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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Your last paragraph is certainly interesting, but not surprising in some ways. If the mandate is to fight on and not surrender the east and Crimea, then very tough choices need to be made. That will piss off a lot of people.
Easy for us to cheer on the brave Ukrainians as they fight the enemy on our behalf. It's hard to picture oneself doing the actual fighting. I have small kids; it would probably take an enemy on my actual doorstep for me to leave them to go fight.
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Even for a war, this is definitely a bad one in a way the world hasn't seen since... Korean war? With high casualty rates, big prolonged artillery battles, trench warfare, and of course the new horror of drones. And it's been going on for years.
This is the kind of war that will inevitably leave deep, permanent scars even in those who aren't physically injured. You'd have to be a little stupid or crazy to not be terrified of getting drafted, no matter how much you believe in the righteousness of your cause.