OK i basically agree with all of that. any thought on the long range missiles into Russia, or all these border shenanigans that have been going on?
Nice that we're agreeing here.
And you're right with my point about American troops. When I wrote "massive American troops for Ukraine", I didn't have American boots on the ground in Ukraine in mind - that's something I consider very unlikely, too. What I was thinking of is troop deployments to Poland and the Baltics to create a threat scenario which puts pressure on Putin. But then again, I'm not sure how wise that would be. Using the Baltics as a launching pad for a ground attack by NATO forces on Russia is one of the key scenarios the Russian strategists are fearing and the Russian propagandists are using to justify their actions. Playing into these talking points by deploying thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of American troops to the Baltics might be a detrimental move.
I used to be a proponent of Ukrainian missile strikes deep into Russia; to bring the war to them and to cripple their energy sector and thus squeeze their funding. But Russia's response last week was so devastating that I'm no longer sure how wise it would be to continue down this path, at least as long as the West is unable to really shore up Ukraine's missile and drone defense. Maybe ofthevoid is right that Russia could have crippled Ukraine's energy infrastructure all along.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Oct 13 2025 02:07pm