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I know Zelenski keeps requesting a no fly zone from NATO, but what I have heard him talk about needing is more than what a no fly zone offers. A no fly zone is essentially air patrol not allowing aircraft, helos, drones, etc. the ability to fly over Ukraine. He earlier talked about needing the no fly zone to stop rocket, artillery, and missile attacks. A no fly zone won’t achieve that. That would require something like Israel’s Iron Dome, which Israel already denied selling to Ukraine. Quite frankly, as an American I am quite pissed at Israel. It wouldn’t sell Iron Dome, it abstained on the vote condemning Russia for the attack, and it’s drones are being used by Russia in the war against Ukraine. Israel seems to have forgotten that it was Russia that provided arms and assistance to the countries that have historically fought against it, and it’s Russia that has frequently voted in favor of UN Resolutions that have condemned past Israeli acts. I think the US needs to rethink about the large amount of aid it provides Israel, and to not always come to its side when UN Resolutions are up for vote.
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@AKlover You obviously don’t keep up on the news. There are quite a few articles about how successful the F-35 is at when dogfighting, and quite frankly its maneuvers at airshows are a hell of a lot more impressive than the Su-57s. The F-35 has displayed much better high-g turns and shows it’s incredible power. All the Su shows is that it can go low and slow performing low-g maneuvers. Hell, the Su hasn’t even shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles in flight from its internal bays. And yes, the F-35 does have HMS, plus its pilots have binocular vision, the ability to see clearly at night, and they can see through the aircraft, which gives them a huge advantage, plus they can que their missiles, and link to other fighter’s missiles to shoot down their adversaries. Only the F-35B doesn’t have a gun, but a gun pod can be mounted if necessary.
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@James-kp8mg The Su-57 is anything but a Raptor killer. The F-22's avionics, situational awareness, sensor fusion, radar, power, stealth, are all better than the Su-57's. Just to put things into perspective, during the MMRCA tender India's Air Chief stated that the US had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the US wasn't even offering its best. It makes sense since the US is at war so often, which really isn't a good thing. A good example is AESA radar. The US has been fielding it in its fighters for over twenty years, and is now fielding 4th gen AESA, Russia to date still hasn't put any jet fighter into service with AESA. And as you know, AESA is essential for an aircraft to be 5th gen.
And quite honestly, most of the maneuvers the Felon has shown are all at low g's and low altitude, not something that you see in real combat. The last thing in a dogfight that a pilot wants to do is lose all the aircraft's energy and be a sitting duck. If you watch any pilot documentaries, they all say the same thing, which is that keeping energy is the key to survival. Often it's not the aircraft that the pilot is aware about that gets it killed, but another one that is just waiting for the right opportunity. Just as an example, the F-18 pilot from YouTube channel The Ready Room has gone up against Malaysian Su-30s that had thrust vectoring. He won every time. Go check out his videos, they’re really cool.
Just use common sense, for India, a long-time arms trading partner with Russia, to have backed out of the deal speaks volumes about its displeasure with the Su-57, and its lack of stealth features was just one of its complaints.
"According to the report from India’s Business Standard, the Su-57’s actual low-observable characteristics were among the biggest issues,
A jet's fan face produces a massive radar signature. Modern high-performance stealthy aircraft designs use ‘S’ shaped ducts to hide their engines from most or all line of sight aspects, with radar return scrambling baffles being built under the duct surface scrambling returns even more. Some aircraft, like the Super Hornet, use a slotted baffle that covers the fan faces of their engine, which are hidden only partially by the aircraft's duct shape. This measure reduces the aircraft's frontal radar signature, but it is less effective than an s shaped duct and may impact certain aspects of engine performance. Many other features on the T-50 also put a high level of low observability in doubt.
It has seemed increasingly clear that the underlying Su-57 design might simply not be readily adaptable to being stealthier than it is in its present form. India may also feel that it has less flexibility to accept a design that doesn't meet more stringent low-observability requirements, even if it has other features that could offset those deficiencies in the near term, on the promise of receiving a stealthier variant in the future. "
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20347/its-no-surprise-india-finally-ditched-its-stealth-fighter-program-with-russia
If Russia doesn't find customers for the Su-57, it will be very hard for it to be able to fund it on its own. It's one of the reasons why the F-35's costs keeps going down. The F-35A is currently being sold for around $80 mil/aircraft, which is a great price for a 5th gen fighter, and is even lower than some 4th gen aircraft. The more units sold makes the fixed costs per aircraft go down. Russia has tried multiple time to get India back on board, but they haven't shown any interest.
