Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "" video.

Apart from the Normans in 1066, or the Dutch in 1668, to mention but two that spring immediately to mind. The US in Puerto Rico in 1896? The British in India? I think I'll stop there.
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@scottjohnson9912 Ukrainians have hated Russians for centuries - and Russians -when they haven't despised them - have hated them right back. This war will end when one side or the other runs out of ammo.
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An interesting view. Probably wrong in almost every aspect, but interesting.
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It's all pretty much guesswork. Putin could easily have thrown a lot of expendable material at the initial offensive, simply to drain Ukraine's military, and is now getting on with his initial objective - taking and controlling Donbass.
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Thankyou! It is so re-assuring to have my instincts confirmed by further information from the ground, as it were.
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@highpath4776 What you say may be true in part, but it was British military might which held the whole thing together - from Clive right through to the Mutiny and beyond.
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Not the whole world, by any means. It's mainly the US and Western Europe who are lined up against Russia. Practically all other countries are on its side or sitting on the fence.
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It's a severe loss, but more psychological than actual. The new fleet of smaller more mobile missile carriers is more effective.
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How about if he blockades it and surrounds it?
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The smallness of the table is specifically designed to show that he trusts the other man. The less popular and trustworthy you are, the further away you sit.
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But what if it was a planned withdrawal?
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@scottjohnson9912 They succeeded in their objective, which was to drain Ukrainian resources.
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@scottjohnson9912 Zelensky practically offered them an invitation though.
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@timothyharris4708 Well it's not just Phil! I think more or less everyone is wrong both about what the Russians are up to and about the consequences of sanctions. I hasten to add that I include myself in this category. Having said that, I do access quite a lot of propaganda/info from the Russian camp, and it is well worth considering. To paraphrase: Russia never wanted the whole of Ukraine. Phase one of the "special military operation" was designed to use up expendable forces in order to weaken Ukraine's military. The target is, was, and always has been the annexation of Donbass, possibly linked to Crimea via Kherson as a special bonus. Whether taking Odessa is a genuine war aim or simply another feint ....who knows? As for sanctions, Russia can easily accommodate these. In fact they are welcomed since the theory is that they will weaken the West more than they will affect Russia. The theory is that a major shift in world power is under way. America is losing the pre-eminence it gained after World War II, the dollar is grossly over-valued and a new economic powerhouse led by BRICS will assume dominance. The dollar may even be replaced as the reserve currency and globalisation by decree strategies will be replaced by a far greater degree of national autonomy, centred upon ethnicities and even religion. You can make of that what you will. Personally I find both ideas extremely attractive, but there we are.
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@timothyharris4708 I recommend you take at a look at a recent contribution to this thread by James valpuesta, who puts the case for the tactics used far better than I. Others with a knowledge of military history also hold to the view. Sun Tzu's "Art of War" details the technique also. Setting fire to many villages while concentrating on surrounding your main target is designed to divert and weaken the enemy. It has the added advantage - clearly illustrated by your own reaction - of making the enemy believe he is winning because you have left the villages without sacking them. The actual armaments used and the end results give added credence. Russia could have bombed Kiev into oblivion. Instead it surrounded it and pounded away at the suburbs with relatively light artillery. The end result has been a considerable loss of ground war materiel by the Ukrainians. Russia has lost a lot too, more than it hoped but no more than in their worse case scenario. As long as they settle on a front between themselves and the Ukrainians in the west and north they can defend it with missile and air cover and Ukraine has little left to attack it with. In chess terms, phase one has involved several sacrifices, but it has left Russia in a stronger position than Ukraine. As for the new-look world order as outlined by Lavrov, it addresses the whole concept of "sovereignty" as much as anything. It is a word that has been tossed about a lot lately but the somewhat clumsy definition currently prevalent merely adds up to "you are a country because America says you are". That's not good enough. Other criteria come into play. And yes, in some instances they do include an adherence to a national religion- at least on the surface. You do not seem to realise that Russia -along with China, Brazil, India and South Africa - are the strongest emerging world economies at the moment. America is crumbling from within and will have to be replaced as a major world power before very long. The BRICS alliance might well fit the bill.
