I've been wondering what the endgame is for Russia if they can't defeat Ukraine. You know they won't accept defeat without some scorched earth sorta business first...dirtier and dirtier tricks etc. This is gonna get a lot worse before it ends...

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Operation Unthinkable should have happened. It would have meant millions more deaths right after WW II, but it would have prevented decades more of Russian oppression in the Soviet "republics" (ie. their colonies).

It was our last chance to unfuck Russia, but now that they have nuclear weapons, they're going to be a threat to the rest of the world for as long as they exist.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I never realised what it was called but have always thought that we should never have stopped when we did. Yes it would have been costly in loss of personnel (civ and military) and expensive but think of all the suffering and money saved by not having a Soviet Union.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

arent there several horror movies that start out with this premise?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

And one of the best video games ever.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

And quite a few books :-(

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 5 points 8 months ago

Can we pweeze do a carpet bomb?