Sunday, May 22, 2022

Five Questions Left of the War/Special Operation

 If you view the Putin-War close up, and look at the entire landscape.....there are five questions left to ponder upon:

1.  Where will the national funding for all the tanks, trucks, APCs, artillery lose....come from?

You are looking at a minimum of five years....going up to ten.....to rebuild the military to what it was on day one.  Adding to this....they will admit on day one....they were a '75-percent' Army....simply not up to the task required in Ukraine.

2.  How to handle the genocide and war crimes business?

Europe is in a pickle because their human rights people will targeting this issue for the next three or four decades.  No one will allow it to sit there.  

3.  Can Russia rebuild its economy back to what it was in 2021?

Without trust?  It's hard to gauge this question.

4.  What is the legacy of Putin now?

Up until this situation.....he had mild to extreme trust of the general public.  I'd say from the under-30 crowd.....it's less than 30-percent at this point in complete trust.  His legacy might be marginal.

5.  Does the Putin master plan evolve into remaking Russia into some hybrid-Soviet-Russia?

Between the Oligarch folks, the drama at the Duma, Russian social/news media, and the exit door swinging.....there's no stability.  

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