Posted on 12/31/2022 10:24:05 AM PST by Eleutheria5
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted his annual New Year's address on Saturday to rallying the Russian people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian "neo-Nazis" and a West supposedly intent on "destroying Russia".
In a stern and combative recorded video message, broadcast on national television, Putin cast the war - which he calls a "special military operation" - as a near-existential fight for the future of Russia.
Its soldiers, he said, were fighting for "our motherland, truth and justice ... so that Russia's security can be guaranteed".
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64135080
this guy’s speeches sound like they came from a paranoid 10-year-old
never any memorable lines, clever observations, or witty remarks ... just the dull hatred of a stupid gangster
Putin sounds really dumb ... confirmed by his idiotic actions
Putin is a dull, stupid gangster. Well said and I will be repeating that!
I agree
putin is stupid
he is also a brutal killer
I hope this is an indication that he’ll be gone soon.
Well of course we need to give that creep Zelenskyy $535453 Billion bucks again to answer this threat.
Funny how often it turns back to Zelensky,
Reminds me of a method invented by Alinsky.
Russian troops behead woman, then rape her.
Yeah, but what about Zelensky!
I don’t want Russia destroyed.
But if it happens, who am I to complain?
Russia isn’t going to be destroyed. It’s been around for a long time, and it’s a resource-rich, beautiful country, that will be around for a long time more. Putin’s going to be destroyed, I hope, and good riddance. 20 years in power is too long for even a saint, and he’s far from saintly.
Although he was a traitor while men in uniform were fighting in combat or were POWs, this song could be adapted to Russia versus Ukraine:
Country Joe And The Fish - Vietnam Song
Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Vlad needs your help again.
He’s got himself in a terrible pain
Way down yonder in Ukraine
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We’re gonna have a whole lotta fun.
And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don’t ask me, it sounds insane
Next stop is the ol’ Ukraine
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
Come on Wall Street, don’t be slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go
There’s plenty good money to be made
By supplying Zelenskyy with the tools of his trade,
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
Well, come on generals, let’s move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
And you know that peace can only be won
When we’ve blown ‘em all to kingdom come.
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
Come on mothers in Russia land
Pack your boys off to give Putin a hand.
Come on fathers, and don’t hesitate
To send your sons off before it’s too late.
And you can be the first ones in your block
To have your boy come home in a box.
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
But who replaces him? Someone just as brutal and imperialistic?
Just as brutal, probably. Imperialistic? No. He’ll see what happened to his predecessor, and know not to go around invading other countries.
Besides, it’ll take years for the Russian economy to recover.
The same answer to who replaced Tojo.
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