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Some video coming out from another plane waiting to take off. The idiot pilot didnt "flare" the plane for landing AND didnt have the flaps down for landing. S/he just flew into the ground in a misconfigured jet. What basically happens is that a plane gets to about 10 feet above the ground, the pilot raises the nose slightly, cuts power back and the wings stop "flying" and the plane...usually gently...touches down. Im sure sherpa will quibble on the details here, especually being a former Navy guy (as he should), but thats the general idea. What appears to have happened here is that pilot didnt do that and just flew the plane into the ground, snapping the landing gear AND breaking the wing spar, which takes a TON of force to do. You can actually see the whole fuselage buckling and the wing spar snap.

Really? The USSR "fell" in a military confict in 1990? Wow, thats amazing.

Exactly...thats what they really want. So why offer this to them first?

Yeah yeah...I know I have a better chance of being hit by lightning. But living in a place that, if the stuff DID hit the fan, I can perfectly and verbatim recreate the Sarah Connor scene in Terminator 2, Im more than happy to see the RU and the US restore dimplomatic relations and reopen comms channels. From what I read, ALL diplomatic channels,even the so-called "red phone" was shut down the last few years. Thats just insane.

First of all, you cannot compare the Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq conflicts to the Ukrainian one, a conflict directly on the border of the RU with a country that up until 30 years ago was PART of the RU. Defeat for the USSR in those conflics or for the US in ours was NEVER going to result in the fall of the USSR or the US. Which...again...is what youre asking for now. Second, its the pro Ukrainian side that is stating that a Russian loss looks like the complete destruction of the RU and regime change. That is not going to happen. And yes...the fact that the RU is a nuclear power is part of the calculus as to why.

I agree with this. I think Trump already revealed too much. NATO membership SHOULD be off the table, IMHO. But thats your ace card..not the first one you lay down, which is what they did. Mistake.

This is not 1939. This is not 1945. The idea that Russia will be completely defeated to the point where it would be impossible for them to "refresh and resupply" is a pipe dream thanks to Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller. So...how do we reach a solution to the conflict in light of this?

LET JAMES WALK The guy has every right to ask for a better contract and a raise. But IMHO negotiating in public is really a lousy thing to do.

My consistency is one of my better attributes.

"NYET MEANS NYET" https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene/ Very simple to understand rationale here. Yeah yeah...its Rogan. But Dave Smith knows his stuff.

They got "burned bad" when they were fed Victoria Nuland's cookies and fell for the canard that the US and EU was there to help them. "NYET MEANS NYET" https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene/

Apples and Oranges. Kuwait and Iraq were two completely seperate countries thoughtout history. Not so with Ukraine and the RU and even the biggest Ukrainan partisan admits this. Plus, Crimea is home to the RU's only warm water port. Them giving up Crimea and Sevastopol is like the US giving up Diego Garcia or Okinawa. Not going to happen. A negotiated settlement where new borders were established was ALWAYS where this was going to wind up.

I dont think so but I do miss them. Along with the Bills one where I got into a lot of trouble, I used to frequent the cycling ones...and you would have the LEGENDS of USA cycling on there shooting the breeze and debating topics. It was fascinating.

What the hell are you talking about? This development has been reported all over the place. Here...Ill use one of your "preferred" sources for citation: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/putin-trump-phone-call/index.html

Now the rubber hits the road but this is just a stunning development. And all it took was a phone call and saying "lets talk." Amazing.

I prefer alt.sports.football.buffalo-bills

I do like the "concern" about DOGE having access to people's PII. Every federal, state and local law enforcement and surveillance agency from Maine to Guam ALREADY HAS IT. And, you do them a favor to keep their records up to date every time you requested custom Bills plates for your pickup truck or punch some info into a City of Buffalo site to pay a speeding ticket.

He isnt Buddy Ryan, Spags, Jim Schwartz, Dick Lebeau, Dom Capers, Wade Phillips and Bill Belichick all rolled into one and his defenses werent ranked #1 every single year he was a coach. Therefore: Sucks.

Well, its backfiring BIG TIME. Been listening to a lot of Mad Dog Sports on Sirius, with all the interviews and what not and this is a MAJOR talking point.

Totally fair. The NFL has a serious problem on their hands. But judging by Goodell's comments he doesn't care.

Thought about this a bit more. Look...Im NOT going to judge anyone who is still salty and doesnt want to watch these two immently hateble teams and in the case of Philly, the fanbase. But that said....this is the NFL Championship...how does one claim to be a "rabid football fan" and have the NFL take such a central part in their lives like we all claim to be and do, and then skip out watching this game?

Goodell will sell the NFL out to a country that is 20 hours by planeride away, but Im supposed to beleive that he hes "above" making sure Tay Tay and all her fans dont have a spot in New Orleans?

If you want proper information on this incident...or ANY incident involving aviation, Juan Brown is your man.

They already have this. Wade Phillips is considered one of the best, most innovative DC's. Not sure thats a great example. And Davis Webb? For a fanbase that is so concerend about "wasting" Josh Allen, they sure do love giving him coordinators that are more green than Allyn Hayne's lawn.

Its enraging me, all the conspiracy theories floating around and many being floated from "smart" people, who should know better. "It looks like the helicopter aimed for the RJ!" Yeah, no kidding. Things that collide with one another tend to look like that.