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@руский Russia never loses? 😂 Here are some that you seem to have forgotten about. In more recent times of the last century the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the invasion of Afghanistan, Cold War, and the first Chechnya war. Some older conflicts were the Livonian War, Ingrian War, Smolensk War, Alexis I’s Persian War, Sino-Russian border conflicts, Russo-Ottoman War, Khivan War, War of the Third Coalition, War of the Fourth Coalition, Crimean War, Latvian War of Independence, Estonian War of Independence, and the Polish-Soviet War. If it wasn’t for US aid under the Lend Lease Act Russia would have lost WWII, too.
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@panda123id A British soldier fighting in Ukraine actually said that the Taliban were better trained than the Russians that he’s fought against. Russians in particular aren’t disciplined soldiers, and many are just young kids who aren’t given proper leadership. There are also quite a few ex-military guys who have commented about how badly trained the Russians are showing themselves to be on the battlefield. Many Russians don’t want to fight, and quite a few have deserted. Others don’t trust their commanders, others who have been poorly equipped, some with vintage rifles developed in the 1940s, and others who have had very little training. From using nonsecure communication lines, to poor infantry tactics, poor suppression of enemy air defenses, poor leadership, horrible morale issues, horrible logistical capabilities, inability to timely counter strike artillery positions, poor recon capabilities, it’s been very surprising to many that Russia isn’t the force that it wants everyone to believe.
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@user-or6yn8pm3c I don’t know why you deleted your messages, but I did live in Manhattan. It was one of the best times of my life. Just like all places, there are good and bad places in each city.
Many downtowns of cities in the US aren’t even tailored towards residential living, but instead for various businesses, restaurants, bars, etc. And like I said earlier, every city has places that you should try to avoid. Even in Amsterdam, which is an incredible place to visit, has its west side that I was told to avoid due to higher poverty rates, large numbers of immigrants, social housing, etc.
I’ve gone to your channel and viewed some of your other comments. Not sure why, but it’s clear you’re just a US hater. We’ve obviously had different experiences. When I have traveled to some places where I’ve been told that the people are rude, it’s often been the opposite. For instance, I was doing some sightseeing with my family in Boston, and we must have looked lost because on more than one occasion people would politely ask if we needed help, some going out of their way.
By looking at your comments, it seems you’re looking for reasons to hate the US. I honestly wish you the best. I am glad to see that you’re no longer in the US, and have found another place better suited for you. I wish that other US haters would follow suit and do the same. Peace ✌️.
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@Kuksha-51 Wrong Putinbot! During World War II, Crimea was downgraded to an oblast. In 1944, Crimean Tatars were ethnically cleansed and deported under the orders of Joseph Stalin, in what has been described as a cultural genocide. The USSR transferred Crimea to Ukraine on the 300th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Treaty in 1954.
In addition, the fact that Russia lied about invading, saying it was just internal conflict, when in fact it was Russia’s troops all along, also further confirms that Russia itself knew what it did was wrong. Russia then held fake referendums, just like its done in other parts of Ukraine. You don’t need to lie when you’re in the right.
Furthermore, the fact that Russia paid Ukraine money to lease the naval base confirms that Russia didn’t own the territory. Russia only took the area after it was clear that Ukraine wanted to join the EU and NATO. If Ukraine had remained allied with Russia, Russia wouldn’t have invaded and taken the land.
How does it feel being from a country that is so widely despised? Are you enjoying being known as a terrorist state, a country whose troops have kidnapped, raped, tortured, maimed and murdered innocent people, and a country that has targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, restaurants, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, churches, etc. Russia’s worse than ISIS and Al Qaeda, and yet you’re here defending it. WTF is wrong with you.
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@ NATO never promised to not go eastward. Something of that significance would be in an agreement, but there’s nothing. You know yourself that Russia invaded Ukraine as a pure land grab. It had nothing to do with NATO expansion. If Russia was so concerned about NATO expanding, it would have strongly opposed both Finland and Sweden joining the alliance, and it would not have relocated its troops from its border with Finland to fight in Ukraine. Satellite photos literally show the bases practically abandoned.
Of course you blame the United States. Russia blames everything on the USA. No joke, it’s blamed the USA for causing bad weather, earthquakes, illnesses, including Covid, failed Russian satellite launches, etc.
What US provocations exactly? You don’t see the U.S. invade another country for no justifiable reason, like Russia did in Ukraine. Of course I am aware of China. Who isn’t? Unlike Russia, they don’t invade neighboring countries for no good reason.
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You won’t find one credible expert who agrees with you. In fact, India left the partnership to develop the Su-57 with Russia because they thought its lack of stealth features was so bad that Russia would need to start all over. The F-22 is far better than the Su-57 in every way imaginable. Stealth, power, radars, sensors, situational awareness, are all in the F-22’s favor.
The US has been using AESA radar for over twenty years and it’s in of aircraft. There’s no way that Russia passed the US, especially since it’s well known that Russia is not a technological leader. The Su-57 also is huge on radar in comparison to the F-22. And when it comes to sensor fusion, situational awareness, stealth, AI, Russia is nowhere near as close technologically as the United States. In fact, what the Ukrainians have found when examining captured Russian weapons is that they are all loaded with US made microchips.
