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Originally Posted by TACNet
The point is that nothing we have done so far is going to stop Putin. All we have managed to do is slow him down
Its becoming clear that sanctions will not stop him. He knew sanctions were coming and he didnt even flinch.
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I don't see how that's clear, when it's only been two weeks. The most important outcome is Western dependency on a criminal regime and its fossil fuels ends up dead and buried.
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The ONLY thing that is going to stop him is military defeat and the only way to achieve that is to supply Ukraine with offensive aswell as defensive weapons. That means aircraft
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Unfortunately the aircraft are probably going to get wiped out pretty rapidly in Ukraine, and basing/flying them from NATO countries is tantamount to joining the war. It's probably better to continue supplying them with anti-aircraft weapons to deplete Russian air power that way.
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You cant win a war if all you have is defensive weapons and your only option is to dig in and wait for the enemy to attack.
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I think Vietnam and Afghanistan would like a word.
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Ukraine needs to take control of its air space NOW. Then they can start hunting down the Russian forces and push them back
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As inept as Russia is, I can't see how a few dozen second hand Migs are going to give Ukraine air supremacy against a country with thousands of aircraft in its arsenal. Again, maybe if that could be depleted by AA weaponry...