Quote (ofthevoid @ Dec 29 2023 09:18pm)
Because a regional power usually isn't fighting a war with an opponent that's sponsored by the two richest continents with hundreds of billions in weapons and intel. We've grown up in an era when western wars were fought against mostly towel heads armed with 1970 AK's and RPGs. Our idea of war is to have an overwhelming technological advantage and to basically pick off perps from far away. Even the most advanced enemy, the Iraqis were laughably armed and had no outside backing. What exactly is embarrassing here?
All of it is embarrassing.
The infantry losses. The ground equipment losses, although this has been a hallmark of Russian miltaty strategy ever since its inception, see Grozny.
The aircraft losses. The black sea fleet being picked off.
The failure of air defense.
The length of time the "special miltary operation" has taken.
The loss of key battles, Hostomel, Kiev, Kharkiv retreat, Kherson retreat, failure to mount an attack on Odessa.
Russia is taking WW2 casualties in a completely different century.
Trying to rationalise this is truly indicitive of your lack of integrity on the matter.
Making excuses after the fact for the ineptitude of the Russian miltary is even further absurdity.
They knew the risks and they still rolled over the border.