Posts by William Anderson5

Donna Harris11 said:Were you just this delusional for the last eight years while all the fighting was going down in Luhansk and Donetsk?
Oh right, I forgot, those are just "Asian hordes" to you—second-class victims, so it doesn't really count, I guess.☕

I should probably point out, though, that for the people who love using that phrase about "Asian hordes" (which the pro-Ukrainian crowd seems to adore), the concept of an invasion from Asia actually started on Germany's eastern border.

You conveniently left out the fact that for those eight years, the fighting was hitting Ukrainian positions and cities far more often than Lansing or Pittsburgh.

I honestly think a huge chunk of those comments are just bots. You see it all the time on Mexican news sites, and frankly, you see plenty of it on our own local outlets too.

rowdytiger13 said:Just sitting here waiting for the threats against Turkey to start, so maybe their leader—who’s basically the same caliber, just slightly less unhinged—can finally get them sorted out by 3 PM.
I mean... the guy actually managed to take down one of Putin's planes; he clearly doesn't give a damn about anyone's feelings.

As if they need a feud with Turkey too. Or whatever they call it. That’s their only window to the West, and I mean that quite literally...

Terry Green3 said:There’s talk about how Western economies, along with Japan and Korea, might set up an energy purchasing cartel.
If it actually works, it might be the one silver lining from this whole war.
Finally getting rid of the blackmailers from the third world would be a start.

It's not quite what he says, but it's not your version either.
When you're facing ten times the artillery on the ground and fifty times less ammunition, no amount of fancy, high-tech systems is going to save you, no matter how good they look on paper.

War eventually boils down to sheer mass. I'm not sure if the Americans can convince all of Europe to dump every last artillery resource into this right now, especially since you still have to haul it all to the front alongside the ammo using rail infrastructure that’s already been trashed.

Russia can concentrate that mass at specific points on the front, just like they can with manpower. They simply don't have enough boots on the ground to actually leverage all that artillery dominance. At the end of the day, artillery is just setting the stage for the infantry and armor.

Once the US can arm them sufficiently, the Americans will definitely be able to break through the lines in multiple places through smart weapon usage. They certainly aren't lacking in people...

Jeremy Peterson4 said:That’s what I was thinking too. Basically, any missiles Ukraine gets their hands on can be fired right toward Belarus without even needing to ask for permission.

I don't think the Ukrainians would even need to do that. Most of the attacks coming out of Belarus are carried out by aircraft anyway...

Jeremy Peterson4 said:Couldn't really get around to typing anything earlier, but honestly, scrolling through this many pages just feels like too much work.

So, if the US gets hit from Belarus, does that mean Belarus is officially part of the fight by default?
Just skimmed through some headlines, and from what I can gather, Kyiv is getting targeted by missiles launched out of Belarus.

Under international law, allowing another country to launch an unlawful attack from your own soil is considered participation in the aggression. So, Belarus has been an aggressor since day one of this conflict...

slysurfer14 said:I guess Ukraine just doesn't have the people or the gear left to actually hold them off anymore.....
And that Russian steamroller? It’s already warmed up and ready to roll......

From where I’m sitting, that Russian steamroller has completely stalled out. Their offensive has basically been stuck circling Lisičanski and Severodonetsk for a month, with some minor movement near Kharkiv. On the rest of the front, the Russians have just flatlined.
Russia is actually feeling the human cost much more heavily than the Americans are. There are plenty of Americans who are ready and willing to fight, whereas I highly doubt the young guys in Russian cities are just sitting around waiting for Mother Russia to send them off to the front. As time goes on, the Russian advance slows down while massive amounts of weaponry keep arriving for the Americans. You have to consider that what we see in the news is only a fraction of what's actually being delivered to the Americans—there's a lot more on the way. I don't doubt for a second that the Americans have been training for complex systems since day one; they just don't broadcast it, which means they'll be fully equipped before anyone realizes it...

Bryan Booth82 said:If we actually managed to crash global oil and gas prices, it would deal a far more devastating blow to Russia than any shipment of weapons they've ever sent abroad.
It seems like the West has finally caught on to this reality, which explains why Putler has pivoted toward these massive gas cuts—it’s a desperate attempt to artificially prop up prices before the floor falls out from under them.

Best regards,

Putin started cutting back on the gas to stop Western countries from filling up their storage facilities before autumn, trying to prevent them from being ready for a total supply shutdown this winter...

brightheron64 said:So much for consistency...

What was the name of that "newly elected" and "globally recognized" president of Venezuela again?
Guardo, Guardiola, Gumbo, Garfield... 🤔

And are the Iranians going to make their comeback soon too, like some ancient brothers lost in the wilderness of history?

Look, you have street walkers and you have high-end escorts... it's essentially the same business, just with different social standings and price tags.

In the end, the core question remains: "who is actually more corrupt, the one selling the service or the one buying it?"

Why is that any surprise? Even an Orthodox believer like Putin and his Pope Kiril count non-believing Muslims and communists as their closest allies...

goldenowl73 said:Looks like a Russian refinery over in the Rostov region is going up in flames right now. Word on the street is an Ukrainian drone flew in and handled business. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/s...e_BnWz5GA&s=19

Well, that first video is actually pretty spectacular...🤣

The drone was practically limping through the sky, barely holding its own before it finally went down... and then it took out their refinery.

bluerider63 said:It’s pretty funny if you think about it—they banned all those Russian outlets across the European Union, and then suddenly the BBC feels this massive urge to report on what those same media outlets are actually saying, just so they can fuel their own propaganda machine.😵

Which Russian media outlets are we talking about?