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@archimedes2261 LOL, great examples of places where Russia also committed horrific atr. In Syria the Russian Air Force intentionally bombed hospitals, and it backed Assad’s use of chemical weapons, and the torturing, maiming, raping and murdering innocent civilians in Chechnya is well known, just like Russia is currently doing in Ukraine. And Russia wasn’t the only one fighting in Syria, and Chechnya is part of Russian territory so of course that is a war it should win. Quite frankly, Russia has failed to impress anyone in Ukraine, and has gained little, but lost a lot.
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@cianakril Russia has a long history of making claims that aren’t necessary true. The simple facts that there are no export orders for it, that Russia’s only partner India backed out citing numerous problems with its limited stealth features and its engines, and that Russia has never fielded in any fighter AESA radar, which is essential to be considered a 5th gen fighter, speaks volumes about how far it’s behind Western aircraft. Russia always makes bold statements that people question because there’s no solid proof to back them up. Just to put things into perspective, when Russia’s Mig-35 went up against western aircraft in the MMRCA tender, it failed miserably. Even though the USA doesn’t win the competition, India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best. Not trying to boast, but just saying that unless Russia finds another nation to help absorb the costs, both the Su-57 and 75 will fail to even getting operational.
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@ramsses5175 You’re obviously a US hater. I see your posts everywhere one way or another bashing the USA. And yet here you are on USA owned YouTube, using the US invented internet and routers, and on either a cell phone or computer most likely with US microchip technology in it.
BTW, the USA did not copy ALL of Germany’s weapons, and the Horten 229 was not the first flying wing. You should know that the USSR literally took trainloads of German equipment after the war and hoarded many of the German scientists. When having a choice, the German scientists preferred going to the USA, for which the US greatly benefited. The same still holds true today. Scientists from all over the world try to come to the USA. The USA and some other western nations, like the UK, offers greater opportunities. It’s why Russia is suffering from brain drain, where many of its top scientists go abroad for better resources, funding, lab space, etc. Read https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/the-putin-exodus-the-new-russian-brain-drain-3/
The UK has also benefited. Here’s a good example: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2010/10/5/uk-scientists-win-physics-nobel
Stop hating so much.
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GT500 Russia took the majority of the land at the very beginning of the war, before Ukraine received large amounts of aid. Afterwards Russia lost much of the territory, especially in the north, and afterwards only had small gains. The west has only provided Ukraine with a very small fraction of its arsenal, and quite frankly for supposedly being the world’s second strongest military Russia hasn’t accomplish much. Ukraine’s military budget and size are minuscule in comparison. It’s funny how you also fail to mention the numbers of LNR, DNR, contract soldiers, etc. In addition to Russias troops of around 220K, estimates are around another 250K troops. Even before the aid was received, Russian forces were unable to achieve air superiority, were unable to take control of the seas, and has had numerous problems revealed. Despite fighting on its own border, Russia had horrible logistical capabilities, unsecured communication channels, poor tactics, ill equipped troops who were poorly trained, horrible SEAD abilities, incapable air defenses, horrible ship defenses, etc.
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The F-117 flew for thirty years and only one was shot down, which is quite an achievement. Even that one that was shot down was a fluke. It flew a predictable flight path four nights straight and at the same time at night. US commanders even admitted screwing up. On the other hand, Russia lost 4-10 aircraft in just one week against tiny foe Georgia, and against SAMs that it should have known how to defeat.
The F-35 is far better than anything Russia has or will have for many years to come. It’s gotten a lot of unfair press. The fact that Israeli F-35s strike at will over Syria, it has many nation wanting to buy it, its cost has substantially gone down, it’s doing extremely well in A2A combat exercises and against A2G targets. Recently it even guided an artillery round and a PAC-3 missile to intercept cruise missiles. It also linked up with a USMC rocket to strike a naval target. In A2A combat, its AI automatically and instantly detects and tracks targets, shares this information with its wingmen, determines the probability of kill for each target, prioritizes the targets based on their level of threat, and then determines the best targeting solution to defeat them. It’s AI also allows non-stealth aircraft to launch their missiles from outside the kill zone while they guide the missile to the target. It’s why nations like Israel and Japan have marveled at its abilities and ordered more of them.
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@alexdunphy3716 There’s no video showing the Storm Shadow getting shot down. I saw the video, and there’s nothing showing that an actual Storm Shadow was shot down. Facts are that the S-400 has been destroyed several times by the Storm Shadow, a missile that the S-400 was supposed to be capable of defeating. Russia’s air defenses are even getting destroyed by drones. Azerbaijan had the same success against Armenian air defenses that Russia sold to them.
