NATO, Ukraine hold emergency talks after Russia's new hypersonic missile attack

Re:NATO, Ukraine hold emergency talks after Russia's new hyp... by roenxi on Friday November 22, 2024 @11:22PM (#42219187)

The UK was pretty much overwhelmed by the blitz; and the war overall broke them as a world power and they were forced to rely on foreign support to keep them fighting. That was all locked in very early on. And they only have a fraction of the staying power that they did the 1940s now, they can't handle that sort of pressure any more. Particularly since there is no possible upside for them in the Ukraine war, they're basically in it for bloodymindedness.

And this time Britain isn't backed by the world's largest industrial economy. If anything, China is more likely to back Russia to avoid being encircled by the US.

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Re:NATO, Ukraine hold emergency talks after Russia's new hyp... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 23, 2024 @12:14AM (#42219317)

> UK was pretty much overwhelmed by the blitz

But unified by it. Broadly speaking, the idea that missile blitzes and bombarding a population into submission from the air is as popular by aggressor's as it is proven failed by history.

> there is no possible upside for them in the Ukraine war

There was no upside to fighting Hitler, either. For Poland. For France. For the U.K. When fighting a nearby aggressor you're mitigating downside.

> bloodymindedness

Yes, the peaceful Russians absolutely not sending their non-ethnic Russian boys to the meat grinder.

> this time Britain isn't backed by the world's largest industrial economy

They're also not fighting one of the world's largest industrial economies. Russia is no Nazi Germany.

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