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Reading in between the lines, I think this is a ploy for more billions...

1 posted on 09/21/2023 3:52:14 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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2 posted on 09/21/2023 3:55:55 PM PDT by webheart

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3 posted on 09/21/2023 3:56:14 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

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I think he made a true statement

no one knows

4 posted on 09/21/2023 3:57:55 PM PDT by Sunsong

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But what about all the FR posts claiming Ukrainian victories? I thought the Russian fleet was all but wiped out.

5 posted on 09/21/2023 4:00:05 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)

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“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”

“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .”

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”

And finally, a note for Russia:

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

7 posted on 09/21/2023 4:03:20 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6eurPy1Y4

The one Kim Carnes song I actually like.

13 posted on 09/21/2023 4:13:40 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)

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14 posted on 09/21/2023 4:16:19 PM PDT by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)

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I was actually thinking on behalf of the nation, a full refund is in order.

19 posted on 09/21/2023 4:20:17 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)

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RE: Nobody knows....

That’s what they said about the Wright Brothers’ first flight. And the atomic bomb.

And the Edsel cars and the comebacks of Sears and Montgomery Ward.

24 posted on 09/21/2023 4:35:09 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)

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Unless he gets 6 billion dollars.

31 posted on 09/21/2023 4:51:24 PM PDT by Old Yeller

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Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia

Ukraine will always be at war with Russia.

George Orwell called it.

34 posted on 09/21/2023 5:00:37 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)

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I think so. I wonder what role Bidn and Bidn had in Burisma and what was bought and sold.

36 posted on 09/21/2023 5:06:00 PM PDT by kawhill (kawhill)

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As long as “The Big Guy” gets his cut Ukrainian boys will die

52 posted on 09/21/2023 5:57:21 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)

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1 Timothy 5:8
King James Version

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

53 posted on 09/21/2023 7:43:21 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . . . I have no proof, but they're true !)

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