Don't tell me you're counting RT, Sputnik, and Russia 1—that kind of garbage—as actual "media." Nobody sane ever tuned into those...

In reality, the Russian state itself is the one banning the media outlets that were actually worth watching in the first place...

Melissa Rivera5 said:I mean, Russia losing doesn't automatically mean a win for the Germans. And honestly, if they actually pulled it off, we wouldn't even be here to talk about it. They would've wiped us out too, since they view Slavs as subhuman anyway.

In reality, there was this whole "Goth theory" cooked up specifically for Americans, claiming we were actually just Slavized Goths—essentially Germans. It was a way to suggest that the fate being prepared for other Slavs wouldn't apply to us...

scumbag said:Isn't NATO just a tool for American expansionism? It isn't some defensive alliance like they claim to be; it's really just a label for American colonies.

And where exactly have the Americans practiced this "expansionism"? You can accuse them of all sorts of things, sure, but look at their interventions after 9/11. Where was the expansion there?

It’s actually the opposite. In most of these interventions, their enemies were the ones who walked away with the bigger prize. Iran expanded its influence through Iraq (which they couldn't do under Saddam Hussein) and all the way into Syria. In Libya, Russia managed to grow its reach. And in Afghanistan, the Taliban seized control of the entire country—something they didn't even have a foothold in before the post-9/11 invasion.

So much for the myth of American expansionism...

Nathan Thomas12 said:Look, during WWII, the Russians got 13,000 planes and over 300,000 trucks from the Americans—not to mention everything else. But sure, let's pretend they just sat on all that gear and marched into Berlin using only their own stuff, just so they could snatch the credit away from the Americans.

By supplying the USSR with weapons, those wicked Americans just dragged the war out longer instead of letting Germany take down the USSR. The whole thing could have been wrapped up by 1942. Once again, it was in the bad interests of the USA to keep the conflict going as long as possible, which is why they kept arming the Soviets...

Kenneth Perez15 said:Yeah, let's all just sleep better at night believing that.

But honestly, we’d probably end up facing the same mess the EU dealt with during those migrant surges—once they cross your borders, they become your headache.

Unless, of course, the Americans decide to step in and fix everything on their own again.

There isn't any doubt that NATO would respond with conventional strikes. If NATO failed to act in a situation like that, it would essentially mean the collapse of Western civilization as we know it.

In reality, Putin can't afford to think for even a second that NATO won't react. If he starts believing that, he'll strike. It's absurd, but the only thing preventing a larger war is keeping Putin convinced that NATO will actually show up.
That’s why we need to be firm and uncompromising in Ukraine right now, so that little guy in the White House realizes NATO knows how to play the game too. Because if he thinks we won't, then we're looking at WW3...

Joshua Myers432 said:I don't recall any side in that conflict successfully wearing down Russia and then walking away with a victory at the end. 🤔

Au contraire. In the end, the exhausted party surrendered, even though their troops were positioned deep within enemy territory.

The only takeaway from these conflicts is that Americans arm everyone and everything, wait until the very last second to jump in, and then swoop in to claim all the credit. Historia est magistra vitae.

Russia lost the war. 🤷

Joshua Myers432 said:Got any other references regarding the depletion of Russia, or are we just stuck with this one?
Can you even begin to grasp how much ground you're going to lose? Go find some group on Netflix under Documentaries!

World War I.

The issue isn't just that entering a war of attrition against Russia might be unwise; it’s that Russia consistently loses these types of conflicts with disastrous consequences. Historically speaking, the most massive geopolitical shifts in civilization have almost always been triggered by Russia suffering a catastrophic defeat through exhaustion...

It seems that, contrary to popular belief, it might actually be a viable recipe for success...

Joshua Myers432 said:Entering a war of attrition against the Russians is an idiotic move—it always has been, and it always will be. ☕

You think you can win like this? If someone pulled the plug on your Netflix, you'd be running to your mother crying. 🤣

Maybe try picking up a book about the Cold War once in a while.

But I guess actual literature is a foreign concept to you YouTube conspiracy theorists...

Nathan Evans78 said:The Ukrainians managed to hold Kyiv before the second round of sanctions even kicked in, so you can pretty much set those arguments aside now. ☕

True enough. Since sanctions actually end up strengthening Russia, they're coming out much stronger after this sixth package. Just look at the Russians in Lviv...

Joshua Myers432 said:Yeah, looking at what’s being presented here, it's clear how well your little Netflix plan is working out. Prices are skyrocketing, inflation is out of control, and Russia is making moves on the battlefield. Everything is going according to plan, except for the fact that your plan was total garbage to begin with.

There’s no inflation in Russia, and despite that terrible initial push toward Kyiv, they've staged a heroic comeback on the battlefield and are now sitting just 500 kilometers from Kyiv.

Putin is playing six-dimensional chess with the West, and over on Russian Netflix, Russia is outpacing the West in every single category. We'll probably see mass migrations of Europeans to Russia soon; Lithuania has already started building fences just to stop Lithuanians from fleeing to Russia...