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Scott Ritter - Ukraine Russia War - Where is it Going?
Judging Freedom ^ | November 17, 2022 | Scott Ritter

Posted on 11/17/2022 3:26:01 PM PST by Cathi

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1 posted on 11/17/2022 3:26:01 PM PST by Cathi
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To: Cathi

incoming neoconned angerbots in 3...2...1...


2 posted on 11/17/2022 3:36:18 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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3 posted on 11/17/2022 3:38:22 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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Let's take a trip down memory lane and check on one of Scott's predictions from a few months ago:

Scott Ritter

June 2, 2022

Russia’s “Special Military Operation”, which began on Feb. 24, is entering its fourth month. Despite stiffer than expected Ukrainian resistance (bolstered by billions of dollars of western military assistance and accurate, real-time battlefield intelligence by the U.S. and other NATO members) Russia is winning the war on the ground, and in a big way.

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The history of the conflict so far has proven Rudskoy correct — no amount of western military aid has been able to prevent Russia from achieving its military objective of liberating the entire territories of both Lugansk and Donetsk.

Let's see how things have actually gone since March, Ritter's declarations above, and today:


4 posted on 11/17/2022 4:04:00 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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Little league games go six innings.

The Russians are big leaguers.

5 posted on 11/17/2022 4:11:29 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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Hey, William baby, 200,000 troops show up on the battle field next month .....we didn't mobilize them for nothing. Don't come to us and ask for a diplomatic off ramp. We're winning this war. We are going to win this war and if you want the war to end you have to give us something that we're going to get anyways. The key here isn't that we give up something; it's what you want Ukraine to preserve. Do you want them to preserve Odessa and continued access to the sea then they must end this conflict now on our terms, not their terms.'

WTF does this mean?

Since the Mobilization, Russia has lost 1,000's of square miles of territory and is twice as far from Odessa today than it was 2 weeks ago.

Delusional.

220,000 Troops don't matter if you can't advance more than 2 miles withouth the lead tank getting Stugna'd, while the collunm behind gets HIMAR'd.

There is no longer a path forwaed for Russia. Only backwards, towards Russia.

6 posted on 11/17/2022 4:13:37 PM PST by UNGN
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You meant “We are big leaguers.”

I know English is new to you, but you can substitute “We” for “Russians”. You are all the same people.


7 posted on 11/17/2022 4:23:32 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Cathi

Is Scott sttill diddling little kids? Just want to make sure this is the same guy.

So, today we’ve had this clown and Martin Armstrong.

You guys are digging deep.


8 posted on 11/17/2022 4:26:06 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Cathi

The wind is changing direction.

Thank God.


9 posted on 11/17/2022 4:34:17 PM PST by katie didit
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To: Vermont Lt
Scots-Irish, and mean as they come.

And I'm not dumb enough to live on the East Coast.

Hope you got lots of firewood for this winter - heating oil, propane & natgas are going to get expensive by you, because of your ruling class out thataway.     

10 posted on 11/17/2022 4:38:36 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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The Russians are big leaguers.

They seem big on retreating the last 6 months. The front line has moved many leagues from their high water mark in mid March.

Why didn’t commentators like Scott Ritter predict the Russian retreat from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Nikolaev, Snake Island, Kharkov and Kherson?

How many months of being wrong do you give a guy like Ritter before you question his judgement in this arena?

11 posted on 11/17/2022 5:50:28 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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It's not about "territory".

See On War by Clausewitz.

12 posted on 11/17/2022 5:55:23 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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Should Ritter read it to understand why he declared “Russia is winning the war on the ground, and in a big way” while the Russians retreated from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Nikolaev, Snake Island, Kharkov and Kherson?

Why do people put stock in his opinion on this conflict when the opposite of what declares becomes true?

Putin started this war trying to seize territory. Do you think he doesn’t care about the territory in the Crimea?


13 posted on 11/17/2022 6:06:17 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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To: kiryandil

I wonder if you handler knows all this?


14 posted on 11/17/2022 6:06:56 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

pro-Russia propagandist writing for RT.com


15 posted on 11/17/2022 6:15:47 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: Gunslingr3

Yeah, you know Russia is WINNING.

All those dead Russian kids and lost ground don’t matter.

The Russians are all about the moral victory.

They are fighting the LGBTQIAA2+ agenda and the WEF for all of us... err, or something.

They are going to fight to the last untrained, I’ll equipped conscript.

Anyone who thinks Russia is winning needs to go back and watch the Russian invasion videos of Kiev from February/Early March. They had an incredibly impressive invasion force, kicking butt and taking names.

All that is completely and totally smashed, now. All those tanks, all those APCs, all those trucks, all those men, smashed.

The current Russian army is a hollow shell of the Feb 24th Russia army.

Don’t believe me? Go back and watch the videos.


16 posted on 11/17/2022 6:21:32 PM PST by UNGN
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To: Vermont Lt
I wonder if you handler knows all this?

I wonder if your handler knows that your lack of familiarity with English possessives is leaking through into your FR posts?

17 posted on 11/17/2022 6:21:35 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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To: Gunslingr3
Putin started this war trying to seize territory. Do you think he doesn’t care about the territory in the Crimea?

      

18 posted on 11/17/2022 6:22:51 PM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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To: kiryandil

perhaps it is a neo-possessive? Did you check its pronouns?


19 posted on 11/17/2022 6:59:58 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: UNGN

It means more sunk Russian ships!


20 posted on 11/17/2022 7:02:35 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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