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  1. 44 minutes ago, deadshank said:

    I challenge you to stand by that statement after you have Hughie’s kale salad.  
     


     

     

    And I held you in such...... high esteem..  Kale... Just saying it makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit...  

    I will have a heapin' slice of quiche, very clever dinner.  Appetizing food fit neatly into round pie.....

  2. 37 minutes ago, deadshank said:

    I challenge you to stand by that statement after you have Hughie’s kale salad.  
     


     

     

    And I held you in such...... high esteem..  Kale... Just saying it makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit...  

    I will have a heaping slice of quiche, very clever dinner, appetizing food fit neatly into round pie.....

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  3. Ahhhhhh.... so many choices... so many choices.....  happy peppy, thoughtful, and sleepy ??  Going with happy peppy .... for now, it pairs nicely with coffee.

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  4. 1 minute ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Just trying to steer the conversation back to at least the realm of the technically feasible, and yours was the last post on the idea of a stand-off/non-manned NATO strike on Russian forces in Ukraine.  
     

    I think the answer is that he’s willing to absorb more pain than NATO could stomach in return, and to bluff past where we are comfortable, but perhaps not more than the Ukrainians are willing to take.  

    Thanks, Yeah, he's going to push this as far as he thinks he can get away with I believe.  How badly is he willing to deplete his forces to sustain a prolonged invasion ?  And what are his plans for escalation of the weapons he has at hand, conventional, bio, chemical, nuke ?

  5. 3 hours ago, Brew said:

    New Speedmaster showed up today. Definitely need the leather band for it when it comes out this summer.0ED53BE5-ABB8-4B1C-B17E-C6802FAAACD3.thumb.jpeg.be8821f178bc1de09089bd05226e4ebb.jpeg

    Diggin' the Speedie, but I don't like a leather strap in Summer, the sweat destroys them quickly IMO.. I like a rubber or metal bracelet in hot months, and a leather strap in the cool months.  Of course your results may vary.

  6. 12 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Militarily, we don’t have the capability to do it that way. The weapons just aren’t in our arsenal. At the range we are talking about, (Polish border to Donbas is over 1,000 km) you are talking about using air-launched cruise missiles (the Black Sea is closed to NATO warships for all real purposes) and the type of drones you’d be sending would be the large systems like Reapers. 
     

    You don’t shoot cruise missiles at individual tanks and vehicles and ground forces, those weapons are designed to target critical infrastructure and facilities.  Drones like the Reaper are designed to fly in big, lazy circles over Afghanistan and people who can’t shoot them down— the Air Force will tell you they aren’t survivable in contested air space. They fly slow, you’re launching them from a long way away, and you’ll be seen doing it.  And it will invite a conventional strike against the staging areas before it moves nuclear. 
     

    Destroying Russia’s conventional forces in Ukraine can only be done the hard way— like Ukraine is doing it. 

    Thanks for the clarification. I'm not even advocating that tactic.  Nor am I saying we'd definitively move into a nuclear conflict if battlefield/ tactical nukes were used by Russia.  Any overt offensive move by the west would be an invitation to the escalation of the war.  

    How far is Putin willing to go in this fucked up Soviet era, glory days, seeking mission of his ?  That's the $64,000 question.

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  7. 26 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Hey man, you duck and cover your way, I'll duck and cover my way.

    Heheheheh, I prefer to see what's going on.

     

    The deployment of tactical nukes anywhere is a gambit that pushes the world clock to about 10 seconds before midnight.

  8. 21 minutes ago, immamac said:

    We won't retaliate with strategic nukes for a tactical nuke in a non NATO country. Get your head out of your ass. 

    China isn't trying to fucking die for no reason at all and neither is India. They all know that MAD isn't just the 2 countries launching nukes it's the whole fucking planet. 

    I'm sorry, you're cavalierly talking about the use of nukes, and I have my head up my ass ?  

  9. 1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

    I thought we could assume that a person discussing strategy was aware of and considering the possibility of nuclear war. It's obvious.

    That explains why the action I describe would be swift and clearly limited in its aim. Don't forget the "mutual" in mutual assured destruction. That, I think, protects the US from an ICBM attack and NATO from a nuclear attack. It may not limit Putin from using a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, but what would he gain?

    Ukraine would have the most to lose. Any US or NATO action should be discussed with them. They may refuse outside forces to save the eastern areas because they don't want to be the full-scale battleground between NATO and Russia.

    West Germany developed that same attitude in the last decade of the Cold War. No matter who triumphed, Germany would be destroyed. Same could be true for Ukraine.

    The speed has nothing to do with it in my opinion. It's the act.  It threatens the survival of Russia as Putin, and his generals might rightly see it, and that's when nukes become the next weapon used.  The use nukes tactical or not is an escalation that I would not want to have to address.

    I am assuming you're talking about striking those forces only in Ukraine, which does pose a conundrum for Putin. Not an attack on the Motherland, but that all depends on how he sees it.  It would be a bold gambit, surpassing Cuban missiles crisis proportions, and actions.

