4 ms·
> In 2018 during the course of a defensive action, the U.S. military massacred quite a few Russians. Mercenaries don’t really count.
by sgjohnson 5y ago
> In 2018 during the course of a defensive action, the U.S. military massacred quite a few Russians.
Mercenaries don’t really count.
- stefan_ 5y agoThat's part of the thinking here, right? Mercenaries don't count, a jet that maybe violated airspace doesn't count, ... What's the line, then? It's clearly not "no military action at all" as we're told right now. Maybe drive a few SAM setups over the border from Poland and take shots? Like, this very moment, there are tons of NATO ISR assets in the air monitoring Russian movements and very likely relaying that information straight to Ukraine.
- sgjohnson 5y ago> What's the line, then? You missed my point a little bit. Of course mercenaries count when invading, but they don't count when you terminate them. Because you're shooting at mercenaries, not the Russian Army. It takes no political or diplomatic capital at all to brand Russian mercenaries "enemy combatants" and then to promptly terminate them. It would be a little bit different if it were actual Russian soldiers.