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bucolic_frolic

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12. I wanna believe but it is wartime

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:47 AM

Feb 2022

How did Ukrainian officer come into this intel? World's richest man can't come up with $20B a day? They are that thinly supplied?

Like I say, I wanna believe. I do believe we are down a path where unconditional surrender is the only satisfactory outcome. Could be soon, could be 5-10 years. But we are there. The world is putting a chokehold on Pootie's ability to operate. His economy, military, citizenry will feel it. I think governments saw this coming. UKR sure got some supplies fast - like millions of assault rifles and Stinger missiles. Not things you get on 3-5 days' notice. The rest of eastern Europe NATO should be petrified. This is where the world left off in 1946 - Cold War was a truce of many decades, and it's the same game - free elections vs. dictatorship, just substitute communist henchmen for oligarchic circles.

Let's see how this develops. But I don't believe a negotiated peace is possible. Putin has shown us his hand, and that won't change no matter how much you tie him down.

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Putin supposedly furious that the war is not going better...report on Twitter, fwiw.... [View all] steve2470 Feb 2022 OP

He hasn't yet felt most of the hurt that's coming his way. eShirl Feb 2022 #1

NATO is on his doorstep. Hear that Sweden and Finland? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #2

Russia had been practicing within the Finnish borders and seizing their islands for a possible war. TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #26

Oh I'm sure Pooty is having fits blue-wave Feb 2022 #3

Seize all the oligarchs assets in foreign countries, Historic NY Feb 2022 #4

+1 dalton99a Feb 2022 #9

And another +1... calimary Feb 2022 #35

Some of the points make sense (5-7), Hav Feb 2022 #5

yes, that was my question too, how would the UKR know this ? nt steve2470 Feb 2022 #8

I too think a lot of this is wishful thinking MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #13

The level of confidence that this "intelligence" is likely lower than we'd like. But... Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #22

#5 is pretty chilling. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #11

Sounds plagiarized from WWII propaganda. "Lair in the Urals"? Hortensis Feb 2022 #28

Pooty Poot poops his pants. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #6

This is why I have some doubts about the "They're sending in inexperienced forces first" ck4829 Feb 2022 #7

I love to read these stories, but...... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #10

I wanna believe but it is wartime bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #12

I don't think that NATO countries have reason to be petrified. Not even Finland and Sweden, Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #17

MOST interesting. calimary Feb 2022 #34

I'd take that report with a giant grain of salt... Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #14

His "vaunted military" was only vaunted in his little rat brain, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #21

This is great except the more angry this lunatic gets.. honest.abe Feb 2022 #15

Like a massive cyber attack on the US, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #16

my understanding is, a very severe cyber-attack on the USA can trigger NATO article 5 steve2470 Feb 2022 #20

IMO, yes on 1, no on 2. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #24

Yeah, good question. honest.abe Feb 2022 #23

Riho Terras is a good source. BlueWavePsych Feb 2022 #18

Today or tomorrow deaniac21 Feb 2022 #19

So about 2weeks until Chinese weapons start showing up in the field Fullduplexxx Feb 2022 #25

There's a reason few nations buy Chinese weapons Kaleva Feb 2022 #27

Is it possible that Putin has met his own Waterloo? calimary Feb 2022 #29

It's possible. But Putin won't admit that Roc2020 Feb 2022 #30

Unless some in his inner circle ease him away from "the button." calimary Feb 2022 #33

Putin knows his life is on the line, too. tclambert Feb 2022 #31

2/7 Exactly. All the shinny, techie stuff..... paleotn Feb 2022 #32