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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:23:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: That is very good summary of artillery shell situation. So only just recently (3Q23) has Ukraine number used per day equaled Russia at around 8,000. Mind boggling Russia at the beginning was lobbing over 60,000/day. And they have gone from a 20 million stockpile to under a million, with only 1.5 million/yr production capacity. Which is a sustainable rate of only 4,100/day. Half what Ukraine has managed to increase to. Things are going to be very bad for Russia going forward. This is the inflection point. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7f6WTyWUAAB_6X?format=jpg&name=large That is very good summary of artillery shell situation. So only just recently (3Q23) has Ukraine number used per day equaled Russia at around 8,000. Mind boggling Russia at the beginning was lobbing over 60,000/day. And they have gone from a 20 million stockpile to under a million, with only 1.5 million/yr production capacity. Which is a sustainable rate of only 4,100/day. Half what Ukraine has managed to increase to. Things are going to be very bad for Russia going forward. This is the inflection point. If the posts are true Russia is begging for munitions that Iran sent Hezbollah. That’s scratching at the bottom of the barrel but the pictures of older munitions from red army stocks has dug right through the bottom. I wonder if that’s why you are seeing more push back from groups to stop aid. There has to be a level of concern Russia could start chucking nukes if there’s nothing left. Personally I think that line would be if Ukraine crossed into Russia proper. It would be a hell of a thing to get wrong though. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:24:54 PM EDT
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 A quick breakdown of the Sarmat |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:29:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: The language rights of 0.4% of the population? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Viktor Orban’s blackmail works. To unblock the 8th trench of aid for Ukraine and make progress in the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission intends to unfreeze a tranche of 13 billion euros allocated to Hungary by November. €22 billion in total, are still blocked on grounds such as democratic backsliding, a child protection law widely considered homophobic, Hungary’s treatment of asylum seekers, and the academic independence of Hungarian universities. Hungary is also waiting for €5.8 billion in grants and €6.6 billion in cheap EU loans under the recovery fund. To access these resources, it will have to meet 27 conditions. Orban enacted so-called judicial reforms in May in response to demands from Brussels, which would allow the commission to unlock €13bn, more than half of the frozen funding, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the country would not support Ukraine in any international relations issue until the language rights of ethnic Hungarians living there are restored. The language rights of 0.4% of the population? So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:31:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: weakness invites aggression I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:32:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: weakness invites aggression I thought the larger lesson was if a country doesn’t have nukes and multiple redundant systems to deliver them to anyone that might threaten you, you are a beggar begging for the world to protect you. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:35:41 PM EDT
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I have significant doubts that McCarthy will survive another day as speaker of the house.
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:44:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
You miss Chinas greatest weakness it’s reliance on foreign energy. This relies on the US population not pitching a fit when we make a bunch of poor bastards hauling everything back to the mainland take a swim with the sharks. China just does not have the ASW or long range air dominance to secure these lines. They can stock max maybe two years, but that depends on them being able to defend the stores from western cruise missiles. Food is another point of leverage on the Chinese. Russia might be able to fill that but they need huge logistical routes built. The real deterrent button for Taiwan is a massed three gorges dam strike. Even if conventional it would ruin much of China. Taiwan would almost assuredly would be nuked repeatedly if that happened but those are the stakes at this level. This button does not depend on the west at all and it’s my understanding Taiwan is building out this capability rapidly. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:47:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Weirdly, that's the post from the Polish factory, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7cgGxyWwAAbmxp?format=jpg&name=900x900
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By AROKIE: Yes they are models, very good quality ones though. Weirdly, that's the post from the Polish factory, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7cgGxyWwAAbmxp?format=jpg&name=900x900
Carlos Hathcock used to snipe VC personnel from atop a hill using an M2 with a Unertl scope IIRC. What's the Ukrainian equivalent to "Carlos," I wonder. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:57:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 1:58:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMOS: FFS! CMOS Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMOS: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: weakness invites aggression I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
FFS! CMOS The thread I posted a while back on important podcasts has a link to Shawn Ryan interviewing Erik Prince on China v Taiwan. It’s part two. Prince goes into the demographics of Taiwan. Apparently 30-40% want to join China with about 30% opposed. Prince then lays out a militia and turn key insurgency that I’ve spoke about for a while. If they could get just 3% off the island 30% to join they would have a huge irregular force that could be trained and semi regulated by the ROC but left their own autonomy if an attack occurs. Small arms should be issued to them and caches of the usual tools for insurgency created all over the island. Chinas real problem is there are only two beaches with the topography for seaborne invasion. They will likely need to rely on helicopters to spearhead the invasion which means any asshole with a MANPAD can cause a lot of impact. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:19:13 PM EDT
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well done to this guy link
77 years old , we see all the big stuff but forget lots of folks are doing the small stuff and that all adds up |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:19:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CletusRoundbelly: At least everyone agrees on one thing. < runs >  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CletusRoundbelly: Originally Posted By Zhukov: You're screaming that we don't throw them out, therefore the site admins suck. They scream about us not throwing you out, therefore the site admins suck.  At least everyone agrees on one thing. < runs > ROFL |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:22:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Another spy snatched up. I hope in the Ukraine justice system when they say 15 yrs if found guilty it really is 15 years. And not like the US where “15” means out on probation in 5. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/494438/IMG_4090-2974683.jpg
