Could Putin have made an incredible mistake that changes World History?

[Stuart G]

Perhaps costing him far more than he could possibly imagine

.....................Just asking...Time will tell......OK back to the well again. twice...

............oh, and you heard it here first.(9 more).......

[dem4decades]

1. If not we're all screwed.

[BeyondGeography]

2. He has gone from crafty operator to dead man walking

Took the mask off. Reviving the Soviet empire is an absurd notion. All along he was just a butthurt old apparatchik who wanted his map back. The world has moved on. Like a long time ago.

Bye.

[Stuart G]

4. I agree with you ..."Dead Man Walking"...but that will take some time to happen.

Now..........If the Russian Military does not agree with this invasion,....A WHOLE LOT LESS TIME!!!

.................and the Military could be the final decision maker....Not Putin...back to hiding

[BeyondGeography]

8. We'll see

Things move fast in the Internet Age.

I’m old enough to remember 60s-era Russia from an American POV, Life there was an utter mystery, and when they flexed their muscles, ie Prague ‘68, all you saw was the same endless loop of tanks rolling into town.

Now you see Russian domestic anti war protesters in real-time and clips of little old ladies giving their soldiers shit. The whole Vlad edifice is visibly creaking and it’s there for all to see. Some things have definitely changed for the better.

[Scrivener7]

3. I think he did.

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. No allies. Russia is a pariah state for as long as it's run by Putin.

Now, with Putin as head of Russia, it will never be considered one of the community of economically advanced nations. Putin put an end to international comity. Abject evil is not a selling point.

[C_U_L8R]

6. If we're all alive a year from now, yeah.

Putin certainly doesn't seem like the master strategist he promotes himself to be. If he keeps going like he's going, maybe he won't be here a year from now.

[Tomconroy]

7. I too think he made a major mistake for any number of reasons.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. If you told me 24 hours ago that there would be hope today, based on today's events

I would have said you are nuts. Maybe his military is lukewarm and klutzy, and he gets laughed out of town?

[Stuart G]

10. The Russian military will have to kill people in Ukraine. If they won't, it could be all over.

...Yes, it will come to killing those who protest and cause problems. Yes, KILL

......very sad...but we will see............................................................???

...............And, if the military ...won't KILL...then guess who else could be gone? forever?.....

[Stuart G]

11. There is "HOPE"....Today is March 3rd..Consider the Events OF The Last Week