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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Feb 26, 2022 - 1:03pm |
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Every American ammosexual's wet dream - a government handing out AKs to everyone.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Feb 26, 2022 - 10:52am |
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Germany will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 stinger missiles to Ukraine, the German chancellor said on Saturday. Finally. That is huge change in German policy.
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Animal-Farm
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Feb 26, 2022 - 9:14am |
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rgio wrote:
My daughter works for a company that measures the amount of oil in a storage tank using satellites with SAR ( synthetic aperture radar) which works at night, through storms, in real-time. They can count cars in a parking lot, and track movements over time using a library of images. It's pretty amazing stuff, and most of it is free from governments who own the satellites.
While the US and NATO may not be willing to put boots on the ground, they are definitely feeding the Ukrainians very detailed information on movements. The cameras are nice...but not so necessary.
An example of the technology, they held a contest to see what people thought would be interesting, and the winner was the Monitoring of Illegal Fishing
The old days of cops in cars doing a stakeout are obsolete, they use cell phone mobility data and cameras that alert and playback any interesting event. And the satellites, I hear you, widely used by short sellers on wall Street, insurance companies, lots of ways to have awareness without being present.
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rgio
Location: West Jersey Gender:
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Feb 26, 2022 - 8:58am |
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Steely_D wrote:
Fascinating thread about urban warfare in Ukraine. For instance, the city has cameras everywhere naturally, si they were able to easily watch incoming tanks, etc., without being in that physical space. Took the Russians a while to figure that out and disable them.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnt...
My daughter works for a company that measures the amount of oil in a storage tank using satellites with SAR ( synthetic aperture radar) which works at night, through storms, in real-time. They can count cars in a parking lot, and track movements over time using a library of images. It's pretty amazing stuff, and most of it is free from governments who own the satellites.
While the US and NATO may not be willing to put boots on the ground, they are definitely feeding the Ukrainians very detailed information on movements. The cameras are nice...but not so necessary.
An example of the technology, they held a contest to see what people thought would be interesting, and the winner was the Monitoring of Illegal Fishing
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Feb 26, 2022 - 7:59am |
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Ivanhoe wrote:
couple of thoughts on this
could he have miscalculated?
short term maybe:
he's going to war with the tools he has, some are described by a couple of analysts as vintage 1970s while the ukrianes have a lot of 2000s tech like javelins and NLAWS
or he just doesn't want to destroy infrastructure and minimize damage to his victims
long term: he most certainly did, the fallout and blowback from this will remove any doubt that anyone has about his character/intentions
and putin doesn't have the resources to sustain his occupation
eventually he will have to leave
it's looking like this war is between putin (not russia/russians) and the ukraine
hopefully in his demise he doesn't try and take too many innocent people with him
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Feb 26, 2022 - 7:46am |
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Steely_D wrote:
My legacy here is secure.
that made me lol for real
~sfw
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whatshisname
Location: West OZ Gender:
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Feb 26, 2022 - 4:33am |
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Just watching a USA air force F16 been doing heaps of crazy figure 8 's along the Ukraine/Romanian border while couple USA helicopters were doing similar along the Polish/Ukraine border. No commercial aircraft in Ukraine airspace, elsewhere the skies are packed.
Fascinating but ever so sad whats taking place.
Was listening to some Ukrainians reporting that they were fleeing and having to abandon much loved pets. One guy basically ditched a load of food and water on the floor of his house leaving his dog to whatever , fully expecting to have said a final goodbye. I would be shattered to have to do that to my dogs. War stinks.
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Animal-Farm
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Feb 25, 2022 - 11:31pm |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Feb 25, 2022 - 9:10pm |
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westslope wrote:
More important. When it comes to US foreign policy, transparency and accountability should always be avoided at all costs.
Historical lessons should always be avoided. Treaty of Versailles and WW II? Watz dat?
Thankfully the USA and NATO took advantage of Russia's weakness after the implosion the Soviet Union and pushed NATO membership into the Baltic states and other former Warsaw Pact member nations.