     

    1 hour ago, immamac said:

    Russia uses nukes and China is officially out on supporting them as is India. Russia will become a worldwide pariah overnight and that's the only solution as anything else will kill most everyone on the planet within days. 

    Doesn't answer the question of does he or does he not use them.  That level of Russian roulette has not been seen since the Cuban missile crisis, and would actually be surpassing it's level of danger

  10. 56 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

    I thought we could assume that a person discussing strategy was aware of and considering the possibility of nuclear war. It's obvious.

    That explains why the action I describe would be swift and clearly limited in its aim. Don't forget the "mutual" in mutual assured destruction. That, I think, protects the US from an ICBM attack and NATO from a nuclear attack. It may not limit Putin from using a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, but what would he gain?

    Ukraine would have the most to lose. Any US or NATO action should be discussed with them. They may refuse outside forces to save the eastern areas because they don't want to be the full-scale battleground between NATO and Russia.

    West Germany developed that same attitude in the last decade of the Cold War. No matter who triumphed, Germany would be destroyed. Same could be true for Ukraine.

    The speed has nothing to do with it in my opinion. It's the act.  It threatens the survival of Russia as Putin, and his generals might rightly see it, and that's when nukes become the next weapon used.  The use nukes tactical or not is an escalation that I would not want to have to address.

    I am assuming you're talking about striking those forces only in Ukraine, which does pose a conundrum for Putin. Not an attack on the Motherland, but that all depends on how he sees it.  It would be a bold gambit, surpassing Cuban missiles crisis proportions, and actions.

     

     

  11. 2 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

    Russia's Eastern Offensive has begun. Washington Post.

    I don't think I missed this being posted. 

    I wonder if NATO launched a huge volley of missiles and drones against the Russian Army in a limited lightning strike that ended almost as soon as it began would Putin really even have the time to consider nuclear action. I'm also getting itchy again about setting a goal of driving the Russians out of Ukraine with no intention of invading Russia (First Gulf War parameters) then unleashing NATO air power and special forces in Ukraine.

    To gain? Russia would not be a threat to its neighbors for a generation or more after the damage to their conventional army. 

    It's just so tempting.

     

    WWIII probably says hello

  12. 2 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

    Russia's Eastern Offensive has begun. Washington Post.

    I don't think I missed this being posted. 

    I wonder if NATO launched a huge volley of missiles and drones against the Russian Army in a limited lightning strike that ended almost as soon as it began would Putin really even have the time to consider nuclear action. I'm also getting itchy again about setting a goal of driving the Russians out of Ukraine with no intention of invading Russia (First Gulf War parameters) then unleashing NATO air power and special forces in Ukraine.

    To gain? Russia would not be a threat to its neighbors for a generation or more after the damage to their conventional army. 

    It's just so tempting.

     

    So you're only going after what's in The Ukraine, and negating the fact Putin controls a nuclear arsenal ?  Knocking out those Ukrainian forces doesn;'t restrict any other moves he might consider.

  13. 10 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Jennifer Lawrence Reaction GIF

    Your schtick is old and tired.  We know you hate New York.  I believe you have been up here maybe once or twice as a tourist, which tells me you know absolutely nothing about this city.  You were probably in the way of someone, taking a picture or gawking, and they told you to get the fuck out of their way.  New Yorkers are actually really good people, but no one has time to deal with hapless tourists when they are in a hurry.  Do us all a favor and stay out of this thread since you do not like New York.  You add nothing to the discussion.

    Holy fuck  This is a website where people make jokes, and sarcastic remarks about everything from food to people dying, and you get your granny panties in a wad about a casual, throw away remark about NY, and go off on this little diatribe ?

    You know jack about what I do or where I’ve been, or how many times I’ve been there (which I think of as one of the top 2 major capitols of the world). Which has been many times over the years for business, and pleasure. Even if I’d never been there it’s just a fucking joke on a site that does nothing but see jokes made in good, and bad taste continually. 

    Your MO is to go around serial neg repping anyone who says anything that bothers you.  Like I said grow up, get a sense of humor or some of that famous NY thick skin you’ve evidently failed to acquire as your post demonstrates.  Now it’s back to another late night at the studio.

  14. Just now, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Spoken like someone who doesn't know what the fuck he is talking about.  More than 50% of the people who live in NYC were born in either another country or another state.  Only 48% were born in NY State, and I would think that the number of Native New Yorkers (City) is even less than that.  

     

    Grow up, get a sense of humor or get thicker skin. Any of those would be an improvement on your personality, and quality of life... cue the fuck you emoji in 12-50 subsequent posts I make everywhere on the site....

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  15. I didn't think I'd like the country music series, cause I'm just not that into country music.  It's turned out to be one of my favorites, cause while it is about the music, it's also about America as both it, and country music grew, and changed.  

    Burns telling of the story that is country music, while weaving the subject matter into the fabric of the nation was so well done.  Jazz was very similar, but more tied to the history of black folks in America.

  16. 8 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

    I bet if you included the polled country in each poll, you’d get some pings.  Some number of Germans think it’s Germany’s fault and so on. Some people always think it’s always about them.  

    There are always self flagellators out there 

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