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Xeraphim1 wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:46 pm

Tom Mazanec wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:49 pm The West Will Need To Use Either Nukes Or NATO Troops To Stop The Russian Advances In Ukraine
February 15, 2023
http://themostimportantnews.com/archive ... in-ukraine

Honestly, it's a crap article by someone with either an agenda to push or a desire to perform sexual acts on Putin. The "facts" are cherry picked and the "conclusions" push a specific viewpoint. There are much better things out there to read.

That, on one side or another, is true of almost all media. I post what I find. You can take it or leave it.

utahbob wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:45 pm This pretty well confirms what many from the Baijiu philosophical society were thinking: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1623 ... 94592.html
It will be a slugfest, we may not have a deep enough bench and our allies better come through for us to win.

The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-bat ... ion-taiwan

"Further, the high losses damaged the U.S. global position for many years. China also lost heavily, and failure to occupy Taiwan might destabilize Chinese Communist Party rule. Victory is therefore not enough. The United States needs to strengthen deterrence immediately."

There won't be a winner. Even without a general nuclear exchange, we'll face destruction and loss of life far beyond the theater of battle. And the title tells a lot. Only the first battle of something we don't want to think about.

Xeraphim1 wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:46 pm

Tom Mazanec wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:49 pm The West Will Need To Use Either Nukes Or NATO Troops To Stop The Russian Advances In Ukraine
February 15, 2023
http://themostimportantnews.com/archive ... in-ukraine

Honestly, it's a crap article by someone with either an agenda to push or a desire to perform sexual acts on Putin. The "facts" are cherry picked and the "conclusions" push a specific viewpoint. There are much better things out there to read.

Conclusion as written:
"This isn’t going to end well, but most of you already knew that."

The article is cherry picking information and not painting a full picture. But there's accumulating evidence that Russia has started to get their game on. We should know by the summer regardless. In the Pacific, instead of starting to repair relations with China, tensions have ballooned to a higher level. Things are getting worse at an increasingly rapid rate. The last sentence of the article is correct. This isn't going to end well.

Global War On The Horizon?
BY TYLER DURDEN
THURSDAY, FEB 16, 2023 - 05:45 AM
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... ar-horizon

16 Feb, 2023 21:13
HomeRussia & FSU
Russian spring offensive has already begun – Zelensky
https://www.rt.com/russia/571603-russia ... -zelensky/

4 minute readFebruary 16, 20239:53 AM ESTLast Updated 2 days ago
Ukraine pounded by missiles, Russia eyes capturing Bakhmut by April
By Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ru ... 023-02-15/

AfD joins call for Germany to reinstate compulsory military service
February 15, 2023
editor: REMIX NEWSauthor: THOMAS BROOKE
https://rmx.news/germany/afd-joins-call ... y-service/

Putin is 'preparing new aerial attack on Ukraine' with fighter jets and helicopters prepped for battle - as NATO chief warns Europe is at risk of running out of ammunition to help Kyiv fight back
By ALASTAIR LOCKHART and JAMES FRANEY IN BRUSSELS
PUBLISHED: 20:56 EST, 14 February 2023 | UPDATED: 19:42 EST, 15 February 2023
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... attle.html

North Korea warns of military action over joint S Korea-US drills
17 Feb 2023
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/1 ... -us-drills

I saw on the news that Jimmy Carter has entered hospice care. I hope he has a peaceful transition to the next phase.
Interestingly, he owes Joe Biden possibly a greater debt than does anyone else. Before Biden, Carter was widely regarded as the worst president in U.S. history. Today, that superlative has passed to Joe Biden.

4 minute readFebruary 18, 20233:11 PM ESTLast Updated a day ago
North Korea fires long-range missile after warning over military drills
By Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 023-02-18/

spottybrowncow wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:33 pm I saw on the news that Jimmy Carter has entered hospice care. I hope he has a peaceful transition to the next phase.
Interestingly, he owes Joe Biden possibly a greater debt than does anyone else. Before Biden, Carter was widely regarded as the worst president in U.S. history. Today, that superlative has passed to Joe Biden.

A crisis ends with the collapse of the conservative faction. This time around, we seem to be having three collapses, centered on Putin, XI and Trump. If these three collapses are well completed, who will the poor historians glorify for handling them? Poor historians. Biden really doesn’t compare with FDR, Lincoln or the various founding fathers, but a crisis without a vibrant leader?

I agree that we have a new worst, but I’d go with the only president who led an insurrection against his own government.

You have not provided evidence to support this statement:

Bob Butler wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:49 am I agree that we have a new worst, but I’d go with the only president who led an insurrection against his own government.

You have agreed that, out of 950 individuals arrested, only 4 Oath keepers were convicted of an unorganized seditious conspiracy. There has been no evidence presented to date in support of an "insurrection".

The stats do not support an insurrection: 45% of those arrested were picketing, demonstrating and parading, etc., 5% pleaded guilty to assault, less than 1% were convicted of seditious conspiracy. No one was convicted of insurrection, 24% or 229 arrests are pending and apparently no charges have been filed, 26% or 240 charges have been filed for assault and awaiting trial or a plea arrangement.

jdcpapa wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:58 am You have not provided evidence to support this statement:

Bob Butler wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:49 am I agree that we have a new worst, but I’d go with the only president who led an insurrection against his own government.

You have agreed that, out of 950 individuals arrested, only 4 Oath keepers were convicted of an unorganized seditious conspiracy. There has been no evidence presented to date in support of an "insurrection".

The stats do not support an insurrection: 45% of those arrested were picketing, demonstrating and parading, etc., 5% pleaded guilty to assault, less than 1% were convicted of seditious conspiracy. No one was convicted of insurrection, 24% or 229 arrests are pending and apparently no charges have been filed, 26% or 240 charges have been filed for assault and awaiting trial or a plea arrangement.

Do we really have to go over this again? Miriam Webster defines insurrection as "an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government." Do you really think that Jan 6 didn't meet this definition?

Bob Butler wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:42 am

jdcpapa wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:58 am You have not provided evidence to support this statement:

Bob Butler wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:49 am I agree that we have a new worst, but I’d go with the only president who led an insurrection against his own government.

You have agreed that, out of 950 individuals arrested, only 4 Oath keepers were convicted of an unorganized seditious conspiracy. There has been no evidence presented to date in support of an "insurrection".

The stats do not support an insurrection: 45% of those arrested were picketing, demonstrating and parading, etc., 5% pleaded guilty to assault, less than 1% were convicted of seditious conspiracy. No one was convicted of insurrection, 24% or 229 arrests are pending and apparently no charges have been filed, 26% or 240 charges have been filed for assault and awaiting trial or a plea arrangement.

Do we really have to go over this again? Miriam Webster defines insurrection as "an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government." Do you really think that Jan 6 didn't meet this definition?

It is not a matter of what I think it is what the evidence presents to date. No one has been charged or convicted of insurrection.