Seems a poor way to treat allies. Archived Message Posted by larue33 on May 15, 2022, 17:57:45, in reply to "Ukraine thread for 15-21 May 2022" This is amazing. Cannon fodder from the DPR and LPR stuck at the Ukrainian-Russian border near Kharkiv. They had been retreating from Kharkiv together with the Russian Army, but Russian authorities don’t let non-Russians to cross the border. pic.twitter.com/bKyItzGpjc — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 14, 2022 . Message Thread: | This response ↓ Ukraine thread for 15-21 May 2022 - timmer May 15, 2022, 4:54:48 Is Russia trying to lose this war? (autofill) - ATL May 21, 2022, 13:07:01 I can't validate any of this. However, you don't have to size up the situation or look at a map long - LeatherneckIllini May 21, 2022, 10:10:08 Sounds like Russia is starting to make a lot of progress with their smaller goals* - reggiedunlop May 20, 2022, 12:20:47 I wouldn’t say a lot of progress, but they are making progress near Popasna. ^ - illiniranger May 20, 2022, 15:08:34 My guess is Ukraine will make a push somewhere this late summer or fall. We’ll see how… - LeatherneckIllini May 20, 2022, 14:22:41 Which is laying waste to every structure they encounter* - timmer May 20, 2022, 13:30:06 Just a relaxing day at the beach. - larue33 May 20, 2022, 12:14:37 "Shitter's full (of shrapnel) Clark"* - ATL May 20, 2022, 14:28:07 Freudian slip for the ages - RangerDanger May 18, 2022, 20:42:10 “I’m 75” Perfect response* - bbonb May 19, 2022, 6:40:23 Really trying hard, huh?* - Tooldresser May 18, 2022, 22:34:51 Not really, I did have to paste the link twice - RangerDanger May 18, 2022, 23:37:53 Or this one where he says Libya? - harb May 18, 2022, 22:07:52 Would you like someone to hold your hand and walk you through difference - RangerDanger May 18, 2022, 22:17:50 Much like this one by Biden saying Iranian? - harb May 18, 2022, 22:06:42 Do you know what a Freudian slip is?* - assassin May 18, 2022, 22:16:04 Freud is despised in Harb's holler. - complainant May 18, 2022, 22:30:59 He’s even dumber now than he was as POTUS. * - doubledown May 18, 2022, 20:43:30 I hate that Trump has caused smart but forgetful people to say nice things about W.* - complainant May 18, 2022, 20:48:18 Dubya not a bad guy. He was Cheney’s puppet* - JeffFrank May 18, 2022, 22:44:52 Even granting this was true - Sammich May 18, 2022, 23:02:23 “W’s” administration was basically a continuation of his dads. - BoCool May 19, 2022, 0:25:06 I'm just glad those puppet masters aren't still around to do that again* - Chuck Woodaby May 18, 2022, 23:17:23 Switzerland helping Russia sell their commodities, softening impact of sanctions (link) - Tooldresser May 18, 2022, 8:33:59 Makes sense, they were also basically responsible for the success of the Nazis. - doubledown May 18, 2022, 8:40:48 Good “men in combat” tweet - illiniranger May 17, 2022, 17:57:36 Putin in charge - larue33 May 16, 2022, 20:23:47 speaking of - illiniranger May 17, 2022, 13:02:38 heh - ijustkrushalot May 17, 2022, 13:15:28 a lot has been made of their tank and infantry losses, but their engineer losses are probably worse - illiniranger May 17, 2022, 13:21:19 seems like now would be a good time to have an effective airborne unit that could sweep - ijustkrushalot May 17, 2022, 13:22:32 i've seen some stuff that Wagner Group is supplementing the VDV (airborne) - illiniranger May 17, 2022, 13:26:34 See also: RMBK reactors * - timmer May 17, 2022, 13:22:01 This Russian may not be around long. - larue33 May 16, 2022, 17:56:55 I agree with one of the posts… - SurfTheBoneyard May 16, 2022, 18:00:35 That's certainly possible. The part that really surprised me - larue33 May 16, 2022, 18:17:13 Possible surrender in Mariupol - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 16:54:51 India had been reticent to criticize Russia but has suspended arms negotiations with them - ATL May 16, 2022, 15:38:44 Didn't see this anywhere. Ukraine won the Eurovision competition... - KingTalkyTiki May 16, 2022, 14:03:30 I kind of hate that they won - Sounder May 16, 2022, 17:00:01 it was hinted at in the "give a wolf a banana" thread.