movielover said:oski003 said:dajo9 said:movielover said:
Looks like our military tore through the best air defense system in South America, most supplied by China. Or had the locals already given up?
And China's energy and minerals contracts go "poof".🇻🇪🇺🇸 OPINION: VENEZUELA DIDN’T LOSE ITS AIR DEFENSE - IT CHOSE NOT TO USE IT
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 4, 2026
Venezuela once had one of the most formidable air defense networks in the region, built with Russian, Chinese, Swedish, and even U.S. systems.
Its arsenal reportedly included over 20 Su-30 fighter… pic.twitter.com/hXqFH9Fztz
And at the same time you say Russia has become much stronger than us
Pigeons on a chessboard
When did movielover, or anyone on this site, say Russia has become much stronger than the U.S.?
In a conventional war, Russia is a problem. Our last two military operations were in and out, isolated operations. Russia has destroyed NATO / EU / Ukraine military capabilities, and we're hoping to reach 30% of Russia's ammunition production in a year or two. Russia also has Hazel, an unblockable Mach 10 midrange hypersonic missile with 36 programmable sub missiles. Escalatory dominance. Can we just fight a war w stealth bombers, bc our aircraft carriers might be useless. It would be ugly. Better to make peace, and get rare earths (not rare) from Russia. We have a lot in common.
The problem with this judgment is that Russia is currently in a "conventional war" with a much smaller country in Ukraine and is stuck in a quagmire. Yet somehow they would be a problem for the US if push came to shove?
EDIT: Let's face it, the supposed "strength" of Russia's military was a Kremlin propaganda narrative that you all have swallowed.