IDK about now, but years back, you could EOS (end of sentence) a 15 year sentence in 4 years 8 months and 22 days with good time. No probation, nothing. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:22:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Viktor Orban’s blackmail works. To unblock the 8th trench of aid for Ukraine and make progress in the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission intends to unfreeze a tranche of 13 billion euros allocated to Hungary by November. €22 billion in total, are still blocked on grounds such as democratic backsliding, a child protection law widely considered homophobic, Hungary’s treatment of asylum seekers, and the academic independence of Hungarian universities. Hungary is also waiting for €5.8 billion in grants and €6.6 billion in cheap EU loans under the recovery fund. To access these resources, it will have to meet 27 conditions. Orban enacted so-called judicial reforms in May in response to demands from Brussels, which would allow the commission to unlock €13bn, more than half of the frozen funding, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the country would not support Ukraine in any international relations issue until the language rights of ethnic Hungarians living there are restored. The language rights of 0.4% of the population? So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? 1st- EU wants Hungary to abide by the Dublin Agreement when mandates that Hungary accept a quota of migrants from 3rd world shitholes. 2nd- EU wants Hungary to abide and get rid of Hungarian law banning LGQT bullshit for 18 or less. That is why LGQT stuff is put in the section where porn is because it is basically porn. 3rd- Rule of law and judicial reforms is basically, they want the courts accept Brussels court ruling when Brussels says something is legal or illegal, Hungary needs to accept it. 4th- EU wants Hungary to accept the private universities and their bullshit. In Hungary ,if a private university has a degree program than it needs to have an accredited program and setup. Central European University which is Soros university was basically churning out basket weaving degrees without certified instructors. Also CEU was having academic programs where participants didn't need to do certain things where the public and other universities were required to do. For example, you take an basket weaving or 7000 genders or womens studies program, they didn't have certified instructors for it and they just gave you a degree after churning out bullshit. Or CEU has an Computer Science programs and they didn't do the required training or direct experience. This isn't fair and all Hungary wanted was for the CEU and others is to have required certified teachers and also a certified program. You want to take an English program, usually it requires you to study or do one or two terms in an English spoken sister program like if you did CEU, then you can come to New York or Florida and take programs and vice versa. CEU wasn't do that but for every other university in Hungary, they were required and the EU laws MANDATED that they have those programs and educational materials available. 5th- Ukraine changed the language laws forcing and mandating that all education must be done in UKRANIAN only and nothing else when before the law, there was language programs and courses in Hungarian that students can take but they also did it in Ukrainian. My friends school in Beregszasz was Hungarian and Ukrainian for the rest of the day and then another had English and Ukrainian. The new laws in 2016 mandated only Ukrainian and nothing else. So even the American schools and British schools in English were being effected by the laws. But you know that those schools got waivers so they can still teach in English. But Hungarians didn't. I hope that is the basic gist of it. TLDR.. CEU Soros churned out a diploma mill school n budapest and students got ahead by cheating, EU says Hungary isn't being nice to Illegal migrants, listening to EU laws, and Ukraine changed laws making Hungarian illegal to teach. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:25:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 7empest: I could never forget those great defenders of Christendom and human rights. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 7empest: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Don't forget China. I could never forget those great defenders of Christendom and human rights. Absolutely! I remember the stories about their soldiers attacking Damascus during the second Crusade! I mean, they lost, but the food was great!
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:25:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: I have significant doubts that McCarthy will survive another day as speaker of the house. Any guesses on who is next in the frying pan? Live vote watch link here. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:39:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: The language rights of 0.4% of the population? I truly believe a country shouldn't coerce any specific language be spoken. Not speaking the majority language already imparts enough issues that truly it makes no sense to make issue of it at all. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 2:58:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 3:41:38 PM EDT
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General John Teichert (Ret.) was on Andrew Wilkow's show today. He's running for Senate in Maryland.
The subject of Ukraine was discussed. He needs to be in the Senate.  http://teichertformaryland.com/ Not sure how likely that is to happen in Maryland though. 
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Posted: 10/3/2023 3:42:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Except its false and a stupid theory. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Makes a lot of sense Except its false and a stupid theory. Here's what I was talking about. Why do you think all these Trump asshats are adopting an anti-Ukrainian stance that seems to be counter-intuitive to established Republican positions of the past? Itchy , perhaps you can flesh out YOUR theory on why Gaetz and MTG are so twisted up over Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-campaign-guts-gops-anti-russia-stance-on-ukraine/2016/07/18/98adb3b0-4cf3-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 3:58:20 PM EDT
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📍00:32-02:00 ➡️ Odesa 📍00:43-02:30 ➡️ Mykolayiv / Bashtanka / Kryvyi Rih 📍02:27-04:55 ➡️ Dnipro / Pavlohrad The enemy drones were launched from Cape Chauda, and the 'Iskander-K' missile from Dzankoi on Crimean peninsula. 30 aerial targets — a missile and 29 enemy drones — were successfully intercepted. The primary target of this UAV attack was the area around Dnipro-Synelnykove-Pavlohrad in the east of Ukraine. According to Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Ukraine’s air defence forces were able to neutralise 13 drones and a missile. Unfortunately, a Pavlograd-based facility suffered damage, with two production buildings affected. Additionally, falling debris caused a fire in Dnipro, resulting in damage to a private business, garage, and car. 
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:04:44 PM EDT
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then the infantry comes and digs in without having to carry out an assault. He also brings up barrier troops on the Ukrainian side but we all know well who needs them the most right now. 
