This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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She describes it in her linked interview, bud.
Maybe those are "uncomfortable" facts, but they are facts, nonetheless. And to deal with Putin, we MUST deal with those facts AND those individuals who are enablers and repeat the propaganda.
That very well could be. Fair chance they've had some off-label upgrades over time. Question is, would it be in the native languages of those countries? My guess would be yes. English would be perfect, as I would imagine the average Ukrainian fighter pilot is educated and might "sprechen".
Hell, just put post-it notes on the new buttons
No, they went in with paratroopers, spetnaz, guards, etc., the very best, equal to NATO. But they also had a lot of regular units, which are just far below Western standards. And COMPLETELY unmotivated. They just can't afford that many really top notch Western quality forces. That's why they've gone both begging for Chechens, Wagner Group mercs, and Belarussians, and bringing up mass artillery/fuel bomb units.
But I don't see how it's going to work. Putin sold this war as liberating/reuniting with Ukraine. And now Russian soldiers are going to be asked to vaporize them, and turn historic Russian cities like Kyiv and Kharkhiv into flattened wastelands like Aleppo and Grozny. How can that work?
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So you want to punish Obama for giving him Crimea? Otherwise quit your stupid posts in this thread and leave your ridiculous bias at the door. We are actually trying to have a decent thread about the events going on in Ukraine and elsewhere impacted by this horrible Russian action.
Putin might have believed his own lies and thought the Ukrainians would welcome the Russians in with open arms, or that his invasion would trigger an insurrection against the Ukrainian government. It also looks like the Russians thought they could make Thunder Runs, like the US did in Baghdad, and take over that way. Of course, the dead columns of Russian equipment tell us that didn't work.
Shush. You are a loner in this thread. Hush.
Similar to Hitler had gotten so many victories under his belt. Felt he was unfalliable. As opposed to his success being a mixture of good fortune and appeasement
I was laughing at the fact that I have now taken multiple several hour breaks today and each time I come back there is someone telling you to keep your pisspants politics out of the thread.
Speaking of facts, aren't you the covid crazy that got a thread shutdown for spreading false information?
Russian Warship: "Go F*** Yourselves"
Obama hasn't been pushing the Kremlin propaganda.
This is what Fiona Hill is referring to. Perhaps you could read her interview, and learn something important from it.
Is there any chance they change the standard currency due to this? Can't someone buy a shit ton of Russian money today in hopes it's is worth more in 5 years? I'm kinda surprised there isn't more money doing that.
This thread is amazing and addicting. Like others have said, it’s the best source for news on the war in Ukraine. But, I have to ask, do any of you people have jobs? It‘s insane how many of you post all day/night.
Quasimodo or Gaston shit machine.
If they take Kyiv and install a puppet government they would have to pay for the rebuilds.
Mickey, full autograph, with a photo. Suck deeeezzzzzzz nuts!
I dont understand the question? I basically get paid to post on HROT.
I read the average American is on their cell phone 5.5 hours a day. 😆
A great book that was made into a series on HBO called Generation Kill was about Marine's 1st Recon during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. It was really amazing and showed how much of a cluster F it was from leadership within the battalion. And in the end, it was an incredibly successful battalion.
Now if you spin that to Russia and the tech they got (which is probably far inferior to what the US had almost 20 years ago), and the opposition compared to a disoriented Iraq army, I can imagine the chaos that is going on. Not to mention Putin's expectations.
Finland is a long time thorn in Russia's side.
THIS is what Fiona Hill is referring to. And this is coming from a former Republican strategist.
What's happening in Ukraine currently is a mess and we all need to work together to help fix it. But we CANNOT turn our back on the attitudes and the people who led us here.
Steve Schmidt is no "liberal Democrat"; he's simply a conservative who "woke up and smelled the coffee" quite a while ago, and has been willing to speak out about it.
Quit kowtowing to the @Whiskeydeltadeltatango 's of the board who cannot figure it out and will probably never figure it out. Because they're the reason things are so F***ed up right now.
Well we have an air Refueler flying south to Romania. Perhaps it is simply dropping off fuel there to be transported in. Or maybe Migs will be flying out of there.
It is amazing what intel you can get just on the internet
It is amazing what intel you can get just on the internet
Retired war monger.
How do we know they haven’t? They haven’t hit much else they’ve aimed at.
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No, he has @gonegolfing on his side! Gotta love the WPOTY lack of dick heat 😂
You'll couldn't pay me enough to live in the head of the average HROT poster.
You respond to every one of these. You don’t have to. This thread would be way more awesome without your taking things so personally and pissing your pants. Do you have what, 20 posts? 25 posts just pissing down your leg crying about your heroes being criticized in this thread? Just ignore people that hurt your feelings.
Piss pants.
