Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or Iraq, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Yes, but the USA entering is what turned it around. Remember America stayed out of WW2 until they were bombed by japan. Due to their geographic location, they stayed out until they were attacked. There was no moral entry to the war.
Yes, but they didn’t enter out of a sense of duty or morals is my point. It is the most significant event of the last century and they opted to stay out of it until it affected them …it goes against the narrative of the USA being a defendor of the world order and a moral authority.
Stalingrad was less about Russia, more about Hitlers hubris and general winter. Similar to what the USA is finding out now. Some terrains and territory is harder to attack successfully.
they opted to stay out of it until it affected them …it goes against the narrative of the USA being a defendor of the world order and a moral authority.
Yup, 100%
Stalingrad was less about Russia, more about Hitlers hubris and general winter
I wouldn’t undervalue the Soviet peoples achievements and sacrifice. Winter affects everyone.
Again? Which wars has America won in recent memory? Even WWII was because Russia (spit! boo!) helped.
The allies won
Not even only Russia for that matter. Plenty of other Allied powers helped too.
Yes, but the USA entering is what turned it around. Remember America stayed out of WW2 until they were bombed by japan. Due to their geographic location, they stayed out until they were attacked. There was no moral entry to the war.
The turnaround was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad
Yes, but they didn’t enter out of a sense of duty or morals is my point. It is the most significant event of the last century and they opted to stay out of it until it affected them …it goes against the narrative of the USA being a defendor of the world order and a moral authority.
Stalingrad was less about Russia, more about Hitlers hubris and general winter. Similar to what the USA is finding out now. Some terrains and territory is harder to attack successfully.
Yup, 100%
I wouldn’t undervalue the Soviet peoples achievements and sacrifice. Winter affects everyone.
Nor the sacrifice of so many dead. It’s seen, historically, as a tactical error, though.
Yeah, it was the turning point of the war after all