Comments by "" (@badluck5647) on "William Spaniel" channel.

  1. Free riding: A European military tradition since the creation of NATO
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  2. Chinese state banks are already struggling with defaulting real estate companies and failing Belt & Road projects. Dealing with Russia is too high of a risk, especially since Putin already has a history of stealing foreign assets.
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  3.  @floydlooney6837  A tank is still a tank, even if it is vulnerable to certain drones.
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  4. Don't worry. Biden gets confused about his Secretaries too.
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  5. Or maybe not everything is about the US or Russia?
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  6. Leave yesterday. Your freedom is at risk.
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  7. Putin celebrates. Make Autocrats Great Again 🇷🇺
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  8. ​ @drdeadred851 The Soviet Union invaded Poland with Germany to start WW2, and then after the war, the Soviets then occupied half the continent for decades. Putin's plan to revive the Soviet Union is a threat to global peace and prosperity.
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  9. Kaliningrad is as likely to be independent as Gibraltar.
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  10. What about the political parallels with the Reichstag fire?
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  11.  @EarnestBunbury  The US can still be the leading power of NATO without being 70% of the military spending. Making it sound like Europe is doing a favor to the US by freeloading is such a cope.
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  12.  @LollipopKnight2  Pernun was just arguing against strawmen who say Europe has nothing to offer. He also acknowledges that Europe does use the American security umbrella as a way to cut military spending. Basically, outsourcing their military spending to the American taxpayers -- aka freeloading.
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  13. How are you still on this? It has been debunked a hundred times already.
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  14.  @Omer1996E.C  That is because Arab populations rarely get a say in their politics, so it rarely matters what they think. Iraq and Lebanon have democracies, but even their citizens are often silenced by corruption and ethnic/religious divides.
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  15. It seems cruel to have children in Russia. Why subject an innocent child to living in Russia?
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  16. Is it "aid" if Russia pays a premium on it?
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  17. The only thing more annoying than Russian trolls are the Hindi nationalists in the comment sections.
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  18. Trump-Putin 2024 Make Autocrats Great Again 🇷🇺
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  19. Or they know that Isreal doesn't let Palestinian refugees return home. Who wants permanent refugees in their country?
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  20. Not all lives are equal. For the Russian public, minorities and prisoners are worthless. What happens when Russian has to mobilize from Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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  21. Does "limitless" mean something different in Russian or Mandarin?
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  22. A Russian political scientist just sounds depressing.
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  23. No. Russia will continue to advance before Europe figures out they are in trouble.
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  24.  @Grand-Rose  No one cares about your spell checks
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  25. It depends. If NATO membership is included, then peace between Russia and Ukraine will be forever.
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  26. The political gain of appeasing Trump's BFF in the Kremlin
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  27.  @Ravi9A  Eliminating the opposition to retain a kleptocracy and arresting anyone who reports the truth while pretending to be a democracy is the most cynical political system on Earth.
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  28. The rogue nations willing to live under a saction also become cautionary tales to those who may think twice of running afoul of international law.
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  29. Russia doesn't get enough credit for their successful offensive capturing Rostov-on-Don or their successful counter-offensive capturing Rostov-on-Don.
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  30. Invasion? It's a Special Military Operation.
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  31. I would love an episode of Trump's strategic thinking of him wanting a "war on the Southern Border." 6:31
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  32. LPR/DPR and PMC causalities aren't counted by Russia as causalities, so they are often used as canon fodder.
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  33.  @redvenge709  Ukraine hasn't used their leverage on Hungary energy security yet because they still get transit fees from the pipeline, and it is a hand they can only play once. Trump already sanctioned Turkey when they hurt his pride by locking up a political sensitive evangelical.
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  34.  @Ultima-Signa  And most of the European "contributions" hid on bases as American and British soldiers went on patrol. Free loaders.
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  35. @reheyesd8666  Greenland's population is 56 thousand people. My Houston suburb is bigger. Meanwhile, if Purto Rico was a state, then it's 3.1 million citizens would make Purto Rico the 29th biggest state in the union.
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  36. You also have the largest voting demographic that will not have to serve. It is easier to support a policy when someone else has to make the sacrifice.
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  37. Does Taiwan have nukes? If not, they don't have the deterrent as Russia.
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  38.  @conors4430  It isn't just about population size. If it was, then the Soviets would have conquered Afghanistan. However, the local population was more willing to send their young men to die for their home than the invader was willing to spend on vague objectives in a foreign land. Ukraine will continue to mobilize until the war is won, while Russians seem unwilling to accept another mobilization.