If Russia’s air defenses are doomed a really good job, why is it that Ukraine has been striking targets at will? Even when Russia has known exactly what is being targeted, it’s been unable to stop the attacks. Bridges, airfields, barracks, combat centers, etc., have all been repeatedly hit, and Russia’s air defenses have failed every time. Russia’s air defenses aren’t doomed a really good job. Stop lying to yourself.
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@hjalmar4565 Not trying to be argumentative, but there are conflicts not started by the US where European nations asked the US for help. The war in Serbia is a good example. At the time the US wasn’t sure if the internal conflict was just a civil war. If that was the case outsiders should not intervene. Nations like the UK and Germany showed and proved to the USA that atrocities were occurring against the Albanian people. This resulted in the USA doing some investigating on its own. The US joined forces, which was essential in the defeat of the Serbs. Another example was the war against Libya. The US was primarily playing a support role for other NATO allies. Most of its missions were providing fuel tankers and some jamming radars in the initial attack.
There have been times when the US has wanted to remove its troops, but the host nations have wanted them to stay. When Trump wanted to remove US troops from Germany, the German leadership strongly opposed it saying it sent a wrong message to Russia.
Even though Iraq is not part of the EU, they’re another recent example. After US troops had left Iraq ISIS made a strong presence, which resulted in the Iraqis requesting US troops back into the country to help fight them.
Poland and South Korea are some other nations that have welcomed US troops. And then you have a nation like the Philippines. They didn’t want US troops so they didn’t renew the lease, and it resulted in the closure of two large bases. Now the Philippines is practically begging the US for support to counter China’s bullying in the South China Sea.
People are often quick to criticize the USA, but when the shit hits the fan they then expect the US to help. Personally, I would like each nation’s people to put it up for a vote. If the people don’t want US troops, like you, then the USA should leave. But if trouble comes their way, then they’re on their own. The USA seems to get criticized for whatever it does so the decision should be left up to the people.
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@benghazi4216 Don’t respond to this troll. He doesn’t like facts. China’s leadership didn’t care about their individual soldiers. They threw them in massive waves to their deaths. And look at the end result of what North Korea looks like today in comparison to the South. The people in the North suffer from mass starvation, brutal living conditions, infestations, etc. That’s what China fought for, and where is China’s aid today, nowhere. Despite being an economic power, it gives very little aid, donations, relief, assistance to others. It’s not even ranked in the top twenty. Pathetic. How anyone could defend such a self serving system that gives no shit about others is beyond me. Compare that to South Korea, which has a very strong economy, and its people have significantly better living conditions. South Korea has been very appreciative of the US support that helped it thrive, which is how friends properly treat each other. China on the other hand has no friends. Gee, I wonder why.
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@Biden_is_demented No, it’s not a line in a movie. An English exchange pilot flying the F-15 was quoted after Red Flag exercises. I also read the same thing from an Indian journalist flying in the backseat of a F-18 with AESA radar, which was competing in the MMRCA tender. You’re just a USA hater who can’t accept reality.
“When the Raptor finds itself in a dogfight, it is no longer beyond visual range, but the advantage of stealth isn't diminished. It maintains "high ground" even at close range.
"I can't see the [expletive deleted] thing," said RAAF Squadron Leader Stephen Chappell, exchange F-15 pilot in the 65th Aggressor Squadron. "It won't let me put a weapons system on it, even when I can see it visually through the canopy. [Flying against the F-22] annoys the hell out of me."
Lt. Col. Larry Bruce, 65th AS commander, admits flying against the Raptor is a very frustrating experience. Reluctantly, he admitted "it's humbling to fly against the F-22," - humbling, not only because of its stealth, but also its unmatched maneuverability and power.” https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/204471/raptors-wield-unfair-advantage-at-red-flag/
Stealth gives a huge advantage. If a SAM site has a hard time detecting it, how do you figure a missile’s tiny seeker head will be able to get a lock onto it? Deny it all you want, stealth works. It’s why you not only see it with aircraft, but ships, ground vehicles, etc.
I would hope that the F-35 could be tracked during non-wartime conditions. It carries the Luneburg Lens to intentionally increase its radar signature. Read this https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-luneberg-radar-cross-section-russia-estonia-2017-5?amp.
There are many factors in acquisitions, including price. You’ll hear from pilots around the world who have gone up against the F-22 how difficult it is to fly against them. The fact that the F-22 has to carry a RCS Illuminator in exercises so that it’s adversaries haven idea where it’s at is telling enough about its stealth advantages.
The F-22 has been in service for almost twenty years, and it won’t be replaced until 2035. That’s around 35 years of service, and a lot of flight hours. If stealth didn’t work you wouldn’t see Russia planning on a stealth bomber, 6th gen fighters with stealth configurations, ships with stealth features. India would not have removed itself from the partnership with Russia to build the Su-57 due to one of its major concerns that the aircraft lacked certain stealth features. The real reason why you bash stealth is because you’re either pro-Russian or anti-USA, or both.
