No, You’re Not Imagining It: Russia’s Army Is Inept
Michael Kofman, a military analyst at CNA, an Arlington, Virginia–based think tank, who has been following the battle closely, tweeted late Sunday afternoon, “It’s taken me a while to figure out what [the Russian military is] trying to do, because it looks so ridiculous and incompetent.” B.A. Friedman, a military historian and tactician, went further: “This isn’t a good army executing a bad plan. It isn’t a good army executing outdated or out-of-context tactics. It’s a bad army!”
aside from killing women and kids, yeah, he's greatTrump said 8 days ago: "Putin is a genius and a peacekeeper!"
How wrong can anyone ever be?
Genius?
Peacekeeper?
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Trump said 8 days ago: "Putin is a genius and a peacekeeper!"
How wrong can anyone ever be?
Genius?
Peacekeeper?
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The ole' ironic Trump rationalization. Ah-huh. This rationalization will not age well.Trump was making an ironic statement.
Sure, he was................hahahahaTrump was making an ironic statement.
The history of Russian military campaigns has been the achievement of "military effectiveness" DESPITE an incredible lack of "military efficiency".Trump said 8 days ago: "Putin is a genius and a peacekeeper!"
How wrong can anyone ever be?
Genius?
Peacekeeper?
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Substitute "MO" for the first "I" in that and I will agree with you.Trump was making an ironic statement.
Military effectiveness because they have the largest military in the world (they have the largest nation in the world) but not because they are efficient. Numbers do overwhelm, don't they?The history of Russian military campaigns has been the achievement of "military effectiveness" DESPITE an incredible lack of "military efficiency".
Actually the Russian military is only the fifth or sixth largest in the world (some countries have mandatory "reserve service" requirements and Russia is one of them).Military effectiveness because they have the largest military in the world
Indeed they do. And what percentage of that "largest country" is considered to be uninhabited?(they have the largest nation in the world)
That's the difference between "military efficiency" and "military effectiveness". During WWII the Germans were MUCH more "militarily efficient" than the Russians. However the Russians were more "militarily effective" than the Germans.
I agree with you totally on all these figures but that does not change the fact that we are facing a committed madman that is killing innocent people on purpose and that is not likely to stop. As far as the Russian military being effective, it is more so because they are accustomed to fighting in negative conditions (such as cold weather, snow, large expanses, etc) than anything else. You have not yet seen the Russian military fight in heavily concentrated areas of humanity where millions of people personally fight for their homeland and security. They are finding some of that in Ukraine.Actually the Russian military is only the fifth or sixth largest in the world (some countries have mandatory "reserve service" requirements and Russia is one of them).
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Total Number of Military Personnel (in members):
- Vietnam: 10,522,000
- North Korea: 7,769,000
- South Korea: 6,712,500
- India: 5,137,500
- China: 4,015,000
- Russia: 3,568,000
- United States: 2,233,050
- Brazil: 2,101,500
- Taiwan: 1,831,800
- Pakistan: 1,495,000
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Number of Active-Duty Military Personnel (in members):
- China: 2,185,000
- India: 1,455,550
- United States: 1,388,100
- North Korea: 1,280,000
- Russia: 1,014,000
- Pakistan: 654,000
- Iran: 610,000
- South Korea: 599,000
- Vietnam: 482,000
- Egypt: 438,500
Indeed they do. And what percentage of that "largest country" is considered to be uninhabited?
That's the difference between "military efficiency" and "military effectiveness". During WWII the Germans were MUCH more "militarily efficient" than the Russians. However the Russians were more "militarily effective" than the Germans.
Quite frankly the Russians have (as far as I know) never fielded a GOOD army.
While I wouldn't go as far as "mad man", I will agree that Mr. Putin is committed and is not likely to stop voluntarily.I agree with you totally on all these figures but that does not change the fact that we are facing a committed madman that is killing innocent people on purpose and that is not likely to stop.
The Russian military has a history of producing "effectiveness" simply by having more personnel that have to be killed than their opponents did.As far as the Russian military being effective, it is more so because they are accustomed to fighting in negative conditions (such as cold weather, snow, large expanses, etc) than anything else.
Well, other than in Germany and the other Axis countries during WWII that is. (And, of course, that happened with troops (and line officers) that had actually seen real combat over extended periods of time and managed to survive. The evidence appears to support the claim that it was NOT the front line troops that committed the (vast majority of the) atrocities, but rather the "follow on" rear echelons that did.You have not yet seen the Russian military fight in heavily concentrated areas of humanity where millions of people personally fight for their homeland and security.
Yes indeed, and they aren't liking it one bit. Only a well trained, well disciplined, well led, army is likely NOT to see "reprisals" in such a situation - and the Russians don't have one.They are finding some of that in Ukraine.
Great and true statement!!!!if I hadn't already suspected that "Russian Military Planning" was roughly on a par with "Donald Trump's Legal Strategy for Contesting the 2020 Elections".
Trump said 8 days ago: "Putin is a genius and a peacekeeper!"
How wrong can anyone ever be?
Genius?
Peacekeeper?
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As the Russian leader prepared to invade Ukraine, the leader of the Republican Party had only praise for Vladimir Putin.Trump said 8 days ago: "Putin is a genius and a peacekeeper!"
It is now evident that the Republican party is for autocracy and against Democracy. They agree with that Putin is doing, which means that if Trump gets re-elected in 2024, that they will expect him to get rid of all of our neighbors and present allies that would not agree with us, in the same way that Putin is doing it now.As the Russian leader prepared to invade Ukraine, the leader of the Republican Party had only praise for Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump has a history of supporting Putin ever since the Russian helped Trump win the 2016 Presidential election. So, it is no big surprise that Trump would have high praise for what Putin is doing as the latter prepared for a European war that could rival WWII in its severity.
“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful,” Trump said.
“So Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. … Here’s a guy who’s very savvy. … I know him very well. Very, very well,” Trump added.
Trump's comments were made on Tuesday. Russia invaded Ukraine the next day.
Trump's comments have been endorsed by the Republican leadership by virtue of their silence.
And now there is further evidence that Trump is the undisputed leader of the Republican Party.
The New York Post reports, "Former President Donald Trump is the overwhelming favorite for the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election, according to the results of a straw poll announced Sunday.
"Trump got 59 percent of the vote in a straw poll conducted at the Conservative Political Action Conference‘s meeting in Orlando, Fla., beating out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 31 percentage points."
Can the Republican Party sink any lower.
The forum's Republicans will not respond to the issues contained in this report. Republicans do not talk about what their party is doing, and they certainly don't talk about Trump.
Yet they want him as President again. They can't explain why because they are educationally challenged and completely uninformed.
Holy shit. "We need to protect the Russian people". Are you ****ing kidding me? Do you think ANYONE buys that garbage?
Protect the Russian people from what?
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