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For people following this more closely than I am, am I right in thinking -- hucareshokiesrul 02/28/2022 12:25PM And for a chuckle... -- SavannaHokie 02/28/2022 4:49PM Also, if you twitter, Ian Garner has taken a deep dive into Russian social -- SavannaHokie 02/28/2022 4:46PM If you twitter, Michael Kofman's military analysis is excellent. Link -- SavannaHokie 02/28/2022 4:39PM Check this site out for military perspective. I'm sure there are others -- GOHOKEE 02/28/2022 4:26PM Putin's timing may not be the best either. His main leverage is energy, -- lilhokie525 02/28/2022 4:13PM Grain embargo? Not during an election year -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 4:52PM Even without an embargo, Putin will have to buy it with -- lilhokie525 02/28/2022 6:36PM We’re about to fire the “laser” and disintegrate Putin. -- vatechcowpatty 02/28/2022 3:57PM Where are Jerry, Chris and Mitch when you need them -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 4:03PM I think the sanctions are hitting harder than Putin thought they would.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/28/2022 3:39PM And oil & NG still are exempted from sanctions. ** -- Atlee Hokie 03/01/2022 08:04AM This is going to be 'interesting' -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:30PM Very interesting stuff here. Most importantly..... -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/28/2022 3:50PM And even more than "liberal democracies," states that -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 5:42PM Note: "Liberal democracies" were referring to those with a certain amount.. -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/28/2022 7:46PM China=the fighting fish that watched Blofeld's 2 other fish eat each other. -- bourbonstreet 02/28/2022 4:03PM I think Putin will go "all in". -- Guy LeDouche 02/28/2022 2:32PM Putin, personally, doesn't have an off ramp. There is no "face saving" ... -- Atlee Hokie 03/01/2022 08:20AM It doesnt make sense to me that hes forcing the eastern Ukraine issue -- One4VT 02/28/2022 3:26PM That would be disgusting if he wants a Truce, but still gets eastern -- HokieSignGuy 02/28/2022 3:17PM The problem is too many armistices occur leaving intact -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:31PM Huh? Do you mean, if a ceasefire happens, the agreement would state all -- HokieSignGuy 02/28/2022 3:33PM Unless 1 side has destroyed the others ability to fight, that's normal -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 3:43PM Of course, the economic sanctions and pariah status could affect things -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:43PM IMO, it all hinges on what they have negotiated with China -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 3:53PM I look at it from what was Putin's mission. The West is stating he has -- jdkhokie 02/28/2022 2:28PM Not many in the west have the view that he is unhinged -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:48PM Macron of France doesn't think he's a little off kilter. -- Atlee Hokie 03/01/2022 08:45AM Condi Rice seems to think something is off. I hope he is not which means -- jdkhokie 02/28/2022 3:54PM I would thing the security of western friendly democracies in the former -- Hokie1992 02/28/2022 2:40PM If this was calculated he's taking enormous long term risks -- Stockleybridge 02/28/2022 2:37PM This has become old order/western grip on world reserve currency challenged -- ColoVT82 02/28/2022 2:07PM The nuclear threat spoke volumes to me. No way he goes there unless -- turkeywinghokie 02/28/2022 1:13PM It is another Putin tool for unsettling and panicking his opposition. It is -- kennedyvt 02/28/2022 1:53PM Don't know but my thoughts.... -- Kudelski 02/28/2022 1:05PM ...interesting. a fresh take... helluva a way to do it as an end-around. ** -- bourbonstreet 02/28/2022 4:06PM Ukraine enjoys the age-old advantage of interior lines. That has... -- VToncologyNurse 02/28/2022 3:53PM
