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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #921

    Well...

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      Well...

      RenaudaR Offline
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      Renauda
      wrote on last edited by Renauda
      #922

      @George-K

      Yes, the risk is high that Putin will deploy one or more tactical nukes. Tomorrow’s annexation of Ukrainian territory will provide the convenient rationale.

      The US and NATO will respond accordingly should a Russian nuclear demonstration occur. The Cold War doctrine of Flexible Response will determine the actions of the Alliance.

      Elbows up!

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      • RenaudaR Renauda

        @George-K

        Yes, the risk is high that Putin will deploy one or more tactical nukes. Tomorrow’s annexation of Ukrainian territory will provide the convenient rationale.

        The US and NATO will respond accordingly should a Russian nuclear demonstration occur. The Cold War doctrine of Flexible Response will determine the actions of the Alliance.

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        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #923

        @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

        @George-K

        Yes, the risk is high that Putin will deploy one or more tactical nukes. Tomorrow’s annexation of Ukrainian territory will provide the convenient rationale.

        The US and NATO will respond accordingly should a Russian nuclear demonstration occur. The Cold War doctrine of Flexible Response will determine the actions of the Alliance.

        Dumbest thing he could do.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

          @George-K

          Yes, the risk is high that Putin will deploy one or more tactical nukes. Tomorrow’s annexation of Ukrainian territory will provide the convenient rationale.

          The US and NATO will respond accordingly should a Russian nuclear demonstration occur. The Cold War doctrine of Flexible Response will determine the actions of the Alliance.

          Dumbest thing he could do.

          RenaudaR Offline
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          Renauda
          wrote on last edited by
          #924

          @Jolly

          I agree.

          Elbows up!

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #925

            And here we go:

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #926

              "Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela are all staying silent"

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                And here we go:

                RenaudaR Offline
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                Renauda
                wrote on last edited by
                #927

                @George-K

                He should have waited until Gollum announced it in Red Square.

                Elbows up!

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                • RenaudaR Offline
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                  Renauda
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #928

                  Putin always chooses escalation:

                  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/29/putin-always-chooses-escalation-a78923

                  Elbows up!

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #929

                    There's been a fair amount of reporting of Russian casualties - KIA, wounded and others.

                    I haven't seen much about Ukrainian losses lately. Last time I saw anything, there was supposedly a 1:3 ratio between the two forces.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #930

                      Putin speaks (live):

                      Link to video

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • JollyJ Offline
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                        Jolly
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #931

                        Wonder what was able to be salvaged from all the abandoned or disabled Russian stuff?

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #932

                          Ah, the John Deere Brigade...

                          https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainians-soldiers-are-refurbishing-abandoned-russian-tanks-and-trucks-191724346.html

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • RenaudaR Renauda

                            Putin always chooses escalation:

                            https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/29/putin-always-chooses-escalation-a78923

                            MikM Offline
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                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #933

                            @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                            Putin always chooses escalation:

                            https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/29/putin-always-chooses-escalation-a78923

                            He's just a little guy.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • George KG George K

                              Putin speaks (live):

                              Link to video

                              RenaudaR Offline
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                              Renauda
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #934

                              @George-K

                              Parsing the vitriol:

                              https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-denounces-imperialism-while-annexing-large-swathes-of-ukraine/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGHLohcyGbb_OlzJ7jTbk4Q9bTLv8zBRNtGKkP2KEDbkjWONS8hTranaaDZE477RNM5L69010ElevhMLwl9tRlVMbq2o6enAfb0FPJdpMDj7w

                              Elbows up!

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                              • RainmanR Offline
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                                Rainman
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #935

                                Nice, short, scary article. Thanks for posting that, Renauda.

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #936

                                  Putin: takes Ukrainian territory, wants to claim attacks in annexed regions are attacks on Russia

                                  Zelensky: applies to join NATO, wants to claim attacks on Ukraine would trigger article 5

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    Putin: takes Ukrainian territory, wants to claim attacks in annexed regions are attacks on Russia

                                    Zelensky: applies to join NATO, wants to claim attacks on Ukraine would trigger article 5

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                                    Renauda
                                    wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                    #937

                                    @George-K

                                    Even funnier- Putin is yet still to figure it out that Russia is very much the junior partner to China in the New Cold War with the West.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #938

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • bachophileB Offline
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                                        bachophile
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #939

                                        damn, the city of Lyman was able to be Russian for just one day....

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                                        • bachophileB bachophile

                                          damn, the city of Lyman was able to be Russian for just one day....

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #940

                                          @bachophile said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          damn, the city of Lyman was able to be Russian for just one day....

                                          "Vladimir Putin is the only leader to annex territory while his troops are retreating."

                                          Supposedly the Russian troops in Lyman want to withdraw, because they're surrounded, but the word from the top is "Nyet." There's 5000 of them.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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