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War in Ukraine

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

  1. GatorJMDZ

    GatorJMDZ gatorjack VIP Member

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    I think you missed the point. I was using your post to take a shot at the Putin Bots as the word "desperation" lent itself to that purpose.
     
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  2. chemgator

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    You're a disgrace to people who can read if you think two command and control planes WON'T make at least some difference in the air war to a country that does not have any of these planes. I am assuming that they can protect these planes and keep them in the air, but presumably someone has thought of that issue before they decided to give these planes to Ukraine. There is a reason that Ukraine is doing everything they can to knock Russia's A-50 command and control planes out of the air.
     
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  3. chemgator

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    Putin fires four deputy defense ministers, and promotes the daughter of a deceased cousin to a position as a defense minister. Apparently the four were not rabid enough to represent the barbarians of Russia, and his niece is more of a barbarian than they were.

    Nothing like a heady mixture or paranoia and nepotism to show how unglued you are getting. Just waiting to see what government positions Putin has in mind for his children.

    Putin extends defence ministry purge, hands job to a relative

     
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  4. okeechobee

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    Awww, somebody’s getting nervous.
     
  5. chemgator

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    A little primer on the value of Ukraine's real estate, for those ignorant enough to believe that Putin is seizing Ukraine for the "good of the Ukrainian people" and the physical security of Russia.

    Opinion: Why the Ukrainian economy matters to Russia (and the rest of the world)

     
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  6. dingyibvs

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    Ukraine appears to be running low on servicemen. Maintaining the current level of support probably won't be sufficient in another year or so. If the right-wingers take over Europe and the US and support dwindles, then the end will probably be near.

    Ukraine war: Conscription squads send Ukrainian men into hiding

     
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  7. 92gator

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    They're running short on soldiers, not munitions or war toys.

    That has @#$%@# all to do with us.

    But fret ye not, for Zman and his friends, the gravy train rolleth on.
     
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  8. duggers_dad

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    I’m actually heartened to see that we fire officers too. I thought we just reassigned them as sales reps for weapons manufacturers …

    The Navy has fired a dozen leaders but won't explain why
     
  9. okeechobee

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    Yes, and I'm suuuuuuuuuure this has absolutely NOTHING to do with why we're sending weapons over there. The U.S. would neeeeevvvvveer seek out financial interests with a war. And Russia can actually say much of that land has historically been...Russian. Whereas the U.S., well... I guess it's another native American situation where we just gonna force them off their land. But oh wait, we'd never do anything like that.............
     
  10. GatorJMDZ

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    It's pathetic to think Zelensky is OK with his country getting decimated, Ukraine's military and civilian population being slaughtered, its children kidnapped and women raped so that he can ride on the "gravy train." You must live in a very ugly, very dark place.
     
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  11. sierragator

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    That and what gravy train?.
    We are not sending him cash. More bs from maga world.
     
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  12. oragator1

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    I did see a report this AM that Putin is trying to sell a small portion of SE Russia to China, but haven’t found confirmation.
     
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  13. sierragator

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    China views the east asian part of Russia as being theirs and at some point they intend to have it back. Take it by force, buy it, or co opt it back.
     
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  14. okeechobee

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    Naturally. So instead of going to war, Putey is begging the Chinese "please please please, let me sell you the land."

    Could you be any more of a sheep?
     
  15. uftaipan

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    I won’t believe a story like that until the land is actually sold and China moves in.
     
  16. 92gator

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    Sell? Seems more like China helping themselves.



    Cue up the violins for po po sovereign Russia getting invaded by its big bad neighbor...
     
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  18. 92gator

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    My bad....I forgot...he's clean as the wind driven snow, here in da snowglobe...

    Outside of da globe, perhaps not so much...

    Zelensky and team stole $400m of US aid
     
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    China not sure if and when it’s going to invade Taiwan. But if and when it does it’s going to invade Russia next!
     
  20. sierragator

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    Never said any such thing. Just countering your bullshit narrative that he we are sending him cash, we are not.