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["The challenge he faces — and this is the biggest question that's hung over our analysis of his planning for months now — is he has no sustainable political endgame in the face of what is going to continue to be fierce resistance from Ukrainians," Burns said.

U.S. officials and analysts who follow Russia say the Russian military would need a force several times the size of the current one to maintain a sustained occupation of Ukraine.]

1 posted on 03/08/2022 12:41:20 PM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Never, ever believe anything a Bushbot says.


35 posted on 03/08/2022 1:16:28 PM PST by jpsb
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There was no election fraud so we don’t need any investigation. The Jan 6th protest was an insurrection. Covid occurred naturally. Masks don’t work. Masks will work. The US didn’t fund gain of function. The “vaccine” will be 100% effective. Does anybody care what they say?


38 posted on 03/08/2022 1:20:28 PM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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Russia would just haul off half the populace to work in labor camps if its that problematic to occupy Ukraine.

They’re already a pariah nation. So the next thing Russians will do is reestablish Siberian work camps.


40 posted on 03/08/2022 1:24:20 PM PST by Bayard
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Sorry, but the CIA couldn’t ID a keister if their head was firmly implanted in it.

The days of us caring what they think or pronounce are over.

Their efforts against trump destroyed our trust.


42 posted on 03/08/2022 1:26:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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Putin is consolidating forces for one giant roll-of-the-dice attempt to take Kyiv.

On the west of Kyiv, he is massing forces together with Chechens and Wagner mercenaries.

On the east of Kyiv, his trying to push his tank divisions to reach the eastern side of the city.

When his forces are in place, then one massive onslaught.

The Ukrainians are prepared to defend Kyiv, however.

It is not out of the question that Ukraine can frustrate Putin from consolidating enough forces through flanking attacks and severing supply lines

If Putin gets his forces in place, lots and lots of young Russian males will die.

Lots of other people will die.

If Putin fails to take Kyiv, then he will seriously negotiate a face-saving settlement.


44 posted on 03/08/2022 1:33:00 PM PST by Meet the New Boss (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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“U.S. officials and analysts who follow Russia say the Russian military would need a force several times the size of the current one to maintain a sustained occupation of Ukraine.”

Retired General David Petraeus, who led the COunterINsurgency (COIN) fight in Iraq, was a champion of new COIN doctrine in the US Army, and later served as CIA Director, recently said the same thing.


46 posted on 03/08/2022 1:43:25 PM PST by BeauBo
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If the CIA says it ... its time to buy calls on the S&P 500.


47 posted on 03/08/2022 1:44:24 PM PST by dartuser
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Since when does the CIA speak out like they are FOX News?


53 posted on 03/08/2022 2:19:23 PM PST by dforest
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I don’t believe any of that, it’s all propaganda and bad propaganda at that. There has no reliable news of the war coming out and I can’t make any sense of what is really going on. Whatever negative stuff they are saying I am inclined to believe the opposite. Putin and his military are not stupid and this campaign was planned very carefully. My guess is it’s going right on schedule with exceptions.

This war has to come to close as we are on the cusp on Planting Season and Ukraine supplies Europe with Wheat, they miss a growing season and Europe will be starving and we will not be able to make up the difference as there will be reduced crop yields this year because of a lack of Fertilizer and other Chemicals, Russia exports 60% of the world’s fertilizer if you didn’t know it.


62 posted on 03/09/2022 9:40:05 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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