The Crazy SOB Actually Did it!

[lester1/2jr]

a rare victory

A rare victory



also https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-11/russian-ruble-surpasses-brazilian-real-as-world-s-best-currency

[Alex]

a rare victory

A rare victory

Whereas Ukrainian forces are having many victories. Ergo, they are kicking Russia's arse.

[lester1/2jr]

thats true ukraine won the Eurovision song contest

[Alex]

Yup, just one of many ways and places they are winning in. Not to be unexpected when you are fighting a regime as corrupt as Russia though.

[Alex]

Oh gods, my sides are hurting so much from laughing at Russia being able to take a single building complex being viewed as a victory. If they keep winning like that they will be lucky to hold onto the Crimea never mind making progress. That is the kind of performance I'd love to see in any nation I go to war against.

[lester1/2jr]

"russia wins"

anti russia guy "this is good. no its great. aahh yes yes!!!!!"

[Alex]

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pyrrhicvictory.asp

[Alex]

Russias 'victories':

https://eutoday.net/news/politics/2022/putins-war-efforts-stalling-as-russian-forces-run-out-of-combat-ready-reserves

For some context, Russia was believed to have approx 2700 MBTs tanks at the start of the conflict. Many of its components for its military were manufactured in Ukraine, so funnily enough, they are having a hard time replacing their losses in several vital areas of military supplies.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-military-equipment-losses/31847839.html

Yeah, if they keep winning that way, sooner or later they are going to run out of troops and equipment. It is a very basic military concept. You win wars by depleting the enemies' ability to fight, faster than they can deplete yours. If you want to take part in a debate about this, you really should learn something about how wars are fought and won and why what you call a victory will leave the Russian army depleted and exhausted (even more so than it currently is), if that is how they keep winning. But hey, you go ahead trying to trumpet what is a minor Russian victory into something major. "Oh no, the Russians took a factory. Whelp, I guess we better surrender, never mind that we are pushing them back on several fronts and have chased Russian units back into their own country and could even cross into Russian territory for a counter-invasion if we wanted."

[Rev. Powell]

anti russia guy

Isn't everyone here an anti-Russia guy? I thought you only didn't want us involved in the conflict in any way, not that you were actively rooting for Russia.

[RCMerchant]

"russia wins"

anti russia guy "this is good. no its great. aahh yes yes!!!!!"

So your a 'pro-russia' guy? Figures. Seems like folks with your mind set hate commies- but love Putin!
Who most certainly wants to bring back the USSR.
You cherry pick news to fit your belief system. What that system is- who knows.

[lester1/2jr]

Doesn't everyone here agree with me?

Isn't that the correct opinion?

[RCMerchant]

Doesn't everyone here agree with me?

Isn't that the correct opinion?

No.
Now you're just trolling.

[Alex]

I hate to point out the obvious, but if everyone agreed with you, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Also, I'd say I am more anti-putin personally than anti-Russian. It's a place I'd love to visit someday, although I don't see it happening any time soon.

[lester1/2jr]

I was mimicking Rev Powell sorry that wasn't more clear

[lester1/2jr]

okay well some people view this as a good vs evil thing and others, me, view it as an avoidable conflict brought on by western arrogance. Thats basically it


rc -

Seems like folks with your mind set hate commies- but love Putin!

your side loves communism but hates Putin whats up with that?