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:06:57 PM EDT
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Today was live fire on the trench ranges. We ran one course as doubles, and the other in four man teams. At the end of the day the commander had 700 rounds left and told us to make it disappear. So five instructors, including myself, ran the range. Most rounds were fired in full auto at the targets at the end of the trench system.
 I wish I could post the video of our run. The good news is we learn from our mistakes, and a video is a good way to analyze what we did wrong. It gets easier with each run. These ranges have stationary targets and motion activated ones that pop out as they are approached.  Attached File Attached FileOn the way out we leave tactically, but weapons empty for safety as we are approaching friendlies. Last man, myself on the way out, has to pull rear security and cover the rear. It goes fast. Speed, violence, and action.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:07:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:09:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: Today was live fire on the trench ranges. We ran one course as doubles, and the other in four man teams. At the end of the day the commander had 700 rounds left and told us to make it disappear. So five instructors, including myself, ran the range. Most rounds were fired in full auto at the targets at the end of the trench system. I wish I could post the video of our run. The good news is we learn from our mistakes, and a video is a good way to analyze what we did wrong. It gets easier with each run. These ranges have stationary targets and motion activated ones that pop out as they are approached. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-32-55-583_com_g-2976174.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-33-03-043_com_g-2976175.JPG On the way out we leave tactically, but weapons empty for safety as we are approaching friendlies. Last man, myself on the way out, has to pull rear security and cover the rear. It goes fast. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-23-01-46-240_com_g-2976190.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:12:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:22:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Viktor Orban’s blackmail works. To unblock the 8th trench of aid for Ukraine and make progress in the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission intends to unfreeze a tranche of 13 billion euros allocated to Hungary by November. €22 billion in total, are still blocked on grounds such as democratic backsliding, a child protection law widely considered homophobic, Hungary’s treatment of asylum seekers, and the academic independence of Hungarian universities. Hungary is also waiting for €5.8 billion in grants and €6.6 billion in cheap EU loans under the recovery fund. To access these resources, it will have to meet 27 conditions. Orban enacted so-called judicial reforms in May in response to demands from Brussels, which would allow the commission to unlock €13bn, more than half of the frozen funding, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the country would not support Ukraine in any international relations issue until the language rights of ethnic Hungarians living there are restored. The language rights of 0.4% of the population? So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? There are a lot of factors. I pointed out the language issue because that is what Orban is claiming; but the main issue seems to be Ukraine labeled Hungary’s biggest bank a sanctions violator for trading with Russia. Since Hungary buys uranium and nuclear plant services from Russia and lots of oil and gas it obviously is going to be exchanging billions with Russia. Fundamentally Orban wants access to European markets without following the nanny state rules of EU. He has financially thrown all in with Russia on energy even though Hungary is in NATO and Russia is the only serious threat to NATO. Ukraine interfere d with his money flow do he has the hate on for Ukraine in addition to sucking on Putin. Nothing will ever make Orban happy unless EU throws him billion of euros and lets him do whatever he wants and allows him to sell cars into EU. I personally think the EU is stupid, but I am not the leader of a country that chose to go through the rigorous process to become a member of the EU. Then turns around and bitches and moans about EU. Just exit already. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:24:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: 1st- EU wants Hungary to abide by the Dublin Agreement when mandates that Hungary accept a quota of migrants from 3rd world shitholes. 2nd- EU wants Hungary to abide and get rid of Hungarian law banning LGQT bullshit for 18 or less. That is why LGQT stuff is put in the section where porn is because it is basically porn. 3rd- Rule of law and judicial reforms is basically, they want the courts accept Brussels court ruling when Brussels says something is legal or illegal, Hungary needs to accept it. 4th- EU wants Hungary to accept the private universities and their bullshit. In Hungary ,if a private university has a degree program than it needs to have an accredited program and setup. Central European University which is Soros university was basically churning out basket weaving degrees without certified instructors. Also CEU was having academic programs where participants didn't need to do certain things where the public and other universities were required to do. For example, you take an basket weaving or 7000 genders or womens studies program, they didn't have certified instructors for it and they just gave you a degree after churning out bullshit. Or CEU has an Computer Science programs and they didn't do the required training or direct experience. This isn't fair and all Hungary wanted was for the CEU and others is to have required certified teachers and also a certified program. You want to take an English program, usually it requires you to study or do one or two terms in an English spoken sister program like if you did CEU, then you can come to New York or Florida and take programs and vice versa. CEU wasn't do that but for every other university in Hungary, they were required and the EU laws MANDATED that they have those programs and educational materials available. 5th- Ukraine changed the language laws forcing and mandating that all education must be done in UKRANIAN only and nothing else when before the law, there was language programs and courses in Hungarian that students can take but they also did it in Ukrainian. My friends school in Beregszasz was Hungarian and Ukrainian for the rest of the day and then another had English and Ukrainian. The new laws in 2016 mandated only Ukrainian and nothing else. So even the American schools and British schools in English were being effected by the laws. But you know that those schools got waivers so they can still teach in English. But Hungarians didn't. I hope that is the basic gist of it. TLDR.. CEU Soros churned out a diploma mill school n budapest and students got ahead by cheating, EU says Hungary isn't being nice to Illegal migrants, listening to EU laws, and Ukraine changed laws making Hungarian illegal to teach. