Not to underestimate the devastation of any war, but had it been the US government that had gone to war with Ukraine they would've hit every transit system. Russia's handling this war with far more professionalism and frankly humanity.
Again, a question of goals. I.e. see the Chechen war. The Russians are absolutely on a different level - see the Chechen wars. The yanks got nothing on that even when invading a colonial country halfway across the world. Likewise if the US decides to take Mexico city in three days, with the idea of annexing the place, they would use a similar approach of not targeting metro and stuff.
Despite it being an imperialist war, Ukraine is still right next to Russia and annexation with absolutely crushing the enemy is not a great idea.
counterpoint, US warplanners would be so unfamiliar with a subway system they wouldn't know the right targeting and munition formulas to damage them :think-about-it:
Not to underestimate the devastation of any war, but had it been the US government that had gone to war with Ukraine they would've hit every transit system. Russia's handling this war with far more professionalism and frankly humanity.
Humanity? No. Professionalism? Also no. They were hitting some trains early in the war.
Just different goals, capabilities and cost-benefit analysis.
More is relative- the US would have just been worse
Again, a question of goals. I.e. see the Chechen war. The Russians are absolutely on a different level - see the Chechen wars. The yanks got nothing on that even when invading a colonial country halfway across the world. Likewise if the US decides to take Mexico city in three days, with the idea of annexing the place, they would use a similar approach of not targeting metro and stuff. Despite it being an imperialist war, Ukraine is still right next to Russia and annexation with absolutely crushing the enemy is not a great idea.
And it’s not like military infrastructure isn’t a valid target anyways.
counterpoint, US warplanners would be so unfamiliar with a subway system they wouldn't know the right targeting and munition formulas to damage them :think-about-it:
"okay so we need to shell the trains. apparently they're like long cars."
"they're limos?"
"kind of but they stick together"
"that doesn't make any sense. why would limos stick together? you sound insane."
“Hmmm….” staring at arcane map of public transit
“…. Just carpet bomb?”
“Just carpet bomb.”