Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack

Post by Koshkin » Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:49 PM UTC

ohwellish wrote: post #429

russian military never been in direct full scale fight with Ukrainian forces before till this morning, they have no idea where they got themselves into and what is coming to them - we will bury them all! every single one of them Our time to fight back has come - Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні!!! update: dont get me wrong, true Russians are against this war, I have alot of friends in Russia and they ALL sending me me…

Post by h2odragon » Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:53 PM UTC

Tenoke wrote: post #506

Are there any good verified resources of primary targets for bombings in different countries? E.g. I live in Berlin and would like to know in the worst case which places are most likely to be bombed. Similar for other places I'm curious about.

Post by cambaceres » Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:53 PM UTC

jmkni wrote: post #499

cambaceres wrote: post #390

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The west can't do anything to stop China from incorporating Taiwan. The only thing stopping China is that they are not fully prepared yet, they will be in a few years however.

Stupid question here but why will it take China years to prepare? Taiwan is a relatively small Island, surely China is more than capable already?

Post by achenet » Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 1:59 PM UTC

noduerme wrote: post #538

amai wrote: post #490

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> “Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to transform Russia. Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire.” He claims that without any proof. This maybe would have been true in the 19th century given the technologies for war and power at that time. But we have the 21st century now. Why should the Ukr…

The Mongols didn't need an economy to create chaos and conquer most of Eurasia. Babylon was conquered by Macedonia, Constantinople fell to the Turks, and Rome to the Vandals. Mixing up economic power with willingness to bleed for a mythical cause is a mistake. Also, who needs an economy when you can just have a big army and take booty? Definitely not Russia. This is not the modern-day version of USSR vs USA. It's the…

Post by listless » Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 2:01 PM UTC

erikig wrote: post #270

agumonkey wrote: post #197

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Good times breed bad times. PS: I agree about the feeling of infaillible institution and international order..

I don't know if it helpful during times like these but it sounds like the quote by G. Michael Hopf: Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times