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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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12 | 2.97% |
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67 | 16.58% |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
| 🐝 |
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87 | 21.53% |
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Did the US feed PMCs to the meatgrinder the same way Russia is? My memory is really hazy. I seem to recall a big uproar when a couple of Blackwater mercs got lynched in Iraq but that's about it e: I guess there's no way they could have given the massive relative disparity between the US and Iraq, and Russia and Ukraine though
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Apr 17, 2023 23:41
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Regarde Aduck posted:F-15EX Eagle 2 f-1 sex eagle 3 was the better movie
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Apr 17, 2023 23:45
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Ardennes posted:Granted, do you really want to hand over resources to self-proclaimed anarchists? they think the ukrainian government is their "ally" in their battle against the russian government, the fools. they think their communes will survive the end of this war, that they won't be immediately consumed when their usefulness has run out. my heart bleeds with pity for them
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Apr 17, 2023 23:52
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Chillgamesh posted:Did the US feed PMCs to the meatgrinder the same way Russia is? My memory is really hazy. I seem to recall a big uproar when a couple of Blackwater mercs got lynched in Iraq but that's about it wagner is more like the ffl than the US PMCs. when france has some lovely things that need doing, they send in the ffl because unlike french soldiers, the public doesn't give a hoot about them dying.
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Apr 17, 2023 23:52
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Regarde Aduck posted:wonder how easy it is to get out of that thing in an emergency hopefully very hard
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Apr 17, 2023 23:58
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Dixon Chisholm posted:hopefully very hard possible bloodlust??
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Apr 18, 2023 00:01
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Futanari Damacy posted:Russia: throws nazis headfirst into the grinder and denies them artillery support well ukraine did spend a lot of the nazis in mariupol
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Apr 18, 2023 00:02
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Regarde Aduck posted:neoliberalism again That single tier 1 operator also pays for all his own bullets.
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Apr 18, 2023 00:32
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DancingShade posted:That single tier 1 operator also pays for all his own bullets. more like a pier 1 operator, sitting on a freaking chair
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Apr 18, 2023 00:34
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Chillgamesh posted:Did the US feed PMCs to the meatgrinder the same way Russia is? My memory is really hazy. I seem to recall a big uproar when a couple of Blackwater mercs got lynched in Iraq but that's about it French in Indochina and Algeria; the FFL exists for the same reason, going back to the creation of the French empire overseas.
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Apr 18, 2023 00:37
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Cuttlefush posted:Wild Weasel Words It’s a mix. AARGM-ER is integrated on F-35s of all models, F-18E/F, and EA-18s. But there still exist Wild Weasel F-16 squadrons. F-35 or long-range standoff (from whatever) is your best bet versus more capable SAMs. The AARGM-ER significantly improves standoff amd speed of the incoming ARM. Navy always maintains SEAD capability and would be loathe to limit it to a low density platform like F-35Cs. Plus a lot of focus on using low observable cruise missiles against SAMs and ship-based radars. Meanwhile, the army and marines have developed much better organic capability to strike tactical SAM systems, given the assumption that no future war will be a cakewalk in the air and that the air component may be busy with larger SAM networks, depots, ports, enemy sortie generation, etc. SEAD and DEAD are too similar a mission to differentiate by a bespoke platform, unless you’re specifically talking electronic suppression.
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Apr 18, 2023 00:41
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Regarde Aduck posted:heaven got another latvian angel today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQoY1AuQImY
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Apr 18, 2023 01:01
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DancingShade posted:That single tier 1 operator also pays for all his own bullets. Acquired on site from enemy combatants, the most cost efficiency possible
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Apr 18, 2023 01:39
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Nix Panicus posted:Acquired on site from enemy combatants, the most cost efficiency possible so, a sneaking mission?
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Apr 18, 2023 01:43
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FF: a well informed response on armaments and strategy thread: band fronted by Hulk Hogan
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Apr 18, 2023 01:43
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Honest Thief posted:https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1647996075524100103 I recall that theyre still looking for the bulk of the assets and the frozen wealth mostly only exists on paper. Still, they should go ahead and steal everything to cement in the loss of trust in western banking and accelerate the split bedpan posted:
Ukraine being massively outgunned is phrased as a positive, because clearly theyre only firing less because theyre being more accurate with their shots. Also Russia has been running out of ammo since April 2022, but I guess the Soviet shell mines are deeper than previously thought Not So Fast posted:
lmao that even looking at the bad outcomes 'Russia wins' isnt listed. Truly a comprehensive and neutral assessment of the war
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Apr 18, 2023 01:45
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Hazamuth posted:so, a sneaking mission? Except the memes are now cringe
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Apr 18, 2023 01:47
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In the last few days most of Ukraine's neighbors abruptly banned the importation of Ukrainian grain and other commodities. Agricultural exports are a massive share of Ukraine's export revenues. Very weird story. https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1647652962796204032
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Apr 18, 2023 02:02
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Chillgamesh posted:Did the US feed PMCs to the meatgrinder the same way Russia is? My memory is really hazy. I seem to recall a big uproar when a couple of Blackwater mercs got lynched in Iraq but that's about it Sort of. Blackwater was more tasked with dishing out casualties then taking them but they also hired Johnny foreigner to do some of their work. But it was also somewhere to go for retired military who weren't tired of fighting. Like the reason the Blackwater guys were lynched was because they were hired to escort convoys and they made a habit of indiscriminately firing at anyone who got too close to them.
