Posted on 10/10/2022 8:03:02 PM PDT by dennisw
The horrifying attacks on Ukraine yesterday– are a sign that the Russian president is, if not yet desperate, getting nearer to it.
They represent a highly significant psychological shift for the beleaguered leader. He is no longer trying to win the war: now he is simply trying not to visibly lose it.
Previously he could have defined victory however he wanted. But by annexing Ukrainian regions, he has upped the already high stakes. If he cedes so-called ‘Russian’ territory, he will become the Tsar who gave away Russian land instead of the strongman who restored the empire.
And by ordering partial mobilisation on September 21 he ensured the war now touches every Russian family. Putin has made the catastrophic mistake of calling his own bluff.
He realises he is fighting for his political life and, as we have seen before, he is ready to sacrifice countless lives at the altar of his own ambition. In 2000 he let 118 men die on the stricken Kursk submarine rather than accept help from the West to rescue them.
Now he is prepared to accept appallingly high casualties among the ill-trained conscripts he has sent to Ukraine.
The Russian army has been revealed as shoddy, incompetent and ill equipped. Money that should have been spent on maintenance was siphoned off. Meanwhile the Ukrainian army, equipped with 21st century weaponry by the West, and highly skilled partly thanks to British training, has inspired awe with its indomitable spirit.
Battlefield failure reflects badly on Putin personally because he has built himself up as a warrior president. Some years ago, I met a group of Russian officers who, after alcohol had lubricated tongues, were scathing about Putin’s military pretensions. ‘I wouldn’t want a virgin telling me what to do on my wedding night,’ one said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
To the daily mail: A bit overly sensational.
Perhaps just report the actual news and leave editorializing to the editorial page, as was the professional practice.
Not as dangerous as Dunghead Brandon.
About as cornered as ZelenskyyIdiot.
“Joe, pick up the phone!!!!”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XlRMpWyALbI
Here is a novel thought:
Maybe it would be wise to stop playing the “Let’s cross Putin’s red lines, I bet he’s bluffing this time” game?
Hahaha Russians are being gutted like pigs and you can feel it can’t you Ivan?
Just ask hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian cannon fodder who are being “gutted like pigs”, yeah neo-Nazi sympathizer and supporter?
I saw an analysis that was comparing Putin to Hitler today.
Hitler sent rockets into civilian areas as he was losing the war too.
The only way this ends is with Putin swinging at the end of a rope.
I read many articles that compared Zelenskyyidiot to neo-Nazi Stepan Bandera.
As for the ‘civilian areas’...it’s utterly hilarious that you neo-Nazi tards have absolutely no problem when ‘civilian areas’ are hit by the Ukrainians but lord forbid, now you have problem when its your own ‘civilian areas’ being hit.
Fake outrage is real. Bet.
The propaganda is so deep.
The vaunted and great Zaluzhny....
https://t.me/OlgaSharij/4021
Zoom in on the vaunted and great Zaluzhny - notice the bracelet very carefully
https://t.me/OlgaSharij/4019
Speaks endless volumes.
As I posted earlier - you HAVE to give him an out to save face or this. Goes. BAD.
Now I don’t have a problem if Biden wants to call up the Seals and assassinate him, that’s fine. Biden should’ve gone in and shorn up Ukraine with our/NATOs troops to begin with and he can still play that card but that’s just outright escalation now and will lead to nuclear strikes.
This whole thing has been completely and utterly mismanaged on all sides.
Well, there you go.
You’ve got to remember up until 30 years ago the boot of a murderous 70 year Soviet reign of terror was still on the throats of these new virulently anti Russian NATO members. The largest offensive behemoth the world has ever seen is now sitting on the border, within easy striking distance of Moscow. This behemoth’s leaders are preaching regime change in Moscow. Putin and the Russians are guilty as hell and they know it. That is why DC is going to start WWIII over the happiness of 60% of the people of the Donbas. The Russians can not back down on this. They’re terrified to do so.
What horrifying attacks on the Ukraine?
Did Colonel Vindman write this article?
Don’t blame me, blame the media reports that you tards don’t want to acknowledge exists.......
Let me know if you want me to re-introduce them to you.
Daily Mail and RT, competing for the prize of yellowist journalist.
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