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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:04:28 PM EDT
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Russian troops so incompetent it’s embarrassing, says ex British Army sniper on frontline in Ukraine war:
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:05:04 PM EDT
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 NATO vs Russia - Who Would Win Military Comparison |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:05:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Johnny_Utah_88: Somebody's full of s***, I don't think ARs were available to the public until 89 Welcome to fail, population you. ARs not available until '89? GTFOH |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:06:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M-1975: Make a plan now, if it happens you'll have about 30 minutes to get safe(r). https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/177432/FNsKR_OVsAMkRHY_jpg-2317047.JPG Does the wind not blow in Coffeyville, KS. I don't see any yellow streak. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:07:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RustedAce: Yeah, but as I am sure you know, they dont actually give a shit about Ukrainians. Russia could death camp every single Ukrainian and they wouldnt bat an eye if there was no way they could exploit it for gain. (See China and Uyghurs.) Its all posturing anyway; ok so now they can raise tariffs. On WHAT? Not oil, not gas. What else are we going to raise tariffs on to punish Russia? They dont export jack shit. Palladium, rhodium, dirt and plywood. Big whoop. ...but hey lets not let a good opportunity to stick some BS in there to modify a completely unrelated law to give more power to the POTUS. 
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NV, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:09:42 PM EDT
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Russian invasion spurs European demand for U.S. drones, missiles
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-russian-invasion-spurs-european-demand-us-drones-missiles-2022-03-17/ |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:10:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: Russian troops so incompetent it's embarrassing, says ex British Army sniper on frontline in Ukraine war: https://archive.ph/gI99R Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: Russian troops so incompetent it's embarrassing, says ex British Army sniper on frontline in Ukraine war: https://archive.ph/gI99R Wow.. "I have never seen something so embarrassing. The Taliban were better fighters than the Russians. They are surrendering in their droves. It's embarrassing." "For the second largest army in the world it is a joke. I have seen prisoners surrendering, I have seen Russian soldiers faking epilepsy attacks to get in the back of civilian ambulances in the hopes of getting out." |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:10:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Started off good but went to shit when he called J6 an attempted insurrection. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Started off good but went to shit when he called J6 an attempted insurrection. Agreed. To call J6 an attempt to overthrow our government, and to compare to Putin's actions was stupid. Otherwise he presented a well told message to the Russians. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:11:33 PM EDT
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Putin turns on Russians..Putin threatens RUSSIAN "SCUM & TRAITORS" i.e. those supporting Ukraine & western nations
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:12:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: ZeroHedge is Russian owned. You keep saying that... but whats your proof? |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:13:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigReb: How about you guys take this bullshit to im's. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigReb: Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By PeepEater: Originally Posted By HiramRanger: No... even Russian infantry is more competent than you are at arguing your point.  Lol. The 2nd largest country in Europe during a war doesn't yet have the death toll of our inner cities in a year (all per capita and monthly comparisons aside). All relevant statistics aside... gotya. Makes your argument less than moronic. You should get a job in the Biden Department of Labor! How about you guys take this bullshit to im's. It was a refutation of a bullshit assertion that sought to play down the heinous targeting of civilians, so no Karen, I won’t back off as long as that shit persists. Thanks for your concern. If he dropped it, which I believe he did, I’m done as well. To put it bluntly, I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think or what you want to hear from me. You’re more than welcome to put me on ignore if you don’t like it sugar.  Good day sir. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:13:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Putin turns on Russians..Putin threatens RUSSIAN "SCUM & TRAITORS" i.e. those supporting Ukraine & western nations  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIeACINKtbIMy favorite part is where he calls for the purification of society. