For Those Who Might Be Wondering Why We Might Be In Ukraine

[Rightguide]

Secret French Military Documents Show It’s Impossible for Ukraine To Win the War – Officers About Their Troops: ‘Facing the Russians, France Is Army of Cheerleaders!’​

By Paul Serran Mar. 14, 2024 9:45 am

“Several French soldiers, interviewed by Marianne, say they ‘fell out of the closet’. ‘We must make no mistake, facing the Russians, we are an army of cheerleaders!’, mocks a senior officer, convinced that ‘sending French troops’ to the Ukrainian front would simply be ‘not reasonable’.”

“‘The planners believed that as soon as the first Russian lines of defense were crossed, the entire front would collapse […] These fundamental preliminary phases were carried out without taking into account the moral strength of the enemy on the defensive’.

[…] These Ukrainian ‘Year II soldiers’ were launched to attack ‘a Russian fortification line which proved to be impregnable’. Without any air support, with Western equipment that is disparate and less efficient than the old Soviet equipment (‘obsolete, easy to maintain, and capable of being used in degraded mode’), the Ukrainian troops had no hope of breaking through. Let us add ‘Russian arch-domination in the field of electronic jamming penalizing, on the Ukrainian side, the use of drones and command systems’.”

Once they analyzed the situation militarily, the French military stated that ‘the Russian army is today the tactical and technical’ reference for thinking about and implementing the defensive mode’.

Much more here: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...litary-documents-show-its-impossible-ukraine/

The pitiful truth is the French army might be fit enough to protect a safari in Africa but not much more.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Secret French Military Documents Show It’s Impossible for Ukraine To Win the War – Officers About Their Troops: ‘Facing the Russians, France Is Army of Cheerleaders!’​

lol......someone's getting scared the French might send troops. Because if the French do, then the Polish might be next, and the English and the Americans....Putin best figure out an ending, Macron's not a person to be fucked around with....regardless of if the French army can shoot their way out of a wet paper sack....

 

[Rightguide]

lol......someone's getting scared the French might send troops. Because if the French do, then the Polish might be next, and the English and the Americans....Putin best figure out an ending, Macron's not a person to be fucked around with....regardless of if the French army can shoot their way out of a wet paper sack....

Nobody is worried about the French sending troops into Ukraine and the British Army can barely fill a good-sized soccer stadium. Thanks to Joe Biden the Russian army is now the most powerful military force in Europe.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Nobody is worried about the French sending troops into Ukraine and the British Army can barely fill a good-sized soccer stadium. Thanks to Joe Biden the Russian army is now the most powerful military force in Europe.

If no one is worried, then why did you post some bozo's opinion on the quality of the French?

 

[Rightguide]

If no one is worried, then why did you post some bozo's opinion on the quality of the French?

Because Macron's stupid remarks were leaked, the rest of Europe is in total panic to walk them back and the French army itself is leaking evidence of the impossibility of a Ukrainian victory. I simply added the truth about the French Army and its inability to introduce any meaningful combat power onto the field in Ukraine. Like the British Army, the French Army is a joke. Know as well that we are not prepared for war in Europe either.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Because Macron's stupid remarks were leaked, the rest of Europe is in total panic to walk them back and the French army itself is leaking evidence of the impossibility of a Ukrainian victory. I simply added the truth about the French Army and its inability to introduce any meaningful combat power onto the field in Ukraine. Like the British Army, the French Army is a joke. Know as well that we are not prepared for war in Europe either.

Yes we get you're a chicken shit. You don't have to keep reinforcing that fact....

You added fuck all. Unless your name is Paul Serran, all you did was cut n paste an article.

 

[Rightguide]

Yes we get you're a chicken shit. You don't have to keep reinforcing that fact....

You don't get anything until it's jammed up your debauched ass and broken off.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

You don't get anything until it's jammed up your debauched ass and broken off.

I got you're a chicken shit pretty quick, what exactly did I get wrong in that reply? You sure as fuck didn't write the OP/Ed, now did you?

Play again....???

 

[Sean Renaud]

Nobody is worried about the French sending troops into Ukraine and the British Army can barely fill a good-sized soccer stadium. Thanks to Joe Biden the Russian army is now the most powerful military force in Europe.