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Apr 18, 2023 02:02
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Time had a surprisingly good long form article about Blackwater's attempt to put together his merc army in Ukraine before Wagner beat him to the punch (or so it seems) Pre 2022 article, so there's some actual journalism going on for once https://time.com/6076035/erik-prince-ukraine-private-army/
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Apr 18, 2023 02:06
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Regarde Aduck posted:heaven got another latvian angel today stalin in heaven: hey there are no latvians up here 😂
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Apr 18, 2023 02:08
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sum posted:In the last few days most of Ukraine's neighbors abruptly banned the importation of Ukrainian grain and other commodities. Agricultural exports are a massive share of Ukraine's export revenues. Very weird story. Ukraine has very cheap grain for Europe because it had such a backlog of grain that didn't make it out via the Black Sea due to the initial lack of insurance for grain ships due to the war and the continuing comparatively snail-paced exports via shipping compared to years without a war. Poland and some others are going the protectionist route to avoid cheap Ukrainian grain harming their farmers at the market. EU doesn't like individual members making such trade relation decisions unilaterally.
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Apr 18, 2023 02:10
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sullat posted:Sort of. Blackwater was more tasked with dishing out casualties then taking them but they also hired Johnny foreigner to do some of their work. But it was also somewhere to go for retired military who weren't tired of fighting. Like the reason the Blackwater guys were lynched was because they were hired to escort convoys and they made a habit of indiscriminately firing at anyone who got too close to them. blackwater is a cutout that allows people who are still doing military work to pull a larger salary than they would otherwise be able to do. i'd bet money erik prince is dia or cia
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Apr 18, 2023 02:15
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Hazamuth posted:so, a sneaking mission? Nah all our tier 1 operator needs is a bright red singlet, muscles and a Duke Nukem haircut.
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Apr 18, 2023 02:16
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sum posted:In the last few days most of Ukraine's neighbors abruptly banned the importation of Ukrainian grain and other commodities. Agricultural exports are a massive share of Ukraine's export revenues. Very weird story. Maybe now the ukrainian grains will actually reach africa
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Apr 18, 2023 02:16
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mlmp08 posted:EU doesn't like individual members Correct. Brussels would prefer to rule by decree like the nobility of old.
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Apr 18, 2023 02:18
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Maybe now the ukrainian grains will actually reach africa They'll burn all that grain before they take what Africa can offer for it. I wouldn't be surprised if the annexed territories eventually sell more to them than the remaining parts ever will.
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Apr 18, 2023 02:38
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Regarde Aduck posted:is this imperialist power in the room with you? you can tell that a bunch of people only just learned about "imperialism" because of this war and are eager to show off their new knowledge
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Apr 18, 2023 02:52
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Not So Fast posted:can someone circle how many of those artillery craters are bicycles I love forums deep lore
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Apr 18, 2023 03:02
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CODChimera posted:you can tell that a bunch of people only just learned about "imperialism" because of this war and are eager to show off their new knowledge It's weird they have heard of every empire except the American one. and I guess Austria-Hungary.
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Apr 18, 2023 03:05
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America isn't an empire, it's a force for good.
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Apr 18, 2023 03:26
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imperialism is the highest form of capitalism
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Apr 18, 2023 03:31
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Spergin Morlock posted:blackwater is a cutout that allows people who are still doing military work to pull a larger salary than they would otherwise be able to do. i'd bet money erik prince is dia or cia you can invest in his success by buying shares in Frontier Services Group Ltd (HKG: 0500) or investing in Belt & Road and associated regions
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Apr 18, 2023 03:35
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Chillgamesh posted:Did the US feed PMCs to the meatgrinder the same way Russia is? My memory is really hazy. I seem to recall a big uproar when a couple of Blackwater mercs got lynched in Iraq but that's about it yea most of the worst poo poo done in iraq was done by the PMCs but none of it got publicized except when the retaliation could be made out to be support for more war
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Apr 18, 2023 03:40
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Spergin Morlock posted:blackwater is a cutout that allows people who are still doing military work to pull a larger salary than they would otherwise be able to do. i'd bet money erik prince is dia or cia operators either become mercs or write books called something like Enduring Valor: Tales of a Navy SEAL and do book signings in Arizona strip malls
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Apr 18, 2023 03:41
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lobster shirt posted:imperialism is the highest form of capitalism It's not an imperialism when we do it. It's a liberation.
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Apr 18, 2023 03:47
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DancingShade posted:Nah all our tier 1 operator needs is a bright red singlet, muscles and a Duke Nukem haircut. i thought big bushy beards was the vogue
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Apr 18, 2023 03:50
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Hazamuth posted:i thought big bushy beards was the vogue  he was already working on his homeless vet look 
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Apr 18, 2023 03:54
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Raskolnikov38 posted:oh goddamnit did that rear end in a top hat sneak in here He's not using his ironic anime Hitler avatar anymore, so you may have missed him.
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Apr 18, 2023 04:08
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Maybe now the ukrainian grains will actually reach africa Its going to get labeled as cattle feed and then burned in a pit anyways OP. Its just not economical to ship it elsewhere, sorry. grapesofwrath.txt
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