least not...
Where exactly do you get the idea from that Russian tanks carry significantly more ammunition than other tanks? What tank types are you comparing to t...
Russia isn't going to use nuclear weapons. They already hold enough territory to claim victory and there is very little chance of Ukraine mounting the...
I think that's an illusion. When I touch a Greek statue, I touch a Greek statue in the present. Everything I associate with that Greek statue, includi...
I don't know what you mean by that. Can I touch the past and the future? Can you point to it so I can verify it exists? It probably was a real event. ...
I think the fact that events in the past affect the present, and the events in the present affect the future, should not be confused with either being...
There are biological and physical realities, of course. People can't fly, if you don't breathe you die, etc. But I don't view identity as a reality. I...
I suppose you could view it as a radical free choice position. However, that freedom of choice can only come about in a well-organized mind, in which ...
Since you gave the metaphor of the wave and the horse, I could not help but remember Plato's allegory from Phaedrus of the charioteer and their chario...
What or whose logic are you referencing when you say those things aren't logical? A centre of gravity isn't a tactic, and there is no such thing as Sc...
It's interesting that hyper-sexualization in men and women, and gender dysphoria, all seem body dysmorphic in nature. I suppose there must be some bio...
Physically and at the extremes, they are very different. Psychologically and on average, they are not that different. In terms of personality people h...
If the monolith were to represent the Jungian shadow, this leaves the question of why the monolith on the moon directs mankind towards Venus, though. ...
Maybe a bit off-topic, but have you ever noticed this? David Bowman. David slays Goliath - HAL. Bowman, Sagittarius, has as its ruling planet Jupiter,...
That's true. I think especially the danger of technology is a theme that's present throughout the film. Even the ape's primitive bone weapon could be ...
I love 2001, and am a great fan of Kubrick's works. The monolith is a fascinating theme. I've watched so many interpretations of it, but none seemed t...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWBOLoaj5rY No one with any thoughts on Scott Ritter's interviews? I linked this interview a few days ago and I'm curi...
A probing attack or a feint are non-committal attacks. A probe is meant to gauge the degree of enemy resistance in a certain area. A feint is meant to...
It's a bit pointless to speculate over something as unlikely as the Russians being able to take Kiev free of cost. Who is to say what they would have ...
Why not? 'Centre of gravity' (Schwerpunkt) is a Clausewitzian term. ;) They probably won't start WW3, but the United States is deeply invested in Ukra...
I meant to write 'full-scale invasion of Ukraine' there, but I also find it plausible that the Russians did not intend to take and hold Kiev, even if ...
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