I look at immigration the same way I look at recreation drug use. if you don’t give people a legal option they are going to do it anyway and the cost to enforce it is much too high. Both financially and on the soul of our country.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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I look at immigration the same way I look at recreation drug use. if you don’t give people a legal option they are going to do it anyway and the cost to enforce it is much too high. Both financially and on the soul of our country.
Kyiv Post on effectiveness of Western Tanks. Brit Challenger is the better in the conditions.
www.kyivpost.com
Big-Ticket, Expensive, Heavily Armored NATO Tanks Mostly Overweight Duds in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Considering how much kerchief-twisting there was about it in the first place, and how they are doing in the war right now, handing over top-end NATO tanks to Ukraine doesn’t look like a great idea.
www.kyivpost.com
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...r&cvid=f2b67c31954f49e4a96563c32c944ec9&ei=20
Almost overnight, pundits and analysts have begun singing a very different tune. Until recently, Ukraine was clearly winning and Russia was clearly losing. Then, suddenly, after Ukraine admitted in November that its counteroffensive had failed, it became clear to all that Ukraine couldn’t win and Russia couldn’t lose.“
“Opinion: Why time is not on Russia’s side
Opinion by Alexander J. Motyl, opinion contributorAlmost overnight, pundits and analysts have begun singing a very different tune. Until recently, Ukraine was clearly winning and Russia was clearly losing. Then, suddenly, after Ukraine admitted in November that its counteroffensive had failed, it became clear to all that Ukraine couldn’t win and Russia couldn’t lose.“
"The chief of staff of the French armies Pierre Schill affirms in his column in the newspaper "Le Monde" that the French army "stands ready. Whatever developments in the international situation, the French can be convinced of this: their soldiers will respond."France can commit 20,000 men in 30 days, and the capacity to command up to 60,000 men, French and allies."
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"To Have Killed Yourself!!!!!!!!Pollo arrived relaxed.... Skynet me up to greet him while he was passing, he did maintenance on the car....What a racket they have set up at the entrance to the Bunker...."
Probably Russian BS but I hope it is true.
Probably Russian BS but I hope it is true.
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They are being enforced.
An attempt was made to alter those laws, making things easier for border patrol and resources to vet asylum claims faster.
Your buddies shot that down when Trump told them to.
Keep.Hitting.The.Rail.Systems.That.Supply.Russian.Forces
If the Patriot missile part is correct (doubtful?) maybe it was launched against aircraft going after the Free Russians.
"Air alert in Kursk this evening"
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It appears that it will be a long night for Belgorod and Kursk.
Reuters story about Ukrainian kids taken from Russia, and coached to spout pro Russian talking points. The principle kid in the story has fled to Poland with no plans to go to Ukraine where some view him as a collaborator.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ns-says-he-was-coached-threatened-2024-03-19/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ns-says-he-was-coached-threatened-2024-03-19/
I can see this saving Russia some money but they have their own satellites so it seems strange that they might do this.
300000 + lives flushed down the drain. And even if Putin wins with the amount of losses they sustained. Russia has to start another conflict somewhere to keep the economic machine going. If they don’t have someone to fight. They’ll turn inward.
(The commentary may be pushing a certain point of view. But if Europe isn't scared yet, they should be.)
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"A town in the Belgorod region, the Belgorod region has become a war zoneThe video shows an unsuccessful assault on the building by a group of Russian armed forces. #Ukraine"
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"But those repairs often take months, resulting in an artificial tank-scarcity in front-line units. When German T.V. network NTV visited a Leopard 2A6 platoon back in January, just one of the unit’s four tanks was combat-ready.
There are shortages of spares on the front line and at the repair centers. This should come as no surprise to close observers of Germany’s long military decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
German firms Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, which manufacture most of the world’s Leopard 2s as well as most of the spare parts for the tanks, consistently have failed to produce enough spares. The parts shortage is why it has taken Rheinmetall an embarrassing nine months to overhaul the first two of the 14 extra Leopard 2s that the Dutch-German consortium promised to Ukraine."
Ukraine’s Leopard 2A4 Brigade Could Double Its Tank Force, Thanks To Spain. But How Quickly?
It’s taking Europeans nine months to overhaul a Leopard 2, meaning fresh tanks arrive in Ukraine very, very slowly.
www.forbes.com
Why would the Biden Administration ask Ukraine to stop attacking oil refineries? That would be the dumbest thing I have read about this war.
Because oil is an international commodity, and Russia produces like 15% of the world supply.
Disrupt/end Russian production = gas price spikes
Gas spikes = bad for Biden's reelection.
American's LOVE driving guzzlers that support dictators in Saudi, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and Syria, and are hypersensitive to price increases.
Two months before the '22 election, Saudi announced a big production cutback that was credited with helping the GOP take the House. I look for similar announcement and price spikes this fall from the Saudis and Russians to help get their client Trump back in the WH.
Ukraine's attacks have cut Russian production by 600,000-900,000 barrels a day, which has caused a price increase of 2-3%.
Ukraine's drone attacks on energy facilities have taken a bite out of Russia's oil exports, industry insider says
Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure have likely reduced Russian oil exports by hundreds of thousands of barrels, a top energy CEO said.
www.businessinsider.com
Because oil is an international commodity, and Russia produces like 15% of the world supply.
Disrupt/end Russian production = gas price spikes
Gas spikes = bad for Biden's reelection.
American's LOVE driving guzzlers that support dictators in Saudi, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and Syria, and are hypersensitive to price increases.
Two months before the '22 election, Saudi announced a big production cutback that was credited with helping the GOP take the House. I look for similar announcement and price spikes this fall from the Saudis and Russians to help get their client Trump back in the WH.
Ukraine's attacks have cut Russian production by 600,000-900,000 barrels a day, which has caused a price increase of 2-3%.
Ukraine's drone attacks on energy facilities have taken a bite out of Russia's oil exports, industry insider says
Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure have likely reduced Russian oil exports by hundreds of thousands of barrels, a top energy CEO said.
I understand all of that. But quickest way to end the war is to bankrupt Russia
But they aren't exporting much to the West.
And other Western nations can choose to not sell to Russia's buddies.
