This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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I think they eventually will take Ukraine.
I don't think people in my generation are used to full on hot wars of intense fighting going on for a long time. But this could go on for a long time.
Poland took 6 weeks for the Nazi's to over-run and we talk about it in history as though the Poles were helpless against the Nazi onslaught.
We shouldn't get too excited because the Ukrainians have managed to hold on for a week.
Granted I don't think Putin expected it to take this long but I also don't think he's close to giving up nor do I think he's really close to losing power.
Of course I hope I'm wrong about that. I'd be happy as hell if in 15 minutes we read reports of Russians storming the Kremlin and hauling Putin out.
😂 This dude is sick of Putin’s f*ckin’ around
I googled it but I'm guessing he's referring to signal operating instructions.
Signal operating instructions - Wikipedia
Mods please move this to the ‘Where is Nat?’ thread.
I wish it did anything other than burn their own arms.
A quick Google search showed Russia to have the 2nk ranked military in the world coming into last week.
Safe to say they drop in the AP top 25 this week?
Safe to say they drop in the AP top 25 this week?
There is a near zero percent chance these talks are for show and an intentional distraction for Russia to pursue their goals.
The Russians will not negotiate in good faith.
I repeat: the Russians WILL NOT not negotiate in good faith.
I watched an A-10 do it's thing for real. It was great until we started realizing there were actual people on the receiving end, then we got kind of depressed.
I'm beginning to think the Russian military is not what Putin wants everyone to think it is. We know we can't believe anything that Putin says. The past 40 years have been a struggle financially for Russia. I don't think they have invested the money in the military like everyone else. Putin loves using scare tactics. I think they are reeling. The scary part is at some point the nukes will be all they have left. Let's hope he doesn't use them,
Can someone explain to me why Russia hasn’t targeted power plants at all in this thing?
I periodically golf at a place in South Central PA near Gettysburg, not too far from Camp David and Raven Rock. So pretty hilly with narrow valleys. One day A-10-s were taking runs up the valley - they'd come out of nowwhere from behind a mountain top, streak down the valley, and be gone. But you could see the whole maneuverability/loitering ability even then.
It’s not just about what is happening in Ukraine. It’s also about how it got to this point and Trump is a part of that discussion. I understand why you don’t want to discuss it but it doesn’t make it any less true. I’d argue it needs to be discussed to avoid putting someone in the WH again that doesn’t have the USA’s best interests in mind.
Since you people crave A-10's here's some photos I took.
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Signal Operating Instructions
They aren't used the same as they used to because of the digital capabilities and encryption we have now. They used to issue an actual print out with the day's frequencies and instructions. Losing it was a big no-no
No, denial is the most powerful human emotion. @Whiskeydeltadeltatango pulls denial over himself when he goes to sleep at night.
Admitting he was wrong about Trump would be tantamount to emotional hari kari for him. Trump support is a large part of his sense of self.
He is incapable of decoupling support for Trump from his own being because he is mentally and emotionally immature and or damaged. He likely needs intensive therapy for various personal disorders. He is not getting the help he needs, so he will continue to vent here in support of #PutintsPuppet and his political positions that he has co-opted as his own.
If that's true they will likely be shot as deserters.
Given that they're carrying RPGs and some seem to have yellow stripes, i have my doubts about this one.
I feel bad for the conscripts in those vehicles but I'm glad for each one that is destroyed and can't rain down cluster bombs on civilian targets.
Dat Casio keyboard jam.
I'm curious if this would actually work. The only thing I can think of is if they managed to climb on top of the tank and dropped a molotov down the hatch.
Seeing what the US military has at it's disposal, it's kind of depressing that the previous President took $$$ from the military budget to erect that 193 feet of wall at the southern border.
The power of the US military is a huge deterrent to fvck with Merica.
The power of the US military is a huge deterrent to fvck with Merica.
Things are getting tight around here.
www.reuters.com
Cyberattack on NATO could trigger collective defence clause - official
A cyberattack on a NATO member state could trigger Article 5, its collective defence clause, a NATO official said on Monday, amid concerns that chaos in cyberspace around Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spill over into other territories.
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I didn't see any yellow... where at? And Russia uses RPGs, it's kind of their thing. If they had an AT4, MLAW, M72 LAW, or Javelin I'd see your point.
I thought the Russian force would be more updated than we're seeing. It reminds me of a story a colleague had. He was invited to give a talk at a Russian agricultural college. He saved his powerpoint to a thumb drive and didn't think much of it. When he got there, they didn't have a computer with a usb port or anything to connect his laptop. All their tech was outdated. It was like living 40 years in the past.
Occam's Razor. He always defended the Kremlin position, always.
The first thing one needs to do to defend the Kremlin position, is to know what it is. What legit American would seek out the Kremlin position on anything and then bother to go to the trouble to defend it on a message board?
Simple answer: a Russian troll.
Colonel Chappy Sinclair says to shut down that music!
First guy. But either way, they wouldnt be taking their weapons back with them.
At this point I don't see Russia being able to cyber attack us.
Honestly all of their systems have been bested by anonymous.
I don't read Urkainian, but I do believe the red circles and arrows are there for a reason.
