> I have a tendency to believe our western media's over expression of news stories that make it look like the Russian forces are having a hard time.
Well, they are certainly not having an easy time, casualties are mounting, some troop transports have crashed, the most reliable estimates about casualties on the Russian side that I've seen are now approaching 1,000, which if true would be extremely high already. But wars aren't typically won or lost in a day and Russia has far more resources than the Ukraine has. But indirectly, whether Putin wants it or not he's already fighting the West.
> I can't place my finger on it (maybe I just am afraid of the worst) that we need to be told things are worse for the "enemy" than they really are to avoid sentiment that causes WW3.
What you and I are told doesn't really matter. What matters is:
(1) what happens in Putins inner circle
(2) what happens in the security council
(3) what happens in the Whitehouse
That's where the decisions are made. Ukraine is going to do what they can but they are only able to hold out for so long.
> The spark has been lit in my eyes.
You probably meant the fuse, but yes, it has been lit.
Me too, here is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9A-u8EoWcI
> I have a tendency to believe our western media's over expression of news stories that make it look like the Russian forces are having a hard time.
Well, they are certainly not having an easy time, casualties are mounting, some troop transports have crashed, the most reliable estimates about casualties on the Russian side that I've seen are now approaching 1,000, which if true would be extremely high already. But wars aren't typically won or lost in a day and Russia has far more resources than the Ukraine has. But indirectly, whether Putin wants it or not he's already fighting the West.
> I can't place my finger on it (maybe I just am afraid of the worst) that we need to be told things are worse for the "enemy" than they really are to avoid sentiment that causes WW3.
What you and I are told doesn't really matter. What matters is:
(1) what happens in Putins inner circle
(2) what happens in the security council
(3) what happens in the Whitehouse
That's where the decisions are made. Ukraine is going to do what they can but they are only able to hold out for so long.
> The spark has been lit in my eyes.
You probably meant the fuse, but yes, it has been lit.