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  1. basso

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    so captured obsolete equipment, which has failed the Russians, is now a valuable asset to the Ukrainians? DailySam's analysis is truly sophisticated.
     
  2. SamFisher

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    Nah -i'm sure it has some value, but the point is that it's a logistical hub.

    This is a subtle point, with the lede deeply buried, as you like to say:

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    An example of the sophisticated analysis Basso relies on-

     
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    cool; greater's the tragedy of Biden's dillydallying around.
     
  5. SamFisher

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    Does anybody here think this Green New Deal on the map would have been achieved if the Trump/ @basso / "Putin's a real leader!" "Let's withdraw from NATO" GOP were in charge? I mean, imagine ****ing Michael Flynn or Jared "can we talk on a secure line?" handling this. We'd be sending satellite photos to Moscow.

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    map via daily kos

    I mean I can name a handful or maybe one national Republicans who would have responded in the same way as Biden rather than let Daddy Vlad do whatever he wanted - and she was just excommunicated from the party.
     
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    If Blutus had been president, Vlad would not have invaded. instead we got SCFOAMF Secondo, who gave Pootine the green light.

    but bravo for the Ukrainians, for all they've accomplished thus far.
     
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    poor basso. Always wrong, all of the time. His timing is often on point though.

    Ukraine, neighbors, to get big new aid, Blinken says in Kyiv
    By MATTHEW LEE and KARL RITTERan hour ago


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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stands near a damaged residential building during his visit the city of Irpin, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Genya Savilov, Pool Photo via AP)

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Underscoring determined U.S. support, Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and the Biden administration ramped up military aid by more than $2.8 billion to Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
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    https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...and-politics-a1f6b3639c6bb69a98bda153de271d93
     
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    Liberated Babushkas of Balakliya:



    Translation from the Reddit thread:

     
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    Also got a photo op with Patron:

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    So many dip$hit patriots rooting for Russia...
     
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    <insert Toddler in Chief Putin quotes here>
     
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    @basso here's kos evening update - flagging in case you missed

    https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022...ock-of-Ukraine-s-advances-and-Russia-s-losses

    Also note the lack of OPSEC demands from Ukraine. In Kherson, it was OPSEC OPSEC OPSEC. “Don’t look at the elephant!” As a result, everyone was staring hard at Kherson trying to figure out what was going on. Including, apparently, Russia, as Ukraine launched its surprise Kharkiv offensive. Even that story claiming US and Ukraine war-gamed different scenarios and decided a single-front counter-attack made the most sense was likely intentional bullshit.

    Ukraine pulled off the most masterful misdirection since … D-Day? Seriously, I bet we’ll learn that Ukraine laid out its armor in Kherson region in broad view of Russian satellites and drones, while hiding them carefully around Kharkiv
    (Obviously that's just an excerpt)

    Also what happened to the bro posting here a few weeks ago claiming Russia was winning big because he talked to his relatives in Belarus and we're all being lied to? I miss that guy.
     
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    thanks man, appreciate the update.
     
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