redrum Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 5:26 PM, ScarletMacaw said: If anyone had any lingering doubts about Russia's monstrous behavior in Ukraine: https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-ukraines-occupied-south-russia-tries-to-build-loyalty-to-putin-11655733721?st=0ds73amvyc3bkks&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Where's Patton when you need him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird69 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, redrum said: Where's Patton when you need him? He'd never make it in todays politically correct military Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, hummingbird69 said: He'd never make it in today's politically correct military You got that right! “The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman or a Japanese, and from what I have seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them, except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and is an all out son of bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk.” Statement by Patton on 8 August 1945, as quoted in “General Patton: A Soldier’s Life” (2002) by Stanley P. Hirshson, p. 650 Edited June 25, 2022 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 1 hour ago, SteveAJones said: You got that right! “The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman or a Japanese, and from what I have seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them, except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and is an all out son of bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk.” Statement by Patton on 8 August 1945, as quoted in “General Patton: A Soldier’s Life” (2002) by Stanley P. Hirshson, p. 650 The thing is, yeah, Patton's right: The Russians are generally not sympathetic, sad to say, that's how it is. But ultimately, Stalin's Soviet Union is not Putin's Russia, not by a long stretch. The fact is, they're basically right to be concerned about what goes on in Ukraine, just like the Chinese (similarly unsympathetic) are right be concerned about what goes on in Taiwan. Neither situation affects what happens in America (or Western Europe, for that matter), so why are we so agitated? We have other problems to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 53 minutes ago, JohnOsbourne said: The thing is, yeah, Patton's right: The Russians are generally not sympathetic, sad to say, that's how it is. But ultimately, Stalin's Soviet Union is not Putin's Russia, not by a long stretch. The fact is, they're basically right to be concerned about what goes on in Ukraine, just like the Chinese (similarly unsympathetic) are right be concerned about what goes on in Taiwan. Neither situation affects what happens in America (or Western Europe, for that matter), so why are we so agitated? We have other problems to deal with. Supporting and defending Taiwan is in the US national interest because Taiwan provides 20% of the global semiconductor industry. Ukraine is little more than a globalist slush fund in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Ukraine's "fight": NYT 'Bombshell' - CIA Massively Engaged On-Ground In Ukraine - LRC Blog LewRockwell.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 6 hours ago, JohnOsbourne said: Ukraine's "fight": NYT 'Bombshell' - CIA Massively Engaged On-Ground In Ukraine - LRC Blog LewRockwell.com If so, it's further proof they are just as incompetent as every other alphabet agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryingbluerain Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Those sanctions are just working so well aren't they.. Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year - CBS News Next up, price controls. Back to the Future: Progressives Imagine the Good Old Days of Price Controls | Mises Wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 15 hours ago, JohnOsbourne said: 😄👍 Been saying that about the Ay-Rabs for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtees4 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 As usual (at least in the modern era) the US is running a war, and doing just enough to keep it going....while the country itself is devastated. It's a shame. We either should be in and fully do it, or not get involved. Of course, also as usual, it's about money that goes to our Politicians and the defense contractors etc. So why would we/they want it to end quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryingbluerain Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Didn't someone warn Europe about this and they laughed and mocked him? Markets Plan Doomsday Scenarios If Russia Stops Gas Supply to Europe - Bloomberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 4 hours ago, cryingbluerain said: Didn't someone warn Europe about this and they laughed and mocked him? Markets Plan Doomsday Scenarios If Russia Stops Gas Supply to Europe - Bloomberg I do not see the word "sanctions" mentioned in this article even once. It's beyond misleading for the American media to act like Putin woke up one morning and said, "hey, I think I'll fuck with Europe". If Europe should be warned about anything, it's about being a tool of US foreign policy. Basically, the US is running their WW2 playbook, where they'll enter a major European war after everyone else is exhausted. But that's on Europe for falling into the trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnOsbourne Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 This was obvious from the outset: Ukraine: military endangering civilians by locating forces in residential areas - new research | Amnesty International UK It's pretty clear they're getting ready to pull the plug on the whole Ukraine thing, and pivoting to Taiwan, maybe with some monkeypox thrown in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Clearly, the war in Ukraine is going so well that the US has now set its sights on China. Here is a truly inspiring speech in support of our democratic values in the rules-based order: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, JohnOsbourne said: Clearly, the war in Ukraine is going so well that the US has now set its sights on China. Here is a truly inspiring speech in support of our democratic values in the rules-based order. All politics aside, she's a completely corrupt, senile drunkard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 7 hours ago, SteveAJones said: All politics aside, she's a completely corrupt, senile drunkard. That's right. Remember how at the end of the Soviet Union, they kept bringing out all these old, decrepit dudes to run the government? That's the US right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I used to get nylon guitar strings from the Ukraine. $3 a pack and they were just as good as the expensive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Money laundering pit: Monsanto and BlackRock are buying up Ukraine (freewestmedia.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird69 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Has this shit gone on long enough now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, hummingbird69 said: Has this shit gone on long enough now??? Yes, but the Deep State still has a lot of money to launder there, so they'll fight on to the last Ukrainian. Here's where it's heading: Edited August 20, 2022 by JohnOsbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shnflacwav Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Our investment in this war if fricken ridiculous compared to the rest of the world. It needs to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Such a quiet war now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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