Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Putin is in trouble. He’s been surprised by NATO’s unity, but now must save face. He made bold demands that NATO would never agree to and built up a grand military force on Ukraine’s border for leverage. But, instead of flinching, NATO has stood up to the Russian bully and Ukraine has shown great restraint, despite being baited by Putin’s false flag events in Donbas. If Putin backs away with nothing gained, he will look weak internationally and domestically. So, he will probably attack in some way to save face. The only problem with that is that gains from an attack are far from certain. If he gets bogged down in Ukraine, NATO can fund and fuel an unrelenting insurgency. The timeframe and outcome remain uncertain, but Putin might have revealed that he’s less a strategic maestro than a regional schoolyard bully.
Putin has to be unnerved by our intelligence. He’s totally lost the element of surprise. He is stalling an invasion both because he’s recalibrating the cost of invasion and because he doesn’t want US callouts about impending war to be right. Putin is weak.
The intel is coming from his own military and national security apparatus, they are leaking intel because they feel it is unwise for Putin to try and cross a red line that will likely get them into a war that could seriously damage Russia.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Putin is in trouble. He’s been surprised by NATO’s unity, but now must save face. He made bold demands that NATO would never agree to and built up a grand military force on Ukraine’s border for leverage. But, instead of flinching, NATO has stood up to the Russian bully and Ukraine has shown great restraint, despite being baited by Putin’s false flag events in Donbas. If Putin backs away with nothing gained, he will look weak internationally and domestically. So, he will probably attack in some way to save face. The only problem with that is that gains from an attack are far from certain. If he gets bogged down in Ukraine, NATO can fund and fuel an unrelenting insurgency. The timeframe and outcome remain uncertain, but Putin might have revealed that he’s less a strategic maestro than a regional schoolyard bully.
Putin has to be unnerved by our intelligence. He’s totally lost the element of surprise. He is stalling an invasion both because he’s recalibrating the cost of invasion and because he doesn’t want US callouts about impending war to be right. Putin is weak.
Anonymous wrote:Putin is in trouble. He’s been surprised by NATO’s unity, but now must save face. He made bold demands that NATO would never agree to and built up a grand military force on Ukraine’s border for leverage. But, instead of flinching, NATO has stood up to the Russian bully and Ukraine has shown great restraint, despite being baited by Putin’s false flag events in Donbas. If Putin backs away with nothing gained, he will look weak internationally and domestically. So, he will probably attack in some way to save face. The only problem with that is that gains from an attack are far from certain. If he gets bogged down in Ukraine, NATO can fund and fuel an unrelenting insurgency. The timeframe and outcome remain uncertain, but Putin might have revealed that he’s less a strategic maestro than a regional schoolyard bully.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
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Tell me you are a foreign agent working for Russia without saying you are a foreign agent working for Russia.
I see we have reached the point where criticizing the current president means you are a Russian agent.
No, dear. There are millions of us who don't approve of anything he has done and we agree with pp. We are not Russian agents any more than you are a child predator.
Anonymous wrote:I am in agreement, Biden will not likely go down as a good President. But I feel that last really good President was George HW Bush. Clinton looks great compared to the ones we have had since then.
Anonymous wrote:
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Tell me you are a foreign agent working for Russia without saying you are a foreign agent working for Russia.
Anonymous wrote:
You're completely clueless. He has multiple relevant degrees, is recognized in the field, and is far more qualified for the job than anyone you know.
Really, your ONLY basis for "he's unqualified" comes down to your own sheer stupidity on things like his choice in footwear.
You are the one who is completely unqualified to even comment here. Just put your head down, close your browser, and turn your computer off.