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HAS PUTIN BOTCHED THE WAR?
Powerline ^ | February 24,2022 | STEVEN HAYWARD

Posted on 02/26/2022 3:39:46 PM PST by Hojczyk

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To: real saxophonist

I guess most do not know or forget Vladimir Putins origins.


41 posted on 02/26/2022 4:01:47 PM PST by MGunny ( )
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To: SaxxonWoods
Probably a good idea to establish a behavioral baseline to draw such a conclusion.

In this case, this blog always uses all caps in its titles to distinguish them from the body of an article. Therefore, probably not accurate to infer a lack of confidence from only this behavior.

42 posted on 02/26/2022 4:02:06 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Meet the New Boss

They’ll need to get the Russian Army to turn on Putin, little evidence of that happening. That scenario happened in WWI but things are not bad enough for it too happen here yet. The economy is stagnating and their despot had manipulated their population into fighting a war against a neighbor but people are not desperate yet.


43 posted on 02/26/2022 4:02:07 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Hojczyk

they either ignored their 4shop, it that staff has some splainin to do...


44 posted on 02/26/2022 4:02:09 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: lightman; Cronos

Watch this video if it works

https://www.facebook.com/100003394321627/posts/4595975780525521/


45 posted on 02/26/2022 4:02:12 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: PGR88

LOL. Sounds about right:)


46 posted on 02/26/2022 4:03:09 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: Hojczyk; All

Putin panicking now. Supposedly 500 tanks are converging in Kiev. This is going to get ugly now.


47 posted on 02/26/2022 4:04:34 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Yep, the snake island lie is the most disgusting regarding this conflict so far.


48 posted on 02/26/2022 4:05:45 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: Hojczyk
Something to wonder about relative to their equipment. Did the pilot have his missile detection systems turned on, or is the plane even equipped with one. I thought the idea was to fire the flares BEFORE the missile arrives. He is also slow in firing the flares after the missile explodes.

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Full Video - plane departing the premises

49 posted on 02/26/2022 4:06:05 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: marcusmaximus

Why not 50,000?


50 posted on 02/26/2022 4:06:22 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: Hojczyk

There’s something to be said about defending the homeland. Russia will fail here.


51 posted on 02/26/2022 4:06:55 PM PST by ScottinVA (Enough. Cage the libs.. now. )
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To: lightman

jinping


52 posted on 02/26/2022 4:07:37 PM PST by alrea (#NoPawsLeftBehind )
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To: Karl Spooner

There is a Vitebsk electronic warfare suite, mostly used with Mi-8, proved about 100% effective against MANPADs in Syria. There are rumored lighter versions for Su-25s.


53 posted on 02/26/2022 4:09:43 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: SaxxonWoods
WHEN A TITLE IS ALL CAPITAL LETTERS THE WRITER IS NOT CONFIDENT.

I THINK THE RUSSIANS CAN HANDLE THE UKRANIANS.

54 posted on 02/26/2022 4:11:55 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Karl Spooner

There would be no way to know if you were tracked by an IR-targeting weapon that’s only looking for your heat signature.


55 posted on 02/26/2022 4:13:15 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: NorseViking

Detects the launch and deploys countermeasures?


56 posted on 02/26/2022 4:14:28 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I have a hard time believing anything I’m hearing from either side. I think I’ve seen maybe one analysis that seemed to ring true; everything else sounds like propaganda.


57 posted on 02/26/2022 4:14:30 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: JoSixChip

“...that putin is defeated and removed from the world stage...”

Putin is a thorn to the Clinton/Obama/Biden axis of evil. For that alone, I hope he is around to continue being a thorn.


58 posted on 02/26/2022 4:15:18 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Wasn’t it common practice at one time for newspaper headlines?


59 posted on 02/26/2022 4:16:02 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: marcusmaximus
Supposedly 500 tanks are converging in Kiev

More portable anti-tank weapons are coming into the theatre on the Ukrainian side.

Even the Swedes chipped in a couple thousand.

60 posted on 02/26/2022 4:18:32 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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