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I hope that's true!


Big thing to consider Russia ≠ USSR. Their GDP is on par with Connecticut, I heard** (may be understated, source unknown). If that's even close to accurate then they can't stay in a sustained/drawn out engagement. They have to win fast. The longer it drags out, the better for Ukraine.

And the home court advantage has to be huge. That said, I'm actually more worried about what this means for Taiwan, which has been wearing a 🎯 for nearly 80 years. China can afford to make a move and Taiwan is home to one of the largest (if not THE largest) semiconductor manufacturing companies in the world. And if that falls, that's bad news for everyone. Everywhere. We actually do have an interest in protecting Taiwan.

** Whoever told me that was misinformed. Russia's GDP of about $1.48T is more like New York ($1.7T) or Texas ($1.5T). They still ain't the USSR, coming in at #11 in the ranking of countries list, just behind South Korea.


[Post edited by Hokie CPA at 02/26/2022 5:40PM]

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Posted: 02/26/2022 at 5:27PM



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