War in Ukraine

[Rasputin_Vol]

What proof do you have that the Moldovans and Ukrainians living in Transnistria wish to leave? Common sense would tell me they would have moved already. They live peacefully there and you're wishing and hoping they get attacked.

I'm still waiting on these street protests and riots from the "sham referenda" held in Crimea in 2014 where the people there (allegedly) chose Russia over Ukraine/Kyiv coup plotters..

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Transnistria would be like a bunch of Chinese citizens moving to Knoxville, declaring that Knoxville is an independent country, and inviting the Chinese military in to enforce their declared status.

Or like Jews from Europe moving to Palestine...

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

The 1500 troops were invited by the fine citizens and government of the sovereign nation known as Transnistria. Remember, you and others have previously stated you have no problem with invitations. So I'm not sure why the pearl clutching over 1500 troops.

If the ethnic Moldovans and ethnic Ukrainians have such bad lives in Transnistria then why haven't they crossed over to the border of Moldova or Ukraine? I mean I understand completely why they wouldn't want to live in the national socialist regime known as Ukraine. Seems like they are doing just fine in Transnistria.

They clutch pearls over 1500k troops invited to Transnistria, but are able to defend 900 troops that invaded NE Syria.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

China’s secretive investments in Colombia
Adriaan Alsema February 13, 2023



Companies controlled by China’s authoritarian government have been granted critical infrastructure projects in Colombia and plan to expand their influence.

The Chinese government’s increased stakes in Colombia are the result of trade deals made with Bogota between 2008 and 2019, and Beijing’s growing imperial ambitions.

Many of the projects controlled by Chinese corporations were obtained with the help of regional elites and the administration of former President Ivan Duque after a visit to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in July 2019.

Since this visit, foreign direct investment from the Asian giant skyrocketed and thousands of Chinese workers traveled to Colombia allegedly to work on Chinese projects.

Bogota and Beijing have been secretive about the extent Chinese state companies gained control over Colombia’s critical infrastructure.

China's secretive investments in Colombia

Secretive? WTF? Does Colombia not have sovereignty?

 

[NorthDallas40]

They clutch pearls over 1500k troops invited to Transnistria, but are able to defend 900 troops that invaded NE Syria.

Well Wagner did try to evict them. 200 Wagnerites went home in boxes. If they bothered to send them home at all.

 

[BreatheUT]

Secretive? WTF? Does Colombia not have sovereignty?

I thought the article heading was a little sensational but it was the most recent local article I could find.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Secretive? WTF? Does Colombia not have sovereignty?

Uh oh. This is in our hemisphere and clearly represents an existential threat to our security Moe.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Again... in the end, this will defeat and humiliation will be good for America. We can now have justification for bringing back the trades and a real economy based on agriculture, resource extraction and manufacturing rather than Facebook, Starbucks, finance and MIC vaporware.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Again... in the end, this will defeat and humiliation will be good for America. We can now have justification for bringing back the trades and a real economy based on agriculture, resource extraction and manufacturing rather than Facebook, Starbucks, finance and MIC vaporware.

Looks like they better nab that huge cache in Transnistria then Moe!

Oh and this is always my favorite thing about that source

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

South Korea being tapped dry... I swear... we are scouring the planet looking for ammo while simultaneously hoping that Russia runs out.

 

[Volbucky]

South Korea being tapped dry... I swear... we are scouring the planet looking for ammo while simultaneously hoping that Russia runs out.

I haven’t read everything on the topic you are discussing and I don’t post here much. However are you assuming we (the US) are low on munitions?

 

[NorthDallas40]

I haven’t read everything on the topic you are discussing and I don’t post here much. However are you assuming we (the US) are low on munitions?

Again, why does Russia need ammo from Iran, North Korea, and China if things are going so well for their ammunition stores Moe?

 

[NorthDallas40]

I haven’t read everything on the topic you are discussing and I don’t post here much. However are you assuming we (the US) are low on munitions?

He’s willing to agree to anything you’ll accept that makes the US look bad and Putin look like a misunderstood humanitarian. That’s all it is.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

I haven’t read everything on the topic you are discussing and I don’t post here much. However are you assuming we (the US) are low on munitions?

I'm not assuming. US officials are openly saying it. They were even saying last week that they were going to train the Ukrainians to use less ammunition.

 

[jmacvols1]

 

[DonjoVol]

I said awhile back. It was just a matter of time until Cokeinsky starts asking for troops from other countries. Although they have those gamechanger HIMARS so they should be fine on their own.

 

[BeardedVol]

I'm not interested in reading your religious scripture.

They are doing just fine. Likely much better than the two neighbors they are sandwiched in between.

Lol something something refute the content something ad hominem something something.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Cue Paul Harvey

 

[NorthDallas40]

I said awhile back. It was just a matter of time until Cokeinsky starts asking for troops from other countries. Although they have those gamechanger HIMARS so they should be fine on their own.

And you’re wrong. Again. Once again it was taken out of context look up one post from this one.

Good to know HIMARS is still causing you nightmares though.

 

[BeardedVol]

Cue Paul Harvey

The Hodge Twins intentionally misconstruing a statement by Zelensky?

 

[volinbham]

Cue Paul Harvey

so is the is official version of what he said?

if so I call BS. at this point I don't even know what Russia "winning the war" would look like and it's hard to image they'd have the resources to then take on NATO even if they wanted to.

all the "once Ukraine falls the rest of eastern Europe is next" predictions have proven to be bogus.

 

[NorthDallas40]

The Hodge Twins intentionally misconstruing a statement by Zelensky?
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These are so easy to debunk by anyone doing it. With that event of course the whole video is going to be available and easily shown it was taken out of context. Leading with “is this real?” doesn’t negate it either. I pulled that tweet from their feed as I went there pretty much knowing I’d get the whole picture

 

[NorthDallas40]

so is the is official version of what he said?

if so I call BS. at this point I don't even know what Russia "winning the war" would look like and it's hard to image they'd have the resources to then take on NATO even if they wanted to.

all the "once Ukraine falls the rest of eastern Europe is next" predictions have proven to be bogus.

Are you calling the translation into question? The translator said if Ukraine loses Russia goes into the Baltics next. That is a debatable point. But that was left, intentionally I’d guess, off the clip. The shorted clip picked up after that pretext.

And we were also assured Russia wouldn’t invade Ukraine so…

 

[volinbham]

Are you calling the translation into question? The translator said if Ukraine loses Russia goes into the Baltics next. That is a debatable point. But that was left, intentionally I’d guess, off the clip. The shorted clip picked up after that pretext.

And we were also assured Russia wouldn’t invade Ukraine so…

I'm not calling the translation into question - I thought the first one might be wrong so I was asking for confirmation if this was the official.

I'm questioning Zelenski's logic as a reason we need to give him even more now.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I'm not calling the translation into question - I thought the first one might be wrong so I was asking for confirmation if this was the official.

I'm questioning Zelenski's logic as a reason we need to give him even more now.

I have no idea but I was pretty sure I’d find an extended version easily and I did. In was in the replies to the tweet.

And as far as you questing him for campaigning for more aid go ahead. It’s kinda about all he can do, would you prefer a bar napkin IOU from him at this point?