October 4, 20223 yr On 3/3/2022 at 6:20 PM, TEW said: The biggest issue people are having right now is understanding time. We are so used to instant gratification that people have no internal reference for what an invasion of an entire country looks like. Even the US and it’s allied nations took over a month to take Iraq. And Iraq was smaller with far less support. Its been 8 days and people are acting like because Russia hasn’t achieved total victory that this is somehow going wrong for them. They’re about a week away from completely engulfing 2/3 of the country. It's that time again... Spin those golden oldies, Case!
October 4, 20223 yr On 3/7/2022 at 1:57 PM, TEW said: There’s nothing emotional about it. You say you want US intervention. You’re not willing to do the fighting yourself. Putin has stated he will retaliate with nukes. No, the risk of nuclear war does not go up by avoiding direct conflict. Everyone with a clue on all sides knows this. That’s why the US and Russia never engaged each other directly over nearly a century of nuclear armament. Because direct conflict is far too risky. We’ve had multiple generations of military leaders on both sides and they all thought the same about direct conflict. But suddenly you know better? Please… I think Putin has strategic goals and personal ambitions. I also think he doesn’t have the capital to make any further advances for a while. So we trade Ukraine for all the remaining NATO holdouts, get the world on board with sanctioning him, and avoid a nuclear war. That’s a pretty good trade off. Woopsy daisy
October 4, 20223 yr Just now, we_gotta_believe said: Woopsy daisy Holy crap, I missed that gem. He makes Neville Chamberlin look like Rambo.
October 5, 20223 yr On 3/3/2022 at 7:16 PM, TEW said: It is to him, and ultimately that’s what actually matters when we get down to reality. If you refuse to consider the interests of your opponent because you think they’re evil you will make a lot of mistakes, and those mistakes will lead to war. Like now. See guys? It was our fault that Putin invaded because we weren't considerate enough of his feelings. His feelings!
October 5, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, Gannan said: Holy crap, I missed that gem. He makes Neville Chamberlin look like Rambo. My favorite is when he says we all just didn't understand time. He understood it but not us because we were all a bunch of dummies too accustomed to instant gratification. Meanwhile Putin was already getting his ass kicked by then but because TEW spent the entire thread blowing him by that point, he had to double down with posts like that.
October 5, 20223 yr 45 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Don’t you mean the British crown? U.S. colonialism is a British import.
October 5, 20223 yr Has anyone else always noticed that the "elite" groups are always the ones that seem to retreat before everyone else?
October 5, 20223 yr Looks like even towns on opposite bank of Inhulets River are already falling. Won’t be long till Kherson city is in Ukraine hands.
October 5, 20223 yr "In the course of the events in Ukraine, a new extremely dangerous trend has emerged. We are talking about the use by the United States and its allies of civilian infrastructure components in space, including commercial ones, for military purposes," the diplomat said. "Such activities, in fact, represent indirect participation in armed conflicts, and quasi-civilian infrastructure can be a legitimate target for retaliation. As a result of the actions of the West, the sustainability of peaceful space activities, as well as numerous socio-economic processes on Earth, on which the well-being of people depends, are exposed to undue risks." Vladimir Yermakov, Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry
October 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Gannan said: The entire lesson of the Cuban missile crisis (and my entire point) is negotiating from a position of strength and not a position of weakness. I feel sorry for you that you aren’t intelligent enough to understand the difference. You’ve embarrassed yourself more than usual in this thread, and that’s really saying something. No, the point is you’re advocating for US military action. That is literal insanity and the exact opposite of anything that should have been learned from Cuba. The fact that you think direct military action is equivalent to negotiating is so stupid it almost defies belief.
October 5, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, Paul852 said: Another case where TEW is the smartest person in the room. I wish I could take credit, but this is just basic sanity and IR history. There is a reason Biden and his administration is not allowing Ukraine into NATO right now or joining the fight. It’s because they aren’t totally insane.
October 5, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: "In the course of the events in Ukraine, a new extremely dangerous trend has emerged. We are talking about the use by the United States and its allies of civilian infrastructure components in space, including commercial ones, for military purposes," the diplomat said. "Such activities, in fact, represent indirect participation in armed conflicts, and quasi-civilian infrastructure can be a legitimate target for retaliation. As a result of the actions of the West, the sustainability of peaceful space activities, as well as numerous socio-economic processes on Earth, on which the well-being of people depends, are exposed to undue risks." Vladimir Yermakov, Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Yeah go ahead start knocking out those Starlink satellites. That'll work and is definitely not a waste of already extremely limited Russian resources.
October 5, 20223 yr 32 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: U.S. colonialism is a British import. How can the British import something from Great Britain?
October 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: It's that time again... Spin those golden oldies, Case! 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: Woopsy daisy You’re taking quotes from 8 days into the conflict when our own generals were saying Russia was going to win. I guess my mistake was listening to the Pentagon? The proxy war unexpectedly won. That’s a good thing. We didn’t get involved directly. Again, a good thing. Continued agitation for direct conflict is moronic which is why no one in charge is even contemplating it.
October 5, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: How can the British import something from Great Britain? The U.S.A. Inc. is a commercial corporation residing in America. In case you hadn't noticed, there's a great big blue pond between Britannia and America. The global scourge of colonialism makes it's way across the Atlantic. Would you like me to describe how to tie your shoes next?
October 5, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Paul852 said: Another case where TEW is the smartest person in the room. He is not wrong about the importance of avoiding direct fighting between US and Russian troops.
October 5, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: Yeah go ahead start knocking out those Starlink satellites. That'll work and is definitely not a waste of already extremely limited Russian resources. Russia has limited resources? LOL! They have factories running around the clock churning out armaments. They literally have industrial production on a massive scale right now. Contrast that with the U.S. manufacturing in a year what Russia sends down range in a few weeks. You system pigs are in for a rude awakening.
October 5, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: Russia has limited resources? LOL! They have factories running around the clock churning out armaments. They literally have industrial production on a massive scale right now. Contrast that with the U.S. manufacturing in a year what Russia sends down range in a few weeks. You system pigs are in for a rude awakening. That story isn't anymore effective now than it was in the 80's. Who the F you guys think you are? The Cowboys?
October 5, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, lynched1 said: That story isn't anymore effective now than it was in the 80's. Who the F you guys think you are? The Cowboys? The Russians were supposed to run out of missiles back in March. Dozens of targets are hit every night months later. They're not running out any time soon.
October 5, 20223 yr On 3/9/2022 at 12:01 PM, TEW said: Yeah, I’m such a Putin fan. The fact is he took his shot and he will likely end up controlling (either outright or by proxy) half or more of the country when all is said and done. That’s his objective and he’s likely to achieve it. "It was only 8 days into the war!" "It was only 14 days into the war!" ... "It was only 203 days into the war!"
October 5, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: The Russians were supposed to run out of missiles back in March. Dozens of targets are hit every night months later. They're not running out any time soon. I think that went over your head.
October 5, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: "It was only 8 days into the war!" "It was only 14 days into the war!" ... "It was only 203 days into the war!" At 203 he’s losing. Good. What’s the problem here other than your psychotic obsession with me?
October 5, 20223 yr 35 minutes ago, Tnt4philly said: He is not wrong about the importance of avoiding direct fighting between US and Russian troops. You would think this would be obvious. Apparently not though…
October 5, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, TEW said: At 203 he’s losing. Good. What’s the problem here other than your psychotic obsession with me? There's no problem, your vastly superior 90th percentile IQ is sorely needed here to help explain the concept of time to us neanderthals.
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