* - shua May 16, 2022, 14:09:27 looks like Erdogan is going to go out of his way to be a PITA about Sweden and Finland * - ijustkrushalot May 16, 2022, 13:37:01 more like Erdoganker* - Sammich May 16, 2022, 13:47:07 This got a hearty chuckle - KingTalkyTiki May 16, 2022, 10:24:18 Lol* - opossum jenkins May 16, 2022, 16:20:52 filling in for spider - new train - ATL May 16, 2022, 11:00:19 you know if I'm going to be fighting for my homeland - TarheelIllini May 16, 2022, 13:59:19 they’re color-coded!* - bbonb May 16, 2022, 12:51:56 ooo - ijustkrushalot May 16, 2022, 10:53:59 I didn’t realize that Finland doesn’t have a coast on the ‘North’ Sea - TarheelIllini May 16, 2022, 10:39:58 You mean the Barents Sea / Arctic Ocean? - timmer May 16, 2022, 10:47:07 Yes, I didn’t want to type it out and misspell it - TarheelIllini May 16, 2022, 17:21:37 Lol* - Stu May 17, 2022, 13:07:34 Their navy is designed for ambushes if anyone tries - DT May 16, 2022, 11:24:12 uDT* - Tortillini May 16, 2022, 20:32:40 I'll just say it again, I hope our next adventure is one we absolutely need to take - ijustkrushalot May 16, 2022, 9:32:20 something like this would be a real advantage - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 9:54:16 Putting more troops back into Somalia - CanHartlebHireSnider May 16, 2022, 9:36:38 Great idea. - DT May 16, 2022, 10:08:58 based on what you posted, to me, it does not seem like a great idea* - bbonb May 16, 2022, 10:34:05 not very many people know about this - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 9:48:53 I find it wierd for any president to abruptly pull forces in the waning days of his/her presidency - ATL May 16, 2022, 9:41:45 James Buchanan nods* - RangerDanger May 16, 2022, 9:54:31 Putin implicitly concedes that his warnings to Finland and Sweden joining NATO were a bluff - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 9:25:52 one upshot, and this was from a twitter account i read, is that with RU so deeply engaged they can't - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 9:28:46 Two things. First, saw this a couple of places on Twitter - ATL May 16, 2022, 9:44:24 Fake - timmer May 16, 2022, 10:23:48 Noam Chomsky is still spewing Russian BS* - JacobRDaugherty May 16, 2022, 9:47:52 I may hit Popeyes and go all Noam Chompsky on a spicy chicken sammich* - Tortillini May 16, 2022, 10:21:42 I had no idea he was still alive. - DT May 16, 2022, 10:02:22 Bold Prediction: Russia will a broken shell of its former self (peak 2013) by 2027 - timmer May 16, 2022, 6:25:41 Belarus has no real economy* - JacobRDaugherty May 16, 2022, 8:30:51 ready for gas prices to double? - Throwsize May 15, 2022, 18:22:24 yes, I plan on only filling up half the tank - bbonb May 16, 2022, 10:39:11 checkmate, haters* - Sammich May 16, 2022, 10:48:17 way to ruin the thread throwsize * - illiniranger May 16, 2022, 9:19:17 Why don't you just tell us the name of the movie you have selected* - Jackie May 16, 2022, 8:02:51 Good news for taxpayers when they empty out the SPR.* - LeatherneckIllini May 16, 2022, 7:52:04 Premium in Chicago was 6.78 today - bigbop85 May 15, 2022, 23:03:12 No, he could have done something. - complainant May 16, 2022, 6:40:47 THEY ALREADY HAVE* - HamptonSki May 15, 2022, 22:36:21 I am not, but thanks for asking* - Mrap24 May 15, 2022, 22:10:17 I'd like to know why you think this will happen but I filled up anyway.