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War in Ukraine

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

  1. exiledgator

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  2. duggers_dad

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    Trope: Russia attacks in human waves.

    Another trope: Russia using poorly trained conscripts.
     
  3. G8trGr8t

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    New private military contractor in the game. Patriot group aligned with Russian military. Oligarch army opposite Wagner or new power player in the post putin presidency?

    Lot of good info

    Vuhledar: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come | CNN

    military officials say there is a random mix of Russian forces in the Vuhledar area, including professional units, the recently mobilized, militia of the DPR and infantry of a private military company called Patriot, which is said to be close to the Russian defense ministry.
     
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  4. tampagtr

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    Russians getting frisky

     
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  5. chemgator

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    Now we have Russian military aircraft engineers asking for asylum in exchange for Russian military secrets. This war is the gift that keeps on giving.

    Exclusive: Ex-Russian military bomber engineer seeks asylum at U.S. border, offers military secrets

     
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  6. chemgator

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    Dutch F-35's intercept three Russian birds over Poland. Apparently, Putin is sizing up one of his future victims.

    Dutch F-35s intercept three Russian military aircraft over Poland - Netherlands' defence ministry

     
  7. chemgator

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    Apparently, one of Trump's goals was to make Ukraine defenseless in retaliation for the perception that Ukraine helped Hillary's campaign. One of Trump's convicted money launderers says he thinks that Trump was drawn to Putin because Putin reminded him of his ruthless father, Fred Trump. Basically, Putin is a stand-in for Trump's daddy.

    How My Work For Trump and Giuliani Sought to Make Ukraine Defenseless

     
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  8. chemgator

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    Another Russian headquarters blown to smithereens near Vuhledar.

    Himars strike wipes out Russian separatists’ HQ in strategic Ukrainian town

     
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  9. partdopy

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    No, my point is that not only is your claimed purpose incorrect it's built on a lie using buzzwords similar to how the History channel draws in it's viewership. If you can't come up with something real that is compelling on its own merit just slap the word Nazi on it and morons will tune in. Nazi Gold. Nazi UFOs. Nazis in Ukraine.
     
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  10. VAg8r1

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    Considering that Donald Trump is a vindictive SOB the explanation sounds completely reasonable.
     
  11. Gatorhead

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    Great, except the US is about what? 25 years ahead of Russian technology? Military bomber? Ski's still use prop planes for bombers, don't they ? LOL.

    This demonstration of technological superiority is about to play out in a big way. Ukraine will pound the Russians to dust.

    I only fear two Russian weapon systems: Nukes and of course the disinformation campaign.
     
  12. Gatorhead

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    Yet, some will still defend "Trump". He, the first American President to decide 72 years of foreign policy should be reversed because he "trusts" Putin.
     
  13. chemgator

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    I would say that the Nazis have not existed as an organized political party of any power in any significant country since WWII. There are Nazi-sympathizers, and people obsessed with the history of the Nazis in Germany, of course. Ukraine does not have anything more than most European/American/Russian countries have: a small number of Nazi sympathizers with no political power. They have to control their behavior so they do not get arrested and jailed.
     
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  14. Gatorhead

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    Yeah, not only make Ukraine defensless but hey - Disband NATO, hand PUTIN whatever he wants. Oh Yeah, he (Frump) wanted to make the USA a dictatorship. Lets not forget Jan 6th. I imagine Frump had a deal in place with Putin to build Trump casinos all over Europe - you know, the ones that ALWAYS lose money! lol

    Supposedly tear down Westminister and build a Trump Casino on top.
     
  15. chemgator

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    There is still value to understanding the details of Russian planes. You know what their range is, what their limitations are, and what their defenses are. Each plane might be lucky to survive an encounter with a group of U.S. jets, but if they have enough planes, they might cause some damage if we didn't know their weak points and the best way to attack them. And we can pass this info on to our allies and Ukraine. Why lose even one plane from a squadron if you don't have to?
     
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  16. partdopy

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    Yes that's my point. Declaring that your mission's goal is to defeat something that was objectively defeated 80 years ago is a joke to anyone with the ability to think critically. It'd be like the CDC putting the US on lockdown to defeat smallpox. I'm sure they could get lots of dummies to buy it though.

    Anyways I'm thoroughly impressed with duggers commitment to trolling for what is likely nearing 10,000 posts. Imagine what he could have accomplished had he devoted a similar amount of time to literally anything useful.

    The average length of an adult fiction book is 70,000 to 120,000 words. He'd only need to average 7 to 12 words a post to have written a literal novel.
     
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  17. chemgator

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    If Trump runs for president, I hope someone has the courage to bring this up and keep hammering Trump with the refrain, "Who's your daddy? That's right--Vlad Putin is!"
     
  18. duggers_dad

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    It’s neither here nor there, to me, that Putin may be using the term “Nazi” for emotive purposes.

    I’m just here to note the irony of referring to the Russians as Nazis.
     
  19. ajoseph

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    At least one Russian politician openly admits the real reason for the Ukrainian War — Russian wants Ukraine back in its fold. The other pretexts, such as Naziism and liberation of Russian speakers in The Donbas, are simply contrivances.

    Russian politician says it's time to "admit" real reason for Ukraine war
     
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  20. duggers_dad

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    “One Russian politician”

    Remember when one US politician feared that Guam was going to sink ?