Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
(Thread IKs: weg, Toxic Mental)
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Computer viking
May 30, 2011
Now with less breakage.

Grape posted:

lol why is cyprus a redhead

also why is hungary there

I think they are missing Norway, so it looks like EU members instead of NATO.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

WAR CRIME GIGOLO
Oct 3, 2012

The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

Guys j finally get it.


Ukraine faked the war to do insurance fraud on the IMF.

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
Popov was actually a competent commander, it's very good that he's been removed

Sedgr
Sep 16, 2007

Neat!

Putin is a real piece of poo poo.

Tai
Mar 8, 2006

Futanari Damacy posted:

Why, is the plan for Ukraine to pay the IMF with kids?

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)

cya

zone
Dec 6, 2016

:laffo: good riddance

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1679246223327281152
POCCNR continues winning hearts and minds

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

zone posted:

:laffo: good riddance

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1679246223327281152
POCCNR continues winning hearts and minds

Doesn't seem smart to pick on Iran--weren't they supposed to be supply Russia with extra drones?

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Shinjobi posted:

Doesn't seem smart to pick on Iran--weren't they supposed to be supply Russia with extra drones?

They have been. Not great idea to blow up your relations with your main drone provider now.

Drone_Fragger
May 9, 2007


zone posted:

:laffo: good riddance

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1679246223327281152
POCCNR continues winning hearts and minds

Pissing off our only trading partner to own da globohomo ukranazi libs

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Shinjobi posted:

Doesn't seem smart to pick on Iran--weren't they supposed to be supply Russia with extra drones?

I'd be cautious on that front until we see signs of Iran pushing back against Russia for this. Right now they're just lodging a complaint, but if this repeats itself it's possible that the situation could somehow arise.

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
FWIW those islands only came into Iranian possession in 1971 and they're still disputed to this day between Iran and UAE. Iranian Falklands basically

Fobby
Jun 28, 2023

Deki posted:

Dont worry, China has neatly been slotted into the "totally going to destroy the west single handedly" role.

I'll prepare myself to read a bunch of comments disparaging the moral character of Uyghurs.

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

Iranian Liancourt Rocks

Fobby posted:

I'll prepare myself to read a bunch of comments disparaging the moral character of Uyghurs.

Well if you're a big fan of China and how they do things, good news! In about 20-30 years or so you won't have to anymore

Toxic Mental fucked around with this message at 23:58 on Jul 12, 2023

Rust Martialis
May 8, 2007

At night, Bavovnyatko quietly comes to the occupiers’ bases, depots, airfields, oil refineries and other places full of flammable items and starts playing with fire there

Fobby posted:

I'll prepare myself to read a bunch of comments disparaging the moral character of Uyghurs.

Oh those started *years* ago, they are already well into justifying everything China does to wipe out Uighur culture and language. It's all a CIA plot, you see.

Philonius
Jun 12, 2005

zone posted:

They moved all the command posts out of HIMARS range after months of getting messed up by them. Now that long range missiles are at work, these command posts aren't so safe.

I meant how are they not getting fragged en masse by the soldier's they're demanding bribes from.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1679260450263818240

quote:

We are returning home with a good result for our country, and very importantly, for our warriors. A good reinforcement with weapons.

It is very important: for the first time since independence, we have formed a security foundation for Ukraine on its way to NATO. These are concrete security guarantees that are confirmed by the top 7 democracies in the world. Never before have we had such a security foundation, and this is the level of the G7. On this foundation, we will build a new, legally binding architecture of bilateral security treaties with the most powerful countries.

Very importantly, during these two days of the Summit, we have put to rest any doubts and ambiguities about whether Ukraine will be in NATO. It will! For the first time, not only do all Allies agree on this, but a significant majority in the Alliance is vigorously pushing for it. Never before have the words "you are equal among equals" for Ukraine from other NATO members sounded truly meaningful. Now everyone understands that this is a fact. Equal among equals. And we will definitely reaffirm this fact with our victory. And with our accession to NATO.

Previously, Russia's rulers wanted to have their own fence in front of NATO's door. We have left this Russian ambition on the margins of European history – behind the fence of our unity in Europe and, more broadly, in the free world.

I am grateful to all those who have worked for unity in Vilnius now!
:toot:

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

History’s greatest monster

Fobby
Jun 28, 2023

Toxic Mental posted:

Well if you're a big fan of China and how they do things, good new! In about 20-30 years or so you won't have to anymore

I feel like every time there's an atrocity like this a while later there's always one of these winners-write-history-books responses (see: GWB is a reasonable kindly old rancher who likes to paint pictures and is pals with your favorite Democrats, and all that Iraq stuff was the inevitable consequence of sectarianism!). It's disconcerting to see it happen preemptively, or to fully understand how something will end and take no action to stop it because of some Kissingerian devotion to Realpolitik.

Anyway, it's nice Ukraine managed to not get overrun in 3 days like everybody thought.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Philonius posted:

I meant how are they not getting fragged en masse by the soldier's they're demanding bribes from.

Because they don't allow common soldiers and squad leaders to report to them armed, and surround themselves with bodyguards. Last year it was said that several Spetsnaz or similar types would be present with the senior officer or unit commanders at all times, and barring anyone saying otherwise, I don't think that's changed. In addition they keep themselves far away from the action to make such a situation extremely unlikely at best.

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

but but but Zelenskyy play piano with pee pee!!

Damn Dirty Ape
Jan 23, 2015

I love you Dr. Zaius



Philonius posted:

I meant how are they not getting fragged en masse by the soldier's they're demanding bribes from.

