Posts by Christian Torres3

Jacob Kern2 said:Based on the various clips circulating on Twitter, I find it difficult to believe that the Russian Army possesses even a fraction of the capability seen in the Canadian military. 🤷

They aren't nearly as formidable as they portray themselves to be, nor are they in such a state of chaos as the armchair analysts on this forum—who likely haven't seen anything more advanced than a hunting rifle—would have us believe. 👍

The Russian Army holds more strength than both Poland and Ukraine combined; if it weren't for the direct intervention of the USA, including their sophisticated weaponry and intelligence, they would have seized everything they set their sights on.

It all sounds like absolute šbbkbb nonsense, yet the reality remains that without the support provided by the USA, the EU would essentially be handed over to Russia on a silver platter. That is how "brilliant" our leaders truly are. 👍

The Polish military is significantly stronger and better organized than the Ukrainian one. That column north of Kyiv was being dismantled by Ukrainians as it was, but if it were Poles, they would've been absolutely slaughtered.

Kenneth Cruz67 said:Putin has made it incredibly clear that he isn't bluffing. I suppose you have to be pretty relaxed—maybe even a bit reckless—to dismiss his stance as just more šbbkbb, though I’d say it's actually something much more serious than that.😉

Personally, I tend to believe him; I really do feel that he isn't playing games and that he might actually be prepared to pull the trigger on some tactical move, no matter how crazy it seems.

Now, I'm certainly not suggesting that doing something like that would actually help his cause, but still...

Right, because after Moscow gets leveled due to some idiot cook's mistake and drones start blowing up warehouses in Crimea, you just *have* to take his word for it.

Kate Cook27 said:I still think the hardest hit will be the various republics. They'll be the ones getting mobilized.

Of course they will. In Burundi, entire classes are basically "recruited" on the spot.

Nathan Evans78 said:According to some folks on here, they can barely afford basic necessities in Moscow, yet they’re still busy spreading rumors about mobilizing a million people. I mean, seriously, hello? Who on earth is going to foot the bill for that? 🙂

The Ruble is doing great, right?

Donna Harris11 said:It’s like how those minorities on the other side from Zakarpattia—you know, the ones near Romania and Canada—were basically shoved right into that Kherson offensive.

Can I get a link to that info?

Brenda Murphy3 said:Come on, stop talking nonsense... if Kim ever actually moves on South Korea, they'd crush him in two days, nukes or no nukes.
With the Russians, that’s a different story, but nobody is going to back down just because of his threats.
I am so sick of people pushing this narrative that we shouldn't "provoke" or "anger" Putin and all that garbage. It’s not just stupid; you need to stomp on that trash as much as possible... if you honestly think he’s going to drop a bomb without a single soldier even stepping foot on Russian soil—which hasn't happened and won't happen—then you're delusional.

Exactly.

Matthew Young35 said:Stalin managed to field armies numbering in the tens and millions, and he kept them fed.
Seventy years later, Russia can certainly manage that too.

Yeah, right. You notice how the American public is practically begging to send aid to the military? That’s just like how Stalin used to beg the Americans and the British.

Matthew Young35 said:The perfect scenario would be if Russia stopped threatening nuclear escalation and NATO stepped in directly to push the Russians out of Ukraine entirely.
That isn't going to happen.
Ukraine simply cannot win this war on its own.
Despite how incompetent the Russian military has proven to be, they can still mobilize millions of soldiers without much trouble. They have the capacity to arm them, too.

The Ukrainians refuse to settle for anything less than the full restoration of their stolen territory, yet the Russians have absolutely no intention of giving any of it back. Especially not Crimea.
I struggle to see how this ends well.

If I were forced to search for a compromise, it might look something like this...
Russia could be granted significant autonomy within Ukraine specifically in the DNL and LNR.
Regarding Crimea, the Russians could lease it for 100 years—much like the British handled Hong Kong—with a guarantee that I'm always allowed to maintain a military base there.
In exchange, Ukraine would receive massive economic aid from the West.
Over time, fueled by that economic support, Ukraine could become strong enough that the people in the DNL and LNR wouldn't even want to be associated with Russia anymore. Perhaps not in five or ten years, but certainly in fifty.

The question, naturally, is whether anyone would ever actually agree to such a deal.

While we wait for that American weaponry to actually show up, they might just pull it off.

Despite how incompetent the Russian military actually is, they could still mobilize millions of soldiers without breaking a sweat. And they have the gear to arm them, too.

Back during World War II, Semyon Budyonny was pushing for the Red Army to just keep charging until they hit the Atlantic Ocean. Stalin, being the realist he was, basically shut him down by asking, "And who exactly is going to feed them?"

Do some homework and figure out the average number of non-combat personnel needed just to keep an army running. Logistics has always been the Russians' Achilles' heel.

analogbear70 said:This guy hits the nail on the head:

It’s the same point I keep making: the West needs to dial back the rhetoric because Russia isn't going to budge. I'm convinced that de-escalating the tension could actually lead to somewhere productive. Look, let's be real—they have nuclear weapons, and that’s a reality that could end us all. Regardless of how you slice it, we need a voice of reason coming from the West, because right now, there isn't one to be found in Russia, and nobody there seems interested in finding it either.

