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Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts) Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:44 PM Feb 2022

What is up with the media? They keep saying, "we underestimated Putin"...

"Putin is enigmatic". Are they really that obtuse? Do they think the West's intelligence community doesn't understand what Putin's broader goals are? WTF? Might as well join the Pig and laud Putin as a stable genius.

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What is up with the media? They keep saying, "we underestimated Putin"... (Original Post) Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 OP

Where? Link? USALiberal Feb 2022 #1

Couple of articles, I have seen in passing, use those terms. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #9

I think the media has underestimated Ukraine. NT texasfiddler Feb 2022 #2

Yes, totally agree! dmr Feb 2022 #7

From 2014: dalton99a Feb 2022 #3

"Pootie said this was ONLY a training mission and we BELIEVED him" FakeNoose Feb 2022 #4

Maybe the media did, President Biden didn't PortTack Feb 2022 #11

Right - this post is about what the media is saying now FakeNoose Feb 2022 #12

So intel hitting the nail on the head about Putin's intentions and accurately alerting world to Samrob Feb 2022 #5

Exactly, still I see this other bee ess, and I am not talking about cultists comments. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #10

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #17

Biden, a week ago: Russia will attack next week. Everybody, now: How did we miss this?! mathematic Feb 2022 #6

The media underestimated Putin's stupidity. And their own. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #8

Whoever is underestimating Putin in the media shows us that they are not doing their jobs. chowder66 Feb 2022 #13

+1 crickets Feb 2022 #14

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #18

MSM is a mostly a menace. Xoan Feb 2022 #15

Yea, what's with this "WE" stuff?! - only Shrub claiming he had a soul & media ga-ga UTUSN Feb 2022 #16

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

1. Where? Link?

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:45 PM

Feb 2022

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

9. Couple of articles, I have seen in passing, use those terms.

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:56 PM

Feb 2022

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)

2. I think the media has underestimated Ukraine. NT

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:46 PM

Feb 2022

dmr

(28,347 posts)

7. Yes, totally agree!

Reply to texasfiddler (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:54 PM

Feb 2022

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)

3. From 2014:

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:46 PM

Feb 2022

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)

4. "Pootie said this was ONLY a training mission and we BELIEVED him"

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:48 PM

Feb 2022

PortTack

(32,757 posts)

11. Maybe the media did, President Biden didn't

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 01:15 PM

Feb 2022

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)

12. Right - this post is about what the media is saying now

Reply to PortTack (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 01:19 PM

Feb 2022

Samrob

(4,298 posts)

5. So intel hitting the nail on the head about Putin's intentions and accurately alerting world to

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:50 PM

Feb 2022

what he was going to do is "underestimating?"

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

10. Exactly, still I see this other bee ess, and I am not talking about cultists comments.

Reply to Samrob (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:58 PM

Feb 2022

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

17. +1

Reply to Samrob (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:01 PM

Feb 2022

mathematic

(1,439 posts)

6. Biden, a week ago: Russia will attack next week. Everybody, now: How did we miss this?!

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:52 PM

Feb 2022

US intelligence has been right.

The problem wasn't a lack of intelligence. The problem is that there is no good way to stop a nuclear power determined to conquer and annex its weaker neighbor.