by Trevor » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:11 pm
Out of the roughly three million troops that China sent to fight in the Korean war, between 600,000-900,000 died from the fighting. At the time, they possessed the fanaticism necessary, not to mention Mao didn't care how many he lost, given tens of millions died from the Great Leap Forward.
Putin might be able to claim something of a victory, but his war has lasted for 28 months. When it broke out, almost everyone expected it to be a Russian Desert Storm, myself included. Our aid for the first several months was designed for an insurgency, not a slugging match. Given their losses are around 120-150,000, with twice as many wounded, that's a serious blow to Russia's young men. Taking into account the number of deaths we can confirm with names, it's not much lower for Ukraine, and they have a much smaller population.
Since the end of the Cold War, our military has been designed for sharp, decisive conflicts, or ongoing insurgencies. The idea of a total war still isn't something we consider, and while we do have the capability to rebuild, this would take time. Good news is: China's likely to have the same issue. The bad news is, they're already starting, supporting Russia under the table.
North Korea's desperately poor, but they have a massive military. 200-300,000 troops in Ukraine might not be easy to support, but they have the troops to spare. It's taken longer than it did during the previous world wars, but I do agree that the Ukrainian invasion will lead to a larger conflict.
It's not only a proxy war between Russia and NATO, it's becoming a proxy war between China and Europe, North and South Korea, and even various conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.
Out of the roughly three million troops that China sent to fight in the Korean war, between 600,000-900,000 died from the fighting. At the time, they possessed the fanaticism necessary, not to mention Mao didn't care how many he lost, given tens of millions died from the Great Leap Forward.
Putin might be able to claim something of a victory, but his war has lasted for 28 months. When it broke out, almost everyone expected it to be a Russian Desert Storm, myself included. Our aid for the first several months was designed for an insurgency, not a slugging match. Given their losses are around 120-150,000, with twice as many wounded, that's a serious blow to Russia's young men. Taking into account the number of deaths we can confirm with names, it's not much lower for Ukraine, and they have a much smaller population.
Since the end of the Cold War, our military has been designed for sharp, decisive conflicts, or ongoing insurgencies. The idea of a total war still isn't something we consider, and while we do have the capability to rebuild, this would take time. Good news is: China's likely to have the same issue. The bad news is, they're already starting, supporting Russia under the table.
North Korea's desperately poor, but they have a massive military. 200-300,000 troops in Ukraine might not be easy to support, but they have the troops to spare. It's taken longer than it did during the previous world wars, but I do agree that the Ukrainian invasion will lead to a larger conflict.
It's not only a proxy war between Russia and NATO, it's becoming a proxy war between China and Europe, North and South Korea, and even various conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.