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: Originally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Viktor Orban’s blackmail works. To unblock the 8th trench of aid for Ukraine and make progress in the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission intends to unfreeze a tranche of 13 billion euros allocated to Hungary by November. €22 billion in total, are still blocked on grounds such as democratic backsliding, a child protection law widely considered homophobic, Hungary’s treatment of asylum seekers, and the academic independence of Hungarian universities. Hungary is also waiting for €5.8 billion in grants and €6.6 billion in cheap EU loans under the recovery fund. To access these resources, it will have to meet 27 conditions. Orban enacted so-called judicial reforms in May in response to demands from Brussels, which would allow the commission to unlock €13bn, more than half of the frozen funding, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the country would not support Ukraine in any international relations issue until the language rights of ethnic Hungarians living there are restored. The language rights of 0.4% of the population? So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? 1st- EU wants Hungary to abide by the Dublin Agreement when mandates that Hungary accept a quota of migrants from 3rd world shitholes. 2nd- EU wants Hungary to abide and get rid of Hungarian law banning LGQT bullshit for 18 or less. That is why LGQT stuff is put in the section where porn is because it is basically porn. 3rd- Rule of law and judicial reforms is basically, they want the courts accept Brussels court ruling when Brussels says something is legal or illegal, Hungary needs to accept it. 4th- EU wants Hungary to accept the private universities and their bullshit. In Hungary ,if a private university has a degree program than it needs to have an accredited program and setup. Central European University which is Soros university was basically churning out basket weaving degrees without certified instructors. Also CEU was having academic programs where participants didn't need to do certain things where the public and other universities were required to do. For example, you take an basket weaving or 7000 genders or womens studies program, they didn't have certified instructors for it and they just gave you a degree after churning out bullshit. Or CEU has an Computer Science programs and they didn't do the required training or direct experience. This isn't fair and all Hungary wanted was for the CEU and others is to have required certified teachers and also a certified program. You want to take an English program, usually it requires you to study or do one or two terms in an English spoken sister program like if you did CEU, then you can come to New York or Florida and take programs and vice versa. CEU wasn't do that but for every other university in Hungary, they were required and the EU laws MANDATED that they have those programs and educational materials available. 5th- Ukraine changed the language laws forcing and mandating that all education must be done in UKRANIAN only and nothing else when before the law, there was language programs and courses in Hungarian that students can take but they also did it in Ukrainian. My friends school in Beregszasz was Hungarian and Ukrainian for the rest of the day and then another had English and Ukrainian. The new laws in 2016 mandated only Ukrainian and nothing else. So even the American schools and British schools in English were being effected by the laws. But you know that those schools got waivers so they can still teach in English. But Hungarians didn't. I hope that is the basic gist of it. TLDR.. CEU Soros churned out a diploma mill school n budapest and students got ahead by cheating, EU says Hungary isn't being nice to Illegal migrants, listening to EU laws, and Ukraine changed laws making Hungarian illegal to teach. I can see how a lot of that would be an issue for a nation. Especially because a nations people has less representation to the EU level of governance to make changes. I imagine Hungary and Orban lack general leverage over the EU to make things go away, and if I know anything of big government this money is likely finds Hungary collected from their people and remitted to the EU for the EU to hold over Hungary to shove them into compliance and those issues are messy especially EU court mandates. I can see why one might try to use important unrelated matters to gain leverage to help their people. I also think the EU structure is designed to subjugate the populations of Europe under one easier to control system of governance. It might be best to return to nationality like England and set up their own trade agreements to avoid the big government dictates. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:25:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: ~4:00 video
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:27:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: Today was live fire on the trench ranges. We ran one course as doubles, and the other in four man teams. At the end of the day the commander had 700 rounds left and told us to make it disappear. So five instructors, including myself, ran the range. Most rounds were fired in full auto at the targets at the end of the trench system. I wish I could post the video of our run. The good news is we learn from our mistakes, and a video is a good way to analyze what we did wrong. It gets easier with each run. These ranges have stationary targets and motion activated ones that pop out as they are approached. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-32-55-583_com_g-2976174.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-33-03-043_com_g-2976175.JPG On the way out we leave tactically, but weapons empty for safety as we are approaching friendlies. Last man, myself on the way out, has to pull rear security and cover the rear. It goes fast. Speed, violence, and action. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-23-01-46-240_com_g-2976190.JPG Sounds like solid info. Glad to see y'all getting a lot of effective training time in, and congrats on the promotion. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:27:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: You miss Chinas greatest weakness it’s reliance on foreign energy. This relies on the US population not pitching a fit when we make a bunch of poor bastards hauling everything back to the mainland take a swim with the sharks. China just does not have the ASW or long range air dominance to secure these lines. They can stock max maybe two years, but that depends on them being able to defend the stores from western cruise missiles. Food is another point of leverage on the Chinese. Russia might be able to fill that but they need huge logistical routes built. The real deterrent button for Taiwan is a massed three gorges dam strike. Even if conventional it would ruin much of China. Taiwan would almost assuredly would be nuked repeatedly if that happened but those are the stakes at this level. This button does not depend on the west at all and it’s my understanding Taiwan is building out this capability rapidly. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
