The Frankish Reich Posted August 20 Posted August 20 1 minute ago, B-Man said: That's right. If it weren't for Trump, Biden would've allowed Putin to have all of Ukraine. Where you find support for that stupid contention is beyond me. 1 1
The Frankish Reich Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Just now, Tommy Callahan said: you see Russia took that town called New York? You need to take a couple hours here to sober up. 1 1
Tommy Callahan Posted August 20 Posted August 20 (edited) The Russian federation forces took a city in Ukraine called New York. I understand the iron law, you got it down pat. Edited August 20 by Tommy Callahan
The Frankish Reich Posted August 20 Posted August 20 1 minute ago, Tommy Callahan said: The Russian federation forces took a city in Ukraine called New York. Well at least you cleaned up the grammar. As for cleaning up the thought behind the grammar? Not so much. 1
Tommy Callahan Posted August 20 Posted August 20 1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said: As for cleaning up the thought behind the grammar LMAO. Says the profile that ONLY parrots MSM talking points. 1 1
Tommy Callahan Posted August 21 Posted August 21 Damn. Maybe ukraine can beat Russia strait up. Na, never mind. That's Western/nato weapons and air support.
sherpa Posted August 21 Posted August 21 It is impossible to have confidence in any reporting from there, but the preponderance of the evidence seems to be that Putin and his once feared military has had an extremely bad week. I am amazed how much the Russian citizenry can take before some significant unrest occurs. Perhaps they simply have given up caring about their own loss of life. 3
Tiberius Posted August 21 Author Posted August 21 It seems only a matter of time before the Putin regime collapses. The beached whale of an army that Russia has can't even be re-deloyed to answer the need of an emergency on their own territory. Compare that to our logistics in moving an army half way around the world to invade Iraq. And the situation is just deteriorating for Russian logistics, It is death by a thousand and one cuts. Here is an interesting story on just one aspect of the Ukrainians cutting the Russian bear. A drone strike on a far away locomotive; good overall story about the Russian rail system and attacks upon it from not just drones but partisans https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/05/15/drone-attack-derails-russian-train/ A drone strike this week derailed a Russian freight train, burning a tank car and leaving others strewn across the line in what looks like the first ever successful drone attack on a train. This looks like an escalation of the assault on Russia’s vital railway network, hitting the Russian military’s vulnerable logistics. Details are scant and there is little information available about the attack. But from the choice of target and the location some five hundred kilometers from the frontline, it will be setting off alarm bells all the way to the highest levels in the Kremlin. 1
Tommy Callahan Posted August 21 Posted August 21 (edited) Far from being crippled, Russia's economy is growing. The International Monetary Fund predicts that Russia will record economic growth of 3.2% this year. Caveats aside, that's still more than in any of the world's advanced economies. “Debilitating” sanctions have not produced shortages in the shops.Jun 5, 2024 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn7pej9jyo That Russian embargo had the opposite affect. Edited August 21 by Tommy Callahan
Coffeesforclosers Posted August 21 Posted August 21 54 minutes ago, sherpa said: It is impossible to have confidence in any reporting from there, but the preponderance of the evidence seems to be that Putin and his once feared military has had an extremely bad week. I am amazed how much the Russian citizenry can take before some significant unrest occurs. Perhaps they simply have given up caring about their own loss of life. I'm amazed you're amazed. This is a good old fashioned 20th Century conventional war with some modern bells and whistles. 600k casualties over 2+ years is par for the course. Hell the Nazis suffered 155k casualties, 800 AFVs and 1000 planes taking France in six weeks. The behavior of the Russian people is pretty typical for the circumstances. 1
Tiberius Posted August 21 Author Posted August 21 The Russian people live under a dictatorship, what can they do? How many are in jail for simply expressing the opinion. People act like they can just vote Putin out of office or something 1
Tiberius Posted August 22 Author Posted August 22 @Doc You must have to say she did meet him. It's truth to you, right? 1
Tommy Callahan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Why/how would Harris be meeting with Putin way back in 2011/2012
49er Fan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 On 8/21/2024 at 8:10 AM, Tommy Callahan said: Far from being crippled, Russia's economy is growing. The International Monetary Fund predicts that Russia will record economic growth of 3.2% this year. Caveats aside, that's still more than in any of the world's advanced economies. “Debilitating” sanctions have not produced shortages in the shops.Jun 5, 2024 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn7pej9jyo That Russian embargo had the opposite affect. Wow, impressive. Does this mean Russia moves ahead of Mexico in GDP? 😂😂😂 2
Tommy Callahan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 8 minutes ago, 49er Fan said: Wow, impressive. Does this mean Russia moves ahead of Mexico in GDP? 😂😂😂 Nice bounce. The war and bs embargo has been very good for the Russian economy, vs where it was prior Your Mexican strawman is not even a good one.
Tiberius Posted August 23 Author Posted August 23 10 minutes ago, Starr-Bills said: Ukraine shaking things up in Kursk (and other places across the boarder seems to be having an effect… what the old saying “how do you go bankrupt, slowly then all at once?” Wow
Tommy Callahan Posted August 23 Posted August 23 21 minutes ago, Tiberius said: Wow Oh damn. Black swan is still around and are contracting to Russia? An Australian company? Some strange bedfellows. 1
Coffeesforclosers Posted August 23 Posted August 23 (edited) Russian milbloggers are reporting the discovery of Ukrainian troop concentrations in Zaporizhizhya. They think Ukraine is going to make another run at last year's objectives. This would be a Bad Idea if the Surovikin Line defences haven't been reduced, Russian reserves are still intact, and the minefields there remain uncleared. Time will tell. Edited August 23 by Coffeesforclosers 1
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