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I don't think that's the case, we have just come out of a pandemic that lasted 2 years. But we also saw Kabul and Afghanistan fall to the Taliban in a day and
by celticninja 5y ago
I don't think that's the case, we have just come out of a pandemic that lasted 2 years. But we also saw Kabul and Afghanistan fall to the Taliban in a day and the Crimea annexation was so quick. There is also the fact that we all thought the Russian Army was a well oiled machine of war. That's why most people are shocked it wasn't an overnight victory, the disparity in power was obvious from the start, that this is day 9 and whilst they are closer to the capital they have suffered heavy, heavy losses. And their tactics and equipment have been shown to be poor, that's even without including their logistics which have been terrible.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> we have just come out of a pandemic that lasted 2 years. Not really; the most recent wave is subsiding and we’ve (as a nation, not all of us as individuals) just decided we don't care anymore.
- glaucon 5y agoWould love to know which nation _we_ are ...
- iudqnolq 5y agoUnless you're Chinese, would like to know what nation you're in that isn't covered by that statement.
- celticninja 5y agoI see it differently. From the outset the only realistic solution was vaccination. We have that now, I can't live my life in quarantine, so I get vaccinated and get on with my life.
- ivan90210 5y ago>There is also the fact that we all thought the Russian Army was a well oiled machine of war. that's what you've been told at the time when it was required for you to think so, in particular during Trump's presidency due to his stance on NATO. today you are required to think that Russia is getting its ass kicked, and tomorrow you'll be required to think that Russia must be nuked or else Europe will fall, and the expert opinion will once again change to reflect that.
- scaramanga 5y agoBut we've always been at war with oceania.
- celticninja 5y agoYou must think I am 18/20 years old or something. It may surprise you to know that I remember times before Trump was president. And there wasn't social media to 'guide' my thinking.
- ivan90210 5y ago
- glaucon 5y ago> But we also saw Kabul and Afghanistan fall to the Taliban in a day Kabul might have fallen in a day but the process of the Taliban gaining control over Afghanistan took significantly longer than a day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_conflict_(1978%E2%80%93present)#US_withdrawal_and_collapse_of_the_Islamic_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_conflict_(1978%E2%... This map shows dates on which various cities fell under the control of the Taliban and there are dates going back into June and July ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/2021_Taliban_Offensive.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/2021_Tal...
- elliekelly 5y agoWas there any real coordinated resistance in Afghanistan, though?