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:14:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RattleCanAR: It is correct. NATO is powerless because of nukes. The new alliance has to be free of nuclear states. NATO is not powerless to stop Putin. NATO doesn't have the will to stop Putin. |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:14:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Yobro512: Russia isn’t gaining ground. It just isn’t. Their top forces are completely decimated. Ukraine has never been more dug in and Russia’s economy is going to zero. I don’t know if id bet on Russia to conventionally win this outright. It might come down to whether or not they can surround and cut off Kyiv. If they can siege Kiev, does not mean they can take it. Big difference. And if Kiev turns into Leningrad 2.0 and they will have 500 people drop dead every day from starvation with no food, water, power or anything, NATO will probably "do something about it". It is a lose-lose situation for Russians. They can't take Ukraine, lacking manpower. They could theoretically occupy the country and turn entire cities to dust. They would have to completely destroy Kiev to take it, Stalingrad-style. With hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties and same on their side too. Really that's the only option and it's not an option for several reasons: Public opinion, manpower and what is the point of taking over a country if it's destroyed into stone age. They want to occupy Kiev, not turn into another Stalingrad but Stalingrad is what they will get. The battle for Berlin caused them to lose 200K soldiers as one data point. So they can't win, can't go back with nothing and can't dig in and stay in place. The russians threw their army under the bus so to speak, which could explain why they act so vicious towards civilians. They see the writing on the wall. The war of attrition is a two-way street. And the question is who will lose that war first. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:14:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:16:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:17:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Walleyeguy24: They don't have enough working vehicles to send 87,000 more. Rail cars or just have them march? Sure they'll lose a few, but that means only the strongest will be fighting. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:17:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CharlieR: Yes, in Afghanistan, and I was a TOW antitank platoon leader also a loong time ago,. Watch this snackbar video, starting at eight second. It is a TOW missile. It is SACLOS (Semi automatic command line of sight). It is NOT fire and forget. You keep the sight on the target and the sensor sees where the missile is in relation to the crosshairs, and makes small corrections. https://funker530.com/video/tow-missile-cuts-car-in-half-nsfw/ SACLOS, wire guided missile tracks are parallel to the ground, slow, and jerky. But clip the wire and they go crazy. Jerk the sight to hard and the wire can snap. Its very thin. This was some sort of Russian wire guided SACLOS antitank missile. Yeah that's not a javelin. That's something else. Javelins don't flare like that. You fire, dump the tube, keep the clu and haul ass. You won't see a javelin like that. Maybe not at all. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:17:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Johnny_Utah_88: Somebody's full of s***, I don't think ARs were available to the public until 89 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Johnny_Utah_88: Originally Posted By CurseOfKatyn: Originally Posted By ottodog8: I bought my first AR-15 in 1972, a couple of years before I was issued one. You? Knock off the bullshit or step out of the thread. Your choice. Colt's submitted a request for BATF approval on October 23, 1963 and the first consumer AR-15 was produced for sale by Colt's January 2, 1964. For decades, Colt's was the only option if you wanted to own an AR-15. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:17:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Schools, hospitals, and churches! And now targeting cats...fucking russians!!! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Schools, hospitals, and churches! And now targeting cats...fucking russians!!! Now PETA and Code Pink will be joining the fight! Putin is screwed! |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:18:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:19:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Putin turns on Russians..Putin threatens RUSSIAN "SCUM & TRAITORS" i.e. those supporting Ukraine & western nations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIeACINKtbIYeah to be honest looks like his paranoia is getting the better of him. Not entirely happy with that to be honest. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:20:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/56204/0B8A1274-4217-4816-B90E-DD0B4D03EF61_jpe-2316256.JPG |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:21:01 PM EDT
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What a clusterfuck of Russian troops
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:21:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shenanigunz: My favorite part is where he calls for the purification of society. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shenanigunz: Originally Posted By realwar: Putin turns on Russians..Putin threatens RUSSIAN "SCUM & TRAITORS" i.e. those supporting Ukraine & western nations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIeACINKtbIMy favorite part is where he calls for the purification of society. To fuckheads improving mankind always seems to involve haveing less mankind |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:21:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Walleyeguy24: They don't have enough working vehicles to send 87,000 more. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Walleyeguy24: Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Putin needs to do a draft, then send 8.7M troops into Ukraine. Or whatever They don't have enough working vehicles to send 87,000 more. But they have horses. The new recruits can ride into Ukraine on horseback to relieve their depleted army. Then not only will they have plenty of new troops, they can eat the horses for food! See, it's all part of Putin's masterclass on 3D chess... |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:21:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: TOS-1 is disabled by a Jav,second hit goes boom.
