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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. uftaipan

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    I’ll bet he and “military expert” Scott Ritter have a lot to talk about, with the similar sexual taste in the prepubescent.
     
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  2. chemgator

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    Stop pissing your pants. You are just making yourself sound foolish and paranoid. All but a tiny percentage of central and south Americans are trying to come to the United States to pick fruits and vegetables, work in pig and poultry factories, replace roofs, and live a better life than they could in their own country. Yep. They are THAT dangerous. On average, they are probably less dangerous than people born in the U.S. There have been no terrorist attacks by illegal aliens from the south. There is some drug smuggling and people smuggling, but those are manageable problems within the current system. Russia is easily capable of starting World War III, and Ukraine could be the first step. The longer the Trump republicans keep Russia in the game, the greater the chances of something going sideways and initiating WWIII. Can you imagine how stupid you'll feel if your team's cowardice and fecklessness causes WWIII? Will you apologize then? Basically, western (U.S., British, and French) cowardice and inaction enabled Germany's invasion into Poland to expand into WWII. Poland is not that far from Ukraine, in more ways than one.

    If 10% of immigrants from the south were child molesting murderers and arsonists, I would support you on stopping the illegal immigration over the Ukraine War. Only a tiny percentage of Americans are affected by crime by illegal immigrants. If WWIII breaks out, virtually all Americans will be affected in numerous ways (mostly negative, and some fatally). You have my permission to stop foaming at the mouth and start thinking logically. Just because you can't imagine WWIII starting the in 2020's, does not mean it can't happen.

    The CATO Institute says that illegal immigrants in Texas are convicted at a rate of 0.78%, versus 1.4% for native-born Americans. You should probably be more worried about the two native born American prowlers eyeballing your daughters while making a sandwich in your kitchen, and not the one central American prowler. (Mexican prowlers would be making tacos, not sammiches.) Even if there are 10% illegal immigrants in the U.S. at any given time, that means the ratio of working criminals in the U.S. is not 1.4 native born to 0.8 illegal immigrant (1.75-to-one); the ratio is 17.5-to-one. Your chances of meeting an illegal immigrant criminal are extremely low, unless you hang out with a lot of criminals.

    https://www.cato.org/blog/new-research-illegal-immigration-crime-0

     
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  3. tampagtr

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    Looks like a highly successful drone attack on a Russian air base

     
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  4. PITBOSS

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    The short sighted partisanship of rabid political hacks is stupefying. I think it’s this kind of behavior from them that has caused so many to retire from the party.
     
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  6. vegasfox

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    chemgator:The reason that everyone (with a brain) dismisses what DD and VF say is that almost all of their posts are supported by "information" from Twitter (or other social media) posts from radical individuals with little or no credibility, and they believe everything that Putin and the Kremlin say. When we post something, it is typically backed up by a respected news (or recognized subject authority) source, like CNN, Reuters, AP, ISW, etc.

    VegasFox: You forgot Yahoo News, another one of your "respected news" sources.

    As Glenn Greenwald has stated, the MSM amplifies the establishment narrative. I listen to what are considered the best experts by people I respect. Here are a few:

    Moon of Alabama blog

    John Mearsheimer, the Univ. of Chicago prof who warned about the danger of war in Ukraine for years.

    Stephen F. Cohen, RIP, prof emeritus of Russian studies at NYU and Princeton. He warmed us a war in Ukraine was coming
    Both profs blamed neocon policies.

    Pepe Escobar, widely regarded as the best Eurasian reporter in the world. A "rockstar."

    Ray McGovern, Larry Johnson and Scott Ritter. All 3 have impressive intel credentials

    The Duran. #1 Foreign policy podcast in the world . Top rated analysis. Interviews with other experts, analysts and strategic thinkers.

    Jacques Baud, Glenn Diesen and Greg Copley. They are well known first rate foreign policy analysts. Governments around the world pay for their analysis.

    Andrei Martyanov. Legendary expert on the Russian military. Geopolitical thinker. A legend. His blog:
    Reminiscence of the Future

    Anders Berteand and Max Blenthal are respected reporters and analysts

    Patrick Lancaster is an investigate video journalist who is often embedded with Russian troops. His videos are often quite long. He interviews civilians on the ground in areas where fighting occurs

    I also read speeches by Putin and Lavrov and consider what the Russian Defense Ministry has to say.

    Most of the above are on X (Twitter). I follow people they follow on occasion.

    I follow real experts. You listen to the laughably inept MSM. Wake up.
     
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  7. duggers_dad

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    Scott Ritter likes little boys.

    So, by extension, we did find WMD in Iraq.
     
  8. vegasfox

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    Scott Ritter was on a website where you had to say you were 18+ to enter. Scott thought he was talking to an adult and per his side of the story he thought this person was lying when theu (a female FBI agent, I believe) who said she was 15 or 16. Scott thought she was fantasizing and showed off what is probably a rather large tool. So he did time. Not hard to find a big unit on the Internet btw.

    Not much of a crime imo. I listen to Scott because he has great insights.

    Was Scott targeted by the Deep State because of his anti+ neocon rhetoric? No telling
     
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    information from a known liar & he served prison for sex crimes related to minors???? Not to mention he was previously charged for other sex crimes related to minors. And this crime is “not much”. Horrible source for valid info imo
     
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  12. duggers_dad

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    You lot do this a lot. The source you don’t like is citing a source you cannot deny is Western and which is culling from Ukrainian sources.
     
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    So he lied and we did find WMD in Iraq ?

    You do this a lot.
     
  14. PITBOSS

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    Iraq?!? :rolleyes: And everyone thought oj was a nice guy.
    And I will continue to post what sources shouldn’t be trusted.
     
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    If Hitler told you slugs are slimy and 2 + 2 = 4 you’d dismiss the information out of hand.

    You and your lot do this a lot.
     
  16. vegasfox

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    If Scott was playing cucumber games on camera with someone he knew he correctly assumed was an adult, so wha t? The higher priority is to get good information. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden are all known liars. Did you vote for all 3 of them?

    Joe Biden's daughter said Joe took showers with her and "hypersexualized" her.. Will that keep you from voting for ol' "Crash Test Dummy"?
     
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    There will always be multiple issues to address. We have the capability of taking care of both if we choose.
     
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  19. GatorJMDZ

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    Just a really offensive, piece of shit statement to make.
     
  20. duggers_dad

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    Another one from Twitter. Pay no attention to the fact that this is from the U.K. Defence Journal …

     
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