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Sounds plausible. Also in a kleptocracy there likely are opportunities to siphon loads of cash away from military programs and short-change equipment and traini
by nwatson 5y ago
Sounds plausible. Also in a kleptocracy there likely are opportunities to siphon loads of cash away from military programs and short-change equipment and training needs. An oligarch might think, "Russia will not need to wage a sophisticated air campaign any time in the next fifty years! The slop trough buffet is open!"
- moltar 5y agoThere was already evidence of that. Apparently Russian troops were selling diesel fuel to the locals while they were waiting at the border before the war had started.
- jmnicolas 5y ago> "Russia will not need to wage a sophisticated air campaign any time in the next fifty years! The slop trough buffet is open!" Most people at this level don't have a soul or patriotic feelings, so the internal dialog is probably: "I don't give a shit what happens to Russia, I'll find another country to feed onto".