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What happened to Russia's Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped
Reuters ^ | Mar 1 2022 | Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali

Posted on 03/01/2022 5:54:02 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

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To: blueunicorn6
"Maybe Putin worries about China."

...and China's puppet governments in North America.
41 posted on 03/01/2022 7:16:05 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: tophat9000

If Russia really wanted to take Ukraine, they could have done it over the weekend. Then, any other country in the area with the exception of Poland. All those countries still have communists in them. And nothing from the west can stop them without putting boots on the ground.


42 posted on 03/01/2022 7:18:45 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Todays conspiracy theory is tomorrows spoiler alert." )
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To: rbg81

Cessna’s A-37 Dragonfly carried munition.


43 posted on 03/01/2022 7:23:00 PM PST by CFIIIMEIATP737
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To: Williams
First of all Macgregor was a colonel not a general.

My mistake.

44 posted on 03/01/2022 7:25:13 PM PST by BipolarBob (The roar of the masses could be "Let's Go Brandon".)
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To: tophat9000

They are beginning to flatten the Ukrainian cities now.


45 posted on 03/01/2022 7:27:33 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

If this story is true, I cannot help but remember back a few years when Russia was trying to build a couple of aircraft carriers. They ended up selling one unfinished mess to India. I do not think the other is seaworthy yet.

I wonder if their aircraft are plagued with the same problem(s) and many are not airworthy.

If this story is true


46 posted on 03/01/2022 7:28:04 PM PST by Tupelo (“Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*ck things up” (Barack Obama))
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

You are 100% correct. This is a deep state operation. Take out the CIA bio weapon labs and surgically target the Neo-NAZI element.


47 posted on 03/01/2022 7:29:07 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Deptula is an idiot. They did establish air dominance. They blew up or captured or his Uke bases and fuels, and Putin basically said if outsiders got involved, he would nuke them.
That’s dominance.

The goal was not to bomb Ukraine into oblivion, that is in line with his speech that regard Ukrainians as cousins basically.


48 posted on 03/01/2022 7:32:45 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: GBA

Putin never stopped being a socialist.

So many think because a wall fell, there are no more soxialists there. That they all “converted”.


49 posted on 03/01/2022 7:35:49 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

The socialists are all in Washington DC.


50 posted on 03/01/2022 7:36:15 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

No

They are in every country

We just have some here, they have theirs, over there

Each group thinking they’re doing it better than any other socialists elsewhere


51 posted on 03/01/2022 7:37:34 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The tactics in this war make zero sense. It’s like neither team is fighting to win.


52 posted on 03/01/2022 7:43:43 PM PST by 1ScrappyArmyMom
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To: 1ScrappyArmyMom

They are negotiating. Russia is trying to maneuver into position so they can basically tell Ukraine, give in to our demands or we’ll attack.


53 posted on 03/01/2022 7:45:12 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Secret Agent Man; dfwgator
Putin never stopped being a socialist. So many think because a wall fell, there are no more soxialists there. That they all “converted”.

One of the first principles of Marxism is the progressive income tax. Interestingly, Russia implemented a 13% flat tax back in 2001, while here in the Land of the Free we still punish success with our progressive graduated income tax. Just sayin...

54 posted on 03/01/2022 7:52:15 PM PST by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: chuckb87

I was telling my daughter the other day that if this was a baseball game everyone expected Russia to win 10-0. It looks like they are going to win 10-6.

The outcome isn’t really in doubt. And there will be a lot of confused and disappointed people who just don’t understand how the world works.


55 posted on 03/01/2022 7:53:31 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Widget Jr

If ever.


56 posted on 03/01/2022 7:54:07 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Zhang Fei
If Biden suddenly decided to provide a NFZ over Lviv, and Zelensky moved his capital there, I could see a rump Ukrainian state surviving.

And potentially risk an escalation involving nuclear weapons?

57 posted on 03/01/2022 7:57:22 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: hanamizu

God bless America. That’s completely awesome and in line with American ingenuity and wartime bravery six ways to Sunday.


58 posted on 03/01/2022 8:00:32 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: 1ScrappyArmyMom

Russia is not fighting a total war, its trying to use restraint to mitigate collateral damage. If they’re going to attempt to annex Eastern Ukraine, then carpet bombing Kharkiv and having the civilian population bitter because you indiscriminately killed their loved ones isn’t a good idea.


59 posted on 03/01/2022 8:01:21 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: hanamizu
Ah the Piper bazooka guy…. I haven’t thought about that crazy pilot in years. He rates as truly amazing. I’m not sure but what the low and slow Cessna idea might not work.

The concept….

The Russians all punched holes in their fuel tanks then walked away to hang out in the trees drinking vodka. Here comes the Cessna flying the length of the convoy. Pilot flying, loader and bomber in the back with a few hundred packs of Black Cats.

Loader rips open a Black Cat package, hands off to bomber who lights and drops. 1, 2, 3, drop, a well oiled machine. The drunk Russians think all hell is on them and take off running with nothing but vodka bottles. Strings of Black Cats exploding, whooshes of fuel bursting into flame, vehicle explosions!

It would be glorious! I think bazooka guy would approve of this.

60 posted on 03/01/2022 8:03:04 PM PST by Hootowl99
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