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zombie;7737795 said:how do you feel about the jewish oppression in Russia?????
Darth Sidious;7737829 said:zombie;7737795 said:how do you feel about the jewish oppression in Russia?????
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Darth Sidious;7737829 said:zombie;7737795 said:how do you feel about the jewish oppression in Russia?????
Do you want to discuss the video or do you just want to stalk me over the internet like a lovesick-scorned fag?
there's a lot of reasons this is unlikely, but i'll just start with "there's a reason why Russia's there with China trying to steal that kind of technology from the US"kingblaze84;7760630 said:Putin can get away with a lot, an American reporter said recently Russia probably has better designed nukes and missiles then America.
janklow;7760696 said:there's a lot of reasons this is unlikely, but i'll just start with "there's a reason why Russia's there with China trying to steal that kind of technology from the US"kingblaze84;7760630 said:Putin can get away with a lot, an American reporter said recently Russia probably has better designed nukes and missiles then America.
Forbes is also apparently citing Pravda, so...kingblaze84;7761619 said:Well this Forbes magazine article says Russia may have better nuke capabilities then America now....
janklow;7763987 said:Forbes is also apparently citing Pravda, so...kingblaze84;7761619 said:Well this Forbes magazine article says Russia may have better nuke capabilities then America now....
look, anything's possible, but i would take any article that claims Russia has some next-level technology that's head and shoulders above the US with a HUGE grain of salt.kingblaze84;7765093 said:and I read in a military magazine not long ago that Russia has plasma technology that can remain hidden from ANY system, including America's.
janklow;7766772 said:look, anything's possible, but i would take any article that claims Russia has some next-level technology that's head and shoulders above the US with a HUGE grain of salt.kingblaze84;7765093 said:and I read in a military magazine not long ago that Russia has plasma technology that can remain hidden from ANY system, including America's.
the thing to keep in mind is that the stuff we're touting here (nuclear missiles) is largely academic even if true, whereas what's citing regarding the weakness of their military (right or wrong) tends to be the more tangible stuff.kingblaze84;7767183 said:I'm not completely sold on that either but I don't think Russia's military is as weak as some here have said in the past.
well, it wasn't in the 1980s when the USSR broke up... but this is your reminder that RUSSIA also pledged not to do the stuff you just mentioned.kingblaze84;7767183 said:They've killed thousands of Ukrainian troops, despite the American pledge to protect Ukraine in the 80s. That must mean Russia's military is no joke.
janklow;7769972 said:the thing to keep in mind is that the stuff we're touting here (nuclear missiles) is largely academic even if true, whereas what's citing regarding the weakness of their military (right or wrong) tends to be the more tangible stuff.kingblaze84;7767183 said:I'm not completely sold on that either but I don't think Russia's military is as weak as some here have said in the past.
and weaker than the US, which is the current topic, is also very different than weaker than Country X.
well, it wasn't in the 1980s when the USSR broke up... but this is your reminder that RUSSIA also pledged not to do the stuff you just mentioned.kingblaze84;7767183 said:They've killed thousands of Ukrainian troops, despite the American pledge to protect Ukraine in the 80s. That must mean Russia's military is no joke.
also, killing Ukrainians isn't the best indicator of the quality of the Russian military in many respects.
...and despite the RUSSIAN pledge to ensure Ukraine's integrity. somehow, it feels like the US is not the country that should be getting criticized about this.kingblaze84;7771391 said:Yeah but Russia through the rebels are killing thousands of Ukrainian troops DESPITE the American pledge to protect Ukraine.
think this through: why does Russia fucking around in Ukraine mean anything about the comparison of Russian military strength to American military strength?kingblaze84;7771391 said:And America has the toughest military in the world and Russia is still ignoring that to send rocket launchers and bullets all over Ukraine run towns and cities. So Russia's military has to be at a minimum, very bold and very strong.
