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Stalled and frustrated, Putin will likely double-down in the coming weeks, CIA says
NPR ^
| 08-MAR-2022
| GREG MYRE
Posted on 03/08/2022 12:41:20 PM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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["The challenge he faces — and this is the biggest question that's hung over our analysis of his planning for months now — is he has no sustainable political endgame in the face of what is going to continue to be fierce resistance from Ukrainians," Burns said.
U.S. officials and analysts who follow Russia say the Russian military would need a force several times the size of the current one to maintain a sustained occupation of Ukraine.]
To: SpeedyInTexas
Again, no mention of President Trump in the story.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:42:32 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: SpeedyInTexas
Won’t be long before this idiotic BidenIdiot Administration and its puppet DNC intelligence agencies will be trumpeting that Putin just throws up his hands and says ‘F-it!’ and will just launch nukes everywhere. Bet. /s
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:43:46 PM PST
by
cranked
To: SpeedyInTexas
Stalled and Frustrated Putin Vs Dazed and Confused Biden.............
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:43:53 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SpeedyInTexas
The fear now: the temptation for the use of weapons of mass destruction. At that point, the escalation level will be nothing short of frightening.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:44:45 PM PST
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
To: SpeedyInTexas
Bullshit
He’s reluctant to be the German ala Stalingrad or us ala Dresden
Imagine the howl if civilians start piling up
If he goes in it’ll have to be infantry
Civilians are discouraged ...at a minimum from leaving
It’s Zelensky bargaining chip
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:45:41 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(Free Republic has gone insane but it's fun)
To: SpeedyInTexas
I think it’s time to consider what Putin might do if things begin to collapse for him. Perhaps a tactical nuke at a target within Ukraine? Or dragging up the heavy field guns and a mountain of artillery shells to turn Kiev into rubble? Or maybe start using fuel air explosives — the bang of a low-yield nuke without the nasty fallout (political or radioactive).
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:47:13 PM PST
by
Tallguy
To: Red Badger
Stalled and Frustrated Putin V
You do realize this is npr, right? speedy is crawling in the gutter looking for anyway to fan the flames of war.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:48:14 PM PST
by
JoSixChip
(2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
To: SpeedyInTexas
And, pray tell, what does the US Ambassador to Ukraine have to say?
Crickets.
Because there is not one, not since May, 2019, nearly 3 years.
What kind of message does that send from USA Brandon to Ukraine?
To: SpeedyInTexas
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:51:17 PM PST
by
HighSierra5
(The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.p)
To: wardaddy
One reason I do not trust Zelensky.
Michal Savage calls him a stage actor caught in a play of his own making.
Using civilian shields is going to make this worse.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:51:20 PM PST
by
redgolum
(If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
To: SpeedyInTexas
To all with ambitious plans it’s now or never.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:51:27 PM PST
by
Born in 1950
(Deprivation and sorrow for centuries.)
To: SpeedyInTexas
The CIA is not American. They are not a force for good.
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:52:12 PM PST
by
poinq
To: SpeedyInTexas
C_A and NPR..
Two more wretched hives
To: SpeedyInTexas
Wow… you’ve got a TWOFER of your friends. NPR and the CIA.
To: wardaddy
Yep, the civilian bodycount according to the UN is less than 500 so far, and probably mostly killed by the Ukrainian forces.
To: SpeedyInTexas
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:55:18 PM PST
by
Basket_of_Deplorables
(Putin is behaving rationally. The war is on Biden and Obama.)
To: SpeedyInTexas
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:55:34 PM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: redgolum
I agree buddy
Putin despite Grozny doesn’t want or need that in Kiev
Of course Chechen leader is now his best pal..Putin pays him
Muzz respect a hard slap
Ukes are different....almost civilized ...well...ask Uke Jews how they feel about 1938-45
It’s a damn mess
The globalist agit prop of left and right troubles me far more than Pootie being Pootie
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:55:50 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(Free Republic has gone insane but it's fun)
To: SpeedyInTexas
Zelensky is begging for air defense and this guy thinks the Russians are stalled?
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posted on
03/08/2022 12:56:59 PM PST
by
Little Ray
(Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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