Posted on 06/14/2023 9:56:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
And besides: It's not as though he were being forced to conduct an actual war. Rather, this is merely a "Special Military Operation," now well into its second year, with over 12,000 dead Russian troops. Russia's economy is nearly ONE-TWELFTH the size of America's - so the Russians should be able to swiftly replenish their arsenals!
Regards,
RE: now well into its second year, with over 12,000 dead Russian troops.
The dead Russian soldiers numbers are all over the place. Your estimate of 12,000 is definitely the lowest I have read yet. Some reports actually estimate the dead Russian soldiers to have exceeded 100,000.
Figure struck me as low, too. Was in a hurry, so consulted ChatGPT, and then decided to err on the conservative side so took its estimate. Am more than willing to substitute any other plausible figure you might come up with! (BTW: The corresponding figures for Ukrainian military casualties were likewise very low.)
Regards,
Yes, probably attempting to lull us into a false sense of security before he pulls another boner and sends another tank column to its doom towards Kyev dreams up another brilliant tactical stroke.
Fifth-dimensional chess!
Regards,
... said the spider to the fly.
If you dig into this article a little more you’ll see the entire interview was over 3.5 hours long which is amazing considering Putin is nearly dead from all the cancers he’s suffering from even more amazing is a guy known for soiling himself can sit for over three hours and still not have a pants load of crap
/sarcasm for those wearing panties to tight
That is some deep thoughts there.
I have always felt that any protracted war of attrition between “real” armies will evenually turn into WWI when both sides runs out of high tech weapons.
I was startled a bit when the first Russians I met in the mid 90s informed me that their military loses 50,000 men a year. This was during peace time. Was not a secret to them. Also they got oil from Iran ignoring all sanctions that they supposedly agreed to observe.
“Putin: We’re running out of weapons too”
But the Neocons, in their ever-increasing BRILLIANCE regarding Taiwan, made sure to have Russia become allies with the world’s LARGEST MANUFACTURER, by far, which of course is China*. So, should Russia need some more weapons, China will be there to help them.
As for the west, we’re still working on how to integrate their Drag Queens into our manufacturing base, so it will be a very long time before we get stepped up production.
*for the life of me, I cannot figure out why the Neocons considered it a good idea to push Russia and China together - are they REALLY that stupid...perhaps someone else may know?
“The art of deception.”
Agree - don’t forget, Putin also said he wasn’t going to invade Ukraine...36 hours or so later, the games started, with Ukraine caught totally flat-footed.
"Kim Dotcom Retweeted Senator Dick Black @SenRichardBlack
Ukraine's offensive hit a steel wall. 7,000 KIA, 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles destroyed in just one week with trivial gains.
It is a pointless bloodbath. Charred Leopard tanks and Bradley vehicles lie everywhere.
Telling Ukraine to fight "for as long as it takes" is inhuman. End this tragic war now.
7:34 AM • Jun 14, 2023 • 351K Views"
The Chinese have plenty of weapons. And, they’re writing up a contract, even as we speak. You’ll have an endless supply of weapons...as long as you give China the Kamchatka Peninsula.
“The photographs of wrecked Bradleys and Leopard IIs piled on top of each other can’t be denied. “
You would think with the constant recycling of that hit equipment that it represented the totatality of the Ukie Army and the offensive..But when you have nothing else to brag about I guess it will have to do...
Meanwhile Ukraine continues to advance as they “lose”....
Nah your just afraid that the offensive is actually progressing and Putin may lose his ill gotten gains...
Well, just damn, Putie. Stop the war.
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