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War is always political. They are started by politicians with political goals. The decision to resist or capitulate is a political one. Non-combatant nations make political decisions about support or non-support of the combatants. And the effects of war have political ramifications far beyond the battlefield.
Just to highlight where this is all coming from:Meanwhile:
Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zerowww.zerohedge.com
and
EU Backs Off Russian Energy Price Cap - News From Antiwar.com
The European Union is backing off its sharply divisive plan to implement a price cap on Russian gas, according to Reuters. There were major concerns leading up to an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Friday, but the overriding fear was Moscow would respond by cutting all…news.antiwar.com
and
Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zerowww.zerohedge.com
And
Zerohedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zerowww.zerohedge.com
Not to mention Kharkov energy grid shut down 100% except for candles and coal fires.
Folks, do not bring sunshine and unicorns to global hunger, disease and looming Depression crisis. Hoard your ARs and ammo and MREs and water supply. Be prepared and hope that this will all blow over rather than blow down. In Texas, the oft forgotten phrase "Save yer Confederate mone boys, the South will rise again", is taking on new meaning.
Oops not talking about rest of West - only Switzerland has ARs at home (or FNs, whatever).
Certainly could have flown into the slipstreamWhat would have caused this crash? Air disturbance from the surviving aircraft?
Perhaps accurate ground fire?What would have caused this crash? Air disturbance from the surviving aircraft?
Engine failure? Before the crash seems that no smoke is coming from them.What would have caused this crash? Air disturbance from the surviving aircraft?
Don't assume.I'm sure you would like Truth Social for example (just assuming)
Ok, I can't see much on this %&#$ phone...They had just taken off so I would guess that groundfire is unlikely and both aircraft seem to have Smokey engines.
To me it looks like no smoke in this frame, but could be my phone, the phone recording the T/O.They had just taken off so I would guess that groundfire is unlikely and both aircraft seem to have Smokey engines.
It's called "wake turbulence." In a two ship take off of the same aircraft, very doubtful and it doesn't look like he was even in a position to pick up any wake turbulence. I watched this several times and it seems the aircraft that crashed pitched up momentarily and then lowered his nose before turning crosswind. We can speculate all day but there seems to be no obvious reason for this from what I've seen.What would have caused this crash? Air disturbance from the surviving aircraft?
I read them all - or most. Guadian, Epoch Times, NYT, RT, AntiWar, Washingon Examiner, Gateway Pundit, etc,etc.The language in the antiwar.com article is interesting...."NATO's proxy war in Ukraine" and "anti-Russian sanctions blitz." Funny how sites like that seem only to be anti-war if it's the West doing ANYTHING. Western nations wouldn't be providing the arms into Ukraine if Russia hadn't invaded in the first place.
It's also amazing how inflation "plagues" the US and the West but somehow doesn't affect Russia ("The campaign has backfired with the ruble rallying against the dollar and mounting inflation plaguing the United States and Europe").
Rather like the EurAsian Times news site, antiwar.com seems to be a mouthpiece for Russian propaganda rather than truly believing in it's website name.
There seems to be an extra puff of exhaust smoke at about the 12-14 second markEngine failure? Before the crash seems that no smoke is coming from them.
Don't assume.