Every time I think I'm out.
[QUOTE=Paulie97;2729503]Based on that criteria you'll be posting here every day, several times a day as the supply of lies, half-truths, and logical fallacies is boundless. Best policy is to not login to the site if you have more important and productive things to do.[/QUOTE]LOL, you've got a point.
But Travv's posted a direct and vicious falsehood, not their typical half-truths or logical fallacies. That he's now trying to say, oh no, it wasn't me, just some nutso blogger, makes it even more pathetic, IMHO.
Misrepresentation between total forces and actual forces used?
Gonzalo Lira gave the number of Russian troops assigned to the invasion. You gave the total number of Russian troops available. Many of the Russian troops are posted on the Chinese or other borders and are not available for use in Ukraine since they are protecting distant regions. I googled and found this number of troops from a neutral website link posted below which roughly agrees with the number of Russian troops that Gonzalo Lira said were being used. Since Ukraine doesn't have to defend its border with Poland, it has freed up Ukie troops but still has not stopped Russia from taking the Donbass region. Seems to me Gonzalo Lira is correct!
Also, why are you still posting here? Shouldn't you be at the Ukrainian Embassy as was suggested a few days ago, taking the Ukie military oath for the International Legion and preparing to take your place in the trenches on the Eastern Front near the Donbass?
I suspect the biggest battle will be to get the chickenhawks, keyboard commandos and call of duty Rambos from their mommies basement and get them enlisted in the Ukie Legion! The Ukies should be able to draft a brigade of chickenhawks off of ISG posters that drool for war but refuse to leave their Xbox game consoles and head out to the Ukrainian trenches where they demand the rest of us be sent! LOL.
How many troops has Russia sent into invasion of Ukraine?
Estimates of the total number of Russian forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine vary but around 150,000 troops are thought to be deployed in total.
[URL]https://en.as.com/en/2022/02/24/latest_news/1645729870_894320.html[/URL]
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2729446]I've almost quit arguing about politics in this and the other forums, but this lie is so dumb and outrageous--how can I just let it go?
February 2022, before the Russian invasion. Source: Global Firepower.
[URL]https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?country1=ukraine&country2=russia[/URL]
Russia; Ukraine.
Active Personnel: 850,000; 200,000.
Paramilitary: 250,000; 50,000.
Tanks: 12,420; 2,596.
Armored Vehicles: 30,122; 12,303.
Total Aircraft: 4,945; 387.
Total Helicopters: 2,087; 146.
Naval Fleet: 605; 38.[/QUOTE]
They planned to take Kyiv in 3 days and whole Ukraine in 7 weeks. Where are they now?
[QUOTE=Travv;2730160]
How many troops has Russia sent into invasion of Ukraine?
Estimates of the total number of Russian forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine vary but around 150,000 troops are thought to be deployed in total.
[URL]https://en.as.com/en/2022/02/24/latest_news/1645729870_894320.html[/URL][/QUOTE]I'm not arguing with you that the main 2 reasons Russians fucked up so spectacularly are their eternal arrogance and sheer incompetence. That wouldn't be the first time in their history, of course. They decided to show up, rain fire on Ukrainian cities, kill a few hundred civilians, and wait till Ukrainians drop their drawers and bow down to the boss.
That doesn't matter though. Even if your sources are correct, and even if we assume that the ENTIRE Ukrainian army from the get go was fighting the advancing Russian troops along the 700-mile front line (a laughably impossible assumption, because the attack took AFU by surprise) -- even then your and your boy Gonzalo's "3 to 1" formula flies out of the window.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
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The Zelensky Narrative is Shifting
Newsweek.
. . In just the last few days, the narrative has palpably shifted. First, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times sent up a trial balloon, a clear signal straight from one of the White House's most dependable stenographers:
Dear reader: The Ukraine war is not over. And privately, USA Officials are a lot more concerned about Ukraine's leadership than they are letting on. There is deep mistrust between the White House and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky—considerably more than has been reported.
