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Posts posted by MagicSoccerSpray
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Matthew Perry's best role/film IMO
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2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:
highlander OK I guess, hell there's been a million of them anyway. you will never recreate PTA, not even close. in general remaking any John Hughes film is a recipe for disaster
There can be only one IYAM
You don't want to see a PTaA with the Rock and Kevin Hart? How about with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore? I am disappoint...
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3 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:
Link? Seems like the dude is doom posting a worst case scenario along with trying to say a pyrrhic victory is still a victory for Russia.
Try this
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Blade Runner 2049
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8 hours ago, 52-80 said:
Viet Cong fought in Pyjamas and they beat the Yanks.
checkmate.
"Beat"
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14 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:
i pay for nyt and wapo, so i'm doing my part to not be a journalism mooch. can someone copy / paste?
16 minutes ago, statsman said:What happens when Russian convicts freed to fight in Ukraine come back home? “Thousands of criminals are walking our streets.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-convicts-ukraine-wagner-storm-z-prigozhin-0fe28acc?reflink=share_mobilewebshareSent from my iPhone11 minutes ago, statsman said:Sorry- I thought I was logged in and I wasn’t. This should be the shareable link
What happens when Russian convicts freed to fight in Ukraine come back home? “Thousands of criminals are walking our streets.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-convicts-ukraine-wagner-storm-z-prigozhin-0fe28acc?st=af918y2ebiq99me&reflink=share_mobilewebshareSent from my iPhone- 1
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10 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:
But, But! If we give ATACMS it will EsCaLaTe!1! Fucking morons....
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QuoteI imagine this may go unnoticed outside Poland, so I`d like to give heads up to all of you interested in the rather never officially undisclosed/confirmed circumstances around the beginning of the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine from Polish perspective (mainly).
Just recently a book came out titled "Polska na wojnie" (eng. Poland at war) which is a mash up of interviews that the author (journalist Zbigniew Parafianowicz) made with several high ranking members of Polish government and presidential office, as well as army/special service officers, with some additional comments from their Ukrainian counterparts. They all remain anonymous, from obvious reasons, but the story checks out with what we`ve learned in the past.
Anyway, it surely made a splash here (🇵🇱), because it's full of spicy details (for a Polish and possibly Ukrainian readers) but there are some, that may be interesting for everybody else.
The talk is about the onset of coming war and the following months and gives some very interesting insight into the backstage, and especially - Polish-Ukrainian relations and cooperation. Below a couple of quotes from the book as reference (throw it into google translator), but I`ll give you some of the interesting snippets:
1. 🇵🇱government was seriously concerned that Lukashenka will join the war, and was preparing a scenario in which anti-regime diversion groups would be sent to the 🇧🇾army rear to wreck havoc. In the end, Lukashenka was so afraid himself, that through various channels made inquires to Warsaw, if they`d let him pass the border and then to fly away from the closest airport. He knew if things went south for him, Russians would not let him lift into his own airspace.
2. Polish special forces were securing Ukrainian delegates that were attending negotiations in Belarus (March 2022). They were escorting them in helicopters that landed on Belarusian soil and took them out when they were done. Also, by a coincidence (they were training 🇺🇦specials), Polish commando forces were present at the facility in Brovary (Kiyv suburbs), when the war erupted. They stayed on longer, gathering intel. A British unit is also reported doing the same.
3. Despite Russian propaganda, while Poland never even thought about using the opportunity to reclaim Lviv (Lwów), it remained a concern for Ukrainians. Warsaw told their partners - we will be with you till the end, as long as you keep on fighting. Together with the unconditional help that was immediately provided on many levels, it convinced Ukrainians about the sincerity of Polish intentions. As a side note: Dmytro Kuleba with his whole family (and dog) was received by his 🇵🇱counterpart - Zbigniew Rau at his private home, where they could wait out the critical time period. Similar proposals were made to 🇺🇦Danilov and Sybiha.
