Comments by "David Ford" (@davidford3115) on "William Spaniel" channel.

  1. No doubt his famous meme "I don't need a ride, I need ammunition!" Rallied folks to Ukraine's defense. Had he fled, Kiev would have fallen that very night.
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  2. Agreed. They accept the risk when they intervene and can't cry when their troops are killed in Ukraine.
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  3. Well, and his famous meme "I don't need a ride, I need ammunition" solidified Ukrainian resolve. I have no doubt that had he fled, Kiev would have fallen that very night.
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  4.  @jorgeenchilada  Or knew it was coming, and chose to let it happen, hoping to use it as a rally for the next mobilization drive.
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  5. It is as if people have never heard of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Aliiance, or as the Poles call it "The Pact of Blood".
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  6.  @chip1pan  NATO didn't force Finland and Sweden to join, Putin did. NATO didn't force Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, and the Baltic States to Join NATO, Putin did. And by the way, Poland, Slovikia, Czechia, and the Baltic States are former Warsaw Pact members who DIDN'T have a choice in joining that "alliance". You argument carries no merit.
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  7. I think your analysis is more accurate than Mr. Spaniel. Yours looks at ALL layers from Tactical through Operational to Strategic. While Mr. Spaniel thinks he can predict the outcome based on numbers (a very Soviet/mathematical perspective), yours takes into consideration an aggregate of all factors.
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  8.  @Huminahumina465  That is a fair point.
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  9. But when your customer simply changes to LNG, such pressure tactics actually backfire. In response to the invasion of Ukraine and the fear of a deep freeze in the winter of 2022-2023, Germany looked elsewhere for its energy needs.
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  10.  @УДачныйучасток-я1е  Wishful thinking. OPEC+ failed to meet previous year's production quotas. They only announced a drop so as to more accurately reflect ACTUAL production numbers. There was little change in oil commodities delivered to the market, hence that had very little impact on the price beyond speculators acting like hypochondriacs.
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  11. Or they may not have yet prepped the battlespace like they did in Kherson. How long did they do HIMARS strikes before they made their move towards the city? A push to Melitopol would require a similar softening up of Russian forces before the ground troops move in.
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  12.  @franckdebzh7608  George Washington was America First genius. He warned about the dangers of foreign entanglements in his farewell address. He was specifically describing what is going on right now.
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  13.  @MN-vz8qm  You are blatantly ignoring the details of the "secret protocol" of the Molotov-Ribbentrop alliance. That was agreed on in August of 1939, meaning that it wasn't last minute, they were coordinating their actions for at least a month.
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  14. Indeed. Russia is looking more and more like the Imperial Japanese in 1943.
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  15.  @onetwo5155  Make no mistake, NATO didn't provoke Russia, Russia simply took umbridge at its former Warsaw Pact Satellites wanting to join of their own accord. Russian aggression and the Soviet past is WHY those nations chose to join NATO. Blaming NATO for Russia having a bad relationship with its neighbors is blaming the victim. Russia has only itself to blame for NATO's expansion. Had Russia instead chosen to make amends and lasting peace with Poland and the Baltic States the way Germany did, this escalation would have never occurred.
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  16.  @waltergro9102  Dude, the USSR collapsed before Germany re-united. Stop pushing Kremin Fantasies. Also, I think the Poles, Baltic States, Czechia and Slovaks all get to have a say. That fact that you think the Kremin can dictate whom they enter into military alliance with speaks to your contempt for the rights of those former Soviet Bloc nations.
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  17. Indeed. The norther front presents the opportunity to swing around the Luhansk defense lines and strike them from the rear.
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  18. And that is the kicker, isn't it? They whine and bloviate about the Minsk accord, which was never actually signed by Ukraine, while blatantly ignoring the Budapest Memorandum which WAS a signed treaty.
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  19. Indeed. The difference between irregular guerillas and professional uniformed militaries.
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  20.  @УДачныйучасток-я1е  Your claims are overblown. Nothing happens in a vacuum. There are OTHER factors that came into play besides OPEC's announcement. Many of which played a bigger role.
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  21.  @neutralevil1917  8 years for repairs is a LONG time to remain in dock.
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  22. I think I like that expression.
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  23.  @hofimastah  There is actually a better reason to explain her actions. She was a member of the East German Communist Youth League. Once you become aware of that, suddenly her actions to enslave Germany financially to Russia makes a lot more sense.
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  24. Helps that much of the material is a repeat from the previous video. But I do agree that it was great he got to it so quickly.
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  25.  @genericscout5408  Between the Kursk disaster, the sinking of the Moskva, the Admiral Kusnezkov, and the detonation of the nuke in K-129's silo, Russia's nukes are in serious quesiton.
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  26.  @waltergro9102  The West does not have the authority nor authorization to trade the rights of Eastern Europe to Moscow. Why is it so hard for you to understand? Learn the lessons of the 1938 Munich Conference. YOU DON'T NEGOTIATE A NATION'S SOVERIGNTY AWAY. You don't get to abolish Czechoslovakia just to appease a tyrant. On further thought, such as "deal" would have to get unanimous approval from ALL members of NATO at the time it was proposed. That wasn't likely to happen and the fact that the Warsaw Past members WERE admitted into NATO by that very same unanimous approval is irrefutable proof that such a "deal" never had any legitimacy.
