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And look at your post number!BTW, heartiest congrats all contributors for reaching the 900-page milestone in this thread without it being closed!
18000 posts? Hmmm... let me see... been a member about 113 days... 57 posts.. so averaging almost exactly .5 posts per.... so, at that rate, it'll take ...... 36,000 days ..... or nearly a century.. .. I need to either a) seriously get busy; or b) give up any hope of matching buffnut's prodigious contributions...lol
18000 posts? Hmmm... let me see... been a member about 113 days... 57 posts.. so averaging almost exactly .5 posts per.... so, at that rate, it'll take ...... 36,000 days ..... or nearly a century.. .. I need to either a) seriously get busy; or b) give up any hope of matching buffnut's prodigious contributions...lol
However, I just thought it was cool that the 900th page comment was made on the 18,000th post!
It's almost like I meant it...but you KNOW I'm not that smart!
I'd prefer to have given a dislike for the lack of moral backbone of the sanctioning bodies but I didn't want to be misunderstood.Ukraine says athletes not allowed to compete against Russians in Olympic qualifiers
Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, the country's government says.www.abc.net.au
Wimbledon reverses ban on Russian and Belarusian players, rules athletes must sign 'neutrality declarations'
Players from Russia and Belarus must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with "appropriate conditions," including not expressing support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to play at Wimbledon.www.abc.net.au
Agree with you on all points. Still, sending tanks in to point blank range is a great way to express one's displeasure.Last year, we were all laughing at Russia for employing tanks without infantry support. This engagement looks pretty similar to me. The main focus of the footage shows a T-72 firing its main armament multiple times at a small group of entrenched Russian soldiers.
A couple of RPGs or hand-lobbed grenades might have been a more proportionate way to take out the squishies in the trench...T-72 keeps the Russians' heads down by laying machine gun fire into the trench, while an infantry team get close enough to wipe them out with grenades.
Regardless, I know I wouldn't want to be in that trench!
Point blank, yeesh
So basically, the Ukraine/Russia conflict is basically a proxy-war with the US/China on either end?China-linked Russian body armor is landing on the battlefield in Ukraine
Photos on eBay and other sites show the Russian body armor, which Ukrainians say they've recovered from the front lines.www.politico.com
So basically, the Ukraine/Russia conflict is basically a proxy-war with the US/China on either end?