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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I would argue that Russia is in a better position to win tactically then the West is. They have the greater correlation of forces, and a shorter supply line. They also have the line in the sand in terms of what happens in terms of attacks on Russian soil or on russian citizens.
Putin is also banking that Obama will back down.
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So where is that line for the West though? Say Ukraine sues for peace and a year down the road Kharkov, Latvia and Moldova "rebels" start showing up. Would that warrant a NATO military response then? Or will those just be ceded again because of Russian/Soviet sphere of influence?
A show of force or clandestine involvement (ala Soviet Afghanistan) is what Putin isn't counting on and is probably the only thing that can, at the very least, stall Putin's actions in the area. What else can make things so costly for Russia that they reconsider their current course of action?