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Originally Posted by The Reaper
One point to demonstrate how woefully unprepared we are to confront this single threat.
The Russkies appear to have between nine and eleven divisions of troops around Ukrainian borders. These are mostly heavy divisions with a lot of armor.
That is more combat power than we have in our entire active military. As we used to say, quantity has a quality all its own.
We went from forward deployed forces configured to fight and win two major simultaneous conflicts to one that has largely been focused on counter-insurgency for the last 20 years, and appears to now be focused on feelings.
Stand by, this one (and potentially a second one courtesy of the Chinese) could leave a mark.
TR
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TR,
Those 9-11 divisions, allegedly focused on Ukraine*, are soldiers from only Mother Russia.
To show how far we have fallen, Imagine how this would focus our attention (pre-Xmas 1991),if there were combined forces from the former USSR (with all the +/-)
But, Diversity is our strength
Something else to remember is that Putin is not taking OJT. On 7 May, President Putin will celebrate 10 years in office (if you count is time as Prime Minister under Medvedev.)
*Some think that Putin already has what he wants with Donetsk, Crimea and Nord Stream, leaving the Ukraine as a runner up to Moldova as the poor neighbor who can be bribed with 20 kopeks.
SnT