Of course I'm a jerk
Being right always makes you the jerk
But, I'd rather be right and a jerk than jump to an emotional response to everything and get everyone around me killed like Zelensky is doing
Don't get so emotional
Use your head instead of your misplaced ego, and you can be a jerk as well
I say you are wrong - JFK father thought England was a goner .
Putin is stupid - he thought Ukraine will role over - they didn't
He is burning through cannon fodder - leaving undead young Russians unburied - not taken home . Most of his army don't believe in killing their brothers and sisters .
The Superpower is just nukes - that's it - their army, planes are crap - badly maintained - and profit centres for corrupt leaders - parts for the lower echelons to sell off on the black market .
They can not control the airspace , hold towns . The are sitting ducks for javilins , drones/mortars , AT 4s . Stingers - Turkish drones - These weapons are piliing in - the freedom defense force/returnees is piling in.
Nearly every neutral non-aligned country has turned against them .
They have food fuel , logistic problems .
Ukrainians can fire mortars , shoulder held large round bullets , rockets with a large amount of impunity - mine roads etc
Russians are starting to strike , protest .
They have to worry about their puppet govts in Belarus , Checknya
Russia ships can't land in many countries
The economy is crap
His special police are crap fighters
Putin is showing his weakness - every threat , every bellicose statement is a sign of weakness
Russia is not a Superpower except for Nukes
They got lost in Georgia - The Checknya war was won only through cannon fodder and huge material loses and war crimes
They lost in Afghanistan - Their Army is an illusion - they have limited working planes , limited high quality tanks etc - they probably have limited stockpiles
They don't have enough soldiers to hold Ukraine - in sustained warfare without going to drafting .
They have border issues with China - in Siberia
You have parts of Russian that are not Russian in the east
You have people who have tasted Turkish . western holidays , materialism
You have old people who Putin can't control
You have young who know it's not right
So much winning
These sanctions will stay for years if necessary
Russia has shown it's teeth and it is a sham