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- 2024-04-21 09:14am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Very simple question: How will the $60 billion in aid help the Ukrainians achieve a more favourable result in the conflict? Straight from the horse's mouth: "I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that kee...
- 2024-04-20 08:06pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Thank fuck for that, only a day late. Hopefully not a dollar short. Very simple question: How will the $60 billion in aid help the Ukrainians achieve a more favourable result in the conflict? Result isn't really the right word. The question should be as follows: How will the $60 billion in aid help...
- 2024-04-20 07:51pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Very simple question: How will the $60 billion in aid help the Ukrainians achieve a more favourable result in the conflict?EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-04-20 03:03pm Thank fuck for that, only a day late. Hopefully not a dollar short.
- 2024-04-14 12:41pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 559
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
The drone attack was more about sending a political message than anything else. As noted above, the Iranians had to do something to keep their people & allies happy after the recent string of Israeli attacks against Iranian targets, especially after the consulate strike in Syria. Iran restricted...
- 2024-04-13 05:14pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 559
- Views: 38992
Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Iranian drone strike is on the way to Israel. Reports are mixed and claim anywhere from dozens to hundreds of drones. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68810053 Iran has launched aerial drones at Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says, appearing to mark a widely anticipated reprisal a...
- 2024-04-13 02:26pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
With what army? The US Army, hopefully. We certainly spend enough on it. And how exactly is the US army going to get to the Ukraine and support itself there? This is not Desert Storm where there's a safe location for NATO to assemble forces & supplies for months before starting hostilities, not...
- 2024-04-13 12:03pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Sounds like NATO and/or the US should step up and get directly involved in the fighting to prevent that. With what army? The UK admits they'd last 2 months at best https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/weakened-uk-military-two-months-war-russia/ There are doubts the UK has the resources for a...
- 2024-04-04 11:20am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
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ISIS is still claiming responsibility for the attack. It's the "why" that confuses me. Because they (read: someone somehow associated with ISIS) found someone pissed off or bitter or whatever enough to do it and that happened to be right now. ISIS has no reason not to take credit for a go...
- 2024-03-31 03:42pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
I would ask what business of Belarus' a domestic crime committed in Russia is, but we all know the answer. Belarusian citizens were killed in the Crocus attack. This opens up a legal path where the terrorists can be extradited to Belarus and executed if that's what both sides want. After, of course...
- 2024-03-23 09:57am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
From the Royal United Services Institute. https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/attritional-art-war-lessons-russian-war-ukraine The Attritional Art of War: Lessons from the Russian War on Ukraine Alex Vershinin 18 March 2024 If the West is serious about the possibility of a g...
- 2024-03-23 09:02am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
@J Well, costing Russia a billion in rebuilding but losing ten billion USA support isn't a great trade, but since the gop is currently blocking the support anyway... No amount of aid from the US will make any real difference in the war, a billion, ten billion, or a trillion, it simply doesn't matte...
- 2024-03-22 01:39pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
https://www.ft.com/content/98f15b60-bc4d-4d3c-9e57-cbdde122ac0c US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries Washington told Kyiv that drone attacks risk driving up crude prices and provoking retaliation The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warnin...
- 2024-03-10 12:43pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
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https://apnews.com/article/state-department-victoria-nuland-retiring-russia-ukraine-b06cfb9ca517f1a7f2e10ee7520e3086 Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, retiring WASHINGTON (AP) — Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequ...
- 2024-03-07 12:01pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
What would have happened if the Greek prime minister was caught in the blast? Nothing. Other than a lot of butt hurt & hysterics. Article 6 of NATO https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm Article 6 For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties...
- 2024-02-25 06:36pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
So, by the numbers, assuming they're all accurate, Ukraine and Russia are losing troops at about the same rate. Not really sustainable, considering Russia has a massive population difference over the Ukraine. They're not losing troops at the same rate. The numbers for Russia are likely not too far ...
- 2024-02-25 03:40pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
NYT article on casualties https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/russia-invasion-casualties-wounded.html Russia Hides Its War Toll. We Pieced Together the Clues. Interviews with wounded Russian soldiers, and with relatives of others, reveal glimpses of what injured veterans can expect when ...
- 2024-02-24 03:52pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 18244
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Time magazine https://time.com/6695261/ukraine-forever-war-danger/ Ukraine Can’t Win the War The long-awaited counteroffensive last year failed. Russia has recaptured Avdiivka, its biggest war gain in nine months. President Volodymyr Zelensky has been forced to quietly acknowledge the new military r...
- 2024-02-19 09:45pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
That's one of the things that doesn't come up in these discussions; the viability of post conflict Ukraine. The longer the conflict goes on, the fewer workers in the economy afterwards, and the more rebuilding required. A fucked up Ukraine may just wind up as someone's economic vassal. At this poin...
- 2024-02-19 07:43pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Or before. Today Ukraine and Russia have a certain amount of fighting capability. So a ceasefire negotiated today would reflect that. Over time, Ukraine is getting weaker and Russia is getting stronger, changing their ability to dictate terms in a negotiation. If Ukraine surrenders right now they'l...
- 2024-01-27 03:52pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
PROVIDE A TRANSLATION IN FULL FOR THIS ARTICLE SO WE MAY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS. It's 2024, google translate works fairly well for common languages such as French. The details are correct though it misses some of the nuances. https://www-rfi-fr.translate.goog/fr/europe/20240125-avion-russe...
- 2024-01-27 10:37am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Is there anyone who is saying that Ukraine didn't shoot down the plane ? The questions are all around who was on board. Are you even reading this thread? From only a few posts back http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?p=4134474#p4134474 Ukrainian military sources boasted of shooting down the ...
- 2024-01-27 09:56am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
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Radio France Internationale (French national radio & news network) does not support the Western propaganda https://www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20240125-avion-russe-abattu-un-missile-patriot-%C3%A0-l-origine-du-crash-selon-une-source-militaire-fran%C3%A7aise Avion russe abattu: un missile Patriot à l'or...
- 2024-01-19 10:29pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
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Speaking of ships, 2 more Royal Navy ships out of service after a docking accident in Bahrain https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25427119/navy-warship-crashes-hole-sailors/ SAILORS are fighting to stop one Navy minehunter from sinking after another reversed into it. A mechanical fault was blamed for HMS ...
- 2024-01-19 09:54pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UK and US forces launch 'targeted strikes' against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen
- Replies: 68
- Views: 4781
Re: UK and US forces launch 'targeted strikes' against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen
Something something hole, something something stop digging...
- 2024-01-19 06:30pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 139913
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
You only quoted 1 of the 4 different measures of aircraft availability and try to misrepresent a 3% decrease as crippling. Learn to read. THe HMS Prince of Wales was not scrapped for parts and is currently in active operation having completed UAV tri als and other shit in Sept and Nov 2023. Stop pu...