MaximumEffort433 t1_iuimnk3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Reply to comment by VakoKocurik in Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say by 29PiecesOfSilver

> These guys actually fought really well

Are there enough of those guys to turn the tide of war in Russia's favor? Because from my (admittedly uninformed) perspective, it really looks like Putin is flailing right now.

Adding a dozen well trained shipwrights to your crew isn't going to do much good if the boat is already underwater, y'know?

WexfordHo t1_iuivgc1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:43 PM

Reminds me of a bit from ‘The Fires of Heaven’ by Robert Jordan.

> "I once saw a man hanging from a cliff. The brink was crumbling under his fingers, and the only thing near enough to grasp was a tuft of grass, a few long blades with roots barely clinging to the rock. The only chance he had of climbing back up on the cliff. So he grabbed it." His abrupt chuckle held no mirth. "He had to know it would pull free."

waverider669 t1_iuix3ln wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Why not go fight for Ukraine against Russian scumbags?

NovelExpert4218 t1_iuk1zpq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:39 PM

>Why not go fight for Ukraine against Russian scumbags?

Because Ukraine isn't offering to pay for safe transport out of afghanistan or wherever these guys currently are, visas for them and their families, and like 100 times more then they currently make. Russia is

VakoKocurik t1_iuj2b5f wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Who knows? I'm not on the battlefield to tell you. But if RU is smart enough, they can use them as intelligence sources.