[nine_zeros]

> I think System of a Down asked this same question: "Why don't presidents fight the war?"

This war is already lost by Russia precisely because the generals and leaders are too far from the frontline. They are using people as pawns.

The only reason this war appears so dangerous is because of nukes. This will be the first time in history that a non-American nuclear power is losing a war.

[logical_ferry]

> This will be the first time in history that a non-American nuclear power is losing a war.

Soviet invasion of Afganistan?

[loeg]

> This war is already lost by Russia precisely because the generals and leaders are too far from the frontline. They are using people as pawns.

I thought Russia was losing generals left and right in Ukraine?[1] Certainly, Putin and his sycophants are not on the front lines.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_generals_kille...

[hef19898]

The French in Vietnam and the Algerian civil war lost as well. As did both, the UK and France along side Israel, in the Suez crisis (granted, Israel did pretty well on their part).

[daveevad]

> This will be the first time in history that a non-American nuclear power is losing a war.

That is hard to believe but I am unable to contradict it.

[philistine]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971

[comprambler]

They "lost" Afghanistan as well.