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  • G George K
    8 Aug 2024, 18:31

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    Renauda
    wrote on 8 Aug 2024, 21:44 last edited by Renauda 8 Aug 2024, 22:35
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    @George-K

    They come across as incredulous as to what happened or is happening. That or the plea to Putin has been staged for domestic consumption; it will play well throughout Russia but especially so in rural areas. As if they had no idea as to why “foreign” troops (note at no time do they say Ukrainian troops) invaded their territory.

    I suspect it was staged. A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

    Elbows up!

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      8 Aug 2024, 21:44

      @George-K

      They come across as incredulous as to what happened or is happening. That or the plea to Putin has been staged for domestic consumption; it will play well throughout Russia but especially so in rural areas. As if they had no idea as to why “foreign” troops (note at no time do they say Ukrainian troops) invaded their territory.

      I suspect it was staged. A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

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      George K
      wrote on 8 Aug 2024, 22:54 last edited by
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      @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

      A propaganda tool right out of the old Soviet playbook. The People’s earnest appeal to the Leader.

      More likely than not.

      "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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        Mik
        wrote on 8 Aug 2024, 23:10 last edited by
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        The answer to the why question is obvious in their appeal.

        “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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          Renauda
          wrote on 8 Aug 2024, 23:14 last edited by Renauda 8 Aug 2024, 23:14
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          Wonder if Orban and Fico will send military aid to assuage their concerns.

          Elbows up!

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            George K
            wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 12:30 last edited by
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            Second Russian helicopter brought down by a drone.

            "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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              Jolly
              wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 13:18 last edited by
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              Don't take your eye off of the ball, though. Russia is still advancing. I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines and pull Russian troops back to defend those supply lines.

              “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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              • J Jolly
                9 Aug 2024, 13:18

                Don't take your eye off of the ball, though. Russia is still advancing. I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines and pull Russian troops back to defend those supply lines.

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                George K
                wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 13:28 last edited by
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                @Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:

                I'm guessing Ukraine's Kursk operation is meant to cut off some Russian supply lines

                I was wondering what the motivation for an offensive was. What you say makes sense. Russia MUST defend its territory. Not doing so will lose a lot of juice for Vlad the Invader.

                "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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                  Renauda
                  wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 13:34 last edited by
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                  The incursion is having a desirable effect in Moscow:

                  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/09/putin-seethes-as-ukraines-shock-incursion-catches-leadership-by-surprise-a85970

                  Elbows up!

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                    bachophile
                    wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 13:42 last edited by
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                      George K
                      wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 13:47 last edited by
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                      "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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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 14:29 last edited by
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                        If Ukraine was still a nuclear power, we wouldn't have the map.

                        Putin made sure that no country will ever give up their nukes for any reason.

                        “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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                          Mik
                          wrote on 9 Aug 2024, 15:49 last edited by
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                          Yes he did.

                          “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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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 10 Aug 2024, 19:03 last edited by
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                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                              George K
                              wrote on 11 Aug 2024, 01:22 last edited by
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                              "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 K
                                wrote on 11 Aug 2024, 12:33 last edited by
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                                Good Dog!

                                "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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                                  Darth Putin
                                  wrote on 13 Aug 2024, 12:03 last edited by
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 15 Aug 2024, 13:15 last edited by
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                                    "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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                                      Wim
                                      wrote on 16 Aug 2024, 21:16 last edited by
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                                      Lukashenko foreseeing trouble...
                                      https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/37503

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 16 Aug 2024, 23:37 last edited by
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                                        I wonder what that’s about. Maybe he just doesn’t want to get invaded too.

                                        “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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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 17 Aug 2024, 01:47 last edited by taiwan_girl
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                                          President Putin is at a loss with his armies getting stomped in Kursk and in desperation, he summons the ghost of Jozef Stalin.

                                          Stalin says: Why have you summoned me?

                                          Putin: Help. The Nazis have returned to Kursk and my Armies are getting crushed! What can I do?

                                          Stalin: Do what I did in 1943. Send the best Ukrainian troops to Kursk and ask the US for weapons.

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