Re: if war broke out
lets see... Because the Armenian government isn't trying to bite off more than it can chew, it is in an advantageous position as it has the blessings of Russia. It is ready to respond to Azeri invaison of Arstakh.
Because Georgia bit off more than it can chew, it suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Russia.
Azerbaijan learned a lesson by watching Georgia's freakshow president go the full 9 yards with Nato support into SO. It also knows that invading Arsakh will lead to dramatic losses at the hands of the very battle ready Armenian forces.
Hopes for Nabucco got destroyed.
Turkey is stuck between Nato and Russia now.
Before answering such questions about how "the battle can escalate", lets confrim that we aren't blind towards the already existing geopolitical reality shall we? There is no such thing as peace SoyElTurco, only lack of civilian or military casualties due to agreements of not blowing eachothers' heads off at a given moment. Just like in chess, two opponents position their pieces strategically, so that though they are capable of killing their opponent, they will suffer losing their attacking piece during the next turn. The goal is to first isolate the other players' vital positions in order to gain a comparative advantage (and then, if all is clear, to destroy them), not to go all out and "escalate" things.
lets see... Because the Armenian government isn't trying to bite off more than it can chew, it is in an advantageous position as it has the blessings of Russia. It is ready to respond to Azeri invaison of Arstakh.
Because Georgia bit off more than it can chew, it suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Russia.
Azerbaijan learned a lesson by watching Georgia's freakshow president go the full 9 yards with Nato support into SO. It also knows that invading Arsakh will lead to dramatic losses at the hands of the very battle ready Armenian forces.
Hopes for Nabucco got destroyed.
Turkey is stuck between Nato and Russia now.
Before answering such questions about how "the battle can escalate", lets confrim that we aren't blind towards the already existing geopolitical reality shall we? There is no such thing as peace SoyElTurco, only lack of civilian or military casualties due to agreements of not blowing eachothers' heads off at a given moment. Just like in chess, two opponents position their pieces strategically, so that though they are capable of killing their opponent, they will suffer losing their attacking piece during the next turn. The goal is to first isolate the other players' vital positions in order to gain a comparative advantage (and then, if all is clear, to destroy them), not to go all out and "escalate" things.
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