War in Ukraine

[Vol737]

A Russian Civil War would be the last thing we should want.

I can’t imagine Putin and Shoigu thinking it’s a good idea to stretch themselves even further wrt resources to take on Wagner while struggling mightily to even hold serve with Ukraine. Of course Hitler was a military strategy moron, so it if Putin is calling these shots….well, now we know.

 

[USF grad in TN]

Newsweek has a story saying that Russia is mining a chemical plant in Armyansk in northern Crimea. If true, Russia thinks Ukraine might get that far and they're willing to create another disaster.

 

[Septic]

A nation full of 10K unaccountable nukes and that is good? A ****ing nightmare

Gotta crack some eggs to make an omelet.

 

[tvolsfan]

Gotta crack some eggs to make an omelet.

What he really means is he like Putin.

 

[Vol737]

A nation full of 10K unaccountable nukes and that is good? A ****ing nightmare

Depends on whether or not a sane and situationally aware individual replaces Putin. I have to think Putin’s enemies in Moscow are growing in number and they’re ready to stop all this nonsense.

 

[Burhead]

A nation full of 10K unaccountable nukes and that is good? A ****ing nightmare

Given the performance of the Russian conventional forces not sure what state the Russian strategic forces are in they may end up nuking themselves.

 

[Orangeburst]

What he really means is he like Putin.

Stupid post. Anybody that offers any criticism is a Pootin bootlicker is some kind of ****ing cult that is no better than Ras view.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Prigozhin tells Shoigu to piss off. Apparently neckbeard chipmunk and his terrorists did sign though.

Wagner Chief Defies Russian Military’s Orders to Formalize Hierarchy - The Moscow Times

 

[NorthDallas40]

Hey maybe we can get neckbeard and Prigozhin’s terrorists killing each other and then the fourth strongest army in Ukraine will have to defend Mother Russia!

 

[tvolsfan]

Stupid post. Anybody that offers any criticism is a Pootin bootlicker is some kind of ****ing cult that is no better than Ras view.

No, I just think you like Putin.

 

[Orangeburst]

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[tvolsfan]

I think you like males

I have no doubt Putinistas consider that an insult.

 

[Orangeburst]

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[Velo Vol]

 

[clarksvol00]

A nation full of 10K unaccountable nukes and that is good? A ****ing nightmare

Given the way this has unfolded, i consider the current Russian regime to be a nation full of unaccountable nukes.

 

[clarksvol00]

I have no doubt Putinistas consider that an insult.

I suspect a lot of Beavis and Butthead snickers occurred while @Orangeburst typed his comment.

 

[evillawyer]

 

[AM64]

It was in a tweet, must be true.

I know. Too good to be true, and too much to hope for, but sometimes you gotta be optimistic.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

I was really against the AF getting rid of the A-10; but after seeing this war in Ukraine, I'm beginning to think their day has passed, too. It looks a lot like the grunt's life is a lot less secure, and it's never been a safe occupation from day one. In contested airspace it looks like any close air support is risky, and I can't see anything like an F-35 filling in for what an A-10 could do.

It seems like we spend too much time on expensive, flashy military toys while less sophisticated enemies are obsoleting concepts with something literally developed from toys. Not enough people with a fresh look asking "what if". All too often it seems in both military and industry innovation loses out to concepts of modern management, and considering that was basically the battle that Billy Mitchell tried to fight, it's a pretty bad look. Seems like we are expending far too much thought on war in the air without considering why war in the air is important ... to support the war on the ground that takes ground.

Seems like the light bulb is finally coming on. Let me ask... could it be possible that our military could be more efficient and less expensive if we went away from these flashy expensive low volume weapons and went to chesper, high volume low tech weapons?

 

[Septic]

Seems like the light bulb is finally coming on. Let me ask... could it be possible that our military could be more efficient and lest expensive if we went away from these flashy expensive low volume weapons and went to chesper, high volume low tech weapons?

dumb

 

[AM64]

Seems like the light bulb is finally coming on. Let me ask... could it be possible that our military could be more efficient and lest expensive if we went away from these flashy expensive low volume weapons and went to chesper, high volume low tech weapons?

A few non flying overpriced Swiss army knives don't do much when you need airplanes in the air. If you go back and look at Vietnam, N Vietnam did surprisingly well with outdated fighters vs our planes over N Vietnam. There were other factors like pilots being saturated with the intensive AA and SAMs ... and our own rules of engagement (ROE). Experience says that ROEs will again come into play; what stealth and long range missiles give politicians will take away. I've read some numbers on yearly flight hours for AF fighters and can't figure out how pilots stay proficient. There are simulators, and they are good, but nothing beats the real thing. I hope we don't find out the hard way that the gamble on complex and expensive hardware was the wrong one because it looks a lot like that's the basket where all our eggs are.

 

[evillawyer]

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Biden Doctrine Will Destroy Ukrainians — The American Conservative

The US strategy in the conflict in Ukraine will lead to casualties among the inhabitants of the country to achieve the benefits of the White House.

“The United States has perfected a sinister strategy, the Biden Doctrine. Its goal is to squeeze as much benefit out of the conflict as possible without the active participation of Washington and not pay attention to the victims among the Ukrainian population, ” writes The American Conservative.

Ukraine has already become a victim of a strategy that was previously used against Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[Septic]

Biden Doctrine Will Destroy Ukrainians — The American Conservative

The US strategy in the conflict in Ukraine will lead to casualties among the inhabitants of the country to achieve the benefits of the White House.

“The United States has perfected a sinister strategy, the Biden Doctrine. Its goal is to squeeze as much benefit out of the conflict as possible without the active participation of Washington and not pay attention to the victims among the Ukrainian population, ” writes The American Conservative.

Ukraine has already become a victim of a strategy that was previously used against Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Sprinter" is the grand wizard of russian twitter trolls.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

WOW... so Racheal Dolezal is "black", Bruce Jenner is a "woman" and now Leopard tanks are "Ukrainian"...

Annalena Burbock asked not to call "Leopards" German. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock asked the media to change their editorial policy:

“Understand, it doesn’t matter where it’s made. You don’t say about your iPhone that it’s American or Tim Cook. You say that it’s yours. It’s the same story with tanks ... German in Germany, and this is "Ukrainian. And what they do with them does not apply to us. Thank you!" Burbock said.

No, these are German tanks burning again in Ukraine. And it was Germany that sent these tanks to Ukraine to kill Russians. Why are you afraid to admit it? Do you understand what you're doing wrong? You understand everything correctly, this is bad and you will be punished for it.