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So you remember how Russia absolutely failing in Ukraine removed their global prestige and caused them to no longer be viewed as a viable military threat? So about that Iran war…
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Anonymous 20h

I understand the sentiment but the differences are pretty considerable. On the military front, the US has done pretty well. In Ukraine, the Russians have been absolutely decimated. They’ve taken over a million casualties, lost all their best units and equipment, open rebellion in the ranks, commanders assassinated, severe damage on the homeland, they’ve even had Russian territory briefly seized

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Anonymous 20h

The US by comparison has taken a few hundred casualties, most of them not serious. Over 90% of Iran’s strikes have been intercepted, certain bases have been damaged but most are back in working order, and the US has operated practically unchallenged in Iranian airspace, while killing Iran’s political and military command, wiping out their entire navy and air firce, blockading their supply chains, and killing tens of thousands of Iranian troops.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 20h

The Iran war is still incredibly stupid and definitely a blunder, but it doesn’t even come close to how badly the Russians have fucked up

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 19h

Yeah Russia definitely put more resources into it and fucked up more

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14h

I dunno. I feel like the better your military the more embarrassing a fuckup like this is. The US has put a lot of money into having a nice military which resulted in “we ran out of Patriot missiles!” And “this carrier has been at sea far longer than it should be!” And “Trump declared the war over for the Xth time” as the headlines.

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