" .Not a good look to see your ally floundering militarily against a weaker opponent and having such a strong international reaction organised against it ." lol You accuse others of stretching the truth a bit-- the strong international reaction is now considered a direct combatant , it always was but is now declared as such.
Don't tell me -- you are now on the side of those promoting a nuclear exchange ?
Unless this is all just staged, the fuse is getting shorter by the day.