Even if true, which it doesn't appear to be, how would that be thanks to Biden?

 

[Rightguide]

Even if true, which it doesn't appear to be, how would that be thanks to Biden?

He's the one who decided to go after Putin, and drive him out of office with the use of US military might. He caused the Russians to go into national defensive mode and mobilize their people and their industry for war. He did so by deciding that a NATO army on the Russian southern border as a matter of US policy would be a good thing. Now we find ourselves up against a war with Russia that could easily escalate into a nuclear exchange. Congress and the American people didn't sign on for a potential nuclear confrontation, Biden and his State Department decided this. They didn't think it through to the point of actually preparing our military for war in Europe. So now we see the resignation of Victory Nuland the primary architect of our policy in Ukraine. This signals two things, the impending defeat of her policy in Ukraine in detail, or the Biden administration looking for a way out of Ukraine. We will leave Ukraine like the Democrats left Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, leaving our national honor and our treasure on the ground with our alacrity to leave. We leave in our wake an unprepared Europe looking at the most capable Russian army since 1980.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

He's the one who decided to go after Putin, and drive him out of office with the use of US military might.

Where did Biden do that?

He caused the Russians to go into national defensive mode and mobilize their people and their industry for war.

LOL

He did so by deciding that a NATO army on the Russian southern border as a matter of US policy would be a good thing.

LOL

Now we find ourselves up against a war with Russia that could easily escalate into a nuclear exchange. Congress and the American people didn't sign on for a potential nuclear confrontation, Biden and his State Department decided this.

Chicken shit....Putin's a bully, he started it, and he won't fire one nuke, unless someone is coming for him....Nato could go in and boot Russia out of Ukraine and Putin would do nothing but squawk.

Now if you went after Putin by invading Russia, yah he'd go nuclear, after all if he's gona die, he'll take as many people with him as possible....

 

[ll74]

He's the one who decided to go after Putin, and drive him out of office with the use of US military might.

No he didn't.

He caused the Russians to go into national defensive mode and mobilize their people and their industry for war. He did so by deciding that a NATO army on the Russian southern border as a matter of US policy would be a good thing.

No he didn't.

Now we find ourselves up against a war with Russia that could easily escalate into a nuclear exchange.

We aren't at war with Russia. Russia declared war on Ukraine by invading.

Congress and the American people didn't sign on for a potential nuclear confrontation,

Congress doesn't actually give sign off for "potential" anything

Biden and his State Department decided this.

Putin decided this.

They didn't think it through to the point of actually preparing our military for war in Europe. So now we see the resignation of Victory Nuland the primary architect of our policy in Ukraine. This signals two things, the impending defeat of her policy in Ukraine in detail, or the Biden administration looking for a way out of Ukraine. We will leave Ukraine like the Democrats left Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, leaving our national honor and our treasure on the ground with our alacrity to leave. We leave in our wake an unprepared Europe looking at the most capable Russian army since 1980.

Melodramatic horseshit

 

[Sean Renaud]

He's the one who decided to go after Putin, and drive him out of office with the use of US military might. He caused the Russians to go into national defensive mode and mobilize their people and their industry for war. He did so by deciding that a NATO army on the Russian southern border as a matter of US policy would be a good thing. Now we find ourselves up against a war with Russia that could easily escalate into a nuclear exchange. Congress and the American people didn't sign on for a potential nuclear confrontation, Biden and his State Department decided this. They didn't think it through to the point of actually preparing our military for war in Europe. So now we see the resignation of Victory Nuland the primary architect of our policy in Ukraine. This signals two things, the impending defeat of her policy in Ukraine in detail, or the Biden administration looking for a way out of Ukraine. We will leave Ukraine like the Democrats left Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, leaving our national honor and our treasure on the ground with our alacrity to leave. We leave in our wake an unprepared Europe looking at the most capable Russian army since 1980.

Well pulling out of all of those locations was the correct move so you're already starting from a point of not making any sort of logical sense. It takes time to build up a military so either this stuff started under Trump making it clear we don't stand by our allies or dates back to Obama or even earlier which is more likely.

 

[Rightguide]

Well pulling out of all of those locations was the correct move so you're already starting from a point of not making any sort of logical sense. It takes time to build up a military so either this stuff started under Trump making it clear we don't stand by our allies or dates back to Obama or even earlier which is more likely.