Yeah, right. Like they'll just head to the negotiating table tomorrow. ☕

So Vlad, who wanted to play big shot, is out here waving a tiny little lightning bolt (this mobilization nonsense) to try and scare the West, while simultaneously offering a pathetic olive branch with his left hand through prisoner swaps.

I think the bluff was called. Honestly, thank God that at least some of our heroes from Azovstal are safe now.

Nancy Gomez26 said:Not really. The Saudi Royal Family was essentially handed a task to rehabilitate their image after that previous slaughterhouse incident, and they pulled it off. But now, they find themselves in debt to Vladimir Putin and the Russians. There is a strange irony at play here; even as the Russians find themselves backed into a corner, they are receiving simultaneous support from both Iranians and Saudis....

MBS isn't even the main point here. Putin just wants a tiny win in the West—some "humanitarian" gesture or whatever—so he can sit at the table. Why not just release Denis Prokopenko and the rest of the Azov guys already?

restlessgull2 said:You might be spot on with all of that, but there’s also a decent chance you’re missing the bigger picture entirely.

From where I'm sitting, we can only speculate on why certain things are happening on the ground.

The reality is that a lot of military analysts are scratching their heads. Over the last six months, Russia hasn't managed to deal any serious blows to Ukraine's critical infrastructure, even though they clearly have the capacity to do so.
Because of that, some analysts use those exact points in their debates to argue that this isn't even a full-scale war...

Unfortunately, we probably won't get any real answers until after the Russian president's address, once we see how they plan to secure their objectives using whatever means necessary.

They don't. If they had, they would've leveled the whole damn thing by now. And please, give me just two or three actual military analysts who are "surprised."

Nicholas Perez7 said:What does the youth population have to do with how wars are fought today? It’s like trying to fight a modern drone strike with nothing but old-school infantry tactics; you're done before you even see the enemy.

That’s pretty different from how you’re picturing it—you still need boots on the ground to actually take territory.

Carol Johnson21 said:We all know you're a dedicated pacifist and a deeply concerned citizen. Don't you worry.
Here we go again, entering another round where we, the "unconcerned alarmists," have to explain the sheer misery and incompetence of Russia. And predictably, you'll be right there to remind us all just how terrified you are of their nuclear arsenal.

The reality is this: Russia reeks of systemic corruption, a fact that has already proven disastrous for their military capabilities. It’s perfectly logical to assume that an organization built on such rot—relying on outdated USSR stockpiles for mobilization and equipment—is headed for a total collapse.

Your posts serve as a refreshing wake-up call and a prompt for us to think.

Exactly.

Terry Green3 said:I'd say it's more comparable to WWI.

Not even close.

Back in WWII, maybe you could get away with human wave tactics backed by tanks and air support, but now? With their air force being practically non-existent and their tanks basically just competing to see who can flip over first, this whole move is nothing but pure desperation.

Andrew Booth29 said:We're just sitting here waiting on a response from the USA... though I suppose there's still plenty of time before anyone actually wakes up. We're all bracing for a move from Putin.

Nothing new here besides the fact that they'll probably just round up locals and ship them off to Ukraine. The US response keeps flying in daily—cargo planes hitting Poland, then moving into Ukraine, followed by HIMARS strikes or B-52s raining hell on the Russians.

Roger Campbell3 said:It honestly worries me—that senile old man was asked just a few days ago what would happen if Russia actually went nuclear.
His response? Just ramp up the sanctions...
What a total coward!
From the get-go, they needed to show Vladimir Putin who really holds the bigger stick—these guys only understand raw force.
If those occupied territories are annexed, they’ll have their hands tied legally, claiming they "have" to act to protect Russia.
Civilians won't be able to dodge mobilization, and the first ones drafted would be from Donbas and Kherson, plus parts of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
That would strip the Ukrainians of their manpower advantage, especially since the Russian Army still has the edge in artillery—once those areas are officially added, they can leverage nuclear threats. At that point, Ukraine loses, and even the West will stop sending aid.
The longer this war drags on, the more the Russians lose.
I’m not holding my breath for a Ukrainian victory...
Glory to Ukraine!

He refused to give a straight answer on the matter.

Joe Biden said the American response would be "consequential," but he wouldn't go into detail.
- Our response would depend on the scale of what they do - he added.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.24s...o-nemoj-860987

I’m reading somewhere that the Russian Duma voted 3-10 to surrender to the enemy, and they're handing out 8 years in prison just for refusing mobilization. Is this actually true or just some fake news?

Joshua Myers432 said:I wouldn't call it irrelevant. What does thermal imaging have to do with rocket technology? Just as a reminder, Americans were flying into space on Russian rockets until very recently. They used to be the top-tier military, period.

No, they didn't. They used Russian engines because they were cheap. And sure, they're the top military, since they're absolutely wrecking the Russian army with just a fraction of their gear.