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Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin...
debut: 7/22/22
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In reply to camos
Very few. Most of the population have been evacuated. All the Russians will inherit is a series of devastated towns and ciites. Do you think any of the former residents will be in a hurry to return? Maybe the Russians will be happy to swap most of it back for the part of the Kursk oblast that the Ukrainians currently hold.
I make no pretensions to military expertise or of the fine detail of this conflict, so couldn't even venture an evaluation of Russia's military performance, beyond saying that when a much bigger army attacks a neighbour and evidently fails to secure its main objectives (whatever they are) after three years, then the outcome can only be deemed a failure.
The Russian military might well point the finger at their political leadership. Back in early 2022, I like many people simply discounted the idea of a Russian invasion - seeing the build-up as mere sabre-rattling for domestic consumption - on the basis that, against a modern army with months to prepare and informed by the best Western intelligence, traditional assaults with tanks, etc. are practically doomed to failure.
It's less about tourism and more about the historical/family/ethnic bonds that tie these people. I saw a William Blake quote the other day: It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. Once the conflict is over, and the rest of the world moves on, this bitterness willl endure.
How many million people living in the territory they will now gain?
Very few. Most of the population have been evacuated. All the Russians will inherit is a series of devastated towns and ciites. Do you think any of the former residents will be in a hurry to return? Maybe the Russians will be happy to swap most of it back for the part of the Kursk oblast that the Ukrainians currently hold.
I will agree that their military short comings were exposed,
I make no pretensions to military expertise or of the fine detail of this conflict, so couldn't even venture an evaluation of Russia's military performance, beyond saying that when a much bigger army attacks a neighbour and evidently fails to secure its main objectives (whatever they are) after three years, then the outcome can only be deemed a failure.
The Russian military might well point the finger at their political leadership. Back in early 2022, I like many people simply discounted the idea of a Russian invasion - seeing the build-up as mere sabre-rattling for domestic consumption - on the basis that, against a modern army with months to prepare and informed by the best Western intelligence, traditional assaults with tanks, etc. are practically doomed to failure.
Turkey and Cyprus are the two tourists' destinations for Russians.
It's less about tourism and more about the historical/family/ethnic bonds that tie these people. I saw a William Blake quote the other day: It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. Once the conflict is over, and the rest of the world moves on, this bitterness willl endure.
debut: 3/2/03
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In reply to sudden
"Russia has historically lost several wars, most notably the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), where Japan decisively defeated Russia, marking a significant humiliation for the Russian Empire; other notable losses include the Crimean War against Western powers and the Soviet-Afghan War, where the Soviet Union faced a protracted and ultimately unsuccessful insurgency."
"Russia has historically lost several wars, most notably the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), where Japan decisively defeated Russia, marking a significant humiliation for the Russian Empire; other notable losses include the Crimean War against Western powers and the Soviet-Afghan War, where the Soviet Union faced a protracted and ultimately unsuccessful insurgency."
debut: 11/27/06
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In reply to XDFIX
In case you dont know, i never ask a question to which i dont know the answer or have an idea of what the answer cant be
In case you dont know, i never ask a question to which i dont know the answer or have an idea of what the answer cant be
debut: 2/16/17
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Then psuedo Sodden....so you know everything, huh?
It makes me think of the old spinsters in the villages who were well-versed in everyone's affairs.
You claim Jumpy is Ramnarine, and such is false.
He is a young man doing a civil Engineering degree
I know Dinas..
Then psuedo Sodden....so you know everything, huh?
It makes me think of the old spinsters in the villages who were well-versed in everyone's affairs.
You claim Jumpy is Ramnarine, and such is false.
He is a young man doing a civil Engineering degree
I know Dinas..
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debut: 11/14/02
19,556 runs
In reply to camos
Never could guess that DonCon could surpass any lies..but this Ukraine one
tops his hundreds and is more than funny. Not a peep from his MAGA/GOP people.
we are in real deep doo doo.
Never could guess that DonCon could surpass any lies..but this Ukraine one
tops his hundreds and is more than funny. Not a peep from his MAGA/GOP people.
we are in real deep doo doo.
debut: 3/16/21
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Deep indeed Sir Hube! Then one has to wonder how many Murcans are as deluded/mis or uninformed or just plainly wilfully crazy as Bravos! SovietUnion(Russia) won The Afghan invasion, scrambling to buy drones from Iran/ using untested North Koreans and prison birds to fight shows war expertise, ingenuity and triumph? 250,000 dead vs Ukraines 47,000.... SMH.
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