Chiron
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That's because they pick their enemies carefully, and because they usually have more freedom of operation far from the eyes of the press, and less say for their own population. None of these advantages means anything in a conventional war with a western country.
But they won and that is all that matters. You can say XYZ, but at the end of the day, Putin is drinking your wine, eating your food, smoking your cigars, and screwing your mistress, all while flipping you off.
Also the Taliban say hi.
There is a difference between a game of chicken like we did back in 2018, and going to war with them. and I don’t recall Israel ever fighting a major nuclear power beyond a minor skirmish with soviet advisors in the Egyptian Air Force We will try to screw them diplomatically and with other means, they do the same, but neither of the big boys will attack each other we are in the great game.
A game of Chicken that was irrelevant and Russia wound up winning anyway. Same thing when they had a hot spat with Turkey in Syria as well. Cause while everyone gushed at all the gear Turkish Drones were taking out, the Russian backed Syrian Forces kept all their gains.