02/28/2022 1:34PM May their mistakes be many and often. ** -- TomTurkey 02/28/2022 4:04PM I think they lied to the rank and file... -- Stockleybridge 02/28/2022 1:46PM The Russians do not have a non-commissioned officer corps -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:53PM What's interesting is that hasn't changed in 20 years, despite fall of CCCP -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 2:05PM Shoot the guy on the horse with a sword ** -- Hokie1992 02/28/2022 2:44PM The modern equivalent, yep ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 2:45PM Wait, forgot a decade...30 years...damn I'm old ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 2:16PM What was funny was that as junior NCOs, our -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 2:02PM The thing is...we knew it was coming last week -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:38PM I like the way you are thinking. But then I see Russian apv's running over -- IB4TECH 02/28/2022 1:27PM Have you seen the Bayraktar and Javalin footage? -- hokiehunter07 02/28/2022 1:32PM I saw some people pulling a grenade launcher off the top of a APC -- EDGEMAN 02/28/2022 2:12PM Thanks. That is outstanding. Do you have a link? ** -- IB4TECH 02/28/2022 1:34PM Google ukraine Bayraktar -- hokiehunter07 02/28/2022 1:48PM Thanks ** -- IB4TECH 02/28/2022 2:01PM It’s all fun and games for armchair generals -- Hokie1992 02/28/2022 1:13PM I'm getting appalled at how enthused US media is -- mancunian 02/28/2022 1:23PM This is not how the media is coming across ** -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:32PM It seems like it’s a game to many in the press -- Hokie1992 02/28/2022 2:20PM US media has been disgusting for decades. ** -- NokieHokie 02/28/2022 1:36PM Corporate media shouldn't exist... -- MBHokie90 02/28/2022 7:20PM Amen! :) ** -- NokieHokie 02/28/2022 9:28PM Unfortunately, it's also a reflection of our society ** -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:39PM Absolutely! ** -- NokieHokie 02/28/2022 1:40PM Death and destruction are good for ratings and clicks. ** -- HokieNoVA 02/28/2022 1:27PM Unfortunately.... -- Stockleybridge 02/28/2022 12:59PM It's almost like Putin was baited into it -he has turned the world on Russi ** -- bigbadbird 02/28/2022 12:45PM Nobody knows, and don't let them tell you otherwise ** -- Brown Water 02/28/2022 12:36PM Believe none of what you read and 1/2 of what you see -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 1:26PM I feel compelled somehow to not believe this ** -- Pylons 02/28/2022 2:46PM Which means you believe it then I guess ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 3:15PM True, I have a hard time believing the Russian military -- No Clue 02/28/2022 1:05PM They were overrated when I went to train with them years ago -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:13PM What I read years ago was our NCOs compared favorably with their -- Baltimore Hokie 02/28/2022 3:06PM 100% Correct -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 3:09PM Is Russia aware of this? -- Baltimore Hokie 02/28/2022 3:12PM I don't think they see it as a disadvantage -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 4:24PM Until you actually come into conflict with your direct comparison -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:36PM If you remember the lead up in Iraq in 91, it was the same -- Vienna_Hokie 02/28/2022 2:10PM Great at SF and cyber, terrible at conventional warfare ** -- Happy Dog 02/28/2022 1:39PM Glad you answered this -- Brewing_Hokie 02/28/2022 1:28PM Bingo. I see it similarly to you. -- Brewing_Hokie 02/28/2022 1:49PM Excellent points ** -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:45PM I believe the numbers but... -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:37PM 👍 Thanks. View it similarly. -- Brewing_Hokie 02/28/2022 1:42PM I've read 4-5 long twitter threads and a couple of reddit posts. -- s.mill hokie 02/28/2022 12:44PM You don't do Facebook? ** -- Brown Water 02/28/2022 12:53PM That's where the BEST news comes from... ** -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 1:28PM Yep -- Vippie1 02/28/2022 12:39PM I think what caught Putin off guard was a unified international response -- HokieHigh 02/28/2022 12:36PM He should have expected that. No secret what was going to happen... -- EDGEMAN 02/28/2022 2:19PM Based on the previous several years, he had some reasons to think -- VAHokie89 02/28/2022 3:04PM If Angela Merkel were still Chancellor, Putin might be right. -- Atlee Hokie 03/01/2022 07:59AM I don't think the sanctions are going to be part of his calculus until -- HokieMacDaddy 02/28/2022 12:43PM Putin is gonna ramp up his bombing campaign and I think that's when you see -- HokieHigh 02/28/2022 12:52PM The most effective weapon then will be cell phone cameras -- RTFC 02/28/2022 1:01PM Putin is losing on every front. He can’t will this away now. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/28/2022 12:32PM I'm hoping his cronies start turning against him. They're getting pinched2 ** -- IB4TECH 02/28/2022 1:15PM Yes Russia will win, but at a larger cost. Not sure that matters to Putin. ** -- UTPr0sim 02/28/2022 12:26PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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