unfortunately you are probably right. Ukraine is putting up a hell of a fight, but I remember how back in Iraq it took us 3 weeks to get to Baghdad, and that was the USA vs. Iraqi army with tanks firing target rounds at us.
The russians are running old school soviety army doctrine with alot less tech than we had, up against an enemy that is well entrenched and so far well equipped.
If we can keep the munitions and support flowing, then we create a situation like the U.S. vs. the NVA. Vietnam had nothing to do with the NVA's will to fight, so much as the infinite supply chain that they had from the USSR and China.
This could be Putin's vietnam, the same way that we propped up the Taliban when the soviet's invaded afghanistan. Just continually pump Raytheon and Northrupp's hardware into the nation. Russian GDP was smaller than Texas before this started, and now its basically Zero. Russia is operating on what they have now, and cannot produce anything more, and won't be able to do so for quite a long time.
What the Russians have to fight with right now, is ALL they have to fight with, while the entire world is going to infinitely supply Ukraine, as long as there is still a Ukrainian to hold a rifle.
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“Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals talk about logistics and sustainability in warfare” - Robert Hilliard Barrow, USMC 4 - Star Gen.
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