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@kvarnerinfoTV AESA radar has many advantages over PESA, including longer range, more accurate, detection and tracking of more targets, and it can jam PESA radars. It’s why to be considered a 5th gen fighter it must have AESA, and it’s why so many nations are upgrading their fighters to have it. If you do a simple search you’ll find why Egypt just increased its order for more Rafales. They found in exercises against the Su-35 that they could jam the Su’s radars and render them blind.
The F-35’s radar is the most advanced radar in the world. While the USA has been fielding AESA for over twenty years, and now puts in service 4th gen AESA, Russia still hasn’t put it into service in any fighter. The USA has it in thousands of aircraft and has a significant lead. Just to put things into perspective, during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best.
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@tonynemcich1756 Turkey only bought the S-400 instead of the PAC-3 because the US wouldn’t provide technology transfer as part of the deal. Turkey tried unsuccessfully multiple times to get the USA to change its mind. Erdogan also has not gotten along well with the USA, and he wanted to show that it can do as it pleases.
You won’t find any examples of Russian SAMS ever intercepting either ballistic or cruise missiles, not even in tests. Russia has a long history of lying and making fake news, they’re the king when it comes to propaganda. On the other hand, you can find many examples of US missile intercepts. Just search here on YouTube for SM-2, SM-3, SM-6, etc., for missile intercepts, and you can see both ballistic and cruise missiles getting shot down. There’s even amateur footage from several months ago of a Patriot intercepting a missile over Saudi Arabia, and according to them they have been quite successful.
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@haraldhardrade7539 The US has paid significant amounts in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was helping South Vietnam defend itself from the North Vietnamese. In Syria there are various UN Resolutions that authorize US intervention. And unlike Russia, the US didn’t intentionally attack schools, playgrounds, hospitals, shopping malls, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, pedestrian walkways, etc., like what Russia is doing in Ukraine. And the US didn’t attack another country for no justifiable reason like what Russia has done in Ukraine. Russia will pay in the end, otherwise it will continue to be sanctioned and live in the Stone Age.
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I kept up on these exercises very closely, and I don’t believe that the F-22s had drop tanks. This was a very heavily talked about subject in various defense forums. However, the Eurofighters did fly clean, which is also unrealistic. In a combat configuration the F-22 would have a big advantage at both BVR and WVR. The F-22 pilots also had a different recollection of what happened then the British pilots, and the F-22s also were handicapped by having to fly with the Luneburg Lens, which is a radar reflector designed to increase its RCS.
You should note that there were also exercises in UAE where some say the Rafale got a kill on the F-22. That was not the case, either. Despite there being a video here on YouTube showing the Rafale in a good position, he only says “Fox” meaning missile shot, and never follows with “Splash” meaning kill. This is actually common because it’s difficult to get a lock onto the F-22, even in visual range. According to French publications, and a F-22 pilot who participated in the exercises, the Raptor came out undefeated. The F-22 pilot can be seen here on YouTube in the video titled, F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafa. The Eurofighters didn’t fare so well in the exercises and lost fairly handedly against the Rafales.
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@skilledjanjua297 You’ve watched too much Russian propaganda. The Russian convoy stalled because of logistical issues, and because Russia didn’t expect Ukraine to put up such a hard fight. Russia needed Kiev to make a leadership change. It wasn’t a ploy.
Estimates are that Russia has lost around 30% of its fighting force in Ukraine. At the start of the war, Russia had around 200,000 troops. Thirty percent is around 60,000 troops who have either been killed, captured, injured or are missing in action. To this day Russia still doesn’t have air superiority, it’s lost a large number of ships to a country without a navy, and Russias forces have lost a large portion of the territory that they once gained at the early onset of the war. In northern Ukraine the Russians are being pushed back all the way to their own border. Russia has made some small gains in eastern Ukraine, but we’ve all seen how much Russia struggles with logistical support the farther it’s away from Russian territory.
Russia can’t win this fight. It doesn’t have the resources to win a prolonged conflict, and its economy won’t be able to support it. Ukraine has the backing and support from many nations worldwide, and they’re fighting for their land that Russia is trying to take away from them. Russia’s troops have already expressed discontent with the war, and they have low morale not understanding why they’re there. Plus, the sanctions have really hurt Russia’s ability to produce high tech equipment.
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If you're interested, here are the words from the pilots of both France and the US who participated in the exercises in UAE, plus a little commentary.
If you watch the video the Rafale pilot never says "Splash" meaning kill. After the exercises the French pilots said they never got a kill on the F-22: ""Carton plein" for the Rafale, during exercises in the UAE:
"In air-to-air clashes, the Rafale "put sheets" on the Typhoons of the Royal Air Force, Lt. Col. Grandclaudon assures. In a degraded version, at four against four, the Rafale achieved scores of 4 to 0 and 3 to 1.
