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wyot wrote: Early days itk early days; the Russian bear is an enigmatic and unpredictable beast - the question I first posed is yet to be answered by a long way...
This attack was much smaller than the Russians were expecting - which is why they have been in a panic for the last few days hiding everything from ships to tanks away !
Trump has made it clear - if they want more, they can have it !
You won't hear another peep out of them (but of course they will bleat on and on to their home audience to save face).
wyot
Early days itk early days; the Russian bear is an enigmatic and unpredictable beast - the question I first posed is yet to be answered by a long way...
honey!oh sugar sugar.
In The Know wrote: wyot wrote: Hope you are right itk but there comes a point where ill judged bellicose statements mean these titanic egos cant be seen to loose face - like 2 blokes in a pub who dont really to fight but cant be seen to lose status...
Bit like when you and Hedda get into a spat on here ðŸ˜Â!
That proves MY point !
Hedda (who used to use the name Veritas) was humiliated so often by me that he had to change his name and pretend to be someone else !
Assad is already "on the run" and hiding his aircraft etc
The Russians are in a panic - they did not expect this response (they totally mis-read Trump).
Trump is also a man who does not like to lose.
Russia is bankrupt - and most of its people on the breadline.
How would it benefit them if they got into a fight (even if they won, which is highly unlikely)?
They will do what they did in Iraq ... stand aside .... and look for the next "weak" target.
I am sorry to be doing the Miss Jean Brodie thing again, but humiliating someone is nothing to boast about!
In The Know
In The Know wrote: Now confirmed ... The Russians DID NOT use any of their air defences against the Coalition last night.
Just as I predicted ....
In The Know wrote: The Russians will huff and puff but in the end they will do exactly what they did when their last Middle East puppet (Saddam) was attacked - stand back and do nothing !
Like I said .... huff and puff !
If this is WW3 we can declare the winner now ..... lol!