Russo-Ukrainian War - 2022 Edition - Part 4

[Blu82]

The Iranian drones are making an impact.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571302990354456577

 

[Grant]

Has Field Marshall Poison Dwarf (the kremlin's very own Dunning-Kruger poster boy) conquered the planet into complete submission yet?

Perhaps sold some of Russia to the Chinese, North Koreans & Iranians for a few bullets for his dismal military?

 

[Major Boredom]

I am actually.

I would actually like to hear why you are conflicted ?
Why have you been supporting the Russians so much ?

 

[Thugscub]

They don't need territory. Russia is no way at all over populated.

This is just plain genocide. Time for the world to declare it as such and create that no-fly zone and force Russia to abandon all Ukrainian territories. Time to stop this war before more unnecessary blood is spilled. Then isolate Russia completely (and sanction those that support them, those that wants to hitch their wagons to Russia.

I am sorry to say that I am even more ashamed of the South African government which cannot even take a principled stand even it it means telling your "buddies" they are on the wrong track.
We have a lovely country, but a real shatty government (ruling party).

The ANC doesn't know whether its coming or going.
The dumb cvnts have got no idea what they are doing.

 

[sefeddt]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571108669970083840

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

eish those coincidences, definitely NOT conspiracies!

a Rand corporation paper from years back documented how goading Russia into a Ukraine war can help overextend it, and the same corporation wrote similarly about an Armenia conflict to extent Russia

what are the odds of both of those conflicts happening at the same time, such coincidence ...

2019 RAND Corporation Paper Sought to "Exploit Armenian-Azeri Tensions" to "Extend Russia"

The RAND Corporation Paper titled, "Extending Russia," lists many options the US has clearly attempted to execute since.

Regarding Azerbaijan and Armenia specifically, in Chapter 4 titled, “Geopolitical Measures,” the RAND paper states (emphasis added):

"This chapter describes six possible U.S. moves in the current geopolitical competition: providing lethal arms to Ukraine, resuming support to the Syrian rebels, promoting regime change in Belarus, exploiting Armenian and Azeri tensions, intensifying attention to Central Asia, and isolating Transnistria (a Russian-occupied enclave within Moldova)."

There is no "coincidence" regarding the multiplying conflicts appearing along Russia's periphery.

It is yet another example of how not Russia nor China threaten global peace and stability - but rather those attempting to impose this "international order" on the planet in the first place.

 

[WollieVerstege]

Unless the island has a decent navy including subs.

You don't even need that. The president of Taiwan can sit on his porch drinking tea while they fire Tomahawks and Harpoons at anything that moves within 1000 miles of the island. As long as you have a decent airforce and air defense to keep them coming, your golden.

 

[WollieVerstege]

The Iranian drones are making an impact.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571302990354456577

The Israelis are apparently very interested in them. Sure there wiill be a cuid pro quo on we give you downed drones, you help us find a way to stop them. Isreal will also love to test their solution in actual combat conditions.

 

[Cray]

eish those coincidences, definitely NOT conspiracies!

a Rand corporation paper from years back documented how goading Russia into a Ukraine war can help overextend it, and the same corporation wrote similarly about an Armenia conflict to extent Russia

what are the odds of both of those conflicts happening at the same time, such coincidence ...

Source for the above? Is the actual paper available?

Edit, never mind, tetrasect linked it.

 

[wingnut771]

Why is Israel not part of NATO?

 

[tetrasect]

eish those coincidences, definitely NOT conspiracies!

a Rand corporation paper from years back documented how goading Russia into a Ukraine war can help overextend it, and the same corporation wrote similarly about an Armenia conflict to extent Russia

what are the odds of both of those conflicts happening at the same time, such coincidence ...

How about linking a source cause nobody is gonna take your word for it.

 

[theratman]

How about linking a source cause nobody is gonna take your word for it.

Imagine having such a kak rep.

 

[Matata]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571266222871789575

 

[tetrasect]

Russian disinformation should be strongly combated by democratic nations. And by "strongly" I don't mean strong lip service. It needs to be ended.

The term in it's current form even originates from the KGB:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1534073102434545664

 

[Solarion]

eish those coincidences, definitely NOT conspiracies!

a Rand corporation paper from years back documented how goading Russia into a Ukraine war can help overextend it, and the same corporation wrote similarly about an Armenia conflict to extent Russia

what are the odds of both of those conflicts happening at the same time, such coincidence ...

You see this part in that article Narrow: "geopolitical competition"?

As two global powers, the US and Russia have a duty and prerogative to constantly undermine each other and wrestle for global dominance. If either one of them just sits back, the other will rise to be the dominant global power and will use that power to its full advantage.

To take advantage of the crisises or weakness to undermine the competition is a fundamental concept of the business world. Coincidences? Mostly not. Opportunism yes. Everyone is an opportunist.

As for being goaded into war? If your competition keeps talking big and has a history of starting wars and engaging in otherwise violent activity, then any political competitor or enemy worth their weight will be sure to exploit that and try to use it against them.

It's just business, nothing personal. As for global domination well, there has always been and will always be at least one who in the top spot and trying to mould and shape the globe to their full advantage. That is business too and one would be a complete fool not to try to take advantage of that power. Never lasts though. One day this one on top the next day they are getting crushed under the wheel. Game of Thrones and all that.

 

[tetrasect]

You see this part in that article Narrow: "geopolitical competition"?

More importantly he missed the part at the top which says:

Editor's Note, April 2022: We encourage you to explore this research brief and the full report that it is based on. However, because Russian state media entities and individuals sympathetic to Putin's decision to invade Ukraine have mischaracterized this research in recent weeks, we also encourage you to explore this helpful resource on Russia's “firehose of falsehood” approach to propaganda and our research on “Truth Decay,” which is a phenomenon that is driven in part by the spread of disinformation.

 

[ForceFate]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571266222871789575

Laying bare the fact that they're a huge scary bear with no teeth...

 

[Solarion]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571266222871789575

"That's how we are"

Says the one in the fancy clothes hiding at home. Another loud mouth Russia drunkard coward.

 

[tetrasect]

"That's how we are"

Says the one in the fancy clothes hiding at home. Another loud mouth Russia drunkard coward.

Doesn't mean he wouldn't murder, torture and rape Ukrainians if given the opportunity.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Nearly 90 Percent of the World Isn't Following Us on Ukraine

Our familiar system of global political and economic alliances is shifting, and nothing has made this change clearer than the varied reactions to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

www.newsweek.com

People are fed up with UK and USA hubris and propaganda.


The "rules-based international order" is of course a euphemism for coercive US diplomacy of "do as we tell you or we will bomb or sanction you". That is now coming to an end and more friendly multipolar world is emerging. And there is nothing elites in the West can do about it. In fact, the people in the West should wake up and remove their current crop of stupid "elites".

When last did the US bomb anyone?