> the US has lost what, <20 people by now, in over a month? Putin loses >20 people per hour of his war

Not sure why you're being downvoted. Russia's economy and military have been flogged by their war in a way America's has not. Moreover, we have midterms this year and a Presidential election in 2. Moscow has no similar 'fuck it' exit option.

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ceejayoz 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Russia’s economy and military have been flogged for years to get to the current point. The US is just on month two.

The two powers have wildly different militaries and strategies. Comparing body counts is never gonna be a super helpful metric by itself.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Russia’s economy and military have been flogged for years to get to the current point. The US is just on month two Russia's military power has been vastly diminished by its war. If America committed to a ground invasion and then stuck with it through the next President, yes, we'd probably see similar degradation of American martial ability over years. > two powers have wildly different militaries and strategies. Comparing body counts is never gonna be a super helpful metric by itself Agree. But it does point to the extent to which one system will go to reduce loss of life.

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mikkupikku 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The American people are already getting flogged when they buy fuel and groceries. The longer this war continues the worse it will get. Nonetheless, the American people themselves are mostly safe at home, the precedent for Iran launching any sort of attacks against the American homeland is basically nonexistent. Even sending terror cells, you'd think Iran would be on this for how often their western critics accuse them of funding terrorism, but in America? Crickets. This war is bullshit.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> American people are already getting flogged when they buy fuel and groceries No, we're not. It's bad. But it's nothing compared to Russia.