Oooh... big badda boom. 
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:22:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
I'm really hoping this signifies he feels the grim reaper creeping If that's living in his head right now, things are starting to fall apart for him. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:24:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TripleC: WTF was that second hit. Secondary explosion? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TripleC: Originally Posted By outofbattery: TOS-1 is disabled by a Jav,second hit goes boom.
WTF was that second hit. Secondary explosion? It is recommended to hit the armored box launcher.  |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:24:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stone-age: Yep. We don't want him in the position that he has to win no matter what it takes. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stone-age: Originally Posted By pivoproseem: As much I I want to see the Russian Army ground to a pulp, I think there needs a "golden bridge" for a Russian exit to Ukraine, before Putin gets too desperate and does something so stupid that we have to kick their teeth in and stomp them in such a way as to make WWIII a bit too much of likely result. Yep. We don't want him in the position that he has to win no matter what it takes. I don't think win at any cost is a realistic practical option for him, personally. But who the fuck can say for sure? You can't really guess what a crazy dude off his nut will do based on a lifetime's experience dealing with normal more or less sane and rational people |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:25:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Kudlow: This is beyond insanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61NE0ZB5UpsYeah. fox news who helped with the stolen election acting like this was unexpected by calling it "insanity". Fuck fox. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:25:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: Yeah to be honest looks like his paranoia is getting the better of him. Not entirely happy with that to be honest. Paranoid vs Dementia. Great... 
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:26:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Balu:  Calls Jan 6 an attempted overthrow of the government. I swear these swamp rat establishment Republicans are worse than the Democrats. What a disgusting asshole.Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Balu: Calls Jan 6 an attempted overthrow of the government. I swear these swamp rat establishment Republicans are worse than the Democrats. What a disgusting asshole.How does anyone believe that some Americans tried to actually overthrow the U S Government on Jan 6 ? Seriously? A hand full of PROTESTORS IS NOT AN ATTEMPTED OVERTHROW OF THE U S Government. I mean, how dumb can anyone be to actually believe a few protestors were attempting to overthrow .gov? S T U P I D !!!!!! |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:27:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M-1975:
That's a good idea. We should take the pennant numbers off our carriers so no one will know whose they are. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:27:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:28:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: You keep saying that... but whats your proof? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: Originally Posted By kncook: ZeroHedge is Russian owned. You keep saying that... but whats your proof?   |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:29:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Putin turns on Russians..Putin threatens RUSSIAN "SCUM & TRAITORS" i.e. those supporting Ukraine & western nations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIeACINKtbIThe Purge Begin. Chinese style. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:30:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
And so it begins. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:34:27 PM EDT
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The ratings war is serious business
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:36:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: You keep saying that... but whats your proof? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: Originally Posted By kncook: ZeroHedge is Russian owned. You keep saying that... but whats your proof? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krassimir_Ivandjiiski http://www.strogosekretno.com/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ivandjiiski Fill in the blank |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:36:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:37:12 PM EDT
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Lol. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:37:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tac556: Notice that they all just haul ass for the ditch, and nobody seems to be manning the turret. Guess nobody wants to hang around the missile magnets.mm Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tac556: Originally Posted By M-1975:
