Posted on 10/21/2022 7:31:04 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The Western media for decades has hailed Vladimir Putin as a great strategist. But if the past eight months have proved one thing, it’s that this strategic wizard often achieves the opposite of his intentions.
...Mr. Putin should look to history. During World War I, Russian authorities tried to conscript Muslims from Central Asia. The result was a major uprising in summer 1916, which took months and tens of thousands of Russian troops to suppress. In the end, none of the Muslims were sent to battle—and, by withdrawing army units from the front to confront the internal uprising, Russia expedited its eventual defeat. Less than six months later, the czar and his government were forced to resign.
By sending poorly trained non-Russian men to Ukraine, Moscow may soon meet a similar fate. Centuries of pent-up bitterness and frustration over rule by Moscow may spill into a military confrontation and civil war. Given Russia’s current military defeats, this isn’t a distant prospect. If and when that happens, Russia will fall apart as the empire of the czars and Soviet Union did. It would be ironic if the man who wanted to revive the U.S.S.R. instead ushers in the twilight of Russia’s last empire.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
“...I have spent a lot of time looking at all new sources about this so-called war and I can tell you right now western propaganda dwarfs anything you Get from third parties or Russian media...”
Just like Geraldo Rivera you love to use yourself as a source. Your real sources have been Moscow talking points since day one.
“...Support for this war and for Vladimir Putin is very high in Russia like in the 80s...”
And just how does Mister Middle Tennessee know this? Is it easy in Moscow to mention any opposition to Putin? Are polls reliable? Just ask Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, Olga Smirnova, Yulia Latynina, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
You put your finger on the problem. Any pipeline running “close” to Russia is under threat of seizure.
Well, seems like most of his new conscripts are in their 80's...the younger ones have left the country.
He has.
Russia beat Napoleon and Hitler after they had invaded all the way to Moscow.
Zelensky the clown? Russia will chew him up and spit him out.
You mean the inevitable victory of Russia?
Oh please great enlightened one, can you share us your list of reliable news sources? The many unwashed among us are in desperate need to be awakened to the truth. 🙄
The ruble is the top performing currency of the year. Russia has more surplus revenue now than it did a year ago. It just annexed territory that accounted for 70-80% of Ukraine's GDP. Inflation, unlike in the West, is receding and Russia has been cutting interest rates.
Russia is now in powerful economic alliance with China and India with Saudi Arabia and Turkey apparently joining in.
Who replaced Hitler?
I know that Grand Admiral Dönitz temporarily inherited the office of Reichspräsident and held it for a scant two weeks.
Shall we agree that Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), was effectively his successor?
Adenauer was by no means a "baddie."
Regards,
Regards,
Stalin. And who replaced Tojo? Mao.
Appreciate the links. But can somebody tell me why every time I go up to rumble it’s a pop-up pile on to the point where I basically have to shut that window down. It’s ridiculous.
And they are so excited to be there
Can’t help you on that.
I created a Rumble account long time ago and have not had those issues, so maybe that my be a possible solution? Dunno. Wish I could be more help. Sorry.
“Wow, a world without Russia! The world will be much safer if Russia disintegrates”
“horror vacui” - Aristotle
--"A lot of "Russian" petroleum & natural gas actually comes from majority-Muslim areas like Kazakhstan and distributed through pipelines running thru Russian territory toward Europe. "
THE PIPELINES! Talk about a tooth-to-tail ratio!
Early in my misspent youth, I had a summer job on a cross-country pipeline. A common joke was that anyone with a shovel could tap into them... Now common in Mexico.
Near impossible to defend.
True! At most 5% of the young intelligentsia have fled the country since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
Well, since the declaration of a "partial mobilization," at most another 5% have either left or "gone off the grid" or otherwise attempted to elude capture.
So, you see: Everything's "hunky-dory" in PutinLand!
Regards,
Dementia Joe has thrown hundreds of Jan 6 protesters in jail for 18 months, with no charges and in chains and in isolation.
You wanna talk about that?
—”8-10% inflation in US”
And you believe that would be so if Trump had remained in office?
Guess again.
Russia has existed only since around 1400.
China is millenia old.
Heck, Prussia was formed before Russia and it’s gone now, never to rise again.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.