You miss Chinas greatest weakness it’s reliance on foreign energy. This relies on the US population not pitching a fit when we make a bunch of poor bastards hauling everything back to the mainland take a swim with the sharks. China just does not have the ASW or long range air dominance to secure these lines. They can stock max maybe two years, but that depends on them being able to defend the stores from western cruise missiles. Food is another point of leverage on the Chinese. Russia might be able to fill that but they need huge logistical routes built. The real deterrent button for Taiwan is a massed three gorges dam strike. Even if conventional it would ruin much of China. Taiwan would almost assuredly would be nuked repeatedly if that happened but those are the stakes at this level. This button does not depend on the west at all and it’s my understanding Taiwan is building out this capability rapidly. Totally agree. We have the ability to apply painful economic pressure and military force. But do we have the stomach to use them? We’ve been milquetoast with Russia. Will we suddenly grow balls and a spine when China attacks with just the tip here and there? Nothing we are doing with Ukraine would lead one to believe we would apply much pressure to China. Maybe. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:28:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnka871: Originally Posted By Easterner: Today was live fire on the trench ranges. We ran one course as doubles, and the other in four man teams. At the end of the day the commander had 700 rounds left and told us to make it disappear. So five instructors, including myself, ran the range. Most rounds were fired in full auto at the targets at the end of the trench system. I wish I could post the video of our run. The good news is we learn from our mistakes, and a video is a good way to analyze what we did wrong. It gets easier with each run. These ranges have stationary targets and motion activated ones that pop out as they are approached. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-32-55-583_com_g-2976174.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-22-33-03-043_com_g-2976175.JPG On the way out we leave tactically, but weapons empty for safety as we are approaching friendlies. Last man, myself on the way out, has to pull rear security and cover the rear. It goes fast. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/Screenshot_2023-10-03-23-01-46-240_com_g-2976190.JPG /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/terminator-skynet-545x407-301.jpg Hell yeah!  I have a new battalion to go to soon. My time as an instructor was well spent improving, but is almost at an end. I see how much easier it gets with each course I run, and the muscle memory is there now. New instructors will come in to take their breaks from the front. I really wish the recruits had more time themselves, but those that really need it get recycled to a new group. The.talent that comes through here is an invaluable asset. Honored to spend my time here with these guys, and I look forward to earning my next stripe.
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:32:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: There are a lot of factors. I pointed out the language issue because that is what Orban is claiming; but the main issue seems to be Ukraine labeled Hungary’s biggest bank a sanctions violator for trading with Russia. Since Hungary buys uranium and nuclear plant services from Russia and lots of oil and gas it obviously is going to be exchanging billions with Russia. Fundamentally Orban wants access to European markets without following the nanny state rules of EU. He has financially thrown all in with Russia on energy even though Hungary is in NATO and Russia is the only serious threat to NATO. Ukraine interfere d with his money flow do he has the hate on for Ukraine in addition to sucking on Putin. Nothing will ever make Orban happy unless EU throws him billion of euros and lets him do whatever he wants and allows him to sell cars into EU. I personally think the EU is stupid, but I am not the leader of a country that chose to go through the rigorous process to become a member of the EU. Then turns around and bitches and moans about EU. Just exit already. Is this something like the us federal system where Hungarian tax payers are paying tax to the EU level of government and the EU is holding those funds until it feels the state of Hungary is complying with its dictates to get its federal allocation back? |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:33:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:36:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By apr67: I truly believe a country shouldn't coerce any specific language be spoken. Not speaking the majority language already imparts enough issues that truly it makes no sense to make issue of it at all. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By apr67: Originally Posted By RockNwood: The language rights of 0.4% of the population? I truly believe a country shouldn't coerce any specific language be spoken. Not speaking the majority language already imparts enough issues that truly it makes no sense to make issue of it at all. I believe Ukraine did that change becsuse of Russian influence in the east. All the other languages were collateral damage but minuscule as a percentage. Some areas had 30-50+% Russian speakers. To dampen Russian influence they just went 100% Ukrainian language. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:46:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:46:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:52:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: I can see how a lot of that would be an issue for a nation. Especially because a nations people has less representation to the EU level of governance to make changes. I imagine Hungary and Orban lack general leverage over the EU to make things go away, and if I know anything of big government this money is likely finds Hungary collected from their people and remitted to the EU for the EU to hold over Hungary to shove them into compliance and those issues are messy especially EU court mandates. I can see why one might try to use important unrelated matters to gain leverage to help their people. I also think the EU structure is designed to subjugate the populations of Europe under one easier to control system of governance. It might be best to return to nationality like England and set up their own trade agreements to avoid the big government dictates. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By Jozsi: Originally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Viktor Orban’s blackmail works. To unblock the 8th trench of aid for Ukraine and make progress in the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission intends to unfreeze a tranche of 13 billion euros allocated to Hungary by November. €22 billion in total, are still blocked on grounds such as democratic backsliding, a child protection law widely considered homophobic, Hungary’s treatment of asylum seekers, and the academic independence of Hungarian universities. Hungary is also waiting for €5.8 billion in grants and €6.6 billion in cheap EU loans under the recovery fund. To access these resources, it will have to meet 27 conditions. Orban enacted so-called judicial reforms in May in response to demands from Brussels, which would allow the commission to unlock €13bn, more than half of the frozen funding, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Recently, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the country would not support Ukraine in any international relations issue until the language rights of ethnic Hungarians living there are restored. The language rights of 0.4% of the population? So the EU is holding up tens of billions of euros for Hungary because it doesn’t like policies the democratically elected leaders put in place? That could make me understand why Orban has been doing what he’s been doing. I’m sure the devil is in the details. Anyone know more about this? 1st- EU wants Hungary to abide by the Dublin Agreement when mandates that Hungary accept a quota of migrants from 3rd world shitholes. 