My sons based at Ft. Bragg was on mission that August, and 6 days later was in Saudi Arabia along the northern border with Kuwait. I paid a lot of attention to what was going on there. I was wondering why we did not keep the attack going longer as we decimated the retreating Iraquis as they fled from Kuwait with lots of loot. Then I read that Gorbachev was at risk of being overthrown by other Russians who disapproved of his opening toward the west. Then it made sense. However, I still think we should have continued the pursuit for 12 more hours to destroy Saddam’s Republican Guard. The other mistake was not maintaining a No Fly Zone after the fighting was over. This failure caused much misery for the hapless Iraq people as son Kusai(sp?) followed dad’s orders to punish various groups.
Nice accounting, not from an armchair. It relates to this Ukie Russo war.
When Vlad secures the Donbass, the southern provinces, ( mostly secured), he will have met his stated objectives. He will fortify, and having gained a position of strength, it will be years before the Ukies can rebuild, and the EU will once again wonder what to do with the Ukies. The EU is broke, but I am sure that Ukie war II will somehow be reignited against bad Vlad.
For the historians , ever wonder why the EU AND NATO have never allowed the Ukies to join either?
Nato is now permanently out of the question ( a Vlad win) , and due to the EU being broke, I suspect the Ukies will once again be denied entry to the EU. The EU simply does not have the funds for the Ukies to join,( rebuilding their infrastructure, instating their socialist welfare systems, etc…) kinda like inviting your homeless , destitute cousin to move in with you.
Time will tell. Until then, The Ukie/ Russo War 1 goes to Vlad.