Notice that they all just haul ass for the ditch, and nobody seems to be manning the turret. Guess nobody wants to hang around the missile magnets.mm A good ambush tactic would be to have guys on both sides of an elevated road. Have a few guys on one side start ripping off rounds, pop an RPG maybe, then high tail it out. They will begin “taking cover” on the opposite side to return fire. When they are all piled out open up with the main element on the side they are exposed. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:37:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By atavistic: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By atavistic: Originally Posted By odiedodi: Originally Posted By Shenanigunz: Glenn Grothman Thomas Massie Matt Gaetz Lauren Boebert Andy Biggs Marjorie Taylor Greene Chip Roy Dan Bishop
You have to pass the bill to see what is in the bill. I get it. They're going to catch a ton of shit for voting no, but I get it. Oh, shit, sternly worded sanctions? Please no! Drastic shortage of Russian...stuff coming! Like vodka and...does Russia make anything no one can get anywhere else? I like Stolichnaya too, but it's not like there aren't 87 bajillion other vodkas. They have wheat, I guess, usually. Not so much now, but other places grow wheat for export. They have natural gas, and oil. and refined petroleum products too, but again other places have that stuff also, albeit at a possibly higher price. But after a thorough 120 seconds of deep file searching in my mind, I can't think of any uniquely Russian products the lack of which would severely disturb anyone's daily life on the entire planet worse than a minor or moderate inconvenience. I don't think the lack of new nesting dolls and gilded giant eggs and paper flavored bodka is going to cause any issues with anything that's important. But I admit a fairly large amount of ignorance on Russian imports and exports. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:38:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLurker:
It would be fantastic if Ukraine was able to get some way to take out the landing ships off Odesa. That would free up the forces defending the city to move towards reinforcing the East. That little landing force is bogging down a number of Ukrainian troops in reserve. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:38:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: TOS-1 kill. Edit: Not a Javelin. I thought the wobble was wonky video and that it was top attack profile but it probably is just lucky happenstance that the missile lost guidance and came down where it did. Good chance it's one of their Stugna P missiles. Regardless sweet kill.
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:39:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By YaNi05: They aren't advancing quick enough to encircle Kyiv. And then they have to actually take it. Encircling doesn't win them anything. Look at Mariupol. That was supposed to be taken on day 1 and here we are. I'm betting they only have another ~week before they're combat ineffective due to losses of men and equipment. And the further they extend their unprotected supply lines, the more likely they get lit up and starved out. Every report of the RA invading a village and there is widespread looting of food. They're hungry because their logistics blow ass. This. Only thing is, I am not sure they lost their "best". Russians have a habit of sending penal battalions into battle to clear the way for more experienced, organized units. Penal battalions were formed from ZEKs, or prisoners. If your battalion gets encircled, you become a traitor, "Enemy of the People" and go to Gulag and then to a penal battalion to "redeem" yourself. I wonder if Putin plays stupid for now, lets them think they are winning, let's this continue for a bit longer, exhausts UA and then throws more divisions into the meat grinder, this time real, not BS conscripts. That's how they won in Stalingrad. Threw fresh reserves into the battle. Thing is, not sure he has that resource. Or can command anyone to go. Who in his right mind would climb into a box on wheels only to end up under fire. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:40:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ledfingers: NATO is not powerless to stop Putin. NATO doesn't have the will to stop Putin. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ledfingers: Originally Posted By RattleCanAR: It is correct. NATO is powerless because of nukes. The new alliance has to be free of nuclear states. NATO is not powerless to stop Putin. NATO doesn't have the will to stop Putin. NATO also always counted on the US to supply the balls, unlimited troops, and deep pockets. Fuck NATO |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:41:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ServusVeritatis]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: You keep saying that... but whats your proof? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: Originally Posted By kncook: ZeroHedge is Russian owned. You keep saying that... but whats your proof? @Voland Owned by ABC Media Bulgaria (front company). This is the father of the creator and editor. He is a former Soviet Foreign affairs chief in USSR: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krassimir_Ivandjiiski But you’re right. Maybe I should say “Soviet” owned instead of Russian. |
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Posted: 3/17/2022 8:42:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PurpleOtter: Scoop: U.S. weighs deal to remove Iran's IRGC from terror blacklist Sure that's a good idea. Wonder how many Americans they killed in Iraq over the years. Fuck Brandon |
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