It is an irony I will appreciate if Putin's mobilization of 300,000 troops has to be used..

[Tom Rinaldo]

...to try to keep a lid on the unrest in Russia triggered by Putin's mobilization of 300,000 troops.

[prodigitalson]

1. They might already be dead

standing down range from a himars system is pretty dangerous work

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. That is becoming a very real possibility.

I wonder how many of the 300K will actually make it to Ukraine.

It’s all so stupid.

[cilla4progress]

3. War

IS stupid!!

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. They all are brave, but special honor should go to the first wave of protesters

The ones who accepted great personal risk to protest an aggressive war that at the time it seemed likely Putin could win without needing to conscript troops into his army. There is something about a draft that ignites opposition to war...

[Walleye]

4. This is really not gonna add much to their forces if 50,000 have been killed

[maxsolomon]

6. there is another OP with a report they're being sent straight to the front

for Ukrainians to use up their ammunition on.

[Irish_Dem]

8. So Putin is sending the men to immediate and certain death.

[UTUSN]

7. I'll love it when they mutiny to not be used against their own families and country.