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Old 08-07-2024, 01:58 PM
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People should think long and hard about that before engaging in online opinionating. Particularly when they have little knowledge of the Europe that is East of the Odra. (example: using Spain and the Netherlands as reference points is probably limited in it's usefulness)
The opinion of US voters with respect to trillions spent on foreign battlegrounds belongs to them. Exclusively. Actions taken on their behalf since collapse of the USSR, late ‘91, increasingly at odds with any credible measure of success. Without desert storm, abysmal in fact. Plead any case you choose. Ignore the collective voice of those unconvinced. Mistake to take us for fools.
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Old 08-07-2024, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CLazarus

Nothing to admit really, pretty well known that we and the French were asked to leave after last year's coup. And yes, the bright side is the Russians can waste their own money propping up the junta now. That will get tougher and tougher for them to do, especially if they keep having to replace their dead mercenaries.

And, in regards to the post you just inserted before my response - it feels like you keep posting basically the same stuff over and over about demographics and draft dodging. Saying the same thing over and over does not lend additional weight to what you are saying nor does posting more often make you "right". It just causes me to skim your posts and wonder - why bother with them?
Like everyone else on this board, you are entirely free to block my posts altogether if you want. As for saying things repetitively, impotent things are said repetively because they are important. Demographics and logistics are extremely important in determining the course of any war.

And it eventually gets people past their sense of denial. We ALL wish the good guys would ALWAYS win. But good or bad unfortunately have little to do with who actually DOES win. We proved that with 20 years in Afghanistan at a cost of a mere $2.3 Trillion.
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Old 08-07-2024, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Like everyone else on this board, you are entirely free to block my posts altogether if you want. As for saying things repetitively, impotent things are said repetively because they are important. Demographics and logistics are extremely important in determining the course of any war.

And it eventually gets people past their sense of denial. We ALL wish the good guys would ALWAYS win. But good or bad unfortunately have little to do with who actually DOES win. We proved that with 20 years in Afghanistan at a cost of a mere $2.3 Trillion.
No, I'm not gonna block them. I'm gonna respond to them when I'm not busy. As expensive as Afghanistan was, we can afford to spend that relatively minor percentage of our GDP. No so much the Russians who are spending a far, far higher percentage of their GDP (and their economy is roughly the size of Italy's).

Here's a fun article with pictures of the aftermath of the ammo dump that got hit the other day. Didn't know they also took out a couple of Fullbacks. How embarrassing.

https://www.twz.com/air/aftermath-of...k-base-emerges
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Old 08-07-2024, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CLazarus
No, I'm not gonna block them. I'm gonna respond to them when I'm not busy. As expensive as Afghanistan was, we can afford to spend that relatively minor percentage of our GDP. No so much the Russians who are spending a far, far higher percentage of their GDP
What a load of pure dung. Don’t listen to this poser. Their war, your impoverishment.
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Old 08-07-2024, 08:21 PM
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Dang man. First you say this
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And I don’t believe you’re sorry. Just wound too tight. Ex is serious. The sock & I, not so much.
and then become rude for no reason with this

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What a load of pure dung. Don’t listen to this poser. Their war, your impoverishment.
Uncalled for snarky aggression from someone who “isnt wound too tight”. At least one of the metos should apologize no?
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Old 08-07-2024, 09:03 PM
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Dang man. First you say this

and then become rude for no reason with this


Uncalled for snarky aggression from someone who “isnt wound too tight”. At least one of the metos should apologize no?
Don’t know a damn thing except we don’t belong there. Plain vanilla. Lose a war or three, things get real. Know who you’re talking to. Don’t forget who you speak for. We the people have nothing to apologize for except our own trespasses. Long list. Going to take a while.
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Old 08-07-2024, 09:12 PM
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What a load of pure dung. Don’t listen to this poser. Their war, your impoverishment.
If you think you're broke now, you should wait until Europe falls into broader conflict.

This is preventative maintenance that will save you from a full foundation repair later.
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Old 08-07-2024, 09:38 PM
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If you think you're broke now, you should wait until Europe falls into broader conflict.

This is preventative maintenance that will save you from a full foundation repair later.
Nah. Plenty to keep us busy right here in Dodge. We’ll be fine.
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Old 08-07-2024, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ReluctantEskimo
If you think you're broke now, you should wait until Europe falls into broader conflict.

This is preventative maintenance that will save you from a full foundation repair later.
There are four European Countries with GDPs greater than that of Russia. In the aggregate, they are over ten times more prosperous with a lot more people. If they don't care enough to fund their own defense, damned if I know why we should. Already Germany - the largest economy in Europe - is trying to walk away from their 2% pledge by including civilian infrastructure in it.

https://www.politico.eu/article/berl...tary-mobility/


Let them fund their own defense or fold.
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Let them fund their own defense or fold.
Nah. Fold is not an option.

Foot soldiers in Putin's information war are either oblivious to consequences, or worse, malicious actors.

Take it from Uncle Joe. Europe cannot stay united without the United States.

https://youtu.be/IwYVKptqH_o?t=54
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