The French fighter aircraft also rubbed shoulders with the F-22, the most modern fighter of the USAF. During a game, they played each other six times, with the F-22 taking just one shot at goal. "
http://translate.google.fr/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsecretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr%2Fdefense%2F2009%2F12%2Fcarton-plein-pour-le-rafale-lors-dexercices-aux-emirats.html&sl=fr&tl=en "
Here's the F-22 pilot talking about the exercises: "F-22 undefeated at Al Dhafra" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMitljiECKg&t=7s The F-22 was undefeated, and with pilots who had less than 100 hours in the aircraft.
And here are quotes from the French pilots who participated in the exercises:
Air Forces Monthly
April 2010
Page 40, "Justifiably Proud!"
AFM: You apparently said 'the Rafale rubbed F-22 - the most modern fighter of the USAF. During six encounters the F-22 hit its goal only once'. The 27th FS doesn't remember the engagements that way and say the F-22 scored several victories against Rafale. Did you offer DACT to the Raptors and did they decline? LCL G: I did not say we 'rubbed them', I said that there was only one shot claimed (ie a simulated kill) for the six that were set-up. I read in a recent issue of Air et Cosmos that it was two. As far as I am concerned, one or two shots of six Basic Fighter Manoeuvres (BFM) encounters is a victory for the F-22 but not an overwhelming one. Not like the one we claimed against the Typhoons after combat in Solenzara, Corsica during September (9 set-up: 8 to 1 for the Rafale*). The other set-ups versus F-22s were terminated for combat deck, an un-decisive situation or lack of fuel. We never shot them down, but we hope to do so soon since we are quite good opposition for them, and it is in the pilot's spirit not to give up! Like almost every nation, we offered Beyond Visual Range DACT, of course, but the F-22 was only authorized to do BFM 1v1 Within Visual Range (WVR) versus foreign countries (except the UK, with whom they did not fight even in the BFMs). I wish we could have done so, but we didn't - which bring me back to Air et Cosmos, where its information about BVR engagement with AMRAAM in stealth mode is wrong: besides the fact that we did not even fly BVR vs F-22s! F-22 was fitted with some specific device to increase their radar signature. It enabled us to have contact with them during work ups for example. But that's not the point here."
Just to point out a few things. The comment about "F-22 was fitted with some specific device" is the Luneburg Lens. It intentionally increases the F-22's RCS, giving it a larger radar signature, so that others don't know the true radar cross section of the plane. Read more here about it on the F-35 (it's on the F-22 too): https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-luneberg-radar-cross-section-russia-estonia-2017-5
Also, the Rafales flew in the exercises without any ordnance. That was so that they could maximize their maneuverability. The more weight on the wings creates drag, which reduces its speed and agility. The F-22 doesn't have this problem because its weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage.
I'm not here to argue, just point out what was actually said by the actual pilots, and to provide additional information. France is an ally of the US, the longest friend we've ever had, and I have have no doubts that the Rafale and the F-22 working together will have no trouble defeating any adversary.
Vive la France.
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@atychon It is a conspiracy theory. There was no genocide, that’s just Russian propaganda bullshit. Show me pictures like what the Serbs did to the Albanians with massive grave sites, there aren’t any in Ukraine, it’s Russia’s lies to invade Ukraine and take territory that doesn’t belong to it. Just like how Russia lied that it didn’t have any troops in Ukraine, only to admit later that it lied that those “little green men” were Russian troops all along. Crimea was gifted to Ukraine, and the fact that Russia paid Ukraine lease money to use the base for all those years confirmed it. And then Russia lied that it didn’t have troops in Eastern Ukraine, only to have its own troops post selfies of themselves there, or to be captured with Russian visas. Russia is the aggressor. If Russia stopped supporting the separatists and removed its troops from the region there would be peace, but instead Russia wants war.
And no, the US did not have a coup. There’s no evidence to support it, just Russia grabbing at straws trying to make it look that way. Russia didn’t like how Ukraine was turning towards the EU so it took matters into its own hands.
All nations should be able to do whatever they want on their territory. Russia has no right to force Ukraine into doing what is only good for Russia. If Ukraine wants to join NATO, that’s its choice, not Russia’s.
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Russia advances are minuscule in comparison to its losses. Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory. By 11 November 2022, the Institute for the Study of War calculated that Ukrainian forces had liberated an area of 74,443 km2 (28,743 sq mi) from Russian occupation, leaving Russia with control of about 18% of Ukraine's territory. During the entire 2023, the Russian forces only captured 518 km2 (200 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory, despite huge losses on the battlefield.
Just think about how many lives Russia has lost for so little gained.
