Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
Oh the Russians have always been phenomenal f*ckups when it comes to war, Peter. If they hadn't outnumbered the Nazis by about 5 to 1 and hadn't had a complete disregard for the lives of their soldiers they would all be speaking German right now. As might the French, actually.

Anyway, flippancy aside, the point is that Putin is a gangster and Russia is a gangster state, something that the opposition in Russia is only too happy to tell you and something that has a mountain of evidence on its side.

Lord knows that Ash does with his not inconsiderable intellectual capacity when someone mentions Russia.
I dont think they did outnumber the nazis 5 to 1 and if it werent for them we would all 'be speaking german rightnow'.....

Anyway, my point is I think the Russians get a bad press