You've never complained when Putin blew up a Ukranian school, or when his troops raped Ukrainian women.
Kherson has already fallen to Ukranian armed forces, after Putin proclaimed Kherson Oblast to be sacred Russian territory -- and Putin just meekly accepted the defeat.
I think bombing Russian cities is not an effective way to win the war, but for different reasons than you:
Right now, Russian soldiers would rather retreat than fight. That calculus changes when videos start circulating of Russian cities bombed and bodies of Russian civilians strewn on the street. The Nazis found out the hard way how Russians will fight if they believe they are defending their home turf
Nordberg (12-02-2022)
The USA is supposed to have the best missiles and the best Intel in the world, but we still caused collateral damage by blowing up wedding parties, schools, and embassies.
I just don't see it as a strategic benefit to winning rhe war by bombing Russian cities. I believe that would be Nato's position as well, not just mine.
Russian soldiers are more likely to retreat than fight now. I think that calculus gets flipped on it's head once Russian soldiers believe they are fighting to protect their homeland
I believe if the Viet Cong had the capacity to bomb American cities and did so, we would have never left Vietnam. We would have razed it to the ground.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Putin's plan is like any other military man's. Increase the manpower and soldiers until you win or fail. So far, he is stopped and slightly losing. He is losing some support from the people, mostly the young ones. Thousand left the country when he started and more will go if he keeps escalating.
I think striking Russian military airfield and logistical facilities inside Russia which are directly supporting the invasion, or from where missiles are launched makes good strategic sense.
I believe the way Kremlin imperialism is going to be thwarted is to kill as many Russian soldiers as possible, destroy as much of their equipment as possible, and sap their will to fight.
I just don't think lobbing some missiles at a powerplant in Moscow helps move that football down the field, though it may be emotionally satisfying.
This is a small nation fighting a world power. It's not Britain vs. Germany in 1941,. In a contest to see who can blow up more civilian infrastructure, Russia wins that war hands down. Ukraine's path to victory is to sap Russia's will to fight.
Just my two cents
Tranquillus in Exile (12-03-2022)
U.S won't allow any strikes inside of Russia. Is it too early to call Putin's repeated nuke bluffs after almost 1 year?
That is almost accomplished, but the more that aspect is achieved, the more Putin destroys key infrastructure, and murders babies. Thus far, he has not suffered one iota. He doesn't seem care about his economy, and he certainly doesn't care about his soldiers. Of course, we have no control over India/China taking advantage of bargain basement prices on Putin's oil.I believe the way Kremlin imperialism is going to be thwarted is to kill as many Russian soldiers as possible, destroy as much of their equipment as possible, and sap their will to fight.
Tit for tat might just create a real uprising among his citizens. As I previously mentioned, there are regions with no power because he has wasted billions in Ukraine, while ignoring faulty infrastructure. I wouldn't target anything in the middle of major cities, but there have to be power grid targets closer to the border.I just don't think lobbing some missiles at a powerplant in Moscow helps move that football down the field, though it may be emotionally satisfying.
This is the world fighting against Putin. Russian soldiers' will to fight is long gone. It doesn't stop Putin from killing babies. In fact, he's escalating.This is a small nation fighting a world power. It's not Britain vs. Germany in 1941,. In a contest to see who can blow up more civilian infrastructure, Russia wins that war hands down. Ukraine's path to victory is to sap Russia's will to fight.
Just my two cents
This winter will prove interesting, though
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Cypress (12-03-2022)
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