A lot of cranky, panicky press people, politicians (most of the lefty variety), and arm chair strategists who never spent even ten minutes patrolling the Iron Curtain are predicting too many apocalyptic scenarios based on the Moskva being blown out of the water… or sunk… or as Moscow says, ‘Just a fire.’ Some fake media outlets - trying to increase their readership - are even reporting nuclear war scenarios… The President of Ukraine is being made into a folk hero and Leftywood is already trying to figure out Movie Rights. The only question is whether or not the hero dies in the end.
These Boneheads failed to take logic in High School and most did not serve a day in uniform.
I seriously pray for the peace of Ukraine every day, their people, families, and the little folks and Ukrainian and Russian troopers suffering the most. Franklin Graham’s Easter message from Ukraine was both heart breaking and wonderful.
On the other hand, think about this a moment. How many soldiers and civilians did Coalition and NATO countries lose in Afghanistan? To Russian rockets, explosives, weapons and ammunition freely sent to the Jihadis, terrorists, Muj, etc.? The Russians basically equipped and supplied the terror / guerilla groups responsible for the mayhem and death that coalition forces suffered in the Afghanistan war:
Australian forces in Afghanistan suffered 41 fatalities (34 in action), 261 soldiers have been wounded.
British Forces suffered 456 fatalities and 2,188 wounded in action
90 French soldiers have died thus far. 71 soldiers have been killed in action
59 German ISAF soldiers and 3 EUPOL officers have been killed and 245 service personnel have been wounded in action.
53 Italians have died in Afghanistan: 34 killed in action
25 Dutch servicemen were killed in Afghanistan
10 Norwegian ISAF soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan. At least 940 soldiers have been wounded in action or injured in accidents
44 Polish soldiers (including a military civilian medic and one JW GROM member) have been killed
5 Swedish soldiers have been killed in action
2,400 American servicemembers have died. Additionally, 20,719 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action
It’s nothing personal, but if you are a NATO country and have the chance to pay back the Russians in Ukraine with the same cold dish they served us in Afghanistan, would you do it? Yep. I would too. I would put as many Stingers and Javelins in Ukrainian hands as they have rifles, and twice as many ship to ship missiles in Ukrainian hands as the Russians have ships in the Black Sea. World War III? Nope. Just a little Payback.
Jay - Watching the sunrise light up Pikes Peak