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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

Of course they do. That is one of the primary reasons for suporting adversaries of Russia (or China or anyone else). Russia supports adversaries of the US for the same reason. Every conflict is a learning opportunity.

Remember how closely the world's major militaries watched the Falklands war? No one beyond the participants cared about who controlled the Falklands, and frankly, few if any thought the Brits would lose. But it was a chance to learn how the then modern Naval technologies and tactics would fare in an actual combat situation.

The Ukraine today is not much different.

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[–] principle [S] ago 

Are you kidding? Which adversaries of the US they support? Syria? Ukraine? These are not US adversaries. We support China much more than Russia who fears China that attacked the USSR on several occasions. Falklands war was a slaughter! Argentina had nothing to defend itself with! Brits gratuitously sank a cruiser that was returning to port, killing over 700 on board. As a result Argentina sank a British destroyer. And that was it.

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[–] Jimmycog ago 

And lowers their standards allowing soy boys and unqualified

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[–] principle [S] 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Pointless. Twice (Napoleon & WWII) the entire Europe came to Russia because of Britain, and got buried there. As they say third time is the charm... Russia will turn Britain into a desert.

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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I see your battles for Russia waged by continentals, and give you the Battle of Balaclava.

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[–] principle [S] ago 

The Crimean War is often called WW Zero, in which Brits, and their dumb allies, fought Russia from Europe to the Far East. Russia won the war but settled on a stupid terms of underhanded Brits. In the Crimean theater of the war, Brits brutally used Turks as cannon fodder. Wikipedia is propaganda BS! The British Empire was the largest and bloodiest empire in history. And all their neighbors like Irish, Scots, and Welsh hate Brits intensely.