4. On the 25th of March brand new 🇵🇱Boeing 737-800 NG had an emergency landing while on the way to Jasionka (Rzeszów) to a meeting with president Biden. President Duda and gen. Andrzejczak were on board. The cause of near-death experience (how passengers described it) was a faulty trimmer which malfunctioned forcing the pilots to fight with the steering handles. Luckily the plane landed safely and the delegation quickly changed their plane to another one, continuing the trip. Nevertheless, at the time possible sabotage or assassination attempt was one of the probable causes that were being investigated.
5. Americans were convinced that Kyiv will fall within 3 days and prepared to evacuate 40k people, presumably apart from own 🇺🇸citizens, also whole Ukrainian political elite and establishment. Jake Sullivan was the most skeptical about Ukraine's chances, and argued about that with Jakub Kumoch (presidential secretary) who was convinced UA will prevail. Later on, from the same reasons US remained reluctant to provide additional help in the form of heavy equipment. Washington agreed for providing tanks after Biden-Duda meeting, which Warsaw insisted on doing asap (a batch of T72's followed soon afterwards paving the way), but they were still sending mixed signals about transfer of fighter jets. Warsaw wanted US on board, as it need it to be an allied effort in order to shield Poland from possible Russian retaliation.
In the end, Warsaw got tired US indecision and reluctance, and acted independently. Dismantled around 10 🇵🇱MIG-29 fighter jets and left them in parts, in a forest belt near the border. Kyiv was notified about "ownerless" parts, which were then picked up and quickly assembled on the Ukrainian side of the border. That happened months(!) before the official transfer of jets in a larger international coalition.
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There is more. A trip of Roman Abramovich through Poland and then to Turkey, that was supposed to be an attempt of reaching out to Russians through unofficial channels, or how Poland used specially created private companies to bypass bureaucracy when transferring military goods. It also has a significant chapter about why Polish-Ukrainian relations on the governmental level blossomed for a year, but then started to wither due to European power-politics, personal ego-trips and internal affairs in both countries. Particulary, chancellor Scholz and president Zelensky receive a bit of a whipping for their behavior.
Edit: Ah yes, I forgot the topic of rocket that fell on polish village of Przewodow, killing 2. All the gathered material (the rocket parts itself) indicate that it was indeed of Ukrainian origin. The stubborness with which Kiyv insisted it was 🇷🇺, despite no evidence was provided became one of the reasons why the relations cooled down.
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Naval challenges are nothing new for the former Soviets, but the Ukraine War has introduced some added stressors in the Black Sea. Russia's inability to unify its naval presence across the four major seas in the region is a bad sign for Putin.
Russia's vast swath of territory makes it a logistical nightmare to float a navy. Between the conflict in the Black Sea and the strategic loss of the Baltic Sea with Sweden and Finland joining NATO, Russia's logistical nightmare is only getting worse.
With Russia's economy highly dependent upon maritime shipments, finding a solution should be a top priority; however, any naval projects diverting resources away from the Black Sea could be devastating.
No matter what move the Russians make, limiting maritime power will have substantial economic impacts. Putin has once again backed himself into a corner, and I'm absolutely okay with that.
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2 hours ago, Superhero said:
It's a fan trailer
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11 hours ago, Bevo said:
Definitely not a good look.
It isn't?
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5 hours ago, Gatorubet said:
I ran across an after -conflict study by the US military of tank encounters in the Korean War last night. It was Russian supplied T– 34/85s versus Sherman M1A3 Easy 8s (and some Pershings with the 90 mm cannon). This was five years post WWII, but using the same basic kit.
The trusty Sherman had a 2-1 kill advantage over the vaunted T-34….and the Pershings had a 10-1 advantage. The best they make has never been as good as our stuff.
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4 hours ago, B00M said:
there are a couple videos worth a watch that will make you feel a lot better about the US position around Taiwan and Taiwan’s defenses.
This guy's videos are informative, but his up-talk kills me. I can barely stand it.
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Texas Football Roster 2023 -- "Only Angry People Win Football Games."
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Kristopher Ross is in the portal. Did it ever emerge what he was yelling about?