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There is a reason Russia has so few severely disabled veterans.

A sad commentary on the Russian military.

1 posted on 08/13/2023 7:36:04 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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He has good points.

The US military though tends to be much more squared away, procedurally, than most world militaries. The US military, as I have observed it, functions with a truly extraordinary degree of order and discipline.

I think quite a few armies would be as neglectful or more so. Sometimes much more so.


2 posted on 08/13/2023 7:54:43 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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Ref the FOD. The Russians don’t have to worry about it the way our guys do. The Il-76 was designed to be able to use unpaved and gravel runways. Here’s a video of an Il-76MD using an unpaved runway:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aetfyiWxrQU

It’s not just Ilyushins. MiGs can take off and land using just fields, no runway or road required. Don’t try that with an F16!

Totally different designs from ours.


3 posted on 08/13/2023 11:21:37 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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It fascinates me how YouTube content creators are become the latest "news" so often sourced, on several sides in this era.

Of Ryan McBeth's channel, one finds (with sources):

@RyanMcBethProgramming
Location: United States
Source: https://www.youtube.com/@RyanMcBethProgramming/about

"The channel "Ryan McBeth" is monetized! Since Aug 31, 2016, the channel has generated 394,140,436 views. Assuming all views were monetized from day 1* with an average RPM of $3.00, this channel has generated $1,182,421.31 over 2538 days. That's an average of $170,048.77 per year.

Source: https://isthischannelmonetized.com/

A look to the many videos as his "content," one finds he like so many other IN THE UNITED STATES has busied himself with "content creation" and opinion, presented as if "news."

And "buy a paid subscriber-ship to substack," because he'd "really appreciate it."

His address as he posts it is a UPS Store in Silver Spring, MD.

He's very adept at self-promotion with a YouTube channel, Twitter, LinkedIn, Substack, Reddit, Instagram, GitHub, Patreon, and more. In addition to selling his "BunkerBranding" t-shirts, he is, as he says, "Available for:​ 30 second YouTube ads / Product reviews / Giveaways / TV / Media interviews / Speaking Engagements":

Source: https://www.ryanmcbeth.com/

The reason I look a little more closely at these and other YouTube channels is that many prove to be self-promotion, 2) bringing in nice YouTube ad revenue, and 3) pass on others' work as a part of their own promotion.

In this deadly war between two non-NATO thugs, it seems many are able to turn the grizzly details of war into a nice profit for themselves. Click. And buy a t-shirt.

And in case one should inquire, I have done this for the Macgregors and seeming "opposing views." A lovely cottage industry for many. This guy is GOOD!

6 posted on 08/14/2023 6:14:36 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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