in September the Ukrainians seized Kherson and a couple of weeks later, almost 6,000 square miles of territory, west of Kharkiv.
Suggested rewrite:
in September the Ukrainians seized almost 6,000 square miles of territory, east of Kharkiv, and a couple of weeks later they retook Kherson city and the surrounding territory.
I am very afraid of what the desperation on either side will lead to. To think that the modern human mind's best thinking has led us back into another iteration of war which will have no winners only losers is the very definition of the insanity of mankind.
This seems like a prime place for Western allies to assist, though Ukraine would still need decide which ratio of troops go to the front vs further training. I know that some training on western weapon systems has been being done in UK, Poland, and Germany, including Rammstein.
At the risk of going off topic it reminds me that was one of the places where Trump wanted to close US military bases, and what a boon that would have been to Putin.
Andrew - I appreciate the fact that you have been in Ukraine, and I have not, but your post appears to present a different perspective from that given by Douglas MacGregor and Scott Ritter.
I do not know that they have access to any different intelligence than you do. On the other hand, Telegram accounts - both pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia seem to present a different picture of Russian and Ukrainian casualties.
I do note that Russian videos posted on Telegram seem to show decent treatment of Ukrainian prisoners captured, while the Ukrainian videos posted on Telegram seem to portray massacres of Russian prisoners and Ukrainian civilians. This speaks to me of one - or both - conditions: either the Ukrainians are desperate, or they truly are Nazis, and believe the Russians are subhuman.
If the second condition is the controlling factor, then the Russians would be justified in "de-Nazifying" Ukraine. I note that there was a recent report that journalists in Ukraine were asking soldiers to cover up their Nazi insignia when photographed. This smacks of propaganda being presented to the American people.
Given the willful killing of Ukrainians of Russian ethnicity by the Kiev government since 2014, if the United States was justified in killing 4.5 million people, then the Russians may consider that the ethnic Ukrainian population should cease to exist.
Of course, I may be completely wrong in this. As the saying goes: Time will Tell.
The Ukrainian Nazis are all over the place. Milburn has already admitted his colleagues have shown him videos of their war crimes. Milburn is an admitted DOS asset with contacts to CIA. He, whether he believes it or not, spreads laughable propaganda and couldn’t have made it this far if he wasn’t such a shameless thug for US imperialism. It’s tough to find a video online of Ukrainians who DON’T HAVE a patch for some Ukrainian Nazi formation like SS Galicia, Azov or other Ukrainian “nationalists.” BTW, I was in the Marines and know plenty about MARSOC, Force Recon, FAST and other “elite” Marine Corps units. Shitbags like Milburn, who ADMITTED he uselessly got a Marine killed (one can only imagine how many Iraqis and Afghans suffered as a result of his command), a pushed through the ranks because they serve their masters. And that ain’t the American people. Milburn works for Chemonics, Wakenhut, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Booze Allen Hamilton, Cargill and friends, whether he knows it or not. I challenge him to speak to someone like Brian Berletic (The New Atlas) about what the US/UK/NATO are doing in Ukraine. Or respond to me. I’m glad he found Jesus after facing Russian artillery, now is the time to unfuck himself about his role in this proxy war and US meddling in general.
in September the Ukrainians seized Kherson and a couple of weeks later, almost 6,000 square miles of territory, west of Kharkiv.
Suggested rewrite:
in September the Ukrainians seized almost 6,000 square miles of territory, east of Kharkiv, and a couple of weeks later they retook Kherson city and the surrounding territory.
Thank you for your informed and invaluable perspective for those of us who know pretty much nothing about the technicalities of war.
I am very afraid of what the desperation on either side will lead to. To think that the modern human mind's best thinking has led us back into another iteration of war which will have no winners only losers is the very definition of the insanity of mankind.
This seems like a prime place for Western allies to assist, though Ukraine would still need decide which ratio of troops go to the front vs further training. I know that some training on western weapon systems has been being done in UK, Poland, and Germany, including Rammstein.
At the risk of going off topic it reminds me that was one of the places where Trump wanted to close US military bases, and what a boon that would have been to Putin.
Andrew - I appreciate the fact that you have been in Ukraine, and I have not, but your post appears to present a different perspective from that given by Douglas MacGregor and Scott Ritter.
I do not know that they have access to any different intelligence than you do. On the other hand, Telegram accounts - both pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia seem to present a different picture of Russian and Ukrainian casualties.
I do note that Russian videos posted on Telegram seem to show decent treatment of Ukrainian prisoners captured, while the Ukrainian videos posted on Telegram seem to portray massacres of Russian prisoners and Ukrainian civilians. This speaks to me of one - or both - conditions: either the Ukrainians are desperate, or they truly are Nazis, and believe the Russians are subhuman.
If the second condition is the controlling factor, then the Russians would be justified in "de-Nazifying" Ukraine. I note that there was a recent report that journalists in Ukraine were asking soldiers to cover up their Nazi insignia when photographed. This smacks of propaganda being presented to the American people.
I remember the rage in the United States after the attacks of 9/11, and the 4.5 million dead which have resulted. ( https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2023/IndirectDeaths )
Given the willful killing of Ukrainians of Russian ethnicity by the Kiev government since 2014, if the United States was justified in killing 4.5 million people, then the Russians may consider that the ethnic Ukrainian population should cease to exist.
Of course, I may be completely wrong in this. As the saying goes: Time will Tell.
Thank you for posting.
oh my, trying to be all nice here, yet writing is straight from the ruzzian fascists playbook.
The Ukrainian Nazis are all over the place. Milburn has already admitted his colleagues have shown him videos of their war crimes. Milburn is an admitted DOS asset with contacts to CIA. He, whether he believes it or not, spreads laughable propaganda and couldn’t have made it this far if he wasn’t such a shameless thug for US imperialism. It’s tough to find a video online of Ukrainians who DON’T HAVE a patch for some Ukrainian Nazi formation like SS Galicia, Azov or other Ukrainian “nationalists.” BTW, I was in the Marines and know plenty about MARSOC, Force Recon, FAST and other “elite” Marine Corps units. Shitbags like Milburn, who ADMITTED he uselessly got a Marine killed (one can only imagine how many Iraqis and Afghans suffered as a result of his command), a pushed through the ranks because they serve their masters. And that ain’t the American people. Milburn works for Chemonics, Wakenhut, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Booze Allen Hamilton, Cargill and friends, whether he knows it or not. I challenge him to speak to someone like Brian Berletic (The New Atlas) about what the US/UK/NATO are doing in Ukraine. Or respond to me. I’m glad he found Jesus after facing Russian artillery, now is the time to unfuck himself about his role in this proxy war and US meddling in general.
also, re "war crimes" --- you know how to stop the alleged war crimes? GET THE BLOODY Ruzzian nazi fascists FUCK OUT OF UKRAINE.
That is the depth I’d expect from one who backs the Ukrainian Nazi puppet regime and thinks Andy Milburn is a reliable source! Hahahahaha
boy, your "depth" is a delusional diatribe, that doesn't qualify for any reasoned discourse.
Do you even rate shitbird? Hahahahahahahaha
get some valium, jason, you're getting way too stressed and delusional.