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the_sly_pig

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39. No.

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 07:45 AM

Mar 2022

Poopin is surrounded by puppets and sycophants. This is the result of their form of government. It's what will happen to our country if another idiot like trump is elected.

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What if Putin didn't miscalculate? [View all] Tomconroy Mar 2022 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

russia can't find buyers for most of their resources today - adding more is not helping their samsingh Mar 2022 #38

I think that analysis presupposes several things going Putin's way that are not likely Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #2

Good analysis NJCher Mar 2022 #16

Wars are usually not about people but about resources of some kind bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #3

Difficult to find any war that wasn't fundamentally about resources sarge43 Mar 2022 #7

Actually NJCher Mar 2022 #20

+1. interesting stopdiggin Mar 2022 #36

Bush jr invaded a sovereign country because of he ego....Cheney Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #41

would a guy who puts out photo ops like this NJCher Mar 2022 #50

When you are a dictator, you don't have to worry about your MA opponents Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #55

macho decisions are based on emotions NJCher Mar 2022 #56

No, he's a miscalculating loser. His goal was clear from the accidentally-published "victory lap" JHB Mar 2022 #4

This👍🏻 louslobbs Mar 2022 #34

That analysis isn't even remotely correct Steven Maurer Mar 2022 #5

THAT, I think, might be too much optimism stopdiggin Mar 2022 #37

I've been following this closely Steven Maurer Mar 2022 #64

with respect for you observations .. stopdiggin Mar 2022 #66

Oh, he can certainly still cause a lot of property damage to be sure... Steven Maurer Mar 2022 #68

Its going to be tough to get the Russians OUT of south & east UKR. oldsoftie Mar 2022 #43

So Russia is cool with bankrupting itself and having it's military considered a laughing stock. Oh mucifer Mar 2022 #6

Putin don't give a shit about no dead generals. He fells like Trump.... 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #19

Europe and in particular Germany continue to subsidize Tomconroy Mar 2022 #57

Beau disagrees... Starfury Mar 2022 #8

Wow.. who is this guy? Absolutely fascinating! Thanks Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #46

Beau has been a staple of the Video section on right-hand side of DU home page. erronis Mar 2022 #48

Thank you, I will! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #49

A recipe for a forever war that would break Russia BeyondGeography Mar 2022 #9

I just read the paper copy of Bret Stephens' analysis harumph Mar 2022 #10

Neo-con climate change denier. AllyCat Mar 2022 #28

When you said plan E made me think. Lots of people may be correct Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #47

I think it's true that we don't completely know what Putin's intentions and plans are, but Jetheels Mar 2022 #11

Ukraine will never stand for being landlocked... brush Mar 2022 #12

Well, There's An Easy Solution smb Mar 2022 #24

That's what I'm talking about. Ukraine out dates Russia. brush Mar 2022 #26

Kiev outdates Moscow IronLionZion Mar 2022 #40

Too clever by two and a half! FreepFryer Mar 2022 #13

! NJCher Mar 2022 #22

As for Ukraine becoming a "welfare case..... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #14

Not to mention there is a lot of talk of turning over the frozen Russian overseas assets to Ukraine Amishman Mar 2022 #21

Yeah, there's going to be.... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #32

well yes, but ... stopdiggin Mar 2022 #44

Depends on what Russia wants, I guess. SergeStorms Mar 2022 #61

very much hope you're right. -(nt)- stopdiggin Mar 2022 #63

That would be the frosting on the cake. I still believe he wants the whole cake. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #15

The loss of hundreds of armored vehicles. Woodwizard Mar 2022 #17

Putin handed military analysts around the world intell gold. sarge43 Mar 2022 #29

Sounds to me like something Trump would say, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #18

"Putin Is A Genius" - by a NYT genius who denies global warming dalton99a Mar 2022 #23

I'm old enough to remember the NYT opinions section being genuinely liberal. Paladin Mar 2022 #25

A lot of right wing rags get linked here. gab13by13 Mar 2022 #27

It's Brett "Brettbug" Stephens. JHB Mar 2022 #30

Wrong. Russia could end up relinquishing Crimea before this is over. yardwork Mar 2022 #31

I've also considered this... Trueblue Texan Mar 2022 #33

Some good points Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #35

No. the_sly_pig Mar 2022 #39

It's looking like a gross miscalculation dlk Mar 2022 #42

Putin told us he wants all of Ukraine. He said it straight out Arazi Mar 2022 #45

War is always about the resources Puppyjive Mar 2022 #51

Don't buy it. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #52

It's a credible argument; BUT a savvy leader doesn't launch a full-scale military Texin Mar 2022 #53

Nope, that actually doesn't make any sense William Seger Mar 2022 #54

Price of men and material lost results in a negative cost/benefit Torchlight Mar 2022 #58

Of course it's all about the theft. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #59

Are his ultimate gains Mad_Machine76 Mar 2022 #60

I put this up, not because I agreed or disagreed, but because Tomconroy Mar 2022 #62

K&R, I've been saying this on OSINT for nearly 3 weeks uponit7771 Mar 2022 #65

This NATO Advisor pretty much shreds this take in this video Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #67

Right, because what he wants the world to see iemanja Mar 2022 #69