War

Disdain

Chill War, WTF

To be somewhat fair, they were likely under fire. That said, the Russians do this sort of shit all the time. They do not care about the other soldiers’ lives they serve with in a way that’s hard for me to understand, having served as a paratrooper for five years. We just did not, would never have, treated each other that way.

There is something very diseased in that culture.

Poland

Chill Prediction, War

The Price of Russian Victory: Why Letting Putin Win Would Cost America More Than Supporting Ukraine.

Allowing Russia to defeat Ukraine would cost the United States about seven times more than preventing a Russian victory.

Far more than that. Because if we let Russia win, we’ll be fighting Russia in Poland in 2028 or a bit later. I’d estimate the financial cost of that war at $5 trillion or so. And that’s only the monetary burden; hundreds of thousands to millions will be killed and lives will be disrupted forever.

We should not let that happen. But we probably will.

Low Go

Chill Amusing, War

Damn, Noah, you didn’t have to go that low. But he’s right — though I don’t think Russia has much interest in conquering France. They will stop at Germany. And anyway, France has nukes and there is no doubt in my mind that France will nuke the shit out of Moscow if Russia sends any troops across that border. Putin is certainly aware of that too.

France in general should still be concerned with what happens to the rest of Europe, including Ukraine, than it is. What Russia is likely to do in the future will not be good for Macron’s country at all, even if there is no outright invasion.

Wave All the Meat

Chill Evil, Video, Video (other), War

Open-field disorganized assault with no vehicular support. Alrighty then. What a colossal waste of people and purpose.

Reva

Chill Clowns, War

Those who think NATO expansion had anything at all with Putin’s revanchism, annexation and planned genocide in Ukraine: What the fuck is wrong with you?

Way to buy into the Russian propaganda operation, I guess. Please engage brain if it is still capable of functioning (probably is not).

Esca

Chill Clowns, War

It’s odd how it’s an “escalation” when Ukraine does something that Russia has long been doing to Ukraine, but it’s not an “escalation” when Russia invades a peaceful neighboring nation.

Now how does that work again? Reminds me of when I was bullied as a kid. If I fought back at all I was the problem, not the bullies who punched me, tripped me, stole my stuff or pushed me down and kicked my ass.

Yes, very familiar indeed.

Flat Wrong

Chill Clowns, War

I still think about the leftist contention that Ukraine would be unable to offer any resistance against Russia because it’s flat. I think about it, and I laugh. It’s like a great joke you just recall from time to time and chuckle.

How and why this idea gestated among these military “experts” I have no idea, but it’s kind of like saying that someone can’t wear a jacket because they’re lying down. It just makes no goddamn sense.

But that’s how they roll. So, par for the course.