Personally, I believe the USA should avoid the "Man of Great Stature" approach to international relations and foreign policy but if the will of the American people is to accelerate US hegemonic decline maybe that points a bright Panglossian future.
Your rabid disdain of US foreign policy, while understandable, is making you blind to the legitimate interests of the people of the former Eastern bloc, who you here oh-so-casually cast at the feet of a despotic power. They lived through 45 years of Soviet occupation. They most certainly do not want to go back.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Feb 25, 2022 - 5:12pm |
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Steely_D wrote:
My legacy here is secure.
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Steely_D
Location: Biscayne Bay Gender:
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Feb 25, 2022 - 5:11pm |
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R_P wrote:
That's something PUTIN would say!
My legacy here is secure.
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R_P
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Feb 25, 2022 - 5:06pm |
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Steely_D wrote:
Clickbait, especially based on someone whoâs a failed real estate salesman adulterer twice impeached self-proclaimed not a political expert, doesnât seem like it belongs here.
That's something PUTIN would say!
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R_P
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Feb 25, 2022 - 4:33pm |
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Animal-Farm wrote:
SUPPRESSED!
* because Trump being a dick would never get aired on those media outlets.
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Animal-Farm
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Feb 25, 2022 - 4:09pm |
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westslope wrote:
Why should I watch this? Please explain what it is.
Trump explaining his view
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Antigone
Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley Gender:
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Feb 25, 2022 - 3:51pm |
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deltaindia wrote:
Kharkiv is on fire, Russian terrorists shelled a children's hospital, a blood donation center, houses, factories, cars...
The civilians I knew were killed, the parents of colleagues were left homeless, some were injured in the blood transfusion center.
This is genocide, terrorism and a crime against humanity. Fights are underway! We will defend our city, truth and God are behind us! Thanks to everyone who supports us! Pray for Ukraine ð
I am in safe.
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westslope
Location: BC sage brush steppe
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Feb 25, 2022 - 3:38pm |
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Animal-Farm wrote:
Why should I watch this? Please explain what it is.
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Animal-Farm
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Feb 25, 2022 - 3:22pm |
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steeler
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Feb 25, 2022 - 12:25pm |
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Steely_D wrote:
So we need to avoid any of the media that's still trying to pit us against each other with speculation and name calling. Get back to a united front.
The evil media. Enemies of the people.
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rgio
Location: West Jersey Gender:
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Feb 25, 2022 - 12:19pm |
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kurtster wrote:
So to all of you foreign policy experts who blame the invasion on Trump, Trump being Putin's bitch and all, why did Putin wait to invade with "toe to toe with Putin" Biden as POTUS ? You would think that he would have done it long ago when Trump was in office since Trump had his back, no ?
He might have waited, just to see if Donnie could damage NATO and piss off allies more.
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steeler
Location: Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth
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Feb 25, 2022 - 11:35am |
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kurtster wrote:
So to all of you foreign policy experts who blame the invasion on Trump, Trump being Putin's bitch and all, why did Putin wait to invade with "toe to toe with Putin" Biden as POTUS ? You would think that he would have done it long ago when Trump was in office since Trump had his back, no ?
Why now? There are those who are insisting that this would not have happened if Trump were President. Of course, that âlogicâ is bulletproof because it cannot be disproven or proven. I read an interesting take earlier this week, before the start of the invasion. The gist: Trump during his 2016 campaign and at various times during his presidency called NATO obsolete and questioned its worth to the United States. That and his expressed disdain for allies, especially Germany, may have had Putin thinking that NATO was weakening and might even dissolve under Trumpâs watch.
Which is not to say that Trump is responsible for Putinâs decision to invade Ukraine. Nor is Biden. We do know that Putin was concerned, and long has been concerned, about what he sees as the encroachment of NATO upon countries previously within the sphere of Russian/Soviet influence. There appear to be many other factors as well, and we can only speculate upon the catalysts for his decision and his motivations. It is simplistic to say, for example, that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan displayed weakness that prompted Putin to take this action.
What we do know is that this is an outrageous act and this is a perilous time. Ukraine matters. That is the most important message that we Americans can and should convey, to each other and to the world.
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