and i don't even think there is a possibility. russia can occupy the cities. it can subjugate this country. they do not have enough manpower. even if russia were to mobilize 1 million man in the reserve, and come in there. you would not be able to subjugate this place. i have been in countries, i have been in wars from lebanon all the way to iraq and afghanistan. each one of the major failures, iraq and afghanistan, where because the people did not want you there. and they gave support to the enemy. the enemy can move freely around. we can own the crossroads, that does not mean that you're going to survive the night at the crossroad. and ukraine is one of those crunch freeze where i jokingly once referred to the ukrainian people as essentially becoming the white taliban. that is not an exaggeration.