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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. vegasfox

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    The conventional wisdom is that the ISI was funding the Taliban. And the conventional wisdom is that Russia started the Ukraine war. Let this sweet genius from Iceland set you straight. Jack Posobiec blocked her, then did some research (evidently)
    Then he unblocked her. The 5-time president of Iceland stated that SweetJenius was the greatest female geopolitical thinker on eartth

     
  2. CaptUSMCNole

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    Everyone knows the ISI was funding the Taliban. It's like saying you know water is wet. Glad to hear ol' grand master strategist Copley was able to figure it out though. That must be the kind of strategic intel that Copley develops that those third world potentates are giving him titles for.

    Did you just find that Tweet? SweetJenius is not someone you stated you follow. How did you leave out the "greatest female geopolitical thinker on earth"? And does being female mean that she is below the male geopolitical thinkers? Like Serena Williams is below Federer, Murrey, Djoke, Nadal, etc?
     
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  3. vegasfox

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    Who started the Ukraine war? Who finds the Taliban? Sometimes the conventional thinking is wrong.
     
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  4. vegasfox

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    Getting back to Ukraine
     
  5. ajoseph

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    “Conventional wisdom” vs homemade propaganda? What to choose ….
     
  6. homer

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    Are you ok with this attack on civilian targets?
     
  7. duggers_dad

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    I contend that it is the far right ultra-nationalist Kyiv dictatorship, that you wholeheartedly embrace, that specifically targets civilians. See: train sabotage in Bryansk and Kursk.
     
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  8. oragator1

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  9. CaptUSMCNole

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    This German General look a little too happy in this photo about this announcement. His StratComm team needs to do some better work.

     
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  10. CaptUSMCNole

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    Hey @vegasfox you need to get your boy Scott Ritter to weigh in on this thread:






    And Jack has entered the chat:
     
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  11. CaptUSMCNole

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  12. PITBOSS

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    “apology accepted, Captain Needa”
     
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  13. sierragator

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    Balconies strike again
     
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  15. vegasfox

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    1) Everyone thinks Pakistan funds the Taliban. Copley said it was India that funded the Taliban. You were hoodwinked

    2) Yes SweetJenius was Scott Adams's favorite Russia booster

    3) Yes a world leader called SweetJenius "the greatest female geopolitical thinker on earth."

    4) But SweetJenius is a man, baby! Don't ask me how I know

     
  16. CaptUSMCNole

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    1. You think that video proves that India alone was funding the Taliban?

    2. Do you think that is a compliment?

    3-4. So where does He rank in terms of geopolitical strategists if he is in fact a man and not a woman? Is it where Serena would rank on the Men’s Tour?
     
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  17. CaptUSMCNole

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    The AFU is starting to be able to do combined arms operations. This is a big improvement.

     
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  18. oragator1

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    By the way, something g that hasn’t been talked about.
    But now that drones have been shown to be able to get anywhere in Russia, imagine the paranoia Putin must have about sleeping pretty much anywhere.

    the other thing that only starting to be talked about is how much the drones in this conflict, especially the last year or so. are changing the future face of war. You had drones before, but those were large and relatively expensive. These drones are small cheap, and plentiful. They have already proven to be able to change the course of the war, despite their range limitations. It’s going to be something all militaries have to substantially plan for going forward, including developing much improved counter technology.
     
  19. chemgator

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    Russia is dying to gets its hands on Ukraine. And Russia's economy might be what does it in.

    Russia is running out of its Soviet-era tank reserves. They only built 300 new tanks last year while 1400 were destroyed. Most its 3500 tanks in storage have been cannibalized or are beyond repair.

    Wages are up 18% in the last year due to labor shortages. Interest rates are at 21% and rising. Prices of fruits and vegetables are up 20% in the last year. And Russia's National Wealth Fund will run dry in a few months, which will likely make the above problems accelerate.

    How Putin plans to deliver killer blow to Ukraine

     
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