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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #2173

    Wrong place, wrong time. By place, I mean Ukraine.

    “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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    • RenaudaR Offline
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      Renauda
      wrote on last edited by
      #2174

      So Patrushev is appointed Putin’s Special Aid. Not sure what it means but I am confident the secret police and security services will benefit at everyone’s expense.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-69007468

      Elbows up!

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
        wrote on last edited by
        #2175

        "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
          #2176

          The Ukrainian Black Sea Submarine fleet got bigger recently.

          "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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          • MikM Offline
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            Mik
            wrote on last edited by
            #2177

            What, no video? I suspect a missile cruiser would make a pretty big fireball.

            “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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            • W Offline
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              Wim
              wrote on last edited by
              #2178

              Putin always tells the truth. Oh wait, maybe not: https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/33098

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #2179

                The wrong training...

                https://www.businessinsider.com/western-fighters-die-in-ukraine-assume-be-easy-us-veteran-2024-5

                “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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                • MikM Offline
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                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #2180

                  It is beyond me how any veteran could assume any war would be easy.

                  “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 Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #2181

                    image.jpeg

                    "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
                      #2182

                      "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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                      • RenaudaR Offline
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                        Renauda
                        wrote on last edited by Renauda
                        #2183

                        Kremlin tells West told to stop “provoking Ukraine to continue this senseless war”:

                        https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqq2zn3zw6o

                        You can be assured that Berlin would have said similar if not the same, had Czechoslovakia fought back against the Nazi invasion and annexation in 1938. That it didn’t fight back, paved the way to the rape of Poland the following year.

                        Elbows up!

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                        • George KG George K

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                          taiwan_girlT Offline
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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #2184

                          @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                          image.jpeg

                          50 years from now, Russia will be on its way to disappearing. They were already having population problems, and now this war, and the fact that any male who is able to leave has left, means that a whole generation + is wiped out. And it is the most important generation for the economy.

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                            image.jpeg

                            50 years from now, Russia will be on its way to disappearing. They were already having population problems, and now this war, and the fact that any male who is able to leave has left, means that a whole generation + is wiped out. And it is the most important generation for the economy.

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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #2185

                            @taiwan_girl said in The Ukraine war thread:

                            They were already having population problems, and now this war, and the fact that any male who is able to leave has left, means that a whole generation + is wiped out.

                            Link to video

                            The number of military-aged men is quite small.

                            "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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                            • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #2186

                              Wow! Seeing that movie shows that. I guess if you are guy who is looking to date, you are in a good position, but other than that........... not so good.

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                              • JollyJ Offline
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                                Jolly
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #2187

                                Mirage to Ukraine...

                                https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-to-get-fighter-jets-from-france/

                                That's not as promising as it sounds. Ukraine is getting over 100 F-16 fighters, but only has 22 pilots trained to fly them and is begging for training slots at any nation that will take them. I suppose the same problem will exist with the Mirage fighters...

                                “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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                                • W Offline
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                                  Wim
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #2188

                                  Training us supposed to take 6 to 7 months, starting this summer...
                                  Go figure ☹️

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                                  • MikM Offline
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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #2189

                                    Should have supplied them in 22.

                                    “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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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      Should have supplied them in 22.

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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #2190

                                      @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                      Should have supplied them in 22.

                                      You are right.

                                      I'm not big on foreign wars, but if Ukraine needed the tools to stop Mr. Putin, they need the tools. Not in dribs and drabs, but in sufficient quantity to achieve the mission.

                                      The Biden Administration has been very careful to never give the Ukranians quite enough at the right time, to make a distinctive difference.

                                      “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

                                        @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        Should have supplied them in 22.

                                        You are right.

                                        I'm not big on foreign wars, but if Ukraine needed the tools to stop Mr. Putin, they need the tools. Not in dribs and drabs, but in sufficient quantity to achieve the mission.

                                        The Biden Administration has been very careful to never give the Ukranians quite enough at the right time, to make a distinctive difference.

                                        George KG Offline
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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #2191

                                        @Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        never give the Ukranians quite enough at the right time,

                                        Yeah, it's almost like he's a Russian agent. I wonder what dirt Putin has on him.

                                        Wait, once again, that's from the wrong year.

                                        Sorry.

                                        "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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                                        • RenaudaR Offline
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                                          Renauda
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #2192

                                          The ambiguity and emptiness of Putin’s red lines in Ukraine:

                                          https://open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/fuzzy-red-lines-in-ukraine?r=17wfy3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

                                          Elbows up!

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