2nd- EU wants Hungary to abide and get rid of Hungarian law banning LGQT bullshit for 18 or less. That is why LGQT stuff is put in the section where porn is because it is basically porn. 3rd- Rule of law and judicial reforms is basically, they want the courts accept Brussels court ruling when Brussels says something is legal or illegal, Hungary needs to accept it. 4th- EU wants Hungary to accept the private universities and their bullshit. In Hungary ,if a private university has a degree program than it needs to have an accredited program and setup. Central European University which is Soros university was basically churning out basket weaving degrees without certified instructors. Also CEU was having academic programs where participants didn't need to do certain things where the public and other universities were required to do. For example, you take an basket weaving or 7000 genders or womens studies program, they didn't have certified instructors for it and they just gave you a degree after churning out bullshit. Or CEU has an Computer Science programs and they didn't do the required training or direct experience. This isn't fair and all Hungary wanted was for the CEU and others is to have required certified teachers and also a certified program. You want to take an English program, usually it requires you to study or do one or two terms in an English spoken sister program like if you did CEU, then you can come to New York or Florida and take programs and vice versa. CEU wasn't do that but for every other university in Hungary, they were required and the EU laws MANDATED that they have those programs and educational materials available. 5th- Ukraine changed the language laws forcing and mandating that all education must be done in UKRANIAN only and nothing else when before the law, there was language programs and courses in Hungarian that students can take but they also did it in Ukrainian. My friends school in Beregszasz was Hungarian and Ukrainian for the rest of the day and then another had English and Ukrainian. The new laws in 2016 mandated only Ukrainian and nothing else. So even the American schools and British schools in English were being effected by the laws. But you know that those schools got waivers so they can still teach in English. But Hungarians didn't. I hope that is the basic gist of it. TLDR.. CEU Soros churned out a diploma mill school n budapest and students got ahead by cheating, EU says Hungary isn't being nice to Illegal migrants, listening to EU laws, and Ukraine changed laws making Hungarian illegal to teach. I can see how a lot of that would be an issue for a nation. Especially because a nations people has less representation to the EU level of governance to make changes. I imagine Hungary and Orban lack general leverage over the EU to make things go away, and if I know anything of big government this money is likely finds Hungary collected from their people and remitted to the EU for the EU to hold over Hungary to shove them into compliance and those issues are messy especially EU court mandates. I can see why one might try to use important unrelated matters to gain leverage to help their people. I also think the EU structure is designed to subjugate the populations of Europe under one easier to control system of governance. It might be best to return to nationality like England and set up their own trade agreements to avoid the big government dictates. its not that simple, this has been going on for a very long time. Orban was suspicious of the EU in the beginning but the initial entrance to the EU was smooth while they were all in agreement on various important factors. Later, when the left wing greens started coming into the EU and initiated more federalization of EU policies, this is what was causing friction. 1st- EU demanded that Hungary buy oil and gas in the open market and then also close their Russian built nuclear power plant. EU and even the US under Obama was opposed to Hungary finding an alternative to the Russian built plants. They just wanted it closed and end of story. Nobody offered help in finding alternatives and the EU also STIFFLED purposely in Hungary's efforts to find an alternative. Henceforth, Putin offered the new nuke plant with zero interest 25 year loan. Hungary worked and waited for alternates offers and once again the US and EU said no. Japan was off limits due to fukushima. There is more to the story and I can write a near 10 page list on the reasons for the EU vs. Hungary rift. Suffice to say, Orban knew the whole game is rigged and he wanted the EU to initiate change internally and he failed. In the end, the EU backed Hungary onto the wall and then cornered it some more for not following the line like a good little duck. I don't support Orban 100 percent but I agree with his stance on the migrant issue, the nuke issue, and the judicial rule of law issue. He is a fucken asshole on the whole Ukraine debacle and I am 100 percent convinced that he is doing all of this Putin bidding so they will cancel the loan like Russia has done to other countries. Hungary is still listed as an unfriendly and even HOSTILE nation to Russia due to Hungary supporting the sanctions. Also, the bank issue with OTP is really an odd one but when 40 percent of Hungary uses OTP and the sanctions is fucking with their livelihood due to some accounts of OTP( Országos Takarékpénztár) being owned and used by Russia, that's dicey and iffy in my book. Orban could have just banned and dump anyone that is Russian from using OTP but in the end, Orban is really holding out for the loan forgiveness. Now here is where it gets weird. Orban's setup and the parties setup are on polar opposite sides. The President of Hungary , Katalin Novak supports Ukraine and the Ukraine peace talks. Also has met with Zelinsky so there is a rift happening with the Orban side of the Fidesz party and the Pro Ukraine side of the party. I am confident that once Hungary gets its EU funding, Orban is gonna be doing breakdances and singing a different tune. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:53:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Totally agree. We have the ability to apply painful economic pressure and military force. But do we have the stomach to use them? We’ve been milquetoast with Russia. Will we suddenly grow balls and a spine when China attacks with just the tip here and there? Nothing we are doing with Ukraine would lead one to believe we would apply much pressure to China. Maybe. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Originally Posted By xd675: Originally Posted By RockNwood: I would agree with their assessment. The second lesson is that the West is not prepared for a long term war. If China can fend off an initial shock and awe effort and stretch out the front then the US and miscellaneous others will be very thin. If they can turn it into attrition warfare the US will be hard pressed. A subtext to the this is it will 90% US. Not sure how significant a defense Taiwan can raise with only 180K force isolated. Europe will mean the UK, nobody else will show up in meaningful numbers. A third lesson is that economic impact will be manageable. There will be no closing of the straits or sea embargo because muh Walmart/HF. Fourth: info/disinfo warfare works. The US is tripping over itself to decide if it wants to respond and if so what is the minimal amount possible? Our current handling of Russia’s imperialism is 100x worse then Milley’s Run for Your Life:Afghan Edition debacle. We have bet very heavily on a moderate number of F35s and a lot of ships, some that have had command and design issues. Do we have the will to use it? Is it enough? If China is facing a demographic Now or Never decision on invasion, then our laxity in Ukraine has done nothing to discourage them. ETA: I fully believe we have the capabilities to defeat a Chinese takeover of Taiwan . But it means making ruthless decisions in the beginning, no dawdling. The Ukraine experience has exposed our very pathetic political flopping around that poses as a will.
