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Warpy

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15. It's amazing what can happen when a big country invades a small country

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 05:33 PM

Dec 2022

and the small country is full of people who object strongly to the whole exercise.

The US certainly has extensive experience in that regard but there's no sign our military has learned the lesson yet.

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Captured documents reveal Russia's plan to annex Ukraine in ten days and kill its leaders [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 OP

Ahh...the infamous "blitzkremlin" strategy. ret5hd Dec 2022 #1

10 days zuul Dec 2022 #2

Maybe if they had brought some diesel fuel with Ray Bruns Dec 2022 #5

Instead Russia has destroyed Ukraine at140 Dec 2022 #3

Turn about is fair play. rubbersole Dec 2022 #4

Sanctions may hurt, but they will never stop delusional leaders whose wealth protects them. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #10

Great plan! Aussie105 Dec 2022 #6

he taught tfg well housecat Dec 2022 #18

Demonic Greedy Pig Slop. nt Cha Dec 2022 #7

+1 exactly. Well said. bronxiteforever Dec 2022 #16

Putin was convinced that his military would defeat Ukraine in 3 to 10 days LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #8

Yes. Killing the political and military leadership was the only way Putin's initial plan would work. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #19

Russia had a distinct disadvantage. jaxexpat Dec 2022 #9

How it started, and how it's going: spudspud Dec 2022 #11

The US and other intelligence agencies were very sure of the Kremlin's plans; erronis Dec 2022 #12

On reviewing the invasion plans, Putin never personally had someone else check on what halfulglas Dec 2022 #13

He didn't think he would need much military strength in his original plan. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #20

I had never heard it suggested that Putin was behind the planning of Jan6, 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #14

It's amazing what can happen when a big country invades a small country Warpy Dec 2022 #15

Ooooops world wide wally Dec 2022 #17