March 5, 20223 yr 57 minutes ago, Thrive said: Edit: Sounds like the Russians are still at the outskirts of the city and still control the power plant there. They’re going to surround cities and wait them out. Minimize casualties that way.
March 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Agreed. Incredibly dumb. But she's still a US citizen. I wouldn’t put it past Russia to set up a high profile target, but US citizens are still beholden to the laws of whatever country they’re in.
March 5, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: Wow. You’re back. Thought they shut down the internet over there?
March 5, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, TEW said: They’re going to surround cities and wait them out. Minimize casualties that way. From the way this has gone it will be interesting to see who runs out of supplies first lol.
March 5, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: 10 years in prison and you best believe shes gonna get the full 10 years to prove a point. I dont feel bad one bit. Dumb move being in europe right now. Even more dumb being in russia. Even WORSE having drugs in a hostile country. DUMB DUMB DUMB. Actually, with how oppressed a black woman in america is, she should be better off there The vitriol for a fellow American during these times. Sad.
March 5, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Paul852 said: The vitriol for a fellow American during these times. Sad. Good lord. This from someone who advocates withholding life-saving medical care from fellow Americans based on their vaccination status.
March 5, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, TEW said: They’re going to surround cities and wait them out. Minimize casualties that way. Russian Cauldron- same strategy employed in Syria. Surround the cities, get the UN into areas to evacuate civilians and slowly turn up the heat on the militants. Soldiers are allowed to lay down their weapons and go home. Russia is also keeping the civilian political structure intact. Mayors, police and civil servants remain in their positions. A federalized Ukraine is still in the cards.
March 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: Oh you mean the scenario in which our militaries face off in defense of Taiwan, which was literally the context of the post you were replying to when you first mentioned our carriers? Your 90th percentile IQ is showing again. Why don't you tell us more about what a stroke of genius this invasion was by Putin, and how it's all going as planned. It literally was not the context when I first mentioned our carriers you illiterate moron. Learn to read: 17 hours ago, eaglegenius said: China is already the leading world power but they're being wisely cautious about wielding that power so far. If we can't stand up to Russia there's no way we'll stand up to China. And it doesn't matter who sits in the oval office or what kind of economic clout you imagine we still have. For all their faults, both China and Russia have been meritocracies, with their resources and policies controlled by iron-handed rulers. The US and its Western allies are plutocracies controlled by (often idiotic) nepotists and self-serving media pundits, divided by tribalism. We've been lucky to be protected by geographical distance but that's no longer a big factor. As crazy as it is, our biggest "war time" asset would be the tens of millions of armed citizens who'd make occupying our country nearly impossible. Unless they were hypnotized by tiktok. 16 hours ago, TEW said: No, they’re not. The US has dollar reserve status, an order of magnitude greater number of nukes, an actual proven logistical system, super carriers, etc etc etc. This is to say nothing of all of our soft power and influence. China is gaining ground technologically and militarily but they aren’t our betters yet. Absolutely no where was Taiwan ever mentioned. The context was, "China is already the leading world power,” which is a completely and totally different claim than the specific scenario of the US defending Taiwan from a Chinese invasion.
March 5, 20223 yr Just now, The_Omega said: Good lord. This from someone who advocates withholding life-saving medical care from fellow Americans based on their vaccination status. It was a joke. Chillax. She's an idiot.
March 5, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, Boogyman said: From the way this has gone it will be interesting to see who runs out of supplies first lol. It’s going to be Ukrainians unfortunately. The Russians will still have supply lines.
March 5, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Paul852 said: It was a joke. Chillax. She's an idiot. As long as their is hypocrisy afoot, I will never chillax
March 5, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: Russian Cauldron- same strategy employed in Syria. Surround the cities, get the UN into areas to evacuate civilians and slowly turn up the heat on the militants. Soldiers are allowed to lay down their weapons and go home. Russia is also keeping the civilian political structure intact. Mayors, police and civil servants remain in their positions. A federalized Ukraine is still in the cards. Exactly. And for the people hoping for a costly insurgency akin to the Middle East, I don’t see it. Russians are far more brutal than Americans (disincentive) and Ukraine is much more similar to Russia than the ME is to the US (incentive of a return to normalcy). We’ll see how it goes, but most likely Russia takes most or all of Ukraine, deals with some initial insurgency, but eventually absorbs and controls the country.
March 5, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, The_Omega said: As long as their is hypocrisy afoot, I will never chillax Just don't look in the mirror!
March 5, 20223 yr The US/China debate will rage on for a long time. I don't think either country has much interest in a military conflict with the other. That's just going to be a long chest-thumping football game. I do think China's growth in multiple sectors is going to level off, for many reasons not worth getting into, and that they are still decisively outclassed by the US on most meaningful fronts. But it's still close enough that we functionally cannot and would not do much to stop them from invading Taiwan on the other side of the world. What the heck do you think they could do to stop us from rolling over Cuba? Technology has made the world a smaller place, but it's still too big for superpowers on opposite ends of the world to crowd each other when neither really wants a fight.