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@silafaupaulmeredith7251 Don’t give me that BS. Russia has leveled cities. It’s taking no efforts to preserve infrastructure. You’re obviously watching too much Russian TV. Russia tried to take Kiev, and it failed. It miserably failed in the north, and it’s troops had to retreat to focus on the south and east. Ukraine’s army did not originally outnumber Russia’s, and it’s still having problems arming many of them. Russia has a 10-1 artillery advantage, it’s got one of the largest navies in the world, and its army is supposedly one of the world’s best. If Russia could have taken Ukraine as you describe, it would have done it by now.
Just look at some of the problems discovered, and it’s easy to see that the Russian military is way overhyped. Despite its having the same problem in Georgia, Russia still isn’t capable of suppressing enemy air defenses (SEAD). It’s Air Force isn’t capable of achieving air superiority. It’s tanks are defenseless. It’s got poor drone striking capabilities. Its EW systems aren’t working as hyped, which actually isn’t a surprise since Russian equipment had the same problem in Azerbaijan. It’s ships can’t defend themselves. Russia’s SAMs are incapable of intercepting HIMARS. It’s got very poor secured communication channels, so much so that Russia has lost large numbers of commanding officers. It’s troops have shown to be poorly trained and equipped. It’s special forces have been ineffective. It’s missiles have a high failure rate.
Russia has failed on a grand scale. Russian trolls will say that Russia has control of around 20% of Ukraine, but much of that area was already under the control of the Russian separatists before the war began, and Russia has taken huge losses in the process. It’s not going to get any easier for Russia. It’s been dependent on US microchips for its high tech equipment, and with the sanctions in place it will be difficult for Russia to replenish its resources.
Russia has committed horrific atrocities. It’s intentionally targeting civilians, and its troops have raped, maimed, looted, tortured and murdered innocent civilians. It’s being documented for future war crimes tribunals against Russia.
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What’s your source about the AMRAAMS success rate? I smell a lie. Tell me when was the last time a Russian missile had a BVR kill? Try never. Russian trolls will boast about their fighters great maneuverability, but show me any video of a Su-57 displaying high-g turns, which are essential for combat. Sorry, but going low and slow performing low -g maneuvers won’t cut it in real combat. And sorry, but dodging a missile isn’t that easy, especially when you don’t know it’s coming. The AMRAAM only locks onto its target at the last second, called the terminal stage, so that the pilot cannot react to it.
If the Su-57 was better, Russia’s longtime ally India wouldn’t have backed out of the partnership citing numerous problems with its stealth and engines, among other things. Russia would have at least one foreign order, but it has none, and it would have built more than two production aircraft, which the first one crashed. You can’t even find the Su-57 launching its missiles from internal bays or shooting its guns in flight. Sorry to break it to you, but unless Russia finds a foreign country willing to help pay for its costs, its future is in doubt.
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No matter the final outcome, Russia has already lost. Its invasion has caused NATO to expand and spend more on its military; Russia will have a larger border with NATO nations; Russia’s army will be weaker and depleted; Russia will have lost access to high tech western technology; Russia will have lost a large amount of men and equipment; Russia’s military is no longer respected and is actually mocked at; Russia will have lost many hundreds of thousands of people who have already moved abroad to avoid the mass mobilization, which has caused severe brain drain; Russia will have lost a large portion of its higher tech equipment, which it’s unable to replace in a timely manner; Russia’s GNP growth rate will be in the negative; fewer countries will welcome Russian people; Russia will continue to suffer from a population decline; the Russian people will continue to have fewer rights, and will be exposed to more mistruths from its government and its media; Russia will have lost world respect with very few countries wanting to be aligned with it, unless you consider North Korea and Iran something to be proud of; Russia will have lost a significant western businesses, and western countries will avoid setting up their industries in Russia; Russia’s unemployment will continue to rise; Russia’s car, train, airline, oil, etc. industries, will all suffer due to loss of access to western parts and services; Russia’s exports of military hardware will decline due to its poor performance in the war, and because of its need for western parts to develop it; Russia’s revenue from natural gas and oil will continue to decline because of western nations going to other countries for natural resources; Russia will suffer greater instability at home due to unrest and lower living standards; at one time Ukraine was considered a friend of Russia’s, but now it will be a longtime adversary; Russia’s military technologically will suffer due to the sanctions, and in particular the loss of U.S. microchips; western nations will be more secure as Russia’s influence will dwindle and it will become less relevant; etc. The list goes on and on. Putin really screwed up big time. This war will set Russia back for many decades, and unfortunately its people will suffer as a result.
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@569-m5p Read UN Backs Military Action in Libya, and you’ll find The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to authorize military action, including airstrikes against Libyan tanks and heavy artillery and a no-fly zone, a risky foreign intervention aimed at averting a bloody rout of rebels by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
The article further states, Diplomats said the resolution — which passed with 10 votes, including the United States, and abstentions from Russia, China, Germany, Brazil and India — was written in sweeping terms to allow for a wide range of actions, including strikes on air-defense systems and missile attacks from ships.
