Marc505 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 11 hours ago, kent_white said: If you've any other channels like those - let me know. I love watching those kinds of things. I regurgitate most of it on here so I sound like I know what I'm talking about! 😁😁😁 I've seen a couple where they'll recreate or try to change then outcome of battles using simulators but nothing in the same style as Binkov. I need to not fall into the trap of watching them today I've far too much to do! Quote
kent_white Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Marc505 said: I've seen a couple where they'll recreate or try to change then outcome of battles using simulators but nothing in the same style as Binkov. I need to not fall into the trap of watching them today I've far too much to do! I really need to get this report done...... But what's this? A 30 minute breakdown of the likely consequences on a war between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan with a full scale naval assault on Baku only Turkmenistan have Britain's Navy from 1944! This report will have to wait! 😁 Quote
Marc505 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, kent_white said: I really need to get this report done...... But what's this? A 30 minute breakdown of the likely consequences on a war between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan with a full scale naval assault on Baku only Turkmenistan have Britain's Navy from 1944! This report will have to wait! 😁 😂 Why have sound on this Teams meeting switched on when I can be watching an analysis of an American amphibious assault on Scotland?! Quote
kent_white Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Marc505 said: 😂 Why have sound on this Teams meeting switched on when I can be watching an analysis of an American amphibious assault on Scotland?! Because sooner or later they're going to ask you a question and all you will be able to talk about is decent amphibious landing sites 😁 Quote
Spider Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Can't argue with the response of the NATO allies so far. But it's all in vain. Vlad can't back down now. Said it for ages, but Ukraine isn't his main prize. Nothing to do with money either, pure Soviet land grab. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 Course he can back down. I still think he will. Just trying to look tough for the folk back at home. Do those same people really want a war that has no benefit to them? More importantly, his nation will be more fucked economically, and that will harm his support amongst his people and possibly have his mates sharpening their knives, let alone his enemies. He is of course a loon, so none of that might matter, but I doubt there's much support for it in his country in reality. Quote
Spider Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Course he can back down. I still think he will. Just trying to look tough for the folk back at home. Do those same people really want a war that has no benefit to them? More importantly, his nation will be more fucked economically, and that will harm his support amongst his people and possibly have his mates sharpening their knives, let alone his enemies. He is of course a loon, so none of that might matter, but I doubt there's much support for it in his country in reality. He’s a loon. With massive support. Thats the problem. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Spider said: He’s a loon. With massive support. Thats the problem. What support? He backs (controls) Belarus and has similar influence in other nations. Do they really trust him, and genuinely "back him". I doubt it, but they're too scared to cross him, so let him crack on as it suits them. Kleptocracies with little genuinely democracy. Always on a knife edge and needing to suppress opposition at home, which doesn't bode well for long term stability. Too much focus on the Ukraine may also destabilise other regions too, that may fancy having a go at freeing themselves. China's leadership that he is reportedly courting aren't stupid. They've got economic influence the world over- do they want a destabilising conflict in a region that buys so much of their goods? Do they fuckery. Quote
fatolive Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 37 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Course he can back down. I still think he will. Just trying to look tough for the folk back at home. Do those same people really want a war that has no benefit to them? More importantly, his nation will be more fucked economically, and that will harm his support amongst his people and possibly have his mates sharpening their knives, let alone his enemies. He is of course a loon, so none of that might matter, but I doubt there's much support for it in his country in reality. Some former foreign diplomat just more or less agreed with you , saying while it’s possible it gets less likely he will invade as each week passes, the key thing will be the diplomatic agreement that Putin can use as a “ see they are paying attention to us now and we scared them into agreement “ sort of a face saver that works for him and us Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, fatolive said: Some former foreign diplomat just more or less agreed with you , saying while it’s possible it gets less likely he will invade as each week passes, the key thing will be the diplomatic agreement that Putin can use as a “ see they are paying attention to us now and we scared them into agreement “ sort of a face saver that works for him and us Absolutely. Important that the west remains steadfast too- he's a bully and will take a yard if offered an inch. Macron supposedly didn't help matters, but I've not read about it yet. In the end, an agreement that allows him to save face, keep power, and stay alive will work for him. Quote
Spider Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 He has support in so far as he doesn’t have any threat of being toppled from within. Yet. It’s not about money. He’s hardly skint. China don’t give a shite, they’ve enough going on at their own borders. He wants a legacy. He’s following the same old trope of his idols - show strength and recapture Mother Russia’s land. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60351096 Nothing significant in terms of any change. The longer those troops are stationed on the border, away from home in the cold, wet and snow, the less strong their morale. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 He's a pufter, he has sex with MEN. He has steroid bitch tits, he sucks off horses. Invade the Baltics my arse, he had a face-lift, I reckon he's going to get cancer soon not from uranium laced beetroot soup. Quote
Spider Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 Trump would have been on his knees by now, asking Vlad if he wanted to take him deep enough for his balls to fit in. Biden has stood firm. That may be the only thing that stops an invasion. But Biden doesn’t go on Twitter flashing his teeth every 2 minutes so it goes largely unreported. Quote
Dimron Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, Spider said: Tick tock Not long now? Quote
Winchester White Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 Fucks sake, a mate and I really wanted to go to Kiev and Pripyat a couple of years or so back. Cancer (thankfully he's clear now) and covid put paid to that but we were hoping next year. No twatting chance of that if the Ruskies invade. Putin doesn't give a fuck does he? Quote
e2e4 Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, Spider said: Trump would have been on his knees by now, asking Vlad if he wanted to take him deep enough for his balls to fit in. Biden has stood firm. That may be the only thing that stops an invasion. But Biden doesn’t go on Twitter flashing his teeth every 2 minutes so it goes largely unreported. he bombed that russian airfield when everyone were panicking about WW3. it stopped it somehow. crimea were given to them by obama (or whoever) not doing owt. so why wouldnt he (putin) try it on now ? Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, Cheese said: If they believe this, it begs the question why wait to introduce the extreme sanctions? Still not convinced, like a high stakes game of poker. Quote
Cheese Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: If they believe this, it begs the question why wait to introduce the extreme sanctions? Still not convinced, like a high stakes game of poker. Me neither. Classic disinformation campaigns going on. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, Cheese said: Me neither. Classic disinformation campaigns going on. Oh aye, no doubt. I just hope the west are consulting with Ukraine when doing this- they were trying to downplay the situation a bit a few days ago, and asking others not to ratchet up tensions. I've no doubt that there will be agents/special forces out there from Nato countries too. Obviously nothing official. Quote
gonzo Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Marc505 said: Whens the Winter Olympics finish? Some reckon he wont wont to upstage Jim Pong or whatever his name is. Think a lot of people underestimate Chinas backing in all this. They're madder than the Ruskis. Stick em together and itll go fucking nuts. Sure Russia thought Ukraine would haved by now. There's ways to win a war without firing a bullet. Quote
Spider Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 Putin is mentle Can’t emphasise enough just how much his legacy means to him. And he’s not got many years left at the top, so the clock is ticking. He can’t lose face now. Quote
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