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War in Ukraine

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

  1. duchen

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    . Have to have Twitter to get the full details
     
  2. gogator7444

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    Great find. Putin's plan is toast if it's true they're going to run out of ammo/some equipment soon.

    The statement about the campaign against civilians is pretty damning.

    At what point does evidence that a purposeful campaign against civilians is occurring begin the process for war crimes charges? You know, since the Russian ambassador hates them so much. Have a UN meeting & show every video, photo, etc to every member, too, and watch him squirm.
     
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  3. ursidman

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    Just about to post this. In the fog of war and disinformation this needs to be true.
     
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  4. gogator7444

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    It would certainly make his "need for speed" clearer now. Not just other conditions but that he's short on supplies.
     
  5. g8rjd

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    I can’t say that I think Putin losing his s*** Downfall style is hard to believe though.
     
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  6. duchen

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    It was very well known then.
     
  7. ursidman

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    Maybe some of it is true in some places of some troops.


     
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  8. orangeblue_coop

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    Pretty much. Like I keep saying, there are some shamefully bad actors in here secretly and not-so-secretly rooting for Putin and Russia to keep wreaking havoc in hopes of it making Biden look bad/weak. If anyone is offended by this truth, then you’re probably one of them.
     
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  9. gogator7444

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    This reply in that thread to someone commenting about prayer:

    "What was the prayer? "Please make the guys in charge of the logistics of the invasion such an inept wankers that the army of one of the world's largest oil exporter runs out of fuel?""

    :emoji_joy:
     
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  10. CaptUSMCNole

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    And there are some posters on here that cannot understand in war, you have to be able to flip the map around, assume the role of your adversary, and try and understand his thinking and motives to be able to predict what he is going to do. And if your adversary does something smart or completely unexpected, it’s OK to say that. You need to in order to be ready for their next move. It’s not routing for the adversary, it is how professionals actually do this.

    Putin just executed the most MDCOA. That is not what the majority of people thought he would do and it taking a while for everyone to catch up on that.
     
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  11. orangeblue_coop

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    I’m not referring to the people actually giving analysis on the situation, I’m speaking of the shameful people who have been actively rooting against Biden and are still rooting for him to look weak/bad in the face of what’s going on. There are plenty of them around and they know who they are.
     
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  12. gogator7444

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    From CNN live:

    "Japanese-owned cargo ship hit by a missile off Ukrainian coast

    From CNN’s Lizzy Yee and Emi Jozuka

    A Japanese-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Friday, lightly injuring one crew member, an official from a Japanese marine transportation firm said Saturday.

    The official added that there were 20 crew members on board.

    According to a statement released on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's Facebook page on Saturday, preliminary reports indicate the missile was fired by Russian forces and hit the stern of "Namura Queen" cargo ship on Friday. "

    They also hit a cargo ship from Moldova.
     
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  13. WC53

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    Almost like Putin has had a plan through multiple Presidents. He was probably mad Xi made him wait until the Olympics were over to start.

    With regards to commies and Nazi’s oh my, different groups of idealism have gravitated towards them through different points in time, hollywood, Congress, etc. It doesn’t really matter who used them towards their goals in 1843, only who is now.
    Any official or high profile citizen who is being paid or invited to conferences in said countries, paid for consulting, etc, are being used and manipulated by said governments. Influence and grease is the way.
     
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    Seriously, this isn’t a closed door strategy session talk in the Pentagon. Publicly praising the “genius” of the enemy commander is not only in extraordinary bad taste, it sows FUD among Ukraine’s defenders, which is a huge part of Putin’s strategy.
     
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  16. gogator7444

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    And there it is...
    "The information disseminated on social networks about a Russian missile attack on a residential building on Lobanovsky Avenue in Kyiv is not true,” the defense ministry source said, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. “The nature of the damage to the house indicates that an anti-aircraft missile hit it. This is clearly visible on the video.”"

    They're claiming the Ukrainians did it & it must have been a malfunction that clipped the building. Except...there's video showing the missle came from ABOVE not the ground, which isn't that where you'd expect anti-air missles to come from? If I'm wrong let me know.

    He even gave the make of the equipment like he *knew* that's what happened. It would be great if they could pull a piece out of the rubble showing what was used. But they'll just claim it was fake.
     
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    Just interesting

     
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  18. g8rjd

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    I’m sorry mods, but holy shit.

     
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  19. Tjgators

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    Biden is weak. He's a weak old man that is all bark and no bite. 10 days ago he assured Zelensky the US would respond "swiftly and decisively" to Russian aggression. On Friday Joe went to Delaware.
     
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