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    committed suicide? sounds like hillary got to him to me

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    Biden and the white house officials confuse me. How the hell you gonna say that he cannot remain in power but then back pedal and say it's not a call for a regime change? So what the fuck is it then? lol

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    It's whatever his advisors are saying is the absolute most he can escalate without actually escalating.

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    platitudes to appease the masses

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    In a normal political system you can remove a leader without it leading to regime change. The U.S., for example. I don't think anyone would qualify us replacing members of Congress every 2 years and a President every 4 as "regime change" because we have so many other embedded government officials who continue to do the work regardless, not to mention elected representatives who win re-election for decades. In Russia though, it's hard to say if there's anyone who could feasibly step in for Putin if he were removed from the equation without needing to do a bolts-to-nuts takedown of every other official at every level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forte View Post
    We kinda knew that tons of their vehicles weren't combat ready. Its nice to see that this is absolutely the case. Raw numbers don't mean shit when more than half the shit doesn't even function. Its just force-projection and nothing more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twilight Sky View Post
    Biden and the white house officials confuse me. How the hell you gonna say that he cannot remain in power but then back pedal and say it's not a call for a regime change? So what the fuck is it then? lol
    I think regime change implies coercive force being used. A peaceful transition of power with Putin stepping down is not interpreted as regime change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forte View Post
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    https://twitter.com/realGonzaloLira/...xKyaYpAYUDW8yQ

    Apparently a list of pro-Russia Ukrainians that have been assassinated by the Ukrainian government.

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    it's almost like they're at war or something. holy shit, what a revelation.

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    J6ers take note on how easy you're getting it, I suppose.

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    Biden definitely did call for regime change. We can pretend that isn't the best solution right now, but it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mallister View Post
    it's almost like they're at war or something. holy shit, what a revelation.
    This would be the first known war crimes specific to this war committed on the Ukrainian side since this started, so yes it's a revelation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyis. View Post
    This would be the first known war crimes specific to this war committed on the Ukrainian side since this started, so yes it's a revelation.
    TIL you can just call them targeted killings and it’s all good.

    At least, that’s been our approach.


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    everyone considers 'murica as international murderers anyway. less newsy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyis. View Post
    This would be the first known war crimes specific to this war committed on the Ukrainian side since this started, so yes it's a revelation.
    Doesn't have to be Zelenskyy or anyone in the government that ordered it even if it's true they got killed. The population itself is probably pretty pissed at any Russian-leaning politicians atm and might kill them on-sight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uzor View Post
    Doesn't have to be Zelenskyy or anyone in the government that ordered it even if it's true they got killed. The population itself is probably pretty pissed at any Russian-leaning politicians atm and might kill them on-sight.
    https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/pro-ru...napped-killed/

    the ukrainian government aren't taking outright credit for the kills but they seem rather happy some of their mayors and politicians were black bagged and executed russian style.

    even if they actually were spies it goes against the geneva convention... not that anyone will really care in the grand scheme of things, but civilian government officials were still executed seemingly by the government they were working for. if that happened over here in today's world shit would hit the fan, war or not

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyis. View Post
    https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/pro-ru...napped-killed/

    the ukrainian government aren't taking outright credit for the kills but they seem rather happy some of their mayors and politicians were black bagged and executed russian style.

    even if they actually were spies it goes against the geneva convention... not that anyone will really care in the grand scheme of things, but civilian government officials were still executed seemingly by the government they were working for. if that happened over here in today's world shit would hit the fan, war or not

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