We left our allies and billions in weapons behind when we left. We were disgraced in Vietnam and in Afghanistan and we shouldn't been in Iraq in the first place.

 

[Sean Renaud]

We left our allies and billions in weapons behind when we left. We were disgraced in Vietnam and in Afghanistan and we shouldn't been in Iraq in the first place.

The weapons we left behind don't matter all and as for our allies sometimes it sucks. We shouldn't have been in Vietnam to begin with either and we were not disgraced in Afghanistan to any degree that could have been avoided.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

like the Democrats left Vietnam

Who was the President in 1973?

, Iraq,

Who was the President went into Iraq and fucked up the country?

and Afghanistan,

Which President signed the treaty to withdraw by May of 2021???

 

[Rightguide]

The weapons we left behind don't matter all and as for our allies sometimes it sucks. We shouldn't have been in Vietnam to begin with either and we were not disgraced in Afghanistan to any degree that could have been avoided.

It mattered enough in Vietnam to make North Vietnam the 5th most powerful army on earth after using what we left behind. The ten billion in weapons and equipment has rearmed the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and our Javelin missile systems, nightvision. A simple seach reveals the following in Afghanistan and some of this shit has found it's way into the hands of Mexican cartels on our border:

The U.S. military left behind a mix of weapons and systems in Afghanistan, but their sophistication varies. Let’s delve into the details:

1. Aircraft:
   • The U.S. military abandoned several aircraft, including Black Hawk helicopters1. These helicopters are considered sophisticated due to their versatility, advanced avionics, and capability for troop transport, medical evacuation, and combat support.
   • Other aircraft types, such as fixed-wing planes, were also left behind. Their sophistication depends on the specific models and their intended roles.
2. Armored Vehicles:
   • The Taliban gained access to approximately 2,000 armored vehicles1. These include various types, such as Humvees (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles).
   • While Humvees are rugged and widely used, their sophistication lies more in their durability and adaptability rather than advanced technology.
3. Small Arms and Rifles:
   • The U.S. left behind a significant number of assault rifles, estimated to be around 600,0002. These rifles, while not technologically sophisticated, are essential for ground forces.
   • Night vision goggles, scopes, and other accessories also fall into this category.
4. Defensive Systems:
   • Some sophisticated defensive systems were likely abandoned. However, specifics are not widely available.
   • Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie mentioned that some equipment had been “demilitarized,” rendering it inoperable3. This likely includes sensitive systems that could pose risks if fully functional.
5. Communication Equipment:
   • Radios, encryption devices, and communication systems were part of the equipment left behind.
   • The sophistication here lies in secure communication capabilities.
6. Biometric Devices:
   • These devices were used for identification and tracking purposes.
   • While not as flashy as helicopters or tanks, their role in intelligence gathering is significant.

In summary, the sophistication of the weapons and systems left behind in Afghanistan varies. Some are cutting-edge, while others are more utilitarian. The overall impact depends on how the Taliban utilizes and maintains this equipment.

Learn more​

1nypost.com2rferl.org3usatoday.com4snopes.com5bing.com

 

[Sean Renaud]

The fifth strongest. Okay, I still don't care. That isn't actually important.

 

[Lazaran]

Which President signed the treaty to withdraw by May of 2021???

The same "president" who forced the government of Afghanistan to release 5,000 taliban fighters.

 

[Rightguide]

The fifth strongest. Okay, I still don't care. That isn't actually important.

Oh, I know you don't. One has to be a patriot and a taxpayer to be angry about it. The Chinese thought it was important though as they got their asses handed to them by the NVA in 1979.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Oh, I know you don't. One has to be a patriot and a taxpayer to be angry about it. The Chinese thought it was important though as they got their asses handed to them by the NVA in 1979.

No, one cannot be a patriot and be angry about it. As for being a taxpayer that has nothing to do with a damn thing. Are you Chinese? Cus if not it really doesn't seem like you have any reason to give a shit when the Chinese got rolled forty plus years ago.

 

[ll74]

Putin is set to win his fifth term as President

That's 30 years.

Opposition got no real votes, because they're all dead.

