Russia invades Ukraine - VI

[Tidewater]

I was taught way back in the Soviet days that their conscript system generally prevented the development of a strong NCO cadre and that the junior officers did for them what our NCOs do. I may have been an officer, but from the beginning I knew to rely on my NCOs, who knew more than I did.

That stuff is firmly imbedded in culture.
For a supposedly classless society, the Soviets sure had a strongly class-based society and the army that defended it followed suit.

 

[TexasBama]

You hate to see it

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507115237866102784

 

[crimsonaudio]

Here's the Untold Story of How a Tweet to Elon Musk Changed History

Posting on social media can be even more powerful than you think.

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[crimsonaudio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507831771840323587

 

[crimsonaudio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507431043015614469

 

[crimsonaudio]

A new mindset is required as much as new weaponry. Ukrainians deserve not just to survive, but to win. It would repeat the mistakes of 2014 to allow Russia to continue to occupy an inch of Ukrainian territory, to let Putin claim victory and transition back to holding fake negotiations in nice hotels while he rearms and reloads to prepare for his next assault.

Putin has said repeatedly that Ukraine is not a legitimate state. Does the West agree with this assessment, that it’s nothing more than a buffer between Putin’s dictatorship and free and prosperous Europe? If not, why are they conceding Ukraine’s sovereignty? Ukrainian land, skies, and sea do not belong to Putin. He is an invader. Zelensky is pleading with NATO and its member nations for more direct assistance, including a no-fly zone over the country. They have refused because such a step could lead to the direct engagement of Russian forces — as if NATO was created to issue memos instead of fighting to defend democracy.

It is constantly repeated that there is no NATO obligation to defend Ukraine, a non-member. But neither is there a prohibition against the coalition or individual nations taking action to stop a genocide on NATO’s doorstep.

A month of Putin’s war: Ukrainians deserve not just to survive, but to win

Almost exactly eight years ago, my op-ed on Putin was titled “Stop this man.” Putin was not stopped and, as I’ve often said of dictators, they do not stop until they are stopped. …

www.nydailynews.com

 

[Bamaro]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507831771840323587

I wonder if Biden's regime change comment was made 'accidently on purpose'?

 

[92tide]

I wonder if Biden's regime change comment was made 'accidently on purpose'?

i would bet it was.

 

[crimsonaudio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1508047803603460096

 

[crimsonaudio]

*fingers crossed*

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507989562559279106

 

[crimsonaudio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1507193398050099207

 

[CrimsonNagus]

I hate that the White House is back pedaling on Biden’s comment. He only said what we’ve all been thinking, that Putin needs to be killed. It’s way past time for US politicians to take a hard stance against Putin and stop worrying about be so civil.

There’s less backlash when some GOPers call for the elimination of democrats.

 

[Go Bama]

A month of Putin’s war: Ukrainians deserve not just to survive, but to win

Almost exactly eight years ago, my op-ed on Putin was titled “Stop this man.” Putin was not stopped and, as I’ve often said of dictators, they do not stop until they are stopped. …

www.nydailynews.com

Kasparov does not mince words. He is voicing what a lot of us are thinking. He should make a video of this article in Russian and address it to the Russian people somehow.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I wonder if Biden's regime change comment was made 'accidently on purpose'?

It's not really what he said. My wife and I were listening and we both heard "remain a power." I've listened over and over and, in the recordings, the word is swallowed; you can't tell what it is. If we heard correctly, it's a vastly different meaning, short of regime change...

 

[Bamaro]

I dont see how this ever ends well for Ukraine unless Putin is somehow removed. Even if Russia withdrawals now, who will pay for the rebuilding of all the destruction in Ukraine and what's to keep Putin from continuing to lob bombs, from Russian territory, on the Ukraine civilian population.

 

[Bamaro]

It's not really what he said. My wife and I were listening and we both heard "remain a power." I've listened over and over and, in the recordings, the word is swallowed; you can't tell what it is. If we heard correctly, it's a vastly different meaning, short of regime change...

He said "for God's sake, this man can not remain in power".

 

[Go Bama]

He said "for God's sake, this man can not remain in power".

Nope, Biden said, "[t]his man cannot remain power." It's about 20 seconds into the video.

 

[Bamaro]

Nope, Biden said, "[t]his man cannot remain power." It's about 20 seconds into the video.

The end of 'remain' blended in with 'in'. Regardless, he meant 'in power'. Leaving out the 'in' makes zero grammatical sense.

 

[92tide]

honestly, i don't care how he "meant" it and was happy to hear him say it.

 

[Jon]

honestly, i don't care how he "meant" it and was happy to hear him say it.

made me a little nervous honestly. I don't like the idea of Putin backed into a corner and already feared that this is where we are headed