You miss Chinas greatest weakness it’s reliance on foreign energy. This relies on the US population not pitching a fit when we make a bunch of poor bastards hauling everything back to the mainland take a swim with the sharks. China just does not have the ASW or long range air dominance to secure these lines. They can stock max maybe two years, but that depends on them being able to defend the stores from western cruise missiles. Food is another point of leverage on the Chinese. Russia might be able to fill that but they need huge logistical routes built. The real deterrent button for Taiwan is a massed three gorges dam strike. Even if conventional it would ruin much of China. Taiwan would almost assuredly would be nuked repeatedly if that happened but those are the stakes at this level. This button does not depend on the west at all and it’s my understanding Taiwan is building out this capability rapidly. Totally agree. We have the ability to apply painful economic pressure and military force. But do we have the stomach to use them? We’ve been milquetoast with Russia. Will we suddenly grow balls and a spine when China attacks with just the tip here and there? Nothing we are doing with Ukraine would lead one to believe we would apply much pressure to China. Maybe. I don’t think we would outside some direct mass casualty attack from China against us. Without it as soon as images of starving or freezing Chinese women and children came in you’d start to see protests forming. Much of the American people don’t have the stomach for total war. Even people here would shrink at Clausewitz’s work that basically says a simple worker in a nations economy is just as valid a target as a soldier shooting at your troops. I think people forget that mentality about war when they see the Russians constantly bombing civilians and instead just label it terrorism or war crimes. Even what happened in Bucha sort of makes sense if you are fighting a war of genocide. At the end of the day the people in Geneva are new to the scene, and their way of war doesn’t have the best record for actually settling fights even we look back at the history of war. The world would do well to respond to a nations actions not their words. After Bucha there should be very little question or debate as to the depths the Russians will go to win this war. Instead you already see nations already not willing to discuss the atrocities in the room and because of that will not do what’s needed. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 4:57:15 PM EDT
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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/203719/IMG_3778-2976249.jpg https://t.me/combatfootageua/7638 That is pretty sick! Props to that guy for not letting that disability hold him down and still in the fight. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:06:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: bad news for funding for Ukraine. Nothing will happen in the House until new speaker is conformed. And new speaker may not be pro Ukraine. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:08:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xd675: The thread I posted a while back on important podcasts has a link to Shawn Ryan interviewing Erik Prince on China v Taiwan. It’s part two. Prince goes into the demographics of Taiwan. Apparently 30-40% want to join China with about 30% opposed. Prince then lays out a militia and turn key insurgency that I’ve spoke about for a while. If they could get just 3% off the island 30% to join they would have a huge irregular force that could be trained and semi regulated by the ROC but left their own autonomy if an attack occurs. Small arms should be issued to them and caches of the usual tools for insurgency created all over the island. Chinas real problem is there are only two beaches with the topography for seaborne invasion. They will likely need to rely on helicopters to spearhead the invasion which means any asshole with a MANPAD can cause a lot of impact. Until hearing him reference it I would have had no clue those were basically our percentages going into the revolutionary war |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:09:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SheltiePimp: Sobriety is cathartic, but it is painful.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WjyIZ2YBKIutter nonsense. Ukraine is winning the fight, as I have repeatedly said. Russia is the much more powerful nation and still hasn't been able to take Kyiv after 20 months of war with every advantage. Look at the USA vs Iraq in 2003. We had soldiers sleeping in Saddam's palaces in less time than Russia has in Ukraine and Zelenskyy is still free and in charge. 587 days into the 2 day Russian war  @sheltiepimp |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:11:16 PM EDT
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 https://news.err.ee/1609120397/kasparov-to-err-every-engineer-that-leaves-russia-means-one-fewer-missile
They flew into a rage, publicly calling for his assassination - like the gangster, terrorist state that they are. What got them so worried? Kasparov has been visiting our region, taking time to meet 🇪🇪 PM @kajakallas and talk to local media. He demonstrated what it means to be a real opposition - to russia’s entire imperial order. He lambasted both the West and russia’s existing “opposition” for not fully backing Ukraine’s victory. “Things along the lines of "we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes" are far removed from those three words – "Ukraine must win!",” explained Kasparov. He also set out his vision for a modern version of De Gaulle's Free France, but for russia, which would unequivocally support the military defeat of the regime. Here’s a bit more of what he told Estonia’s public broadcaster, ERR: “There is no such community as "anti-war Russians." I also do not like the phrase "good Russians," to put it mildly. Opinions run the gamut among those who have emigrated from Russia, while we can conditionally divide them in two. Saying that a person is against the war and Putin sounds quite vague. I proposed a simple formula for identifying people who think like us: they need to declare in five seconds and without hesitation that, "the war is criminal, the regime illegitimate and Crimea is Ukraine." It seems to me that only 25 percent of the Russian opposition is willing to make that declaration without hesitation. “What we see today is that many who are against the war are not willing to demonstrate willingness to offer the Ukrainian armed forces every kind of help. There is no such question for me and those who think like me. It is quite clear to us that Russia's freedom needs to start with a Ukrainian victory. Nothing will change until the Ukrainian flag is hoisted in Sevastopol.” Now these are good takes. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:20:20 PM EDT
