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2024-11-18 Government Corruption

Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles deep into Russia

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Posted by badanov 2024-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,

#1 The Deep State appears to actually desire a nuclear confrontation.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-11-18 00:27|| 2024-11-18 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Another angle..

Posted by BrerRabbit 2024-11-18 06:22|| 2024-11-18 06:22|| Front Page Top

#3 https://voxday.net/2024/11/18/the-nyt-throws-in-the-towel/

Posted by BrerRabbit 2024-11-18 06:22|| 2024-11-18 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia knows it cannot defeat the US in a conventional war. They also know that the US has pledged Not to be the first to the threshold into MAD. Russia also knows China’s ass is on the line with them. Russia will simply move their more vital assets further east outside the range of the ATACMS!

Posted by Unong Clunk8649 2024-11-18 06:47|| 2024-11-18 06:47|| Front Page Top

#5 ^
the planes can be moved easily

some other assets can be moved but more slowly

there are some vital assets that are difficult to move

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-11-18 11:41|| 2024-11-18 11:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Biden's present to Trump. Russian defense with block em certainly. Red line crossed deliberately.

Posted by Dale 2024-11-18 12:35|| 2024-11-18 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 It is about their last card left, if just to destroy the evidence/muddle investigation.

W.O.P.R. would say, don't play it.

Question: could Russia put off 2 months of Kyyyyv and "Brandon" trying to escalate?

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-11-18 13:08|| 2024-11-18 13:08|| Front Page Top

#8 We are also giving Russia advance notice. So there's that.

Posted by Angstrom 2024-11-18 17:56|| 2024-11-18 17:56|| Front Page Top

#9 2 Week Special Military Operation

Posted by Frank G 2024-11-18 18:25|| 2024-11-18 18:25|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm hearing that the missiles in question are short-range "blow up stuff in Kursk" missiles rather than the long-range "strike deep into the heart of Russia" version; the use case being to support the Ukr retreat from Kursk so the troops can survive to be used elsewhere.

There is a persistent NATO fantasy that if we can just bring the war home to the Russian people, they will become disenchanted with Putin and rise up to overthrow the mad dictator and *bang* another successful color revolution! Strategic bombing might degrade war-fighting ability, but it is more likely to convince the public that NATO is a threat and harden support for Putin.

Also, who named these things ATACMS? Attack-Ems sounds like a breakfast cereal. Now with extra fructose!

Posted by SteveS 2024-11-18 19:11|| 2024-11-18 19:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Not just me!
'G.I. Joe, a real American Cereal..'

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-11-18 19:38|| 2024-11-18 19:38|| Front Page Top

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