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  39. ​ @IronWarrior86  The fallacy that you can't chew gum and walk at the same time.
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  40.  @Grand-Rose  India alongside China has acted as the main financier of the war. Modi saw the Russian brutality against the Ukrainians and thought "how do I make money off this?" Then Indian trolls justify their greed with "what about colonialism," while ignoring how Ukraine use to be a colony of Russia.
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  41.  @redvenge709  The screws can be tightened on them. Ukraine can cut off Russian pipelines to Hungary and watch the economy collapse. American sanctions on Turkey would destroy their economy if they ever decided to.
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  42.  @erosgritti5171  What's better? An old tank that is vulnerable to drones and other modern weapons, but it can fire from a distance, protect from small arms, protect from indirect artillery fire, and move an inhuman speed, or waves of soft infantry without any armed support?
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  43.  @dominuslogik484  He negotiated with the Taliban
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  44.  @jfu5222  Trump has claimed he could have stopped WW2 and the American Civil War with his negotiating skills. I'm not sure where is confidence comes from when his negotiations with North Korea, China, and the Taliban have all failed.
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  45. M A G A Make Autocrats Great Again 🇷🇺
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  46.  @hungrymusicwolf  Except there is a 2% of GDP spending requirement. To claim the goal is to cut military spending is a lie.
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  47.  @freedomfighter22222  As of October 31st, 48% of all aid to Ukraine came from the United States. Meanwhile, Europe refuses to do their fair share to protect their own continent.
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  48. ​ @katieee4915 It is actually mostly in the hands of a Belgium holding company. For various reasons, Russia feels safe that Belgium wouldn't have the guts to nationalize it like Washington and London.
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  49. Maybe Trump thinks Greenland's population is white enough.
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  50. Donald Trump I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.
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  51.  @burnttoast111  Everyone knew it was a losing cause without US support. We could have for relatively cheaply kept the Afghan government in power forever if we just continue to operate one or two military bases in the country. However, US politicians put personal political interests over common sense policy.
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  52.  @yakovbrod9992  Putin is arresting basketball players, ministers, and journalists on fake charges just to use the innocent people as bargaining chips.
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  53.  @yakovbrod9992  Remember how Navalny went to jail for getting medical treatment outside the country after the Russian government poisoned him? Your country is free?
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  54. What is with the Russian fallacy about their population size directly translating to troop size? Russians will not accept mobilization like Ukrainians do. There is a cap to the amount of troops Russia can afford to recruit. Russians see this as a poor man's war to fight, while Ukraine is mobilizing the entire male population of a certain age.
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  55. The EU is now spending a greater amount on Ukrainian than the US.
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  56. Make Autocrats Great Again MAGA
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  57. It seems risky on NK's perspective. They are sending their farmers to die in exchange for Russian food aid. This just makes them dependent on Russia.
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  58.  @CedarHunt  6:31 "But no war on the Southern Border" -Trump, Truth Social
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  59.  @robbrown4621  Russian military losses are hidden and rounded down a few decimal points, while the loses by the "People's Republics" and PMCs simply aren't counted. Since they aren't counted, their loses are more easily ignored by the public.
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  60. Seems risky for NK. The hermit kingdom has very few resources. Without any spare capacity, the starving country would have to pull resources from the agriculture sector to build weapons and to supply soldiers. This means the country will be dependent on Russia to be a reliable trade partner to keep the nation fed.
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  61. It's not like Russian winter is going to catch Ukrainians off guard like the French and Germany.
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  62.  @dominuslogik484  Based on negotiations with China, North Korea, and the Taliban, Trump is a terrible negotiator.
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  63.  @jfu5222  Art of the Deal
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  64. Russia doesnt have the capability to target factories on the other side of Ukrainian, especially one's protected by air defenses. There is a reason Russia sends inaccurate missles into civilian areas. It is all they are capable of doing.
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  65. They can use the same insurance scheme that Ukrainian grain ships use.
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  66. Nothing. It was an off handed comment that was rejected by the rest of NATO.
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  67. Unlike Putin, Maduro is more scared of his military than the other way around. Putin can make his generals disappear, while Venezuela's generals will make Maduro disappear if their economic interests are threatened.
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  68. ​ @effexon Western media tries too hard to make every conflict about the US or Russia.
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  69. Remember when a certain president withheld military aid because Zelenskyy wouldn't fabricate a crime against a certain president's political opponent. It sounds like an impeachable offense, but he managed to stay in offense after withholding aid against the law.