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  27.  @Teeurbo  That is doubtful. Keep in mind, the Chinese don't like the Uygurs whom share common cause with the Palestinians.
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  28.  @waltergro9102  Yeah, again wishful thinking. That may be what the Kremin wanted, but it had no legal binding over NATO or the Warsaw Pact nations. Again, Russia doesn't get to dictate to the rest of Eastern Europe who they can and cannot enter into military agreements. That you keep trying to legitimize that autocratic, dictatorial, and tyrannical mindset show you don't care about self-determination and instead subscribe to "might makes right" of totalitarianism.
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  29. Second question, not necessarily. Remember, that area expose would be muddy lake bottom.
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  30. Indeed. They trusted Russia to keep the Budapest Memorandum and so don't want to see a repeat of it violated again.
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  31. It has been almost a year since the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed. That action allowed Russia to move its forces covering the Dnipor River in Kherson to reinforce the Zaporizhian line in anticipation of the Ukrainian offensive. The Ukrainians have managed to establish a foothold on the southeast side of the river since then. My question is how has that front changed since then? Could the Ukrainians execute an amphibious operation and push towards Crimea?
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  32.  @sebastianflynn1746  Doesn't matter if YOU think it is credible or not, it is what the AUDIENCE they are targeting thinks. "Those who can get you to believer absurdities can make you commit atrocities," -Voltaire.
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  33. Well, and the long-range weapons Ukraine has developed domestically have been used on targets in Russia demonstrating Ukraine's restraint and self-imposed limitations. In essence, they have already proven they can be trusted with those western weapons by demonstrating how they would be used by domestic weapons.
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  34.  @BVasquezp  THAT is one map I want to see. Namely the oil and gas deposits under Donbas and Crimea which are at the heart of the Russian invasion.
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  35. He could have left Mendeleev in office for a second terms and remained the power behind the throne, much like Stalin. But like a typical authoritarian, he could not resist being in the driver's seat.
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  36.  @afgor1088  Nice sarcasm. You might actually want to study on what Salafism is and why negotiating with religious zealots in pointless. Or are you not aware that as soon as the US left Afghanistan, the Taliban and ISIS-K have turned on each other? Yes, former allies are now fighting each other over religious differences between Deobandism and Salafism.
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  37. It also means they have written off Crimea.
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  38. Maybe under the Bourbons, but modern France still leaves much to be desired.
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  39.  @MrUntapishtim  Great economic future huh? That sounds like the argument justifying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Alliance. You seem to forget that POLAND has been encouraging Ukraine just as much if not MORE than the UK. Yet you don't seem to be casting barbs at them. Seems to me you are an Anglophobe.
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  40. @Kasper I don't disagree that Turkey is the odd man out in NATO. But I look at it from a different perspective. Turkey could turn to its Muslim neighbors who depend so heavily on Russian and Ukrainian wheat and claim that THEY were the ones to secure the world's food supplies. That is a very powerful message to send. Turkey is looking to expand its influence, and this was the perfect opportunity.
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  41. The bigger issue is if Russian aircraft violate Ukrainian airspace. Would NATO assets engage the Russians? That could be the "Man, Moment, Machine" that sparks wider conflict.
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  42.  @Hasib.p  So you are going to blatantly ignore the fact that Germany and the USSR were each other's biggest trading partners during that time? You are also going to ignore the fact that they also exchanged technology and military hardware? Hell, the Germans were even touring Soviet military manufacturing plants! Those are not the activities of a mere non-aggression pact.
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  43.  @sebastianflynn1746  You give the Arab-Muslim world way too much credit. There is a reason why Osama Bin Laden is still held in high regard in that part of the world.
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  44.  @paradoxmo  Yeah, but she is simply choosing the best of many bad options. It is only a matter of time before the bill comes due.
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  45.  @lexluger6904  Kremlin propaghanda.
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  46.  @waltergro9102  Your "facts" are nothing more than opinions you are trying to pass off as something they are not. You are parroting Kremlin wet-dream, not objective fact. Your claims completely ignore reality. No such agreement existed, and the Warsaw Pact members of NATO prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. Your continued obsession with a non-existent agreement shows you have completely lost the plot.
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  47.  @shueyk2320  They didn't. They actually did make progress and inflicted massive casualties on Russia. Most of those forces fighting in Zaphoresia were redeployed to other areas including Kharkiv. But keep copeing and seething Private Conscriptovich.
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  48.  @notusneo  They were not useless. They could have been dismantled and the cores sold to the west to be reprocessed into power plant fuel. But the West not upholding their commitment to the Budapest Memorandum when Russia stole Crimea certainly facilitated the current situation.
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  49.  @XXMatt0040XX  What has changed between 2000 and now? NOTHING can justify the Pogrom of October 7th, and even the Arab world who has long been the greatest advocates of the Palestinians have grown tired of their whining.
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  50. Despite the claims from the "experts" wars are never won in just one year. Germany occupied MORE than 20% of France in WW1. Who won that conflict?
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