that was pretty good. I've been a bit surprised at how shit the russians have been, though that's not to say they might not grind out a victory in the absence of any other country intervening
I reckon it's that deeply corrupt countries like russia are corrupt in all areas, and that includes military spending
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 3 Mar 2022, 0:27,
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Apparently a lot of the Russian troops are conscripts.
Ukraine does too, but they have both the home field advantage and the strong motivation to protect their homeland.
I think it's likely that even the higher ranks have no plan in place because a) they don't know why they're attacking Ukraine either and b) they didn't expect such strong resistance from the outset. I suppose if I was deployed to a country to kill nazis but only found angry babushkas telling me to fuck off home in between throwing petrol bombs at me, I'd be a little confused too.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 3 Mar 2022, 0:38,
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I put this on me 'phones as I went out for me daily run
very, very interesting stuff. The observation that the Russian military seems to be inept and their kit not as good as they say it is does have a ring of credibility given how bogged down their line heading toward Kiev is.
I didn't know much about the Desert Storm campaign (I don't get hard thinking about this stuff) but the comparison is rather stark.
No idea how accurate this is (not gonna cite this in a book anytime soon) but fascinating, nonetheless.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Fri 4 Mar 2022, 8:06,
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