Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Privatization of Russia's war fighting" video.

  1. ​ @asdf3568 NATO is in Kosovo, but not as an invader.
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  2.  @asdf3568  Russia was the one who invaded.
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  3. ​ @overworlder How is it a copy? Blackwater was a security company. Wagner has jets, artillery, tanks, etc. To work in Blackwater you needed a security clearance. To work in Wagner convicts are fine.
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  4. ​ @gorillaguerillaDK  Academi no longer exists. It was purchased by Triple Canopy, and merged with Constellis.
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  5. The 300k are the new Third Army Corps. Kadyrovites are on Russian TV saying that Russia must mobilize again.
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  6.  @Pnumi  I don't understand. A Kadyrovite went on TV to say they need to mobilize again for Ukraine. Why are you writing nonsensical fanfiction?
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  7. ​ @blousesarebest No. Blackwater was reformed as Xe, Academi, then purchased by Triple Canopy. The last time the name Blackwater had relevance was when some investors purchased the trademark to make a line of ammunition after it.
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  8. This is false. Private military contractors never did the heavy lifting, and they were paid much more than a regular soldier. The reason they saw fighting was because they protected infrastructure and people insurgents wanted to attack/kidnap. They were not hired to replace the armed forces, in fact they operated close to the coalition forces and even received air support for Army helicopters.
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  9. Ukraine hasn't done such thing. A man with delusions of grandeur created Mozart PMC to offer training and medical evacuation as a paid service. He is considered a scammer and an attention seeker, because last I heard the Ukrainians stopped paying him.
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  10. Not really. Panic buying now means less sales in the future when everyone is stocked up. The Cold War surplus being sent was paid off ages ago.
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  11. Sounds like fanfiction.
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  12. Sounds like fanfiction.
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  13. Say what you want about Hideo Kojima, but the man is a visionary. He predicted the modern internet in MGS2 and now the self-sustaining war economy.
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  14. Any sales made now are sales that won't be made in a few years. Countries are panic buying, once they get their fill they will just stick with that equipment for decades to come.
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  15.  @RobertFromEarth  Okay. Ammunition stocked today will be stored for years. Explosives and propellant can last a long time, and then sent back to be refurbished instead of new stuff being purchased. Growing their military capacity? Buying new tanks to replace old tanks. Buying new jets to replace old jets. If the war didn't happen, maybe they'd wait another 5 years. Now they place the orders now, and won't have to buy in the future. If you go grocery shopping for the whole week today, you won't go this Sunday. So your local grocery store gets your money today, but won't get it next Sunday. Huge profits are made when you purchase today, and then Sunday. But Sunday you won't need groceries because they last a few days.
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  16.  @david126691  You said it was a low cost measure and that they did the heavy lifting. Do you understand how that is contradicted? PMCs were expensive to employ, and did almost nothing to contribute to the military aspect of the conflict.
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  17. ​ @minimax9452 Western bloggers and companies can't force more Russians to the front to keep the war going. Warlords can. There's a difference between a journalist reporting on fires, and setting fires to collect insurance money.
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  18. Weapons contractors can't force Russia to keep fighting. Only Russians with influence could force the fight to keep going for profit. Weapons contractors can only ride the wave and do nothing when it ends.
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  19. ​ @asdf3568 The Russians used Minsk II to attack Debaltseve the day after it was signed. The only thing Putin's signature is worth for is getting a chance to blow hos brains out.
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  20.  @asdf3568  If Serbia didn't want the bombs they should have left it alone. And Putin himself used it to buy time - the thirty seconds it took to distract everyone from an incoming attack.
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  21. Yes. Acting as glorified mall security for infrastructure, or as bodyguards for CEOs. They were never tasked with war objectives.
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  22. Weapons manufacturers can lobby for war, but not actually cause it. Warlords can just send men and fight no matter what.
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