Ukraine conflict

October 17th, 2022 at 2:43:07 PM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: kenarman
Russia doesn't care about the conscripts if they take out 1 Ukrainian soldier per 3 Russians they will be happy. As long as can bomb anywhere they want in Ukraine they are winning the war. The war of attrition will go to Russian not Ukraine.


Ukrainians will likely fight until then.

Russia already has unrest about losses.
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October 17th, 2022 at 8:01:41 PM permalink
rxwine
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At least this one didn't go flying out a window.

Quote:
Petrunin was one of the most important executives at energy giant Gazprom. He was also vice-Chairman of the prestigious Energy Commission of the Russian Parliament. He was considered an extremely close ally of Putin.

Petrunin was dubbed the “gas wonderkid” of Russia. He entered politics after a career of making gas pipelines in Siberia.


Said he died of covid after being in a coma.
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October 18th, 2022 at 3:56:11 AM permalink
DRich
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Quote: rxwine
At least this one didn't go flying out a window.



Said he died of covid after being in a coma.

I didn't realize that he was such a young guy of approx 45 years.
At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent.
October 19th, 2022 at 5:39:12 AM permalink
terapined
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Some really great analysis of the war.
No mention of shock and awe that Pepe(Baghdad Bob) Escobar has predicted.
Just cold reality that Russia blew it
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October 19th, 2022 at 6:13:31 AM permalink
DRich
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I liked the quote in the video "Amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics".
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October 20th, 2022 at 2:35:29 PM permalink
terapined
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WTF
Seriously Vladimir Putin??????
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11335901/FOUR-year-olds-shown-use-AK-47s-grenade-launchers-Russian-kindergarten.html

FOUR-year-olds are shown how to use AK-47s and grenade launchers at Russian kindergarten
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October 20th, 2022 at 3:33:37 PM permalink
DRich
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Quote: terapined
WTF
Seriously Vladimir Putin??????
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11335901/FOUR-year-olds-shown-use-AK-47s-grenade-launchers-Russian-kindergarten.html

FOUR-year-olds are shown how to use AK-47s and grenade launchers at Russian kindergarten


Why not start them early? They will probably be mobilized next year.
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October 22nd, 2022 at 11:21:20 PM permalink
petroglyph
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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/lawmakers-seek-pass-50bn-new-ukraine-aid-next-congress

Will bring total so far to over 115 billion.
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October 23rd, 2022 at 2:54:11 AM permalink
terapined
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Quote: petroglyph
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/lawmakers-seek-pass-50bn-new-ukraine-aid-next-congress

Will bring total so far to over 115 billion.

How much has Russia spent?
Money well spent if they spent way way way more
Nato has never been stronger
Russia has never been weaker
Go Ukraine
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October 23rd, 2022 at 7:54:13 AM permalink
rquiredusername
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Quote: terapined
How much has Russia spent?
Money well spent if they spent way way way more
Nato has never been stronger
Russia has never been weaker
Go Ukraine


I’m cool with the total amount of money being sent to Ukraine, I just want Europe to pay their fair share. There is no reasonable justification for the US sending more than all of Europe combined.

At least a couple Scandinavian countries are joining NATO soon. They’ve benefited greatly from the post WW2 world while doing nothing whatsoever to help maintain it for ages.