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For all of the armchair cheerleaders, I hope people ask themselves what Russia's response will be. If they're pot committed (and it certainly seems like they ar
by yucky 4y ago
For all of the armchair cheerleaders, I hope people ask themselves what Russia's response will be. If they're pot committed (and it certainly seems like they are), then an escalation will inevitably be met with an even larger counter-escalation.
Calling that "good" is perhaps shortsighted.
- mopsi 4y ago> then an escalation will inevitably be met with an even larger counter-escalation. What was the reaction to Patriot? Russians just brushed it off as obsolete and decades behind their own tech, an obvious lie, just like they have backtracked on many other red lines (attacks on occupation forces of Crimea comes to mind). Bullies back down when their bullshit gets called out.
- yucky 4y ago> Bullies back down when their bullshit gets called out. Does Russia appear to be backing down?
- mopsi 4y agoFrom the escalation they threatened with - yes, absolutely. Medvedev threatened with nuclear war if targets in Crimea would be hit. HQ of Black Sea Fleet got hit, along with spectacular raids on airfields, but only response were pathetic revenge attacks on Ukranian civilians.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoIt's weird to tell Ukraine they should be wary of some hypothetical escalation from Russia.
- yucky 4y agoThat's not who should be concerned, they're already at war and rightfully concerned. Or rather, their easternmost breakaway provinces are in a war and have been for 8 years. But when bordering states start joining in, the risk of the war getting much larger and involving more nations grows.