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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by Tycho on Monday February 20, 2023 @04:45AM (#34866637)
You say they can decide for themselves, but in reality the troops are conscripted and forced to fight at the behest of the leadership or its suzerain. Massive agency problem.
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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by nradov on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:03AM (#34867693)
Not at all. Ukraine is a democracy. If the troops didn't want to be conscripted then they should have voted for leaders who favored appeasement and surrender.
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