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@timothyharris4708 James valpuesta James valpuesta 12 hours ago I have family & friends in both Ukraine & Russia so I get to read news and learn of facts that are censured or ignored by our media. So I will add a little more fact and context. I do not support Russia's invasion. The invasion of another country by a super power is immoral and against all laws but the UK always supports the USA when it does this.... The Moskva was hit by missiles or by some other means. Russia admitted this two days after saying it spontaneously caught fire. The Moskva was 40 years old, did not have a sprinkler system like modern ships and was well overdue for the scrap yard. It is an embarrassing but not a great loss. Check out some war strategy books. Kiev and Kharkiv could not be taken with the puny forces they were surrounded by. It has taken a force of 15 - 20,000 to take the super heavily defended Mauripol by Russian forces which was defended by the renowned force of the Nazi Azzov trained and supplied to NATO standards by Canadian & British soldiers and our SAS !! Mouripol has been under control mostly by Russian forces for the last two weeks. We only get this information these past few days. Two weeks ago Macron was zooming Putin asking him to allow a special extraction of personnel. Putin refused. There are numerous western NATO military personnel trapped in the Azvostal steel Plant. Probably French and others... This would seem to be a good reason not to eradicate the plant. Wait for the embarrassment when Russia parades the western personel that will eventually emerge from here. The Ukrainian Army has lost eight scarce helicopters trying to evacuate guys from the plant. Two Frenchmen have been picked up alive from one downed helicopter. A hired Turkish dry goods ship was disabled and captured trying to sneak in to a nearby docking area to evacuate guys also ten days ago... For a force to invade a fortified city you need to outnumber the defenders 3 or 4 to one: see Mouripol events or look up typical American battles in Iraq. Russia's army surrounding Kiev and Kharkiv a few weeks ago were purely diversionary to stop Ukraine adding to its major forces in the South East Donbass. Russia's entire invading forces so far have just numbered 190,000 - 200,000. Russia has no intention of taking over the entire Ukraine. Russian forces are presently slowly but surely eradicating the Ukrainian forces as I write this. Wether this takes 4-6 or eight weeks is just according to how much food and munitions the Ukrainian Army has. The result will just be the same. Ukraine has no fuel bases left ; all bombed out and all supply lines are cut. Russia managed to ensure Ukraine spread it forces by defending Kiev and Kharkiv and Odessa etc. Unfortunately Zilensky is a prisoner of the USA NATO and The EU and is not allowed to make his own decisions. He has not been allowed to agree to a peace treaty and save Ukrainianale youth. Never mind he has his $55 million Vila in Florida to escape to or his £35 million villa in Switzerland when the USA decide they need to extract him and a nice amount of money of shored by the CIA and Kolomoisky for him. Russia is suffering inflation and a few shortages but they will get over it in 6-12 months. Putin has increased pensions and other social service payments. Russia has a mega balance of payments surplus despite having half of its central bank funds stolen by the USA $ 320 billion !! If Europe stops buying Russian fuel within a year it's industry will and economy will implode. Last month Germany announced 30.9 % cost inflation at the factory gate. Germany is the powerhouse of European Industry. Just wait and see what will happen if Russia decides to retaliate against western sanctions by imposing its own by refusing to sell us foodstuffs and fuel and timber and metals and and.... Russia Holds the ace cards. There are plenty of customers around the world in need of their commodities.
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@timothyharris4708 YouTube seems to be blocking direct links yet again, which is tedious, but I will persevere, I name former US national security advisor John Bolton as someone who has advanced the feint theory. Historian David Starkey outlines the Lavrov theory of altered world dominance in a recent video called "Russia is winning...".
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@timothyharris4708 BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill coined the term BRIC (without South Africa) in 2001, claiming that by 2050 the four BRIC economies would come to dominate the global economy by 2050. South Africa was added to the list in 2010. (From Wikipedia.) There are those who say that the rouble's continuing rise against the dollar, despite sanctions, is the result of artificial manipulation. This is undoubtedly true, but there is more to the story than that. Russia has accumulated vast quantities of gold in preparation for this invasion and its consequences. In addition while other BRICS countries, plus many others in the world, maybe playing both ends against the middle at the moment, I personally think there could be a major re-alignment of loyalties soon which will end the dominance of the dollar for good. America is falling. Afghanistan was an indicator of the collapse of its military might, and Ukraine may well be another blow as its proxy is forced to surrender.
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@timothyharris4708 Have my posts not been getting through? I have copied and posted Jv's comments, and tried to send links to articles and videos. I have named John Bolton as one of several experts who have advanced the "feint" theory, and have cited historian David Starkey for an explanation of Lavrov's geopolitical thinking. I do rather resent your accusations of dishonesty and evasiveness by the way. However, here is brief extract from India Today of April 1, a direct link to which has definitely been blocked for some reason. "Recent inveterate reports of Ukrainian counterattacks have only added to the innate temptation to give round one of the Russian invasion, to Ukraine. However, there is a counter-narrative that perceives a strategic accomplishment for Vladimir Putin in the first five weeks of the war." A number of pro-Russian commentators I follow include James Lancaster (highly recommended. He is on the front line, whereas our brave Western reporters tend to turn up a day or two after the fighting has ended.) Plus iEarlGrey, Tim, Anonymous, Graham Phillips and Gonzalo Lira (who has recently been arrested by the Ukrainian secret police, but freed after waving his US passport.) Of you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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@timothyharris4708 Thank you for a civil reply. I should be most interested in your reactions to my Russian propagandists - it is PATRICK Lancaster by the way. A combination of advancing years and an early morning start led me into error.
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