March 5, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, TEW said: Exactly. And for the people hoping for a costly insurgency akin to the Middle East, I don’t see it. Russians are far more brutal than Americans (disincentive) and Ukraine is much more similar to Russia than the ME is to the US (incentive of a return to normalcy). We’ll see how it goes, but most likely Russia takes most or all of Ukraine, deals with some initial insurgency, but eventually absorbs and controls the country. That has been the question from day 1. Everything to date has just been tragedy and two-way propaganda. How brutal will Russia be with the insurgency and how motivated will Ukraine be to create one? I tend to agree with you. This will likely be the inverse of the US and the middle east. We went in surgically like a hot knife through butter and had complete air/land superiority instantly. And we were soft and inefficient with a highly motivated insurgency. Russia stumbled their way into tougher than expected Ukrainian resistance, but I think the insurgency will be softer and met with more force from Russia.
March 5, 20223 yr So Putin is now saying the Sanctions are a declaration of war. He was warned about the Sanctions before he started the war. If he wants war with the USA/NATO then let him try. https://fb.watch/bzrrNRLL8Q/
March 5, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said: So Putin is now saying the Sanctions are a declaration of war. He was warned about the Sanctions before he started the war. If he wants war with the USA/NATO then let him try. https://fb.watch/bzrrNRLL8Q/ Wasn’t it the no fly zone that was the declaration
March 5, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, eagle45 said: That has been the question from day 1. Everything to date has just been tragedy and two-way propaganda. How brutal will Russia be with the insurgency and how motivated will Ukraine be to create one? I tend to agree with you. This will likely be the inverse of the US and the middle east. We went in surgically like a hot knife through butter and had complete air/land superiority instantly. And we were soft and inefficient with a highly motivated insurgency. Russia stumbled their way into tougher than expected Ukrainian resistance, but I think the insurgency will be softer and met with more force from Russia. There’s a video floating around of Russians mowing down people who threw a Molotov cocktail. And I don’t trust Russian ROE or the disciple to maintain them. They're not going to mess around IMO. They’ll give Ukrainians two options: return to normal or be brutalized. And as much as we all want to say resist at all costs, the fact is that when it’s your wife and kids who are going to get black bagged, going back to your normal life is pretty appealing and probably the smart thing to do. This isn’t the Taliban who are going to enslave you under some extremist theocracy. Russia is pretty normal for the average person.
March 5, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, TEW said: There’s a video floating around of Russians mowing down people who threw a Molotov cocktail. And I don’t trust Russian ROE or the disciple to maintain them. They're not going to mess around IMO. They’ll give Ukrainians two options: return to normal or be brutalized. And as much as we all want to say resist at all costs, the fact is that when it’s your wife and kids who are going to get black bagged, going back to your normal life is pretty appealing and probably the smart thing to do. This isn’t the Taliban who are going to enslave you under some extremist theocracy. Russia is pretty normal for the average person. They aren’t exactly painting a picture of paradise at the moment. It very much seems like an autocracy turning in to a totalitarian state at the moment. I wouldn’t fancy living in a country where voicing your opinion can land you 15 years in jail.
March 5, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: Wasn’t it the no fly zone that was the declaration He said the no fly zone would be considered active combat. Now the Sanctions are a declaration of war. Many believe Putin is trying to open the door to cyber attack us. If he wants war the Russian Military will be completely destroyed. Putin is a threat to the World. All because he wants a Putin Puppet in Ukraine.
March 5, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Muz86 said: They aren’t exactly painting a picture of paradise at the moment. It very much seems like an autocracy turning in to a totalitarian state at the moment. I wouldn’t fancy living in a country where voicing your opinion can land you 15 years in jail. Sure, it’s definitely not the west. Putin has assassinated reporters, he has secret police, etc. but as long as you aren’t an active dissident you live a pretty normal life.
March 5, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, jsdarkstar said: He said the no fly zone would be considered active combat. Now the Sanctions are a declaration of war. Many believe Putin is trying to open the door to cyber attack us. If he wants war the Russian Military will be completely destroyed. Putin is a threat to the World. All because he wants a Putin Puppet in Ukraine. How do you enforce a no fly zone without force?
March 5, 20223 yr Putin compares sanctions to act of war; Zelenskyy addresses US lawmakers; Ukraine says Russia violated cease fire: live updates https://www.yahoo.com/news/cease-fire-two-ukraine-areas-083949586.html Putin turns up heat, calling Western sanctions ‘akin to declaration of war’ Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric around Western involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine devolved Saturday, warning that the global sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia are "akin to declaration of a war,” according to numerous media reports. "These sanctions that are being imposed are akin to a declaration of war, but thank God it has not come to that,” he said, according to Al Jazeera’s translation. Putin also said that imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine "will be seen by us as participation in the armed conflict,” the New York Times reported. Putin also minced few words when discussing Zelenskyy's request that NATO and its allies impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, a move the Russian president said would amount to an act of war. So far, that request has ben rejected by the West. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that imposing a no-fly zone would be "escalatory” and is "not something the president wants to do.”
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