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“Ukraine has already lost 400,000 men on the battlefield” - former Pentagon adviser
infobrics.org ^ | 8/25/23 | Ahmed Adel

Posted on 08/27/2023 8:06:39 AM PDT by JonPreston

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To: JonPreston

Macgregor 😂


41 posted on 08/27/2023 8:47:35 AM PDT by Sunsong
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To: AnthonySoprano

“Going all in” when negotiating is actually a good thing.
If the negotiation ends up with Russia ending its invasion in Ukraine, giving up on all the territories it has right now illegally occupied, bringing all russian troops back to Moscow, and pays the war damages, then yes I’m for it.
Negotiation is king!


42 posted on 08/27/2023 8:48:14 AM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: JonPreston

Sadly, America’s deep-state and its corrupt puppets, and the present government in Ukraine, are joined like Siamese Twins.

Its no coincidence that our highest level political corruption - from the fake Dossier, to Hillary’s emails, to Hunter’s Burisma scam, to Biden’s firing of Shokin, to Trump’s impeachment - all have a connection to Ukraine.

There can be no reckoning or reform in Washington DC until the cancer that is Ukraine is excised.


43 posted on 08/27/2023 8:50:53 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: blitz128

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgiE1esIDMg


44 posted on 08/27/2023 8:52:22 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: roving

By who?

How come CNN/NBC/CBS/ABC/FOX etc aren’t there? Why aren’t they running around with their plate carriers and blue helmets?

Because, while folks are dying and Ukraine is being destroyed, they have to keep the sheep thinking that Ukraine actually has a chance so they keep supporting the death, destructions and, most importantly, the corruption and money laundering.


45 posted on 08/27/2023 8:52:32 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Sunsong

“Let it be so-so”


46 posted on 08/27/2023 8:55:14 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

MacGregor is nearing Russian level of lying.

At the time Russia first invaded Ukraine, in 2014, Ukraine had about 100,000 men in uniform. How did this puny military force scare Russia into thinking NATO was about to invade Russia?

Ukraine then built its military up to 300,000 at the time of Russia’s 2022 invasion. Even 300,000, how did that threaten Russia?

Looking back, Germany advised us against fast-tracking Ukraine for NATO membership. We didn’t want to “provoke” Russia. Leaving Ukraine barely capable of defending itself, Germany argued, would persuade Putin that Ukraine wasn’t a threat. No. It convinced Putin that Ukraine couldn’t count on the west, and could be quickly defeated.

Upon Russia’s invasion, what did Biden do? He offered to fly Zelensky out. Biden believed, as did Putin, that Russia would score a quick victory. But Zelensky and the Ukrainian people stood up against Russia, and pushed them back from Kyiv and pushed them back from Odessa.

Now the Ukrainians have an army of 800,000 with reserves of 1,000,000 more, and are killing Russians at a 5-to-1 ratio. For the past year, the war has been something of a war of attrition. How long this will continue is anybody’s guess. Russia figures to defeat Ukraine by demoralizing the west before its front lines in Ukraine collapse, and before Russia itself collapses.


47 posted on 08/27/2023 8:55:28 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: qaz123

That’s a good question. No CNN war reporters on this one. Except CiaNN Jayden X.


48 posted on 08/27/2023 8:57:19 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: qaz123

Ukraine has banned journalists from frontline in interest of national security.
Information that might reach the Ukrainian public is tightly controlled.

There is no equivalent daily briefing by Kiev to the one presented by “Igor” of the Russian MoD. Which you can willfully dismiss. However there are unprecedented means of verifying BDA in this war given the proliferation of battlefield drones and other sources to verify losses of the combat effectiveness of entire units. Combined with open source reporting now of satellite imagery of new massive Ukrainian cemeteries.

If the Russians claim to have destroyed 1000 or more Uke troops per day, almost every day, with details about which sectors and battles incurred those losses, I tend to think they are using these sources and it is real-time BDA.
This is a daily average, btw, since the Uke offensives began in June. So do the math. Cut it in half if you want to arbitrarily.


49 posted on 08/27/2023 8:57:53 AM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: USA-FRANCE

“I could write a book with all the proven and outlandishly false comments”.

Really? Then me your top three with original reference/link… full context.


50 posted on 08/27/2023 8:58:14 AM PDT by CapandBall
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To: skepsel

hoard not board🙄


51 posted on 08/27/2023 8:59:17 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: Phoenix8

“Ukraine violated a basic tenet of war. When on the offensive concentrate your forces on 1 or 2 points. Ukr attacked on FIVE fronts this summer.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>

Actually Ukraine didn’t do any 1,2 or 5 all-in attacks.

What they did was “scratch and feel” recognisance attempts in 5 places. Finding possible weak spots, for a LATER all-in attack. During those recognisances missions, they NEVER used their reserves. Proof that they didn’t do any all-in main attacks.

However it seems that they are now starting to find the weak points on the Russian defensive lines. Thus, reserves COULD be sent it soon.

Step by step.... step by step...
Russia is losing ground every day now.

Ukraine just pierced through Russia’s first lines of defense in the south.


52 posted on 08/27/2023 8:59:53 AM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: Apparatchik

MacGregor was ordered into war. You, OTOH, cheer for death and destruction from the safety of your sofa. See the difference??


53 posted on 08/27/2023 9:00:41 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The murder of white people using warfare goes on unabated.


54 posted on 08/27/2023 9:02:04 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: adorno

These formerly highly placed retired military officers keep their networks of information, sometimes even their clearances. The insiders sharing info with MacGregor would be prohibited from sharing any info or assessment that does not support what the Bidenista admin maintains


55 posted on 08/27/2023 9:02:41 AM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Highest Authority
Posted to another thread. Worthwhile commenting with it here too....
It becomes so amusing to watch assertions splayed as facts. Here is a FACT about one of Free Republic's fine and ardent proponents of one side in the war. If you accept her "facts," all becomes clear, And don't take my word for it, but go to the link to prove the source....

A quote verbatim made originally to CatOwner, and the URL citation.

"The ‘PUTIN-Biden-Clinton-Obama’ cartel did used Ukraine as a FRONT to stage their money-laundering by using Russian agents embedded BY PUTIN in the Ukraine government: Ukrainian deep-state! President Zelensky is still trying to remove Ukraine CORRUPT “deep state created by Putin!

Source: https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4176363/posts?page=52#52

So there it is, if you accept this "testimony." After over 500 days of war, Putin is still controlling Ukrainian corruption and controlling Biden.

For those who think MacGregor untrustworthy, think on one of your Freeper "mamas." Verify for yourself. The link remains live.
56 posted on 08/27/2023 9:03:11 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: oldbill
We will need a draft, and not because of Putin.

Nope, nope...we don't need anything bub.

White Americans have finally woken up to the scam that is war.

We're not dying for bankers, corrupt politicians, and Oligarchs anymore.

That is why military enlistment and recruitment are in the toilet. And trust me, the military needs those white men more than we need them. Because we're the ones who run the machines and planes.

57 posted on 08/27/2023 9:04:35 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: JonPreston

UKRAINE CAN WIN this war easily if we just sent the children, grand children, nieces and nephews of every elected official and federal employee in this country to the Front Lines.


58 posted on 08/27/2023 9:08:41 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: JonPreston

Macgregor’s full of crap and has ALWAYS been full of crap (because I disagree with him).


59 posted on 08/27/2023 9:09:36 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: adorno

And you know this how?


60 posted on 08/27/2023 9:13:22 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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