Will Putin attack the Ukraine?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Were Putin to suddenly attack the U.S., how might the followers of Trump respond? What might Trump tell these persons to do? Does the U.S. even have enough properly trained military personnel to legitimately respond to Russian evil?

I'm no Trump supporter, but I am surrounded on all sides by them here in the reddest State in the Union. If Putin was to suddenly attack the U.S., the vast majority of Trump supporters, I think would be as zealous in their support of our defense of our country as anyone. Trump supporters would be first in line at the recruitment centers.

Trump himself isn't going to risk any of his current support to protect Putin. Trump isn't a dude who sticks his neck out for anyone. Trump was on the air early into the invasion telling us what a genius Putin looked like because he believed what just about everyone else believed, i.e., that Ukraine would fall quickly and without much of a fight.

He was just trying to be on what he thought was going to be the right side of history.

I think your post unfairly cartoonizes Trump supporters.

Will the U.S. Selective Service registration for men soon grow to mean a mandatory few years training for our young men? And will selective service grow to include training for women, or just their registration?

As far as U.S. military personnel numbers, I think we're fine. We've seen the professionalism and effectiveness of the U.S. warfighter over the last few years. At killing people and breaking things, the U.S. has no equal. At occupying territory? No, we currently should avoid doing that. Russia has been much more effective in occupying territory because they have established themselves by not being hindered by human rights or international law.

When you've seen U.S. operations, you've seen smooth logistics, uninterrupted supply chains, and a high level of competence. This Russian invasion of Ukraine has comparatively been an absolute joke. Right now, we have this ominous 40-mile convoy heading for Kyiv, but it hasn't progressed in over a day because it ran out of gas?

Russia is apparently incompetent at prosecuting a war. The only thing we have to fear is nuclear weapons, which I imagine wouldn't be used unless NATO directly attacks Russia.