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My pleasure my man. I did get a laff from the Justin Bieber comment. Most of those queried were of the younger generation though. Stick a camera and microphone in front of the old folks there and ask about the war and they tend to run for the hills. Almost as funny as the comment by another poster here that Putin is "restricted" on waging war or needs any kind of permission. militarily. Now that shit is hilarious.
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I included it in the weekly summary.syntaxed wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 1:58 pmWhat, no comment on the surrender of around 250 Ukrainians at Mariupol?
It's a big event.
Strategically it doesn't make much difference as most of the Russian units assaulting Mariupol were redeployed once the Ukrainians were restricted to Avostal.
Symbolically it matters a great deal, though it appears each commentator is indulging in an interpretation to suit their particular narrative.
Putin needed the permission from Russia's upper house of parliament to fight outside of Russia and will need their support if he wants to declare war on Ukraine. He is not omnipotent.Sonic1 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 3:45 pmMy pleasure my man. I did get a laff from the Justin Bieber comment. Most of those queried were of the younger generation though. Stick a camera and microphone in front of the old folks there and ask about the war and they tend to run for the hills. Almost as funny as the comment by another poster here that Putin is "restricted" on waging war or needs any kind of permission. militarily. Now that shit is hilarious.
Some posters don't even have an opinion, they just copy and paste. Now, that shit is just sad
Don't worry Zelensky. Help is on the Way. The Israeli simply learned that the initial German help worked just fine.
Israel Delivers 2,000 Helmets, 500 Protective Vests to Ukraine
Israel's Defense Minister Gantz decides to send the equipment to Ukrainian emergency services and civilian organizations
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/isr ... 1.10807272
Israel Delivers 2,000 Helmets, 500 Protective Vests to Ukraine
Israel's Defense Minister Gantz decides to send the equipment to Ukrainian emergency services and civilian organizations
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/isr ... 1.10807272
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Putin handpicked every member of the Russian parliament. You can not even say the word war in Russia regarding Ukraine without facing possible consequences. He makes the rules in Russia. Period.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 5:17 pmPutin needed the permission from Russia's upper house of parliament to fight outside of Russia and will need their support if he wants to declare war on Ukraine. He is not omnipotent.Sonic1 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 3:45 pmMy pleasure my man. I did get a laff from the Justin Bieber comment. Most of those queried were of the younger generation though. Stick a camera and microphone in front of the old folks there and ask about the war and they tend to run for the hills. Almost as funny as the comment by another poster here that Putin is "restricted" on waging war or needs any kind of permission. militarily. Now that shit is hilarious.
Freedom is not a state. It is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau.. Freedom is a continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.-John Lewis
Oblast, you got me there.Sonic1 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:10 pmPutin handpicked every member of the Russian parliament. You can not even say the word war in Russia regarding Ukraine without facing possible consequences. He makes the rules in Russia. Period.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 5:17 pmPutin needed the permission from Russia's upper house of parliament to fight outside of Russia and will need their support if he wants to declare war on Ukraine. He is not omnipotent.Sonic1 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 3:45 pmMy pleasure my man. I did get a laff from the Justin Bieber comment. Most of those queried were of the younger generation though. Stick a camera and microphone in front of the old folks there and ask about the war and they tend to run for the hills. Almost as funny as the comment by another poster here that Putin is "restricted" on waging war or needs any kind of permission. militarily. Now that shit is hilarious.
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"We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer." HST
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"We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer." HST
Putin is not as powerful as to ignore the status quo. An excerpt from an interview with Timothy Frye, author of 'Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia,
"Like all autocrats, he faces the dual threats of an elite coup and a mass revolt, and these two threats can rarely be addressed at the same time. As a result, he faces hard tradeoffs. Manipulate the media, but not so much that people distrust the source. Cheat too little on elections and lose office, but cheat too much and lose legitimacy. Repress political opponents, but do not spark a backlash. Use corruption to reward your cronies, but avoid economic stagnation that would make you unpopular. Strengthen the security services, but not so much that they turn on you. Far from being all powerful, Putin faces many constraints that confront all autocrats."
"Like all autocrats, he faces the dual threats of an elite coup and a mass revolt, and these two threats can rarely be addressed at the same time. As a result, he faces hard tradeoffs. Manipulate the media, but not so much that people distrust the source. Cheat too little on elections and lose office, but cheat too much and lose legitimacy. Repress political opponents, but do not spark a backlash. Use corruption to reward your cronies, but avoid economic stagnation that would make you unpopular. Strengthen the security services, but not so much that they turn on you. Far from being all powerful, Putin faces many constraints that confront all autocrats."
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The governance structures that Putin allowed to evolve under his stewardship contribute towards Russian martial ineffectiveness. Many of these governance structures were inherited, however Putin appears to have narrowed existing top-down control, exacerbating decision-making bottlenecks and creating some new ones.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 10:58 pmPutin is not as powerful as to ignore the status quo.
Ironically, the Ukrainians are coming from the other direction. In 2014 they had less of an army than a series of independent units. They required greater decision-making centralisation to achieve operational effectiveness. Some of the Ukrainian supply issues stem from aspects of this governance structure that remain.
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Something has to give internally to prevent the hardliners(Siloviks) plunginging Russia in to further hardship. They had models to gauge the effect of sanctions and have conceded they underestimated the world's reaction.Prahok wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 3:57 amThe governance structures that Putin allowed to evolve under his stewardship contribute towards Russian martial ineffectiveness. Many of these governance structures were inherited, however Putin appears to have narrowed existing top-down control, exacerbating decision-making bottlenecks and creating some new ones.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 10:58 pmPutin is not as powerful as to ignore the status quo.
Ironically, the Ukrainians are coming from the other direction. In 2014 they had less of an army than a series of independent units. They required greater decision-making centralisation to achieve operational effectiveness. Some of the Ukrainian supply issues stem from aspects of this governance structure that remain.
There is no point continuing if you don't have an economy strong enough to enjoy any gains made, unless of course it reverts back to a serfdom overseen by militarized government services and agencies. Looking rather bleak
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Absolute rubbish. US has been training Ukraine army on multiple new systems that they are now stockpiling for a summer offensive. Like this M77 aptly demonstrated by the USMC. The Russian army ran away from US forces in the Syrian theater rather than engage US forces, a smart move on their part. Now they will run all the way back to Russia or become fertilizer in the Donbass.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 4:53 amWhat is obvious, tho, is how inept the Russian offensive has been so far, nearly as useless a shambles the US forces are.Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 9:27 pmThere was once a time when we feared the Russian army was at least the most fearsome armed forces in the world. The last couple of months has shown it’s barely the second best army in Ukraine.
Freedom is not a state. It is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau.. Freedom is a continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.-John Lewis
My bad, I meant US forces being shambolic historically, not necessarily more recent clandestine roles they may be dabbling with in Ukraine.Sonic1 wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 10:52 amAbsolute rubbish. US has been training Ukraine army on multiple new systems that they are now stockpiling for a summer offensive. Like this M77 aptly demonstrated by the USMC. The Russian army ran away from US forces in the Syrian theater rather than engage US forces, a smart move on their part. Now they will run all the way back to Russia or become fertilizer in the Donbass.Dylan Quint wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 4:53 amWhat is obvious, tho, is how inept the Russian offensive has been so far, nearly as useless a shambles the US forces are.Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 9:27 pmThere was once a time when we feared the Russian army was at least the most fearsome armed forces in the world. The last couple of months has shown it’s barely the second best army in Ukraine.
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