It's easy when you've already sold all of their ammo.

EasilyConfused
Nov 21, 2009


one strong toad

Fobby posted:

I feel like every time there's an atrocity like this a while later there's always one of these winners-write-history-books responses (see: GWB is a reasonable kindly old rancher who likes to paint pictures and is pals with your favorite Democrats, and all that Iraq stuff was the inevitable consequence of sectarianism!). It's disconcerting to see it happen preemptively, or to fully understand how something will end and take no action to stop it because of some Kissingerian devotion to Realpolitik.

Anyway, it's nice Ukraine managed to not get overrun in 3 days like everybody thought.

GWB, famous winner.

Computer viking
May 30, 2011
Now with less breakage.

EasilyConfused posted:

GWB, famous winner.

He was elected and reelected president and retired peacefully to enjoy his privileges, without his party doing any sort of introspection over the crimes of his government? Looks like a win to me.

Coolguye
Jul 6, 2011

Required by his programming!

Fobby posted:

I feel like every time there's an atrocity like this a while later there's always one of these winners-write-history-books responses (see: GWB is a reasonable kindly old rancher who likes to paint pictures and is pals with your favorite Democrats, and all that Iraq stuff was the inevitable consequence of sectarianism!). It's disconcerting to see it happen preemptively, or to fully understand how something will end and take no action to stop it because of some Kissingerian devotion to Realpolitik.

Anyway, it's nice Ukraine managed to not get overrun in 3 days like everybody thought.

if it helps, xi is currently speedrunning the planned economy meltdown that killed tens of millions in the great cultural revolution so it won't just be genocided peoples that are going to get this treatment

it doesn't help.

Vaginaface
Aug 26, 2013

HEY REI HEY REI,
do vaginaface!

Tomfoolery posted:

Jeffrey's financial plan for Somethingawful: bait Russia's troll farms into thousands of SA reregs

Something Awful is the digital Bahkmut.

That cratestack would be an amazing avatar for somebody

Anders
Nov 8, 2004

I'd rather score...

... but I'll grind it good for you

zone posted:

In addition they keep themselves far away from the action to make such a situation extremely unlikely at best.

This is also a huge negative for the Russian forces as their doctrine of “never make your own decisions because you’ll be punished if it doesn’t work” means the commanders have to be close to the frontline (where they get killed by rockets)

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
Dinosaur Gum

Toxic Mental posted:

but but but Zelenskyy play piano with pee pee!!

It was a different time then

Putin was still a huge piece of poo poo

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017




:lol:

Russia's 5d chess move of "keeping Ukraine out of NATO by invading it, causing it to join NATO" is nearly complete

Soon Denazification will be finished! :shepface:


...Of Russia

marxismftw
Apr 16, 2010

Computer viking posted:

He was elected and reelected president and retired peacefully to enjoy his privileges, without his party doing any sort of introspection over the crimes of his government? Looks like a win to me.

So literally nothing to do with what was suggested, i.e., having their reputation laundered though the lens of history.

Call me when PBS is doing Frontline eps on how actually the War on Terror was good (and we won).

rodbeard
Jul 21, 2005

Coolguye posted:

if it helps, xi is currently speedrunning the planned economy meltdown that killed tens of millions in the great cultural revolution so it won't just be genocided peoples that are going to get this treatment

it doesn't help.

That thing Xi is doing is called capitalism

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
Dubya got away with every war crime and crime against humanity that was conducted from Jan 2001 to Jan 2009 and that is an injustice but not as big of an injustice as putins illegal war of aggression

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

At least one could argue that Saddam was a murderous fascist and genocidal monster

Zelenskyy’s worst crimes were crimes against comedy

Tai
Mar 8, 2006
Keeping Ukraine out of NATO but pushing Finland and Sweden in!

I am a master strategist!

Grape
Nov 16, 2017

Happily shilling for China!

Computer viking posted:

I think they are missing Norway, so it looks like EU members instead of NATO.

That is trumpeting democracy, so yeah again why is Hungary there?

Tunicate
May 15, 2012

Grape posted:

That is trumpeting democracy, so yeah again why is Hungary there?

For the snack bar

Grape
Nov 16, 2017

Happily shilling for China!

rodbeard posted:

That thing Xi is doing is called capitalism

Your friends are not going to be happy with you besmirching Xi, or even accurately calling China capitalist. Be careful... :ohdear:

Carth Dookie
Jan 28, 2013

HonorableTB posted:

Dubya got away with every war crime and crime against humanity that was conducted from Jan 2001 to Jan 2009 and that is an injustice but not as big of an injustice as putins illegal war of aggression

I don't think we need to play who is the bigger rear end in a top hat between GWB and Putin. In a just world they'd both be in the Hague.

Toxic Mental posted:

but but but Zelenskyy play piano with pee pee!!

Yeah outrageous! He hasnt even bankrupted one casino! Total amateur

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.

Grape posted:

That is trumpeting democracy, so yeah again why is Hungary there?

Maybe Hungary bought exactly enough goodwill to be there through the magic of paprika(which also is not indigenous to Hungary) and/or water polo

BigglesSWE
Dec 2, 2014

How 'bout them hawks news huh!

Tsarist Russia treated their cannon-fodder of 1914 better, Jesus Christ.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Deki
May 12, 2008

It's Hammer Time!

Toxic Mental posted:

but but but Zelenskyy play piano with pee pee!!

You say this like it's not a point in his favor

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply