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Different times almost 80yrs laterPatton was right. And the plan was ready.
If only the Weimar Republic had lasted a little longer until the global economy began improving in the mid 1930s and populism's appeal had waned. By 1940, Europe might have been united in putting down Stalin and the USSR.
True, and yet today's Russia is a mirror of Stalin's regime.Different times almost 80yrs later
Russia is a mirror of Stalin's regime.
So then we must ponder what's Putin doing it for? Putting aside that he's a psychopathic autocrat acting without a strategically-based reason, perhaps he's trying to put domestic and international pressure onto Zelenskyy to commit his reserves and commence the big counteroffensive punch earlier than otherwise planned.
"Don't expect rational behavior from me! That's why you must make Zelenskyy give up or I'll destroy the planet. It will be on your heads!"So then we must ponder what's Putin doing it for? Putting aside that he's a psychopathic autocrat acting without a strategically-based reason, perhaps he's trying to put domestic and international pressure onto Zelenskyy to commit his reserves and commence the big counteroffensive punch earlier than otherwise planned.
It's funny because if we know it, the Ukrainians already knew about it.Russian troops use false aircraft to misdirect the Ukrainians
The Russian Armed Forces are trying to confuse Ukrainian intelligence by creating false aircraft at their airfields in occupied Crimea. Satellite imagery viewed by open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst Brady Africk shows that the Russian military drew on visual deception to deceive Ukrainian...defence-blog.com
Patton was right. And the plan was ready.
Russian troops use false aircraft to misdirect the Ukrainians
The Russian Armed Forces are trying to confuse Ukrainian intelligence by creating false aircraft at their airfields in occupied Crimea. Satellite imagery viewed by open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst Brady Africk shows that the Russian military drew on visual deception to deceive Ukrainian...defence-blog.com
Attacking civilian targets in Ukraine, however, steeles their resolve.
All Russia is doing, is making Ukrainians more determined than ever to defeat the invaders. Especially when children are involved.
Look how the people immediately went back into the church to clean it up. This is not a people even close to being demoralized.
H reminds me of a mouse in that cartoon
Putin is trying the lets force others to step in and force Ukraine to negotiate as they will be the bad guys who want to keepSo then we must ponder what's Putin doing it for? Putting aside that he's a psychopathic autocrat acting without a strategically-based reason, perhaps he's trying to put domestic and international pressure onto Zelenskyy to commit his reserves and commence the big counteroffensive punch earlier than otherwise planned.
Just add an imperial crown to Stalin. Putin seems to want both.
Cost-benefit analysis. The US concluded that peace-keeping in Beirut was not worth the price.Sometimes it works. Like the bombing of the US barracks in Beirut that led to a wholesale retreat of US forces from Lebanon.
And what happened when Pearl Harbor was attacked?Sometimes it works. Like the bombing of the US barracks in Beirut that led to a wholesale retreat of US forces from Lebanon.
Sure it was, exactly as the Japanese anticipated. At least based on what Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl Harbour attack told the Japanese to anticipate. Something along the lines of Japan will awakened a giant, we'll get six months of the initiative before we start to get our asses kicked. Yamamoto was spot on.And what happened when Pearl Harbor was attacked? The result was not what the Japanese anticipated...