Ukraine remains under martial law because they were attacked, delaying their next election due to Constitutional law.

 

[Rightguide]

No, one cannot be a patriot and be angry about it. As for being a taxpayer that has nothing to do with a damn thing. Are you Chinese? Cus if not it really doesn't seem like you have any reason to give a shit when the Chinese got rolled forty plus years ago.

You need to learn how to read and respond with specificity.

 

[Rightguide]

Putin is set to win his fifth term as President

That's 30 years.

Opposition got no real votes, because they're all dead.

No need to lie. Russia is no longer the Soviet Union. A quick search produces the following:

In January 2024, over eight out of ten percent of Russians approved of the activities of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. This popularity level was eight percentage points higher than in September 2022, when the figure declined following the announcement of a partial mobilization in the country. After Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the approval rating increased. During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, the figure declined1.
Since his first presidential term started in 2000, Vladimir Putin’s highest approval rating was measured at 88 percent, when he was the country’s prime minister. In 2008, as a result of the war with Georgia, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In 2014, Russia annexed the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, viewing it as a historic reunification. Despite Western sanctions imposed on the country in response to the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the approval rating remained high over the following years. In February and March 2019, among the reasons behind the decline in approval were a pension reform and a retirement age hike1.
During his state-of-the-nation speech in January 2020, Vladimir Putin suggested amendments to the Russian Constitution, some of which aimed at restructuring the executive power within the country’s administration. Regarding the amendments, 47 percent of Russians believed that they were designed to prepare the political system for the period after 2024, allowing Putin to stay in power in a role different from the president. In March 2020, an amendment was proposed to the Constitution to reset the previous presidential terms of Putin, allowing him to stay as a president until 2036. The amendments were approved in an all-Russian voting, with nearly 78 percent of Russians supporting them1.
Here are the recent approval ratings for Vladimir Putin:

• January 2024: 85% approve, 12% disapprove, 2% no answer
• December 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 3% no answer
• November 2023: 85% approve, 13% disapprove, 2% no answer
• October 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• September 2023: 80% approve, 17% disapprove, 3% no answer
• August 2023: 80% approve, 16% disapprove, 4% no answer
• July 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• June 2023: 81% approve, 16% disapprove, 3% no answer
• May 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 2% no answer
• April 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 3% no answer
• March 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• February 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 2% no answer
• January 2023: 82% approve, 16% disapprove, 2% no answer1

It’s important to note that Putin’s popularity can fluctuate due to various factors, including geopolitical events, policy decisions, and economic conditions. However, his consistent high approval ratings in Russia indicate significant public support12.

Learn more​

1statista.com2theconversation.com3newsweek.com4newsweek.com+3 more

Ukraine remains under martial law because they were attacked, delaying their next election due to Constitutional law.

A quick search reveals the following:

The Zelensky government has faced scrutiny regarding its approach to corruption and democratic practices:

1. Corruption:
   • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed equating wartime corruption with treason, which has raised concerns among officials and watchdogs. The fear is that this move could divert top corruption cases away from existing anti-graft agencies and place them under the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which falls under the president’s command. This shift might allow the SBU to potentially bury corruption cases involving high-level officials1.
   • Critics argue that by manipulating the public’s desire for justice, Zelenskyy’s office aims to protect officials from corruption charges and gain tools to suppress opponents. The proposed change could jeopardize Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure1.
   • Zelenskyy defended his idea, stating that during the tough times of the Russian invasion in February and March 2022, officials should be given some leniency. However, watchdogs believe this move would lead to the collapse of the anti-corruption system1.
2. Anti-Democratic Actions:
   • Zelenskyy’s government has taken actions that some consider authoritarian:
     • Initiating bills to deny Donbass residents citizenship and voting rights2.
     • Proposing the right to rescind citizenship from anyone participating in "actions threatening Ukraine’s national security and national interests"2.
     • These measures have raised concerns about democratic rights and freedoms in Ukraine3.

While Zelenskyy personally has not been implicated in scandal, a significant percentage of Ukrainians still hold him responsible for ongoing corruption in the government and local military administrations1.

Learn more​

1politico.eu2wsws.org3cato.org4bbc.co.uk+2 more

Thought you should know.

