Recent content by contricusc

But most Indians still love Russia. It doesn’t matter that Russia treats them like that. They just love Russia and hate the West.

We shall see about that. Right now it seems that there is a big push for getting a large number of high quality air defence systems for Ukraine, to coincide with the arrival of F16s. If the F16s come together with air defence and many missiles, they could turn the tide of war. If Ukraine...

This is a little over 9 missiles per week, which means Ukraine could do on average a serious strike every week if the missiles you mentioned are delivered. Considering that many of the missiles will be available only after the F16s are operating, it means that the strike capability of Ukraine...

At 65 years of age, people see their youth through the effect of nostalgia. They remember the good old days when they were young, healthy and strong and had an active life, and by association they think everyhting was better back in the day. I know many older people in Romania who are nostalgic...

Except that the US has a very low unemployment rate, and those Trumpists that have fallen for this type of propaganda are not young at all. They are people frustrated with their declining health due to old age and with the current culture trends, and they are venting their frustration on...

Of course not. In every country, most recruits come from the poorest regions. This is exactly what I was saying in my previous posts. The West has a big problem with recruitment because it has very few poor regions, and the vast majority of the population has a high standard of living, so they...

No, they fight for money, their personal salary, not for the glory of their country. Russia recruits from the very poor regions where many people have no job or a very low income. For those people, the money earned in the military are significant and there is pressure from their families to get...

Well, Russians are fighting for their empire despite not having indoor plumbing. If poverty would be the reason why people don’t want to fight for their country, Russia would have more problems to get soldiers than the West. The reason is actually the total opposite of what you (and the author...

The hidden strategy is the goal of extending the war for as long as possible. This is done by giving Russia the impression that they can win the war, fooling them into investing more resources into this quagmire. Also, the Americans want to force the Europeans into footing most of the bill when...

Exactly. They need to destroy that bridge, and I think the moment when the bridge will be destroyed it’s getting closer.

Ukraine should not repeat the mistakes of the past. They don’t need to repeat the failed offensive. The only thing Ukraine needs to do is to pound Russian positions and destroy as much Russian equipment as possible, while also killing as many Russian soldiers as they can. They must keep Russian...

That video is a perfect display of the Russian world. Destruction and ruin are the only things that Russia has to offer. And to think that so many people support this country is crazy…

And to add to my previous reply, here is a comparison between US military aid and German military aid: Military Commitments Jan. 24, 2022 to Jan. 15, 2024: USA: 42.2 billion, compared to 849 billion defense budget. This means in two years they sent 5% of their yearly defense budget. Germany...

Of course a country like the US will donate more than Estonia or Latvia and it is more important as an ally. But adjusting aid to GDP is what shows the actual effort of the helping country. In this case, the US is far from the top of the list. Even more than that, considering the fact that the...

I’m not saying this is not necessary, I’m just pointing out the obvious double counting of the US aid. They count it once when they procure it for their military, and count it again when they donate it to Ukraine. So if the US pays 1 billion to buy artillery shells to replenish their own...