* - Warrin'_Illini May 15, 2022, 20:58:55 Why do you think that?* - Quiz May 15, 2022, 20:21:03 Even more cash back from AmEx!!* - ghost_of_clt May 15, 2022, 19:24:56 I can only imagine the stupid crap the Dems are going to do about this - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 19:03:13 Should probably fire missiles at Mexico* - WhitmansFolly May 15, 2022, 23:14:35 price controls, windfall taxes, NOPEC ect* - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 19:13:49 LOL * - ATL May 15, 2022, 19:04:32 Wait. You taking petrol or natural gas? - ATL May 15, 2022, 18:48:04 Definitely on the horizon. Thank whoever you think is responsible. * - harb May 15, 2022, 18:41:14 IT'S BIDEN* - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 19:01:00 Maybe, maybe not. * - harb May 15, 2022, 19:04:32 Well who do you think is responsible?* - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 19:15:07 If I say Vladimir Putin do I win a prize? * - illini May 15, 2022, 20:15:25 Are you trying to pigeon hole me into saying it’s Biden’s fault? - harb May 15, 2022, 19:19:15 I think he’s asking for your analytical opinion - Chilango May 15, 2022, 20:00:05 No. I'm asking you who you think is responsible.* - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 19:40:28 some of it is on him for sure. maybe a lot depending on how he mishandled this proxy war* - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 19:27:37 Specifically what was mishandled * - opey8 May 15, 2022, 20:21:29 I'm on pins and needles* - IlliniRunner May 15, 2022, 20:30:20 Exactly. My comment wasn’t an indictment of anyone. Lots of factors at play. * - harb May 15, 2022, 19:38:24 Lol. Get back to us when you find a way to indict him that doesn’t look like a garden rake* - cpsteine May 15, 2022, 21:51:33 Such as?* - Chilango May 15, 2022, 20:00:31 The Dems currently control Congress and the Presidency * - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 19:17:13 I knew it, those sons of bitches!* - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 19:18:36 who you got?* - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 19:24:54 Got for what? Increase in oil prices? I blame the heads of oil companies* - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 19:41:49 Funny how every problem 2017-2021 was one person’s fault - bigbop85 May 15, 2022, 23:00:56 ooo. - longsnapper May 15, 2022, 23:02:45 but there is going to be a lot demand destruction, right? won't that cap it?* - Tooldresser May 15, 2022, 18:39:43 Looks like I picked the right time to go solar.* - ATL May 15, 2022, 18:23:49 Seems a poor way to treat allies. - larue33 May 15, 2022, 17:57:45 Russian FM Lavrov publicly states reduced aims in UKR - illiniranger May 15, 2022, 13:06:41 Lavrov getting Sure Janned there is Internet excellence.* - AintHatin May 15, 2022, 14:53:44 Swedes look like they're in for NATO too - assassin May 15, 2022, 11:48:37 They brought back limited conscription post 2014 and have long had a strong defense industry - illiniranger May 15, 2022, 12:00:58 Just a gut feeling, but I think the Russian morale collapses late summer and the crisis becomes... - LeatherneckIllini May 15, 2022, 8:19:23 I hope they do take it back* - TarheelIllini May 15, 2022, 11:40:28 I’m sort of 180 out from you. - opossum jenkins May 15, 2022, 8:28:03 If you watched Chernobyl, one of the episodes opens with a poem in Russian - ijustkrushalot May 15, 2022, 8:30:48 But now they’re all on Eurovision and dependent on cell phones. I hear what both of you are saying…. - LeatherneckIllini May 15, 2022, 9:12:30   Searching