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  70.  @patthonsirilim5739  Counterpoint: Russia has nukes
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  71. This was refreshing after the cowardly Afghans surrendered to a smaller, less well armed force.
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  72.  @burnttoast111  The Philippines and Colombia have been fighting insurgents for decades. Because the government hasn't "won" yet, should we pull all military support and surrender the country to Marxists? Your spending numbers are also BS. The amount of military spending in Afghanistan is relatively small, especially if you note that fact the US has expensive military bases and active carrier battle groups across the world. It also not like the conflict is over. Al Qaeda and ISIS are operating within the country, so military operations aren't over. However, without support on the ground, the operations will be much less effective.
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  73. People think Trump plans to end the war in one day by forcing Ukraine to surrender. They are giving Trump too much credit. Trump is just lying. Like promising that he could get Mexico to pay for a border wall, Trump uses lying to avoid nuance policy debates.
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  74. "Pragmatic Trump" implies a rational individual instead of an impulsive man-child who is easily manipulated by feeding his ego.
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  75. Like the people of Puerto Rico and Washington DC, Republicans will block any attempt to give more representation to non-white voters.
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  76. Did you forget that Trump already illegally withheld Ukrainian aid for personal reasons and Republicans blocked the conviction of impeachment because he is their orange cult leader?
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  77. People think Trump plans to end the war in one day by forcing Ukraine to surrender. They are giving Trump too much credit. Trump is just lying. Like promising that he could get Mexico to pay for a border wall, Trump uses lying to avoid nuance policy debates. He has zero plan for or understanding of the Ukraine war.
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  78. How can China complain about social media bans?
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  79. Putin would have looked for a way out of this war a year ago if both Democrats and Republicans agreed on protecting democracy. Instead, Putin is gambling on a Trump victory.
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  80. Step 1: Trump wins Step 2: ??? Step 3: Mexico pays for a border wall You could replace step 3 with "end the Ukraine war" and it is the same plan.
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  81. Trump, who believes in nothing except money and power, is incapable of understanding how history, ideology, and religion affect decisions. Trump's peace deal, led by his son-in-law, between Isreal and Palestinians was that the US would pay Palestinians billions of dollars for Palestinians to surrender their sovereignty to Israel. Obviously, the deal was dead on arrival.
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  82. @socialkruption  Tell me Jard's peace deal between the West Bank and Isreal went.
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  83.  @socialkruption  Surprise, Surprise. MAGA has zero substance.
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  84. Putin's oligarchs have bought into his sunk cost fallacy. Starting a new war won't have that advantage.
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  85. At least Turkey has strategic value in NATO due to geography, army size, and population size. Hungary is just a cancer to the EU and NATO, and it should be removed.
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  86. RFK is a liberal who embraces far-right conspiracies. His base is only dozens of people.
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  87. In the US, the pro-Kremlin thinkers are in a cult. Telling them facts that conflict with the gospel of their orange prophet won't do you any good.
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  88. ​ @IconoclastX You know Russia is the one invading and annexing territory?
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  89. Some of this money should be used to pay the companies that had their assets stolen by Putin.
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  90. ​​ @dominuslogik484 Is he? They both prefer a Ukrainian victory, yet neither of them sugar coat when it looks like Russia has advantages over Ukraine.
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  91.  @petriew2018  Russia needs more anti-smoking signs based on the number of explosions that Russian State Media has attributed to smoking soldiers and sailors.
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  92.  @Grand-Rose  Real people with fake persecution complexes who love to justify their immorality and racism with Whataboutisms.
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  93.  @Grand-Rose  "At a certain point in time". Exactly. At great economic hardship, the EU moved away from Russian oil over a short period of time. Meanwhile, India bought more and more oil to profit off the mass g raves and the kidnapping of children in Ukraine.
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  94. Bot
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  95.  @JohnJackson-e9z  Aid implies they are getting something out of generosity from other countries. Instead, you have third-party countries taking advantage of Russian desperation by selling them goods at inflated prices or demanding that Russian sell them commodities at extreme discounts. It seems less like aid and more like predatory trade.
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  96. Do you see Iran soldiers in Lebanon or Gaza? Iran knows that Biden will defend our allies. They got the message from out aircraft carriers. With Trump, it is an open question if Trump will commit resources in a conflict that doesn't personally benefit himself.
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  97. Step 1: Trump wins Step 2: ??? Step 3: Mexico pays for a border wall You could replace step 3 with "end the Ukraine war" and it is the same plan.
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  98. At least Turkey has strategic value in NATO due to geography, army size, and population size. Hungary is just a cancer to the EU and NATO, and it should be removed.
