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Spare me your irony ,you got any actual arguments other than twisting my words? You think Putin would go nuclear over a conventional loss in Ukraine? Ukrainian soldiers have captured Russian villages for months and they are still there , and you think he would use nukes ( even tactically) because the Ukrainians won inside Ukraine? I highly doubt it, and if you are ready to be bullied on a MIGHT then you might as well disolve NATO right now and go home.
I mean, yeah, that's kind of my thinking.
Just what exactly is your theory of mind with Putin? That he's this bloodthirsty thug that will only respect coming down on him with the full force of the US and NATO combined forces, but that he's also too scared to use his nuclear weapons to backstop a conventional loss on the battlefield a days drive from Moscow? I just don't get it. He's simultaneously this enormous belligerent and also a pushover to you.
When did I say that Putin is a bloodthirsty thug? I think you are projecting someone else's opinions on me. Whatever else he may be he certainly is an enemy of NATO , and at the same time I think he is a relatively rational actor. RELATIVELY. I never said he is scared , I said that I doubt he will nuke kiev as a result of losing conventionally inside Ukraine. In fact if you disagree with this then its you saying he is a bloodthirsty thug that would murder millions over bitterness. Maybe he will use tactical nukes but tactical nukes won't really do much , nukes are a strategic weapon and I doubt he will nuke Kiev over his army getting routed. The 'days drive from Moscow' is inconsequential , it's not the 40s anymore , we can track enemies in real time and just like in kursk today , it would be clear to him whether Ukrainian formations have stopped at the border for example , or if they are heading for moscow.
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