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Chainfire

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7. In a battle where one side is much larger than the other, time works on the side of the larger entity.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 03:15 PM

May 2024

Ukraine has been amazing holding off the bear for as long as they have. Russia should have defeated them in two weeks.

We are shortsided letting a dictator take over a democracy in Europe. We haven't learned a damn thing from history. The French and Germans better wake the hell up and do what is necessary to keep Putin and Russia in check. It would be like us giving minimal assistance to Canada if they were under attack from China. You know who is next...

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The Russians simply walked in, Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv tell BBC [View all] sl8 May 2024 OP

This is being repeated across the front Ontheboundry May 2024 #1

Is this corroborated? Sounds like Russian agitprop. Turbineguy May 2024 #2

Yup. GB_RN May 2024 #3

Which part? sl8 May 2024 #4

Ukraine is fighting this war by themselves. They don't have the population Deuxcents May 2024 #5

Until Ukraine has the resources it needs or there is proof of resource diversion Raven123 May 2024 #6

In a battle where one side is much larger than the other, time works on the side of the larger entity. Chainfire May 2024 #7