By contrast, our frail demented president sits glassy-eyed, at a small fake desk, urking to the best of his limited abilities a short prepared script before being led away by his handlers …
And it’s running out of Ukrainian bodies to throw into the remorselessly advancing Russian meat grinder … America isn’t ready for another war — because it doesn’t have the troops
Whomever Lee Harvey is I have him on ignore. But I still have to wade through all of your replies to him. Please reconsider your posting strategy.
More war crimes for Russia. Russian officers ordered their troops to kill three Ukrainian soldiers who were surrendering. Ukraine caught the audio of the order in another case, and video of the killing in this case. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/euro...ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html
Responsible Russians need to hang. Edit: If there is a way to make it hurt more and take longer, I'm good with that.
Suicidal TikTok raid an abject failure … Putin Avoids 'Kursk Trap' As His Troops Poised To Take Pokrovsk | ZeroHedge
Russian banks say they've run out of [RMB] as Chinese firms pull away from the nation That’s okay. The Russians have something the Chinese want far more than cash.
Russia's economy is so tied to the war that Russia apparently cannot afford to win or lose. If they win, they can't afford to secure Ukraine and repair the infrastructure they've been destroying. If they lose, their economy is likely to collapse as there will be no more need for more weapons, and their oil and gas income will be limited to the countries willing to buy from them. Their best hope is a protracted stalemate while they become more dependent on China. Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says
Russia is getting more reckless around NATO airspace. Ukraine war briefing: Nato condemns Russian drone violations of Latvia and Romania airspace | Ukraine | The Guardian
any idea on total Russian casualties? Killed and wounded. It difficult to get a good idea - estimates are quite disperse.
So Putin gets alarmed enough by the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk that he decides to hold a seance to get some advice. When Stalin appears in all of his glory, Putin says, “Comrade Stalin, I need your help. Russia has been invaded for the first time since your rule. What advice do you have?” The ghost of Stalin seems nonplussed, as if it’s the dumbest question he’s ever heard. “You fool,” he says. “Use your Ukrainian troops to trade space for time while you wait on help from the Americans.”
I agree. Between 600-700k casualties, which probably means about 150-170k killed, and 450-530k wounded. They are at about ten times the numbers they saw in Afghanistan in one fourth the time, or a 40:1 ratio in the rate of casualties.
That "Police Action" is sure getting alot of cops killed and wounded. One thing about Russia, no matter the form of Gov't in control, they don't mind thinning out the male's of the population in service to whatever Czar, party chairman or president/dictator is in charge. I wonder how the next "call up" (draft) goes. I'm sure the young men are delighted to go to Ukraine for a brief tour of duty.
