Some Ukrainian soldiers sent to learn modern combat techniques in the UK, Spain, Germany or Poland are now feeling disappointed. When faced with an emergency, they sometimes find more help on YouTube.
Even then it’s so fundamentally absurd. The last time the enemy of a NATO power had a functioning plane was Vietnam and they’re trying to explain how to fight against an enemy that more or less has air superiority. The only countries that should be advising them are Iraq and Afghanistan, and even then those militias seem quaint in the new era of small drones. What is a western veteran of those wars going to explain to them other than how to find the Burger King on base?
I think that’s exactly what is going to happen. We keep seeing articles like this always phrasing it as the “ungrateful Ukrainians dismissing superior NATO tactics” rather than admitting they have no clue what they’re doing. Losing this war will be blamed 100% on Ukraine, they won’t ever admit that their tactics were involved in the loss.
I expect so as well, the impetus will be to spin this as all being the fault of Ukraine and to deflect blame from NATO, which means no actual lessons will be learned from any of this.
This is what happens when you start getting high on your own supply.
Even then it’s so fundamentally absurd. The last time the enemy of a NATO power had a functioning plane was Vietnam and they’re trying to explain how to fight against an enemy that more or less has air superiority. The only countries that should be advising them are Iraq and Afghanistan, and even then those militias seem quaint in the new era of small drones. What is a western veteran of those wars going to explain to them other than how to find the Burger King on base?
I hope they take no lessons and get even higher
I think that’s exactly what is going to happen. We keep seeing articles like this always phrasing it as the “ungrateful Ukrainians dismissing superior NATO tactics” rather than admitting they have no clue what they’re doing. Losing this war will be blamed 100% on Ukraine, they won’t ever admit that their tactics were involved in the loss.
Hardworking NATO strategists-----
Ukrainians when the calipers are used on the Russians
Ukrainians when the calipers are turned back on themselves
I expect so as well, the impetus will be to spin this as all being the fault of Ukraine and to deflect blame from NATO, which means no actual lessons will be learned from any of this.