Are you saying there are U.S. military combat forces actively engaged on the ground inside Ukraine? I find this extremely difficult to believe. I could believe that there are a handful of U.S. intelligence advisors relaying satellite comms inside Ukrainian military HQ. It's also plausible that there are a small number of private contractors (ala Blackwater) on the ground in Ukraine.
Do you have any evidence to support active combat engagement of U.S. military forces?
> Behind every bush is a navy seal...
Which seems to imply U.S. military personnel engaging on the ground.
To be fair, most actual “proxy wars” (e.g., during the Cold War) have also involved covertly-inserted forces from whichever (including both, where that was the case) of the two superpowers wasn't overtly involved.
From what I saw their morale is pretty much destroyed already. It was probably never there to begin with except maybe special forces.
Even if you factor in Russian nationalism I doubt that many russian soldiers really believe their involvment in Ukraine helps their country.
If there are Americans engaged in Ukraine, this would imply that his nuclear deterrent is hollow, right?
It sounds good in a way, if nobody is prepared to blow up the world.
But if there is no assumption that anyone will, then where does escalation stop?
Oh ya, drones, awacs, satellites. Every step by every russian solider is recorded.
Whereas Russia has to track literally everyone? General mobilization means everyone is your enemy.
Then you have the simple reality that there is no doubt a very significant proxy war going on. Russia can't even admit to this or tell the troops because it would destroy their morale. Behind every bush is a navy seal... id shit my pants as well.