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  99.  @trespasser121  The USA exploits the pariah statis of Canada for invading a sovereign democracy by pressuring then into selling fossil fuels at a below market rate?
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  100. 🧌
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  101. Putin, Trump, and Biden are evidence of why old men shouldn't run governments. These old men are too willing to sell out a future that won't be alive for.
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  102. When the CCP chooses which parties can run, then why even have other parties?
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  103. Netanyahu wanted Trump in office because he thought a fellow criminal would be sympathetic to him breaking internal law. To rob Biden of a diplomatic win, he waited until after the American election to agree to the deal he was offered months ago.
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  104. Step 1: Trump wins Step 2: ??? Step 3: Mexico pays for a border wall You could replace step 3 with "end the Ukraine war" and it is the same plan.
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  105.  @GG-zv9ku  Republican governors have done multiple audits and recounts and haven't found any irregularities. The people who pushed the lies have said in their defamation cases that "no reasonable person would believe their claims."
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  106.  @geofflepper3207  "A significant percentage of experts" thought the Russian economy would have collapsed last year. It is wishful thinking. Like Cuba, North Korea, and Iran, Russia's autocrats will stick around even as the standards of living of the country's citizens collapses.
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  107. Putin already raided Belarus' stockpiles
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  108.  @funveeable  And with a dictator in charge, you won't even have to worry about future elections. Donald Trump: Get out and vote just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore.
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  109.  @Ravi9A  Killing and banning the opposition so the elites can retain control of their kleptocracy is hardly an "honest" system. Spreading lies through state owned media while criminalizing anyone who reports the truth is hardly an "honest" system.
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  110.  @Ravi9A  Even the name "Russian Federation" is a lie as states aren't even allowed to choose their own representatives. Instead, the governors are appointed by and answer to Moscow.
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  111.  @constantinethecataphract5949  It is insane to make a flase equivalency between political campaigning of the West and the violence used by autocrats. Anyone who argues moral relativism is a person who tries to defend their immorality without any real defense of their misdeads.
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  112. Trump came to agreement with the Taliban that American would withdraw troops if the Taliban stopped attacking the Afghan government and negotiate with the government about a peaceful solution to end the war. The Taliban then attacked the government and refused to talk to its representatives. Trump responded by withdrawing troops with nothing in return. Art of the Deal
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  113. Trump came to agreement with the Taliban that American would withdraw troops if the Taliban stopped attacking the Afghan government and negotiate with the government about a peaceful solution to end the war. The Taliban then attacked the government and refused to talk to its representatives. Trump responded by withdrawing troops with nothing in return. Art of the Deal
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  114. Trump gave the Taliban whatever they wanted with nothing in return. Worse, his successor followed the same playbook. Art of the Deal
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  115. Put traded Russian prosperity for land that will be plagued with minefields and insurgents, and that is assuming Russian "wins."
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  116. Russia is turning into Venezuela
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  117. Some of the Russian leaders were dumb
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  118. MAGA's antisemitic base would love to cut funds from Israel.
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  119. Europe sees Taiwan as a US problem to solve with Korea and Japan.
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  120. Let me guess, you think Trump's $9 trillion plus in deficit spending has nothing to do with inflation, and also don't think Biden has anything to do with record low unemployment or record high stock market?
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  121. Russia has nukes. As long as thats true, NATO or China won't invade Russia. This is just a waste of time.
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  122.  @Ultima-Signa  Let me guess. You are in an European country that spends less than 1% of GDP on military spending when the requirement is 2%. Freeloader.
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  123.  @nvelsen1975  let me guess. You left in less than 4 years
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  124. Putin's first election could be considered free and fair. (Of course, his false flag attack against a Russian apartment complex helped him.)
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  125. Putin talks a lot about impending invasion from NATO and Ukraine, but obviously, the concern is not taken seriously as the Russian border guards are all being sent into Ukraine from the border of Finland and Ukraine.
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  126. Not really. The governing party promised 2% spending as they are exiting, and the opposition who is about to take over said they won't honor that pledge.
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  127. ​ @haramsaddam238 To rig the system in America, it would require Democrat observers, Republican observers, election workers, Secretary of States, the media, and anyone with internet access to watch the vote tallying to all agree to work together to rig an election and to keep it a secret.
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  128. Trump - Putin 2024 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Make Autocrats Great Again MAGA
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  129. We are 1101 days into Putin's 3-day special military operation. We are 866 hours into Trump's "Day one" peace deal.
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  130.  @cyruslupercal9493  The backlash on pension reforms shows Putin can't completely ignore public opinion.
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