Quote (ownyaah @ Jul 31 2022 10:36am)
Good examples, but they don't align perfectly because vietnam and afghanistan were continents away from the (country of) the main army, and the proxy troops were not particularly motivated. DPR forces look extremely motivated and are willing to fight to death, and Russian troops have a far more vested interest.
Afghani army was widely despised by both mostly the rural but also city populations for example
just trying to tease this out:
DPR forces, by this you mean those aligned with Russia? and more critically Russian troops have a far more vested interest ? I dont understand, or rather, I dont agree with this comment. The safest option for my response is to side step your comment and say :
I would argue (which i believe is Goomshill's point) that Ukraine is the side which is highly motivated and has the greatest vested interested in what happens, in or to, Ukraine. And ukrainian people wholly support their armed forces, thus all the more reason to support that even with heavy losses, ukraine can prevail.
keep me on track if i erred anywhere there.
This post was edited by ferdia on Jul 31 2022 03:44am