The official budget deficit surged last year, as did off-balance sheet military spending via the banking system and unpaid bills. That might be tough to sustain, especially with lower oil revenues.
They’ve also been importing soldiers from other countries, letting mercenaries fight for them. Those will eventually run out too but it’ll take a lot longer. There are a lot of men in global south countries who will take what they think is easy money. They have no idea at all what they’re getting into.
I just read that Russia is losing 35,000 soldiers per month. America lost 55,000 in the ENTIRE Vietnam War, which lasted over 10 years.
You can’t sustain those kinds of casualties for long. You simply run out of soldiers.
Casualties or fatalities?
They’ve also been importing soldiers from other countries, letting mercenaries fight for them. Those will eventually run out too but it’ll take a lot longer. There are a lot of men in global south countries who will take what they think is easy money. They have no idea at all what they’re getting into.
Eventually, the word will get around, and they won’t be able to get foreign soldiers either.
The day will come when he will demand more lives, and his own country will say No.