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A comment on Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment February 27. Parent comment

Re:Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign... by mrandish on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:20PM (#30495988)
> the simple reality that there is no doubt a very significant proxy war going on.

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?

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Re:Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign... by jack_squat on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:23PM (#30496013)
Proxy war means no boots on the ground. The two of you agree.
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Re:Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign... by mrandish on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:37PM (#30496100)
I was confused by the poster's comment:

> Behind every bush is a navy seal...

Which seems to imply U.S. military personnel engaging on the ground.

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Re:Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign... by salawat on Monday February 28, 2022 @12:11AM (#30496655)
No, it implies every bush could be concealing very bad news given info asymmetry.
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Re:Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign... by dragonwriter on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:11AM (#30500637)
> Proxy war means no boots on the ground. The two of you agree

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.

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