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Postal Grunt

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11. Optimism is always welcome...

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 12:05 PM

Mar 2022

but it's misplaced optimism if you expect the Russians or Putin to admit defeat in any way in the near future. While VP has always been a paranoid sort, he knows that he needs 360 degrees of vision to watch out for knives coming for his back right now. He will only get much worse if his grand army is further revealed to be even more corrupted by its officer corp and incompetent on the battlefield.

It would also be premature to think that if VP were to be removed from his position that his replacement(s) would be that much better.

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'Large numbers' of Russian troop carriers seen heading away from Ukraine. [View all] speak easy Mar 2022 OP

I hope people throw rotten potatoes as they leave Walleye Mar 2022 #1

It's the flag of Russia. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #5

I think he meant the other one, the solid-colored one JHB Mar 2022 #6

Thanks. Now I get it. It's the unit flag Walleye Mar 2022 #12

Ploy... Historic NY Mar 2022 #2

OMG have the Ukrainians have won? Botany Mar 2022 #3

Optimism is always welcome... Postal Grunt Mar 2022 #11

I don't trust Putin @ all but it looks like his current position in Ukraine is unsustainable. Botany Mar 2022 #13

Agree. He's apparently not withdrawing from the south. Hortensis Mar 2022 #17

Agree. He's apparently not withdrawing from the east, and south. Hortensis Mar 2022 #19

Putin is an evil, paranoid, sociopathic megalomaniac, like TFG, but unlike TFG, he's not stupid. LaMouffette Mar 2022 #4

There were Russian troops all but encircled, North of Kyiv, speak easy Mar 2022 #7

NPR: Russia seems focused for now on capturing parts of eastern Ukraine ramblin_dave Mar 2022 #8

It was feared that Russian forces would be re-deployed North, from the South, speak easy Mar 2022 #10

arwe the russians going to return all the people they kidnapped ? AllaN01Bear Mar 2022 #9

hostages speak easy Mar 2022 #14

Not until Putin is in deeper trouble. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #15

They can't afford to lose any more of them! Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #16

This is one of the greatest underdog stories Mysmi Mar 2022 #18

And Once Again, Joe Biden Has Proven That Experience Matters! MineralMan Mar 2022 #20

Their vehicles need some more Chinese tires. lpbk2713 Mar 2022 #21

It was only six weeks ago- sarisataka Mar 2022 #22

Probably going back for maintenance and re-dployment. haele Mar 2022 #23

They never had enough forces to take Kyiv in the first place. Xolodno Mar 2022 #24