Ruskis!

So Putin is getting ready to do something bad to Ukraine:

The Pentagon has identified eight staging areas in Russia where large numbers of military forces appear to be preparing for incursions into Ukraine, according to U.S. defense officials.
As many as 40,000 Russian troops, including tanks, armored vehicles, and air force units, are now arrayed along Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia.
Additionally, large numbers of Russian military forces will conduct exercises in the coming days that Pentagon officials say could be used as cover for an attack on Ukraine.

When Russia first went into Ukraine last year, I was shocked that Ukraine was completely unprepared.  The nations seemed to have no military to speak of, at least, not one that could fight back.

In contrast, when Putin went into Georgia in 2008, the Georgian military fought like mad, especially at the Roki Tunnel on the border. While the Georgians lost and were pushed back on their capitol of Tblisi, at least the military gave the Russians a bloody nose. I confess I thought the Georgians would stop the Russians in their tracks.

Russia payed little penalty for its invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military was swept aside. Theoretically in NATO intervened more Russians would get hurt from falling over laughing than actual battle casualties inflicted by undermanned and under-armed NATO forces. These people can barely raise a hand at the terrorists in their own countries, what makes anybody think they'd die for the Donetz?

Let's see if Ukraine has learned any lessons.