the_dunk_tank
It's the dunk tank.
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Meanwhile, I'm just here thinking "Wait, people think it's not happening quickly?"
I mean, I haven't looked at any maps in a hot minute, but each time I check, it seems Ukraine controls more territory? People get that it's a real war right? "Quick" is relative.
People have been brainwormed by the rapid pace of the Iraq war et al where the US took out the air defence the night before landing and steamrolled everything but the republican guard, which they just dumped several kilotonnes of conventional explosive on instead. Once you have S300/400s that prevent deep air penetration things slow down fast.
Right now it's about a wash, as Ukriane keeps giving up territory in the North and gaining territory in the South, all of it incredibly small.