Originally posted by: PJ Stroh
Taking away our weapon support and sucking up to Putin didnt make Russia stop ? Dang ! Who would have thought?
Russia was losing 10 troops for every 1 of Ukraine's when Biden was providing support. Now Russia has the upper hand.
Trump is a pussy. He is being played like a fiddle by someone who should be his bitch.
If stupid Tom was MUCH smarter than he actually is, then he would understand that population isn't what wins wars. If it did, China would dominate the globe. Germany would have conquered Europe. And India would be a superpower.
The morale difference is a major element of Ukraine's survival so far. Ukraine has already seen what will happen if they capitulate. Their territory will be looted and ravaged, and worst of all, as has already happened in the occupied regions, their children will be carted away and turned into Russians. That is profoundly evil, and I can't see them giving up now. In contrast, 95% of the Russian army is conscripts who have no more interest in conquering Ukraine than they do in sniffing Putin's underwear.
I do think, though, that if Trump pussies out, then the European nations will pick up the slack. They know they have to. A triumphant Russia salivating on the eastern borders would be an existential threat. Particularly, as I've said before, the Baltic states and Poland. They've been conquered and almost destroyed several times in recent history. It's in their national memory.