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> Russia should have taken all of Ukraine by now The idea that conquering another nation through military means should be quick seems to come out from time to
by rascul 4y ago
> Russia should have taken all of Ukraine by now
The idea that conquering another nation through military means should be quick seems to come out from time to time (not just for this war). I wonder if that has ever happened.
- cygx 4y agoRepeatedly: E.g. the battle of France took six weeks, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq just over a month, never mind things like the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia that was over in 2 days. However, occupation can be a bitch...
- rascul 4y agoThanks. Not sure if I wasn't aware or if I had forgotten, but you provided just the answer I was looking for.
- indymike 4y agoA few more: Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia took Poland in 37 days (people forget that the Soviets and Nazis were allied at the beginning of WWII and had an agreement to split Poland). The Nazis alone took Netherlands in four days, and Belgium in 18 days.
- BonnieBrown 4y agoYah there is a huge difference in conquering and occupying a land. Insurgent fighters in occupied lands are very difficult to get rid of - as the US learned the hard way in Iraq and the Russians will in Ukraine.