 

[ll74]

No need to lie. Russia is no longer the Soviet Union. A quick search produces the following:

In January 2024, over eight out of ten percent of Russians approved of the activities of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. This popularity level was eight percentage points higher than in September 2022, when the figure declined following the announcement of a partial mobilization in the country. After Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the approval rating increased. During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, the figure declined1.
Since his first presidential term started in 2000, Vladimir Putin’s highest approval rating was measured at 88 percent, when he was the country’s prime minister. In 2008, as a result of the war with Georgia, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In 2014, Russia annexed the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, viewing it as a historic reunification. Despite Western sanctions imposed on the country in response to the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the approval rating remained high over the following years. In February and March 2019, among the reasons behind the decline in approval were a pension reform and a retirement age hike1.
During his state-of-the-nation speech in January 2020, Vladimir Putin suggested amendments to the Russian Constitution, some of which aimed at restructuring the executive power within the country’s administration. Regarding the amendments, 47 percent of Russians believed that they were designed to prepare the political system for the period after 2024, allowing Putin to stay in power in a role different from the president. In March 2020, an amendment was proposed to the Constitution to reset the previous presidential terms of Putin, allowing him to stay as a president until 2036. The amendments were approved in an all-Russian voting, with nearly 78 percent of Russians supporting them1.
Here are the recent approval ratings for Vladimir Putin:

• January 2024: 85% approve, 12% disapprove, 2% no answer
• December 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 3% no answer
• November 2023: 85% approve, 13% disapprove, 2% no answer
• October 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• September 2023: 80% approve, 17% disapprove, 3% no answer
• August 2023: 80% approve, 16% disapprove, 4% no answer
• July 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• June 2023: 81% approve, 16% disapprove, 3% no answer
• May 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 2% no answer
• April 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 3% no answer
• March 2023: 82% approve, 15% disapprove, 3% no answer
• February 2023: 83% approve, 14% disapprove, 2% no answer
• January 2023: 82% approve, 16% disapprove, 2% no answer1

It’s important to note that Putin’s popularity can fluctuate due to various factors, including geopolitical events, policy decisions, and economic conditions. However, his consistent high approval ratings in Russia indicate significant public support12.

The guy changed the rules so he could run as many times as he wants and jails or kills opposition.

I understand he's popular, but he's a dictator who should've been term limited from office long ago and his poll numbers are boosted when people who don't like him are dead or in jail

Learn more​

1statista.com2theconversation.com3newsweek.com4newsweek.com+3 more

A quick search reveals the following:

The Zelensky government has faced scrutiny regarding its approach to corruption and democratic practices:

1. Corruption:
   • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed equating wartime corruption with treason, which has raised concerns among officials and watchdogs. The fear is that this move could divert top corruption cases away from existing anti-graft agencies and place them under the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which falls under the president’s command. This shift might allow the SBU to potentially bury corruption cases involving high-level officials1.
   • Critics argue that by manipulating the public’s desire for justice, Zelenskyy’s office aims to protect officials from corruption charges and gain tools to suppress opponents. The proposed change could jeopardize Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure1.
   • Zelenskyy defended his idea, stating that during the tough times of the Russian invasion in February and March 2022, officials should be given some leniency. However, watchdogs believe this move would lead to the collapse of the anti-corruption system1.
2. Anti-Democratic Actions:
   • Zelenskyy’s government has taken actions that some consider authoritarian:
     • Initiating bills to deny Donbass residents citizenship and voting rights2.
     • Proposing the right to rescind citizenship from anyone participating in "actions threatening Ukraine’s national security and national interests"2.
     • These measures have raised concerns about democratic rights and freedoms in Ukraine3.

While Zelenskyy personally has not been implicated in scandal, a significant percentage of Ukrainians still hold him responsible for ongoing corruption in the government and local military administrations1.

Learn more​

1politico.eu2wsws.org3cato.org4bbc.co.uk+2 more

Thought you should know.

Martial law is declared due to the invasion. The Ukranians people overwhelmingly support Zelensky.

https://www.newsweek.com/ukrainian-...simistic-about-direction-country-poll-1868012

In the same poll, 88 percent of respondents said they trusted Zaluzhnyi, and another 96 percent said they supported Kyiv's armed forces.