Posted on 02/28/2022 4:41:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
... With each passing day, it is becoming clearer that Putin’s gamble is failing. The Ukrainian people are resisting with all their heart, winning the admiration of the entire world – and winning the war. Many dark days lie ahead. The Russians may still conquer the whole of Ukraine. But to win the war, the Russians would have to hold Ukraine, and they can do that only if the Ukrainian people let them. This seems increasingly unlikely to happen.
Each Russian tank destroyed and each Russian soldier killed increases the Ukrainians’ courage to resist. And each Ukrainian killed deepens the Ukrainians’ hatred of the invaders. Hatred is the ugliest of emotions. But for oppressed nations, hatred is a hidden treasure. Buried deep in the heart, it can sustain resistance for generations. To reestablish the Russian empire, Putin needs a relatively bloodless victory that will lead to a relatively hateless occupation. By spilling more and more Ukrainian blood, Putin is making sure his dream will never be realised.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Geez. What overwrought - and blood thirsty - rhetoric.
A bit quick on the outcome their bud !
This video compilation of the Turkish drones in action vs the Russian army is something else.
https://twitter.com/GissiSim/status/1498377367940702212
Putin’s invasion was premised on the idea that Ukraine was not a nation.
Even if the country is eventually defeated militarily in this war, the Ukrainian people have proven themselves willing to fight and die for their flag.
Commies at the Guardian just can’t get over the fact Russia isn’t a commie state no more.
"Your eyes are full of hate, forty-one. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength." - Quintas Arrias, "Ben Hur"
Doubt that! We are only a few days in
Bayraktar TB2.
Accept no substitutes.
CC
I’m waiting for payback against Belarus.
it is much to early to be talking about losers.
on the other hand, rational and logical vs Irrational, this can go badly sometimes
Yep. Putin thought the Ukrainians would not fight and all he would have to do is roll into Kyiv like putting on an old fashioned Soviet military parade.
No different than what Hitler said about Czechoslovakia in 1938, it was created after WWI by Britain and France to keep Germany in check.
Absolutely one of the greatest movies of all time!
The sad part is that had he limited himself to the Donbas as he announced, he could have pulled it off without so much blood shed.
Thank goodness, it’s total BS.
There is too much fog of war to tell what is happening. The British press is probably very much influenced by their intelligence services. The American MSM, including Fox, is just a mouthpiece for the Deep State. Maybe the Ukrainians are winning, but there is no way to tell at this time. Disinformation abounds
Albania’s minister is HOT!
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