Skooby1

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NATO Arms Fall Short in Ukraine Offensive, US Meddling in Taiwan, & China-Russia in the Pacific (www.youtube.com)
Ukraine military recruitment... in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Ukraine military recruitment... (twitter.com)
 

Leads to....

Ukraine military desertion.

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Stalled counteroffensive and buffer zones w/ Wyatt from Defense Politics Asia (odysee.com)
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Ukraine war narrative doesn't add up (www.msn.com)
 

If Ukraine is able to replace or recover damaged vehicles why is Zelensky still asking for more tanks (in Switzerland right now)? I thought the sanctions were going to trigger massive inflation and unrest in the Russian economy and their desire to support the war would disappear. I thought the Russians were out of ammunition last year and now they're bombing relentlessly. I though their morale was so low they were going to capitulate when this attack happened, yet their first main line of defensive trenches hasn't yet been touched. If Ukraine morale is high and Russian morale is low why are Ukrainians surrendering or refusing to fight on the front lines?

Austin told us all that he had high expectations for the counter-offensive two days before the Pentagon leaks revealed there were actually low expectations. Why believe the boy who already cried wolf, especially when his words don't align with reality? There's been too much lying. The war is costing too much in terms of tax payer dollars and Ukrainian lives. This Biden administration is stuck is a sunk cost fallacy and needs to stop.

Is America Already in a Civil War? in c/politics@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ask any right wing conservative and they want the same things.

You're a borderline exhibit for what I stated.

Russia-Ukraine updates: US general says Russian army in disarray in c/ukraine@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How does lying help Ukraine? They thought Russian army was running out of ammunition and morale was lost before they attacked. Then they ran into a slaughter and haven't even made their way to the first defense line.

Lying is hurting them not helping them.

Is America Already in a Civil War? in c/politics@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"The link between Christian nationalism and the fascist threat to our democracy is clear."

I'm seeing it. I'm also seeing liberals bring their woke fascism when they ban influencers and online content they don't like. Neither side wants to admit they're being fascists.

U.S. dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen from 73% to 58% over the last two decades. Taking into account, the currency exchange rates, dollar’s actual share is 47%. in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dedollarization has begun. Takes a long time to get dollar denominated debts off balance sheets and to replace it with alternatives though.

Slowly but surely.

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Military Summary And Analysis For 2023.06.15 (www.youtube.com)
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJa8TX4BOU

China remains Germany's main trading partner for seventh year in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Trade divergence is costly. Firms and people tend to like paying less for goods when they've derived from the most efficient trade options than to pay more for goods because of political reasons. Especially if those political reasons are mostly associated with the geopolitical interests of the elite and not their own interests.

Trade has a funny way of overcoming political nonsense.

RFK Jr. Group Has Been Cozying Up to White Supremacists in c/politics@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Rolling Stone is making a fundamental association fallacy here.

I don't believe RFK Jr is a while supremacist by any stretch.

Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Skooby1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ukraine hasn't even reached the first anti-tank trenches yet, which are at the first line of defense which is part of at least three lines of defense (depending on location). They've taken very heavy losses to this point too.

Ukraine is getting stomped, and that's why the NATO bosses are now talking about possibilities like a coalition of the willing or even giving Ukraine tactical nukes in one extreme case I read.