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 Twitter is alight with the Speaket ouster news. Only the eight true conservatives (and all Democrats) voted him out. Here is a clue, when you see 95% of your friends and allies are commies, well you may not be the true red white and blue. Matt Gaetz…should have worn his pinko Barbie ensemble. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:23:30 PM EDT
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NEBO-U radar operating near Sevastopol Crimea, Ukraine Image 1. The 55Zh6U NEBO-U is a long-range VHF (Probably 140-180MHz) radar system. VHF radars are designed to detect low RCS targets by exploiting resonance. VHF radars can see LO threats; however they have a huge drawback in the fact they can't produce a target quality track. The data is from a VHF radar is not accurate enough to guide an interceptor missile to a threat. In practice these early warning radars cue higher frequency radars to look in the general direction of the threat and wait until they can produce a target quality track, which is not always possible. Image 2: I have attached a screenshot from a NEBO-U radar display showing the poor special resolution of the objects detected. Image 3: I have also provided a Cambridge Pixel line-of-sight plot of this radar. Note: Cambridge Pixel is purely a line-of-sight plot it does not take into account propagation or radar characteristics. Site History: This NEBO-U has been at this site since 2015 with no apparent movement of the support vehicles.   
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Posted: 10/3/2023 5:58:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: 1st- EU wants Hungary to abide by the Dublin Agreement when mandates that Hungary accept a quota of migrants from 3rd world shitholes. 2nd- EU wants Hungary to abide and get rid of Hungarian law banning LGQT bullshit for 18 or less. That is why LGQT stuff is put in the section where porn is because it is basically porn. 3rd- Rule of law and judicial reforms is basically, they want the courts accept Brussels court ruling when Brussels says something is legal or illegal, Hungary needs to accept it. 4th- EU wants Hungary to accept the private universities and their bullshit. In Hungary ,if a private university has a degree program than it needs to have an accredited program and setup. Central European University which is Soros university was basically churning out basket weaving degrees without certified instructors. Also CEU was having academic programs where participants didn't need to do certain things where the public and other universities were required to do. For example, you take an basket weaving or 7000 genders or womens studies program, they didn't have certified instructors for it and they just gave you a degree after churning out bullshit. Or CEU has an Computer Science programs and they didn't do the required training or direct experience. This isn't fair and all Hungary wanted was for the CEU and others is to have required certified teachers and also a certified program. You want to take an English program, usually it requires you to study or do one or two terms in an English spoken sister program like if you did CEU, then you can come to New York or Florida and take programs and vice versa. CEU wasn't do that but for every other university in Hungary, they were required and the EU laws MANDATED that they have those programs and educational materials available. 5th- Ukraine changed the language laws forcing and mandating that all education must be done in UKRANIAN only and nothing else when before the law, there was language programs and courses in Hungarian that students can take but they also did it in Ukrainian. My friends school in Beregszasz was Hungarian and Ukrainian for the rest of the day and then another had English and Ukrainian. The new laws in 2016 mandated only Ukrainian and nothing else. So even the American schools and British schools in English were being effected by the laws. But you know that those schools got waivers so they can still teach in English. But Hungarians didn't. I hope that is the basic gist of it. TLDR.. CEU Soros churned out a diploma mill school n budapest and students got ahead by cheating, EU says Hungary isn't being nice to Illegal migrants, listening to EU laws, and Ukraine changed laws making Hungarian illegal to teach. Thank you Jozsi. Basically Brussels/EU want to eliminate Hungarian sovereignty and shove their woke bullshit down everyone's throats. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 6:05:46 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By apr67: I truly believe a country shouldn't coerce any specific language be spoken. Not speaking the majority language already imparts enough issues that truly it makes no sense to make issue of it at all. I dont believe anyone is talking about coercing spoken language, except official lessons in schools. Ukraine doesn't allow Hungarian spoken in predominantly Hungarian towns in Ukraine. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 6:10:41 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kpacman: Here's what I was talking about. Why do you think all these Trump asshats are adopting an anti-Ukrainian stance that seems to be counter-intuitive to established Republican positions of the past? Itchy , perhaps you can flesh out YOUR theory on why Gaetz and MTG are so twisted up over Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-campaign-guts-gops-anti-russia-stance-on-ukraine/2016/07/18/98adb3b0-4cf3-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html You should stop reading the WAPO, it's making you believe stupid lies. Lets not derail this thread AGAIN with anti-Trump bullshit that has nothing to do with anything. |
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Posted: 10/3/2023 6:14:01 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RockNwood: Twitter is alight with the Speaket ouster news. Only the eight true conservatives (and all Democrats) voted him out. Here is a clue, when you see 95% of your friends and allies are commies, well you may not be the true red white and blue. Matt Gaetz…should have worn his pinko Barbie ensemble. It seems the dems are quite willing to assist the fringe lunatics in the republican party in completely destroying what remains of the party. Matt Gaetz can eat shit and die. |
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