War

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Did anyone catch the press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milley? It was mostly about Ukraine but did deter into China and Taiwan.

I cheered when Milley said this:

"Right now, the United States military is -- without question, despite whatever criticisms people have, the United States military is the most lethal warfighting machine on Earth, bar none. The United States military is number one and we intend to stay number one.

And our task -- militaries only have two tasks. We have a single purpose, really, which is to -- either to prepare for war or to fight a war, and we are laser-focused on that. And we intend to stay number one.

China is not going to be a better military than the United States military is but they're going to try but they're not going to get there. We will be number one five years from now, 10 years from now, and 50 years from now. We are not going to let China take number one."

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Austin, Milley Hold Press Conference on Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark A. Milley brief the news media following a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The group

www.defense.gov

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley held a press conference following the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting.

www.defense.gov

There were press reports earlier about a disagreement with the Ukrainian top general about negotiations and it made Milley look like a pussy! He wanted to correct that misapprehension quickly.

 

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Missile strike on Poland is ultimately Russia's fault, says Polish ambassador to Canada

43,233 views Nov 16, 2022
'Whether it was a Russian missile, whether it was Ukrainian air defence, whether the missile came from Mars, it's Russia's fault,' said Polish Ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski. 'This situation would not happen if it was not for the Russians.'

 

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There were press reports earlier about a disagreement with the Ukrainian top general about negotiations and it made Milley look like a pussy! He wanted to correct that misapprehension quickly.

You don't rise through the ranks to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by being a pussy.

 

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Missile strike on Poland is ultimately Russia's fault, says Polish ambassador to Canada

43,233 views Nov 16, 2022
'Whether it was a Russian missile, whether it was Ukrainian air defence, whether the missile came from Mars, it's Russia's fault,' said Polish Ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski. 'This situation would not happen if it was not for the Russians.'

If the missile came from Mars, someone has bigger fish to fry.

 

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You don't rise through the ranks to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by being a pussy.

They don't like it when the press implies it either! Usually they take steps to correct the impression, lest someone get stupid ideas.

 

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He is an asshole, but he is a hawk on Russia and the war. Any fool can see Vlad is fucked and this will end up being the geopolitical win and bargain of the century. Well maybe not any fool, some republicans apparently can't see it or are fucking traitors.

‘Putin is looking for a way out’ | John Bolton former National Security Advisor
146,915 views Nov 17, 2022
"I think Ukraine's bargaining posture here gets stronger every day that goes by. The Russian military performance hasn't shown signs of improvement." Putin will try to use negotiations as a way out of the war without giving up the Donbas, John Bolton tells #timesradio

 

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He is an asshole, but he is a hawk on Russia and the war. Any fool can see Vlad is fucked and this will end up being the geopolitical win and bargain of the century. Well maybe not any fool, some republicans apparently can't see it or are fucking traitors.

‘Putin is looking for a way out’ | John Bolton former National Security Advisor
146,915 views Nov 17, 2022
"I think Ukraine's bargaining posture here gets stronger every day that goes by. The Russian military performance hasn't shown signs of improvement." Putin will try to use negotiations as a way out of the war without giving up the Donbas, John Bolton tells #timesradio

there has been a little chatter bout that, Zelensky said he will in a open forum base, and he gave his conditions too......meanwhile.....

 

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there has been a little chatter bout that, Zelensky said he will in a open forum base, and he gave his conditions too......meanwhile.....

Vlad has little choice, his troops are cut off from rail supply in the south of Ukraine and Crimea, no rail traffic is going over the Kerch bridge. They can bottle them up in Crimea over the winter and take the south and perhaps more of the east too. The Krech bridge is open to car traffic, and they will literally starve them out over the winter! They will probably conduct offensive operations wherever weather and ground conditions permit. They might save Crimea for spring, but who knows, there are reports they are already across the river in some places. This will take the heat and artillery off Kherson city, threaten the Russian rear and pin large Russian forces in the extreme west with poor logistical support, while under Ukrainian guns from across the river.

 

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Vlad has little choice, his troops are cut off from rail supply in the south of Ukraine and Crimea, no rail traffic is going over the Kerch bridge. They can bottle them up in Crimea over the winter and take the south and perhaps more of the east too. The Krech bridge is open to car traffic, and they will literally starve them out over the winter! They will probably conduct offensive operations wherever weather and ground conditions permit. They might save Crimea for spring, but who knows, there are reports they are already across the river in some places. This will take the heat and artillery off Kherson city, threaten the Russian rear and pin large Russian forces in the extreme west with poor logistical support, while under Ukrainian guns from across the river.

Vlad is running out of choices period.......he's getting hammered right now.....think the last count of men was 83K or somewhere in there.....loosing 800 to 1k a day.....he also has about 100 missles right now too, and he's trying to procure more through Iran......Vlad needs to accept the defeat...

