Russia is militarily weak despite nuclear weapons; NATO could rapidly defeat Russian conventional forces if not constrained by nuclear deterrence, similar to overwhelming US victory in 1991 Iraq War.
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Paul PodolskyEvidence Quote
“If the Western military wanted to take out Russia and stop what was going on there, they could do it very, very quickly... It would be a picture of a little bit like what we saw in the Iraq war 1991”
Source
Bridgewater Alum Paul Podolsky on What Russia Tells Us About the Future of the Global Order— Bridgewater AssociatesCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:29:19 PM
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