Yeah, but I was about 30-40 years behind you…lol
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Stuttgart, eh? We used to play you in football & basketball- tough team. My teen stomping grounds was Frankfurt. FAHS 1957.
Don't believe anything this or anything else he has said. This is as "political" as I can get on this site but it's simply an accurate observation of Joe.Yeah...right. The US President tells the world almost 8 months ago that the US will shut down the Nord Stream pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. Russia does precisely that and yet it's Russia that actually closes the pipeline....and only THEN does the US go in to blow it up, which they do covertly.
A few questions:
1. If the intent was to covertly blow up the pipeline, why announce it in February?
2. Since you announced it in February, why not claim responsibility now?
3. What does it benefit the US to blow up the pipeline now?
4. How does further weakening Germany's energy situation help achieve the goal of encouraging Berlin to be more supportive of Ukraine?
For #3, US attribution would further harm relations with Germany...and they've been rocky enough over the past 5 years. There isn't a financial justification because the US doesn't produce enough excess natural gas to supply Germany, let alone the other European nations who depended on Nord Stream, nor can the US readily get excess gas to Europe. Germany helped build Nord Stream and so, presumably, it could rebuild "son of Nord Stream" once the conflict is over, so there's no long-term gain for the US.
There are no benefits to the US but there are a whole HEAP of negative impacts if the story is leaked....and there would still be a lot of people in on the secret. You can't conduct a (presumably) military operation like that without bringing in a sizeable number of people. You have the team that executed the mission, the people that planned and commanded it, including decision-makers at senior levels with US European Command and their staff. Then there's the Sec Def and his staff, the President and his staff...that's a lot of people who are in on the conspiracy.
In sum, the entire idea that the US blew up Nord Stream is ridiculous.
I hope the Russian logistics / repair system is fixed soon. The Ukrainians need reliable tanks to capture after all.OSINT guys and girls having a field day trying to track Russian armour lost & captured in the area north and northeast of Lyman.
Quick count of tanks captured in the past 48 hours:
6 or 7 x T-80BV
2 x T-80U
4 x T-72B/B3
Speculation is that a lot of partially functional/lightly damaged armour was being stored in this area because Russian logistics weren't able to keep up with necessary repairs.
Some OSINT sources are stating more than 100 Russian tanks have been captured since the start of September.
For context, in the previous 200ish days, Ukraine reportedly captured a little under 300 tanks
I hope the Russian logistics / repair system is fixed soon. The Ukrainians need reliable tanks to capture after all.
Or at least have a head start over the Tractor Brigade!I hope the Russian logistics / repair system is fixed soon. The Ukrainians need reliable tanks to capture after all.
Like Hitler, Putin is sending old men to war.
Being blessed with Holy P*ss Water straight from the Patriarch's pee pee.
When did Curly leave the Three Stooges?View attachment 688888Yep, this guy don't look like a warrior. Seems a rather odd recruit.
Volunteer? Criminal? Some one that goes in the place of someone else?
Is hard to belive that there aren't more able men to be called to arms.
Please oh please tell us !!!!!Which is on the Rhine. The river forms the eastern border of the city.
Strasbourg used to be my teenage stomping grounds when I lived back in Stuttgart. We would go their to party on weekends sometimes. I have a few NSFF (Not Safe For Forum) stories I could tell…
Great sauerkraut there. Best I've ever eaten.Which is on the Rhine. The river forms the eastern border of the city.
Strasbourg used to be my teenage stomping grounds when I lived back in Stuttgart. We would go their to party on weekends sometimes. I have a few NSFF (Not Safe For Forum) stories I could tell…
Interesting video of Ukrainian artillery in action near the front line. Shoot and scoot is the approach du jour: