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Russia bringing in regular civilian trucks as run out of military trucks (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2022 OP
clown show. WarGamer Mar 2022 #1
This is embarrassing. WTF? nt Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #2
ZZ Tops they're not. calguy Mar 2022 #3
Hey, I just ran into this O'Brien fellow for the first time today, Demo -- he also said, Leghorn21 Mar 2022 #4
Unrelenting Stubborness Jazz Jon Mar 2022 #5
A potential problem for autocrats moondust Mar 2022 #6
Or MoonlitKnight Mar 2022 #7
cabs painted ukraine blue? nice nt msongs Mar 2022 #8
Ladies and Gentleman, Volaris Mar 2022 #9
I don't buy it. rockfordfile Mar 2022 #10
Did I actually just see minivans? herding cats Mar 2022 #11

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
4. Hey, I just ran into this O'Brien fellow for the first time today, Demo -- he also said,
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 10:45 PM
Mar 2022

"Btw. Replacing military grade trucks with civilian ones is catastrophic on many levels. You have to stick to better roads, they are less robust and you can’t stock spare parts for all the different models"

and I said, YEAH BABY!!!

so utterly fucked!!!

Jazz Jon

(109 posts)
5. Unrelenting Stubborness
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 11:03 PM
Mar 2022

If this is true, it shows something very interesting. It shows that Putin's emotional maturity is that of an infant in his "terrible twos" throwing a tantrum. If he is commandeering civilian vehicles, it means the war is going extremely badly for the Russians and can only go downhill. YET... he won't give it up or find a way out. He wants what he wants, and he can't let it go. He can't bear to not get what he wants. He is not capable of excepting that something is not his.

Does this remind you of anyone....??

Our dear Trump just maybe? They are twins. Narcissist evil shits with an emotional maturity of basically zero. They never matured emotionally. It's most likely the reason for their evilness.


....not to mention that Mom and Pop, Ivan and Ludmila, are going to be PISSED that Putin sent their family farm truck to get stuck in the mud 500 miles away.

moondust

(19,979 posts)
6. A potential problem for autocrats
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 11:11 PM
Mar 2022

is that if they insist on being told what they want to hear they may over time develop a distorted understanding of the world around them--including the military capabilities at their command. Wouldn't surprise me if that played a part in launching the disastrous Operation Barbarossa...and possibly the foolish invasion of Ukraine.

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