 

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Zelensky says all negotiations on ending war should happen publicly — Meduza

All discussion of issues related to negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine should take place publicly, Volodymyr Zelensky told members of the Ukrainian media on Thursday.

meduza.io

here is the speech aka the conditions

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-zavzhdi-bula-liderom-mirotvorchih-zusil-yaksho-rosi-79141

 

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ah shit

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1593093666415206400

 

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couldn't have said it better myself

 

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I think I saw something in the news about the guy that headed Kerson for the russians also had a fatal "car accident" I don't know if he hit a car on the way out the window.

 

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Vlad is running out of choices period.......he's getting hammered right now.....think the last count of men was 83K or somewhere in there.....loosing 800 to 1k a day.....he also has about 100 missles right now too, and he's trying to procure more through Iran......Vlad needs to accept the defeat...

Leave a cornered rat a way out and the way out is out of Ukraine with blood running out of his ass, leave or get kicked out in even more humiliation. Let him be stuck with a discontented and fucked over army inside his own fucking borders, this will not end well in Russia. The internal security forces are not that loyal to Putin, and they will be next in the barrel after the army! They might not be dealing with docile protesters either, but clandestine groups blowing up rail lines and infrastructure. Remember that is how modern civil wars are fought, cause as much shit and chaos as possible and try to make the government collapse or change it for your side at the polls. Works in America works in Russia too.

 

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Ukraine update: What's left of Russia's sputtering offensive efforts are failing

Let’s talk about Bakhmut.�

www.dailykos.com

Kerch rail bridge is out of action too, they are effectively cut off in Crimea and the south.


"See that east-west dark line, south of Pavlivka? That is the only rail line from Mariupol and the original Russian-held Donbas to Melitopol. It is currently under “fire control” from Ukrainian artillery. Speculation is that Russia is trying to move the Ukrainian front line farther north, away from that rail line.

Ukraine has plenty of ways to reach that rail line without its shorter-range 155mm howitzers, so it won’t be operational as long as Russia occupies that territory. But whatever their motivations, it looks as if the town is getting the Bakhmut treatment—wave after wave of Russian attacks".

 

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"SecauCuss
lemay50
Nov 17, 2022 at 12:39:47 PM

One critical item: Russia was short on trained artillerymen when the war started. Army service combines low pay with generally abusive conditions.
It’s a Mafia State. Mafia States don’t give a rat’s ass about artillery.
By the end of last summer Ukraine’s drones and counterbattery fire had killed pretty much all of the invasion-time artillery officer corps. # 1 targets. And even today RF MOD combat design reflects no idea, no equipment to deal with drone-corrected targeting.
There’s structural reasons RF MOD are kinda brain dead. When the war’s over, we’ll talk".

 

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied the fake about the "retreating" military personnel during the special operation
The appeal of the "servicemen" of one of the regiments of the troops of the Smolensk region, who complained about the lack of artillery support and communication with the command during the NMD, is staged. The video is aimed at discrediting the activities of the RF Armed Forces, the National Center for Defense Control (NTsUO) of the Russian Federation reported.

“The video message, allegedly recorded by “servicemen” of one of the regiments of the territorial troops of the Smolensk region, who also introduced themselves as mobilized citizens, is staged. It has been established that this unit is in its positions, not being subjected to fire,” TASS writes, citing the agency.

In the video, more than 100 people in balaclavas say they were forced to leave their positions due to shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the men complain that they were left without fire support and cannot contact the command. The NCUO emphasized that fakes about the plight of Russian soldiers in the special operation zone continue to be spread on social networks in order to discredit the Russian Armed Forces.

Минобороны РФ опровергло фейк об «отступающих» военнослужащих в ходе спецоперации

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied the fake about the "retreating" military personnel during the special operation
The appeal of the "servicemen" of one of the regiments of the troops of the Smolensk region, who complained about the lack of artillery support and communication with the command during the NMD, is staged. The video is aimed at discrediting the activities of the RF Armed Forces, the National Center for Defense Control (NTsUO) of the Russian Federation reported.

“The video message, allegedly recorded by “servicemen” of one of the regiments of the territorial troops of the Smolensk region, who also introduced themselves as mobilized citizens, is staged. It has been established that this unit is in its positions, not being subjected to fire,” TASS writes, citing the agency.

In the video, more than 100 people in balaclavas say they were forced to leave their positions due to shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the men complain that they were left without fire support and cannot contact the command. The NCUO emphasized that fakes about the plight of Russian soldiers in the special operation zone continue to be spread on social networks in order to discredit the Russian Armed Forces.

Минобороны РФ опровергло фейк об «отступающих» военнослужащих в ходе спецоперации

Читайте на URA.RU

ura-news.translate.goog

HA, i saw that vid on YT.....

 

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Zelensky says all negotiations on ending war should happen publicly — Meduza

All discussion of issues related to negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine should take place publicly, Volodymyr Zelensky told members of the Ukrainian media on Thursday.

meduza.io

here is the speech aka the conditions

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayina-zavzhdi-bula-liderom-mirotvorchih-zusil-yaksho-rosi-79141

every word sounds reasonable to me...if i was Zelensky, i wouldn't budge one MM on any of it. the russians can kiss ass, or get handed their asses, no other alternatives are acceptable.