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So, if the US provided a HIMARS cluster munition that dropped MREs and a note saying "there's more food if you surrender" they could wrap this thing up in a week to 10 days?

Don't recall anyone saying it would be a few weeks. Don't doubt some people said it would only be a few weeks, just don't remember it.

From the start of the invasion, it was two months one week and three days to topple the Taliban government.

Unfortunately, then next 19 years were apparently a waste since the regime that replaced the Taliban didn't actually want to fight for themselves.

there are no other choices

There are all sorts of choices.

Russia could come to their senses and leave.

Russia could continue wasting their resources until they have to accept unconditional surrender.

Russia or an ally could go even more pants on head stupid than they already are and do something that triggers a NATO Article 5 response.

Repeating fantasies over and over doesn’t make them materialize,

You really need to feel this in what's left of your soul

Ukraine can’t win a war of attrition against Russia.

And yet, they are. If the Russian command had any sense, they'd roll back to their side of the border.

(“game-changing” western equipment that doesn’t change the outcome of the conflict)

You're actually right, they won't change the outcome.

It'll just make the Ukrainian victory quicker than it would have been without the equipment.

Guess it depends on the definition of "lasts". With Iraq, Coalition forces rolled through the third largest military in under two months.

Germany need 35 days to take Poland and six weeks for Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France in WWII.

Russia figured they were on par with other modern militaries for their special smoothbrain operation. Why wouldn't it be fast? 🙄

The correct response to them is a wave and a "no, I'm good" as you walk past.

Non-paywalled article

As of late, he seems very good at that

US Govt: I want a plane that no one can find
Lockheed Martin delivers
US Govt: Wait, I didn't mean me!

None at all. On the plus side, the last time someone went that pants-on-head stupid and put mines where they shouldn't, it was a very short war.

So, the take away is Russia is so shitty they'll fight to get out of it?

The amount of copium you transmit is incredible. I hope you one day get some help.

It's funny how you always jump to everyone being racist. Project much? You should be better than that.

The fact that you even think this story is plausible further highlights your view that Chinese are some primitive barbarians using balloons for spying.

The fact you consider the Chinese primitive barbarians is pretty telling on your racism. Personally, I'd think a high tech solution that you might believe is undetectable would be a fantastic way to gather information, since satellites tend to travel in known trajectories so you can cover up anything interesting when you know they'll be in the sky. You really need to check that racism there.

The most hilarious part here is how you just keep doubling down on this acting all smug. Once again, there is zero evidence for your conspiracy theory, but you keep on digging there.

Nope, not acting smug, just trying to help you understand that you misread the article.

Your statement:

"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told CBS News today that the so-called Chinese spy balloon that flew over the U.S. seven months ago wasn’t spying at all. (cbsnews.com)"

The two statements from that actual Chairmain of the JCS in the article:

"The intelligence community, their assessment – and it's a high-confidence assessment – [is] that there was no intelligence collection by that balloon,"

and

"I would say it was a spy balloon that we know with high degree of certainty got no intelligence, and didn't transmit any intelligence back to China."

I get you have problems understanding that, since it doesn't fit your narrative. I'm just trying to help you.

It's ok, I understand english is hard for you. It's confusing where the author of the article states their thought (it wasn't spying) and the chairman of the JCS says "it was a spy balloon, it just couldn't gather any data" is hard to follow.

The fact that the Chinese spy balloon couldn't collect any data just shows the quality of manufacturing I guess. That or they need to work on their ability to steal technology to get it to work for them. Who knows. What it doesn't make it is "a so called spy balloon".

I'd say the person who can't actually digest the article which boils down to:

• It was a spy balloon
• That couldn't actually do its' job
• And apparently couldn't be controlled

would be the one "guzzling propaganda"

You are very intelligent

I'm sorry if you can't read the stories you post, understand what they say or can't be slanted to fit your justification for bad behavior.

The additional thing I found hilarious about the whole escapade was China not being able to use the self-destruct function. It's almost like the balloon had all signals capabilities jammed from the moment it started drifting into US airspace... Weird.

"So called spy balloon"

Since OP can't apparently read their own article

Milley replied, "I would say it was a spy balloon that we know with high degree of certainty got no intelligence, and didn't transmit any intelligence back to China."

China (poorly) performed an act of espionage and lemmygrad thinks the US government overreacted. I'm shocked.

Epic handshake meme

Or raise them a bit higher

Ah, another hexbear genius that thinks Putin and his cabinet would survive if they dropped a nuke.