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If anyone's been bogged down in expensive conflicts, it's the USA: at war since 2001. The Russians got stung in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and I don't think Putin's silly enough to do similar again.
The difference is the US has the money to waste on that shit and doesn't have anything to prove to anyone. Russia's economy is in the toilet and Putin is desperate to show his people that he deserves to stay in power by being able to resist the US and play on the world stage. It's risky for him, he can't afford being embarrassed, but the US will gladly embarrass itself to fuck with people like Putin.
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[–] tpdplsio 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Keep it going? It's just a trap to get Putin bogged down in a quagmire that he can't afford.
[–] SiWofos 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If anyone's been bogged down in expensive conflicts, it's the USA: at war since 2001. The Russians got stung in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and I don't think Putin's silly enough to do similar again.
[–] Ilikebordercollies 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Um, Putin is bogged down in Ukraine, even if he lies about it to his own people.
[–] tpdplsio ago
The difference is the US has the money to waste on that shit and doesn't have anything to prove to anyone. Russia's economy is in the toilet and Putin is desperate to show his people that he deserves to stay in power by being able to resist the US and play on the world stage. It's risky for him, he can't afford being embarrassed, but the US will gladly embarrass itself to fuck with people like Putin.