What are those limits regarding Ukraine? Well, for starters, Zelensky rules much like his adversary, the universally denounced Putin, does. Zelensky shut down all opposition media in Ukraine, then banned opposition political parties. He declared that Russia would have to kill every single citizen of Kyiv to get to him, but also found time to pose for a melodramatic Annie Leibovitz portrait spread for American fashion magazine Vogue. Zelensky also fired the Ukrainian equivalent of the USA Attorney General and the head of the CIA, on the very same day, perhaps during breaks from his grandiose photo shoot.
Like Friedman, CBS News apparently got the memo to start tarnishing Zelensky's halo. That network explored the folly of sending a mountain of USA Taxpayer money into one of the most corrupt countries on Earth, though later deleted its tweet on the topic. CBS admitted that vast amounts of American largesse has been pilfered, conceding that "much of the billions of dollars of military aid that the USA Is sending to Ukraine doesn't make it to the front lines. " CBS also quoted an on-the-ground operative who disclosed the reality of America's generosity: "like 30 percent of it reaches its final destination. ".
So, American taxpayers borrow tens of billions of dollars their country does not have, to send fortunes to the unaccountable leader of a corrupt country, all to escalate a war in which America has no vital national interest. Oh, and during a recession with runaway inflation at home. Gotcha. That reality would be damning enough, but Zelensky just upped the ante, making American escalation even more wrongheaded. . . . Zelensky has now put out feelers to the USA's primary adversary, China, promising a "bridge to Europe".
Putin is a thug and Zelensky is a corrupt autocrat. Their battle involves no vital USA National interest. Biden's intervention harms America and worsens the plight of the Ukrainian people, who have become pawns in a battle of Black Sea oligarchs. America should insist on dialogue, negotiation, and de-escalation. If the parties refuse, then it's time for an American approach of realism and restraint, because this is simply not our fight, and Zelensky sure as hell is not our fighter. Steve Cortez.
Comment: The sane solution here is for the USA to remain neutral like Switzerland and sell arms and supplies to both sides for cash. However, this option will not occur since "much of the billions of dollars of. . . Aid that the US is sending to Ukraine" is skimmed and sold, presumably by the Ukrainian mafia with kickbacks to "The Big Guy" and other politicians. Those who are chickenhawks here should stop trying to get others to fight for them (Hawk for war) and stop being Chickens themselves and enlist in the Ukie Legion! Practice what you preach! It's a rich politicians'$ war and a poor man's fight. If this is what you want, enlist in the Ukie Legion and leave the rest of us out of it!
[URL]https://www.newsweek.com/zelensky-narrative-shifting-opinion-1731875[/URL]
'Ukrainians trusted a comedian with the fate of a nation" Brazil's president. . .
"Refusing to follow several western nations to impose damaging costs on Russia for its unwarranted invasion of a sovereign Ukraine, the right wing president Jair Bolsonaro criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that Brazil would "adopt a neutral stance on Ukraine" and will not impose sanctions on Russia.
Speaking at a news conference while on vacation on Sunday, January 27, Bolsonaro said Ukrainians had "trusted a comedian with the fate of a nation" — referring to Zelensky's former career as an actor and comedian. . . ".
That's some stupid shxt right there! What could possibly go wrong with putting a comedian in charge of negotiation with the Russians? Maybe a giant Russian shxthammer down on the entire country when the Russians realized he was a *******? Z to Ukrainians: You fxcked up! You trusted us with the fate of your nation!
[QUOTE=PedroMorales;2730677]That is the very problem here, arguing with idiots like you. The role of a President differs from country to country. Some have executive power, others do not. Zelensky has not only banned most opposition parties but locked up their leaders. You hold up Poroshenko as some kind of good guy, the guy who banned Russian and helped kick start this whole mess. I am waiting on a woman to drop round to suck my cock. Much better than reading your nonsense or of anyone else who thinks that the leader of a country should wave his cock around in public.[/QUOTE]