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Execute Failure.mkv
With all due respect, I think Russia has a few failures left in it. >

There’s this thing called a “failure cascade” where an event (a small failure, or a major battle defeat) bleeds into one thing, into another, into another, and the whole effort can unravel SHOCKINGLY quick. Like an engine with a small problem, and suddenly it’s dead.
I am not sure when it ends (I think before Summer), but you will be surprised how quickly it all comes down.
It’s actually called Cascading Failure, but I just like the word sequence I put out of nostalgia. >

Eve online vet? >

I was there. >

I was in Delve with goonfleet when BoB lost(an allied corp not goonfleet proper) which is the only time I ever heard the term "failure cascade" hehe. >

There have been a few over the years. There was even an alliance that went by the name. They had a pretty cool logo if I remember correctly. >

TIME for some good old fashioned ATACMS >

I think they will wait with those for when the Iranian rockets arrive. >

They’re never going to stop. Putin will destroy his entire economy and social infrastructure before he gives up and admits defeat. He will probably die or be overthrown before we see a white flag. >

You say they’re never going to stop and then list three plausible scenarios in which they would stop. >

And he literally said that these 3 scenarios are extremely unlikely to happen, so /u/xoangieeee s point still stands >

And even if those things do happen it's still unlikely they'll stop.  They're a country led by a cabal of hundreds of mafioso thugs all waiting to sieze control and become the next murderous plutocratic Czar, each and every one of them as bad as Putin if not worse. >

This. People think it's only Putin, and everyone else in their government is a normal person just waiting for their turn to introduce western democracy there. >

That's not what people are thinking. They're thinking everyone else in government is equally self serving, but willing to let a dead Putin take the whole blame for this mess and extricate themselves from it as soon as possible to salvage what's left of their economy. >

I’m all for destroying Russia’s spring offensive with overwhelming firepower. Anywhere, everywhere, all at once.
Whether it will be Russia’s final offensive though is up to the Russian people and so far they don’t seem to understand the depth of their evil. >

It gets better... Spring in much of Ukraine is mud. Generally when you are on an offensive you use mobility to encircle enemies or breakthrough battle lines.
Mud slows everything down.
Spring is one of the worst times for a large scale offensive. Offensives are still possible but late winter or summer are better times... >

that mud also guarantees that they will be finding UXO and mines for the next 100 years (or getting killed by them). >

I can only hope ukraine has gotten a ton of help/gear that was done covertly and waiting to spring them on the Russian spring offensive >

I imagine another of intelligence is being shared with them involving satellite images of troop movements and the like. >

Agreed - anything less than complete failure and dissolution is just giving them time to rearm and try again. >

But it’s definitely not going to be the final failure because Putin is sadistic and gives zero fucks about the lives of his soldiers. >

But Putin said they are good with where they were at. Why the change???? /S >

Not yet til they reach 500k dead soldiers thats a big failure. >

It gets to 500k dead soldiers. Then Russia lobbies the UN to do something about Ukraine committing a russian genocide, as the world turns a blind eye lol. >

Sounds stupid. Therefore it is 100% going to happen >

"theres much our cultures could learn from each other"
"havent you noticed? youve learned the past 10 months from us" >

Fuck this guy >

I sincerely hope something convinces the Russians to stop their evil aggression. Putin must be arrested.
As an anti-imperialist for the last two generations, I feel hypocritical writing "the Russians must stop their aggression." But this is truly their most grievous evil act. Like most criminals, they have their motivations. And so what?
For Americans, I say: Do not gloat, nor fall for vengeful glee. We are not pure. There is enough strength in righteous resolve. 
Let's remember to keep money flowing after this war ends, as people will need food, housing, and comfort. Our own people need that, too. >

I can’t believe Russia actually tried to push south when they actually should’ve pushed from the North, that’s where the capital is… Always rush the capital LOL >

They tried that already. Didn’t work when they had the element of surprise (though it came close), won’t work now. >

Surprise in the modern world is equivalent to having 200 satellites pointed at a buildup of military assets on a border of a country and calling it a surprise. I think they just didn’t expect anyone to fight back. Now they are out of good equipment and running on cardboard tanks according to the media. Now it’s suspicious of these countries even possess nuclear weapons because nobody is willing to Hiroshima non nuclear countries into submission. Alas, it means that Russia is a giant pussy and maybe, just maybe it’s aliens who aren’t allowing anyone to use nukes, or hypothetically they are all under control by a single entity >


or hypothetically they are all under control by a single entity

Said no one with a brain >

I hope so, Zelya.