...which is still not a point about the strength of Russia's MILITARY, unless we're saying the issue here is "US concerned all the drones would be shot down."kingblaze84;7771391 said:If it was a random third world nation doing stuff like this to an American ally, people in DC would be sending drones and air raids to the nation attacking as we speak. That's my main point.
janklow;7773429 said:...and despite the RUSSIAN pledge to ensure Ukraine's integrity. somehow, it feels like the US is not the country that should be getting criticized about this.kingblaze84;7771391 said:Yeah but Russia through the rebels are killing thousands of Ukrainian troops DESPITE the American pledge to protect Ukraine.
think this through: why does Russia fucking around in Ukraine mean anything about the comparison of Russian military strength to American military strength?kingblaze84;7771391 said:And America has the toughest military in the world and Russia is still ignoring that to send rocket launchers and bullets all over Ukraine run towns and cities. So Russia's military has to be at a minimum, very bold and very strong.
...which is still not a point about the strength of Russia's MILITARY, unless we're saying the issue here is "US concerned all the drones would be shot down."kingblaze84;7771391 said:If it was a random third world nation doing stuff like this to an American ally, people in DC would be sending drones and air raids to the nation attacking as we speak. That's my main point.
perhaps it would help to think about this another way: remember how your above article compared current Russian nuclear strength to what it was in the 1970s? did you see the Russians fighting us then simply because people considered the military strength comparable?
okay, let's try this again:kingblaze84;7776196 said:I'm lost in some ways with this post but I'll just say Russia's military strength is without a doubt a factor in why the US is acting the way it is in Ukraine.
janklow;7777984 said:okay, let's try this again:kingblaze84;7776196 said:I'm lost in some ways with this post but I'll just say Russia's military strength is without a doubt a factor in why the US is acting the way it is in Ukraine.
you threw up an article that compared US military strength to Russian military strength. whatever you think about that comparison, it doesn't really have anything to do with Ukraine, because how we're responding to that conflict doesn't have anything to do with how our military stacks up against Russia. we wouldn't be over there with tanks and planes IF ONLY our military was a little comparatively stronger.
Russia's military can be bold because they're not likely to suffer physical consequences from it in Ukraine... but that kind of applies to most any military. and they're DEFINITELY stronger than Ukraine's (for a lot of reasons).
and honestly, sending weapons to Ukraine is probably a mixed idea at best, but to be fair, at some point, you'd probably like to show Russia a little more resolve since they won't stop fucking around over there.
...and despite written promises from Russia to the contrary.kingblaze84;7778260 said:Yeah Ukraine's military isn't that great but it has verbal backing from the world's most powerful military, and Ukraine still lost Crimea and other parts of its nation.
the whole thing ultimately seems nonsensical because Crimea is a money hole and Russia, already having economic issues, should be past the point of wanting to pour MORE money into things seized from Ukraine. so i don't even know what the logical answer to all of this even is.kingblaze84;7778260 said:In fact, Germany and France failed to persuade Putin from taking over more of Ukraine today. Putin is in this for the long term, he knows America is too tied up fighting 3 wars in the Middle East to do much militarily and most of Europe doesn't want more sanctions
janklow;7780530 said:...and despite written promises from Russia to the contrary.kingblaze84;7778260 said:Yeah Ukraine's military isn't that great but it has verbal backing from the world's most powerful military, and Ukraine still lost Crimea and other parts of its nation.
but look at the circumstance: this WASN'T Russia rolling into Ukraine saying "fuck it, bring it on, US," it's them playing games about the whole thing
the whole thing ultimately seems nonsensical because Crimea is a money hole and Russia, already having economic issues, should be past the point of wanting to pour MORE money into things seized from Ukraine. so i don't even know what the logical answer to all of this even is.kingblaze84;7778260 said:In fact, Germany and France failed to persuade Putin from taking over more of Ukraine today. Putin is in this for the long term, he knows America is too tied up fighting 3 wars in the Middle East to do much militarily and most of Europe doesn't want more sanctions