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[Tom Mazanec]

Here comes China: The world rotated one more time
24638 ViewsApril 14, 2022
https://thesaker.is/here-comes-china-th ... more-time/

ASIA POLITICS
China holds military drills around Taiwan as U.S. delegation visits
PUBLISHED FRI, APR 15 20223:30 AM EDT
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/15/china-h ... isits.html

The UK is Trying to Drag the US into World War III
Michael Tracey
Apr 14
https://mtracey.substack.com/p/the-uk-i ... s-into?s=r

What is ‘The Russian World’?
15502 ViewsApril 14, 2022
https://thesaker.is/what-is-the-russian-world/

Russia Formally Warns US to Stop Arming Ukraine
Russia sent a formal diplomatic note to the US that was obtained by The Washington Post
by Dave DeCamp Posted onApril 14, 2022
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/04/14/rus ... g-ukraine/

Kyiv Rocked by Explosions as Russia Steps Up Attacks
Barrage comes a day after the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank and as both sides prepare for fresh battles in the country’s east
By Brett ForrestFollow
and Matthew LuxmooreFollow
Updated Apr. 15, 2022 11:59 pm ET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kyiv-rocke ... 1650021113

Russia threatens to up Kyiv strikes over cross-border attacks
42,831 viewsApr 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CisgH2tw_JY

LIVE UPDATES
UPDATED SAT, APR 16 20228:44 AM EDT
Explosions reported in Kyiv and Lviv; Russia says it has struck a military plant in the capital
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/16/live-up ... raine.html

Surveillance Video Shows Suspected Russian Missile Strikes On Kyiv
26,461 viewsApr 15, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLXlcZC1xNk

Live Updates | Kyiv mayor warns more strikes likely
By The Associated Press
an hour ago
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... fe45373e54

April 15, 2022
9:45 AM EDT
Last Updated a day ago
Russia pledges more strikes on Kyiv after missile attack
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ru ... 022-04-15/

I had a dream last might Russia had nuked Kiev and my family went to a private island (Parr Isle) in a Lake (Bob's Lake) in the middle of Canada that a friend of our family owns to try to survive.

[El Cid M]

I would rather be nuked than submit to Russia and China. PERIOD.

[spottybrowncow]

Here comes China: The world rotated one more time
24638 ViewsApril 14, 2022
https://thesaker.is/here-comes-china-th ... more-time/

Tom, I appreciate your links, but that site reads like pure propaganda.

[pnwqb]

Here comes China: The world rotated one more time
24638 ViewsApril 14, 2022
https://thesaker.is/here-comes-china-th ... more-time/

Tom, I appreciate your links, but that site reads like pure propaganda.

It's because it is pure pro-Russia propaganda.........

[Bob Butler]

You make no sense to me.

Figures you couldn't understand.

The more you spend on lots of stuff, the less good you are at anything specific. If you want to retain status as an international power, you have to spend lots on different areas and having nothing left for quashing neighbors. The Russians spent on lots of things. The Ukrainians spent on one thing, to resist invasions. Much more focused.

[Guest]

You make no sense to me.

Figures you couldn't understand.

The more you spend on lots of stuff, the less good you are at anything specific. If you want to retain status as an international power, you have to spend lots on different areas and having nothing left for quashing neighbors. The Russians spent on lots of things. The Ukrainians spent on one thing, to resist invasions. Much more focused.

You say a lot and say nothing. No, the Ukrainians spend more money on things besides just weapons, but being a smug empty-headed leftist who rarely leaves the confines of the village, it figures you wouldn't know that.

Having survived the Russian siege of Gronzy, I know well of what I talk about.

Try to discuss things which you know something about next time. Try that...

[Guest]

You make no sense to me.

Figures you couldn't understand.

The more you spend on lots of stuff, the less good you are at anything specific. If you want to retain status as an international power, you have to spend lots on different areas and having nothing left for quashing neighbors. The Russians spent on lots of things. The Ukrainians spent on one thing, to resist invasions. Much more focused.

Oh for ffs. I'm tired of this liberal BS. Butler doesn't know anything about anything. He is a walking stereotype: a know it all who knows nothing. He talks in circles and says less than nothing. Fortune cookie wisdom at its worst. Your pithy little comments impress only the"peoplekind" like yourself. Oh, aren't you so clever. FU.

[Navigator]

In order to understand many of the reasons why the Russians have a currently crap Army, check out the following regarding Russian military priorities and spending. All of this person's videos on the Ukraine war are exceptional, and you should watch if you have time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkmcNj ... =2&t=2668s

I believe that Bob is talking about what is in this video (see above). The Russians have spread their money around in too many expensive baskets (like their strategic rocket forces and navy) while the Ukrainians just put it into defense for repelling armor/airborne assaults.

[Xeraphim1]

In order to understand many of the reasons why the Russians have a currently crap Army, check out the following regarding Russian military priorities and spending. All of this person's videos on the Ukraine war are exceptional, and you should watch if you have time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkmcNj ... =2&t=2668s

I believe that Bob is talking about what is in this video (see above). The Russians have spread their money around in too many expensive baskets (like their strategic rocket forces and navy) while the Ukrainians just put it into defense for repelling armor/airborne assaults.

Somewhat. Russia has spent a lot of money on its nuclear weapons program. ICBMs aren't cheap and nuclear missile submarines even more so. Russia doesn't have all that much money to spend on its military period and keeping a reasonable nuclear deterrent eats up a good percentage of that. As a reference, the US will spend around 350 billion on the Columbia missile submarine program, 100 billion for the new Sentinel ICBM and 200 billion for the B-21 bomber program. Granted, prices are higher in the US (as is the performance and quality) but these give an example of how much nukes actually cost.

The Russian non-nuclear navy is mostly a collection of corvettes, a few frigates and a few geriatric larger ships kept as prestige symbols rather than having a value commensurate with their costs. The Russian Air Force is mostly old Soviet era fighters and upgrades of those same designs. The Su-57 is the only non-derivative aircraft designed in the past 30 years and only a handful of them exist. The Russian army mostly uses upgraded T-72s which were the budget tank design from 50 years ago. The Armata design given so much press time in Russia exists as a handful of example because it costs a lot of money and its a lot cheaper to update the old ones. Most of Russia's T-80s are in storage as are its T-90s. As an example, India has 4x as many T-90s as Russia.

But that's just the financial side. More important is the organizational side. Ukraine suffered a rough jolt when Russia stole Crimea away. That was a shock to the system and required that the Ukrainian military rethink its Soviet era doctrine. Russia uses that same old doctrine and didn't have to make any real changes because it was still strong enough to bully its neighbors even though its organization was crap. This war may force Russia to finally accept that it has to change, but it may not be able to. Its hard to force reforms through corrupt dictatorial systems.

[Bob Butler]

In order to understand many of the reasons why the Russians have a currently crap Army, check out the following regarding Russian military priorities and spending. All of this person's videos on the Ukraine war are exceptional, and you should watch if you have time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkmcNj ... =2&t=2668s

I believe that Bob is talking about what is in this video (see above). The Russians have spread their money around in too many expensive baskets (like their strategic rocket forces and navy) while the Ukrainians just put it into defense for repelling armor/airborne assaults.

Yes