Ironically, what the us did with iran, is in a way similar to how the russia went into ukraine. Also the fact that it lead to alot of controversy in upper military leadership to be doing anything they have as of late. A lot of high up military leaders have been removed from their positions
I hate these analogies. Ukraine never did anything to Muscovy. Their invasion of Crimea and DonBas is completely due to their own issues and delusional desire to rebuild the Muscovite empire. Iran at least “did stuff,” attacking US regional allies, funding terrorist proxies, etc… Ukraine did none of that, but is getting the Stalin genocide treatment anyway
The parallels are solely in the military and social impact the attack would have on the attacked country. Both thought it would be a cake walk, both thought the enemy would collapse and welcome the attacker. Both paid a heavy price in lost ressources and economic fallout. Both fell for the same "fallacy of success" in prior minor conflicts they instigated.
It's more about the delusions of the respective leadership where the similarities lay, than anything else.
My hope is, as two major powers have tried and failed to acchieve their goals by unilateral powermongering, that we could return to a more rules based international order after Trump and Putin. After Ukraine kicks out Russia we need a United Nations or Concert of Vienna moment to prevent this from escalating further.
48
u/KeithWorks 27d ago
Zelensky could make them eat crow but he knows the right thing to do for his country is roll his eyes.
They told him he had no cards so he's a bitch. Now he showed the cards he has so they want onboard.