This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
- Thread starter Nole Lou
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How does the ex president with the minority of one party control US foreign policy?
Anyone else remember when ex presidents were told to keep quiet about foreign policy?
For the life of me I cannot figure out why some of you spat with the morons and the moron Russian agents in this thread.
This is a FWIW that has been around a couple of days.
"The authenticity of the recording could not immediately be confirmed. But the Kremlin’s propaganda machine has been known to use audio of supposedly leaked top-secret conversations in the past to further Moscow’s agenda, famously releasing a shoddily produced, obviously scripted recording in 2015 they claimed was proof of the CIA plotting to shoot down flight MH17.
Moscow claims the conversation between Germany's “high-ranking officers” occurred on Feb. 19, with the discussion centered on blowing up the Crimean Bridge with long-range Taurus missiles. Incidentally, the supposed “leak” of such a conversation comes as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces increasing pressure to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, a move he has so far come out firmly against, warning that “if used incorrectly, [Taurus missiles] could reach a target in Moscow.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/german-plot-to-bomb-crimean-bridge-sends-kremlin-into-hysterics
"The authenticity of the recording could not immediately be confirmed. But the Kremlin’s propaganda machine has been known to use audio of supposedly leaked top-secret conversations in the past to further Moscow’s agenda, famously releasing a shoddily produced, obviously scripted recording in 2015 they claimed was proof of the CIA plotting to shoot down flight MH17.
Moscow claims the conversation between Germany's “high-ranking officers” occurred on Feb. 19, with the discussion centered on blowing up the Crimean Bridge with long-range Taurus missiles. Incidentally, the supposed “leak” of such a conversation comes as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces increasing pressure to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, a move he has so far come out firmly against, warning that “if used incorrectly, [Taurus missiles] could reach a target in Moscow.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/german-plot-to-bomb-crimean-bridge-sends-kremlin-into-hysterics
Lvov is Russian. Lviv is Nationalist Ukrainian. LWOW IS Polish.
Dneipro or Dneiper. Kyiv or Kiev.
I go with Kyiv. Most in Ukraine that spell Kiev don't want to be Russian. Many who say Kyiv would prefer to keep their families safe over No Russsia. Too many both Moscow and Kyiv are cun by criminals.
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I feel disappointed every day the casualty count is below 1000
The plane splashes are amazing.
AA and MLRS ticked up again after a bit of a pause.
Something weird is going on with the planes. I don’t know if it is a doctrinal shift of the Russians employing more air support closer to the front line, or a new weapon for the Ukrainians, but they are getting blasted from the sky pretty frequently.
Or....perhaps Ukraine already "offed" their best pilots and they are down to the B-team...
I mean, who actually knows, but there were not many planes downed for a long time. Then over the past 2 weeks I think there have been over a dozen.
And it's their own.
Interesting read on the planes.
www.forbes.com
Shooting Down 11 Jets In 11 Days, Ukraine Nudges The Russian Air Force Closer To Organizational Death-Spiral
The Russian air force lost another Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber on Thursday, the Ukrainian air force claimed. Its seventh in 11 days.
www.forbes.com
I get that. Friend of mine yesterday to the North of fighting and east of Dneiper said that now regularly hears explosions and now idea what they are and he's a retired officer. The city is filled with casualties.
Voting for anyone in 2024 that gives the GOP control of either chamber of Congress or the WH is a vote for Putin.
That includes voting "3rd party" that allows them to win, despite your "protest vote". They won't clear the fascist elements from their party, until they lose. Badly.
… recent success is due to “a new machine”…
Is the F16 in the house?
In the hands of Ukrainian pilots the success won't be as good. By far, the US and Israel have used them the most and those airforces work in teams with sophisticated support. Ukraine can't really do that. The f16 needs a lot of maintenance. Russian military weapons are more like using tube TVs vs the F 16 using a 15 yo flat panel. Russia builds and repairs their at a fraction of the cost and effort. They can lose more for the same cost there Ukraine isn't likely paying for theirs.
Good read. The “death spiral” of one of the world‘s biggest Air Forces is turning into a huge problem for the orcs.Interesting read on the planes.
Shooting Down 11 Jets In 11 Days, Ukraine Nudges The Russian Air Force Closer To Organizational Death-Spiral
The Russian air force lost another Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber on Thursday, the Ukrainian air force claimed. Its seventh in 11 days.
It appears that air superiority is only a matter of time for Ukraine.
Air superiority implies free to fly the skies. Ukraine would fair far less in success in Russian controlled air space that the other way around. f16s aren't going to change that.
The US could using 5th gen.
Could be the reason.... Kyiv Post
www.kyivpost.com
Fat, Dumb and Happy – Brutal Recent Russian Jet Losses Possibly Linked to Compromised Avionics
Repeated shoot-downs of more than a dozen of the Kremlin’s best jets took place about 18 months after key electronic defense systems were captured by Kyiv and could now be compromised.
www.kyivpost.com
From a pool of aircrew men, those who draw the short straws will have to fly in it.
No he doesn't.
Putin is trying to show Ukraine is losing to justify the Republicans in Congress that are withholding an aid package.
The personnel and equipment losses don't look to me like Russia is winning.
Depends on where you are looking for data. Russia can quickly make shells and weapons that are simple and perfect for this situation if one doesn't care about casualties.
NATO isn't set up that way. Army ammunition factories like the one in SE Iowa are ramping up. One has to remember that the Russian economy is 1/3 gas/oil and 1/5 military weapons pre war.
Also in the equation is Ukraine's GDP is about 5k per year and Russia's is 17k per year with 100 million more people. It's going to be a race, but the reports I get out of Ukraine aren't looking good. One can't just watch videos of all things Russian blowing up.
In the end, one side will break like in WW1. If it's the Russian's then the nuclear option is a possibility
