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Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up' (www.reuters.com)

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[–] jabrd@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s crazy to me that any military doctrine as a base assumption relies on air superiority. How could you ever assume that if facing off against a peer nation? Though I guess with nuclear armament there’s an assumption that you’ll never face off against a peer level natuon

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

That's what 70 years of exclusively using your military as the enforcers of neo-colonialism does. Turns out what works for leveling a low-tech guerilla hideout in Vietnam or Afghanistan isn't so effective when your opponent has comprehensive SAM networks.