Every comment you’ve made has been a lie. That’s all Russian trolls can do, lie, lie, lie.
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@Felix-bj1pe Not from what I’ve heard. In fact, recently the UN issued a statement reaffirming that Russia was the aggressor and still is even today. Just think about it logically, no way would permanent members of the UN, USA, UK and France state that Georgia was the aggressor. Seriously, since when are “peace-keeping” troops from the nation that is the invader?
Americans on their own free will often go abroad and help certain groups fight. You’ll find some with the Kurds, Ukrainians, etc., but they’re not sponsored by the USA government.
August 4, 2021. - “The below is a joint statement by UN Security Council Members Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and incoming Security Council Member Albania.
This week marks 13 years since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Georgia on 7 August 2008. We reaffirm our unwavering support for Georgia’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. We regret that the territorial integrity of Georgia continues to be violated by the Russian Federation. We condemn Russia’s illegal military presence and exercising of control over Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, integral parts of Georgia, and its steps toward annexation of these Georgian regions. Russia’s actions are in clear violation of international law.
We condemn Russia’s continuous provocations, which have continued despite the ongoing pandemic – reinforced military presence and military exercises on Georgia’s territory, intensified borderisation process, arbitrary detentions, kidnappings of members of the local population, restriction of freedom of movement and lengthy closures of the Administrative-Boundary Lines (ABL), discrimination against ethnic Georgians in Gali and Akhalgori districts, and prohibition on education in residents’ native language. We call for the immediate release of Irakli Bebua and other citizens of Georgia still unjustly held in detention.
We recall the judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on January 21, 2021, that has stated that as in effective control of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russia has been responsible for grave human rights violations including the killing of civilians, torture of prisoners of war, inhuman and degrading treatment, preventing Georgians from returning to their homes, and failure to conduct investigations in to human rights violations.”
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@gbgbgbgb1 I’ll check New Atlas because I have already watched quite a few Col Douglas MacGregor videos. The only one of his that I recall that talked about Ukrainian war crimes was when Russian soldiers who were surrendered got shot. It got debunked later on show a Russian soldier coming out shooting, which led to his comrades deaths. Quite frankly, and I don’t know why, the colonel seems biased towards Russia. Juju five months ago he said that Russia had won the war, and that’s the farthest thing from the truth. He regularly discounts Ukrainian gains as nothing, despite the fact that they’ve reclaimed 70% of the territory that Russia once held.
No joke, I have heard intercepted calls of Russian soldiers describing how they’ve gang raped women and girls, so much so that no women or girls are i n the towns that they patrol anymore. I’ve also heard them talk about various torture methods where they cut off fingers, toes, penises, shock people with electricity, etc. Places where Russian troops have occupied have had torture chambers, mass grave sites, and many of the dead have been shown to have been tortured.
I have done numerous Google searches and found many Russian atrocities. Nothing remotely close has come up for the Ukrainians committing atrocities. In fact, official records show that the Russians far more often are the culprits.
I’ll try searching New Atlas next.
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@alexanderirving7577 No country has failed more than Russia. Just look at after the collapse of the USSR how many Warsaw Pact nations switched sides and wanted nothing to do with Russia. It’s no wonder why Russia has so few allies.
Funny how Russian trolls like bringing up how no WMD were found. The USA could have been dishonest and planted them, but instead it told the truth. Do you think Russia would do that? Hell no. And if you actually had a clue what you were talking about you wouldn’t have left such an ill informed comment. Iraq at one time did have chemical weapons, and they weren’t all accounted for. Sadam also didn’t let UN inspectors access to all the sites suspected of having WMDs. Sadam himself admitted after he was captured that he intentionally tried to deceive the world. It wasn’t out of fear of the USA, which he never thought would actually attack, but because of Iran. There were also people who intentionally lied to the USA and UK, as they wanted Sadam removed from power. And finally, US army disposal experts who returned from Iraq came down with illnesses from exposure to chemical weapons.
Why would the US attack North Korea? The USA doesn’t go around and just attack countries. It’s not like Russia that invaded Crimea, lied about it saying that the troops were just locals, held an illegal election that would require the entire nation’s vote, and not just Crimea, and then only admitted the truth after it knew it was busted. It’s not like Russia that has troops in Georgia, calling themselves peacekeepers. LOL, peacekeepers my ass. Since when are peacekeepers from the other country that participated in the conflict against the home country? And you don’t see the US have troops in another nation denying they’re there, like Russia did in Donbas , and its own soldiers took selfies of themselves there. At least you don’t see the USA send agents abroad to poison people opposing its government like what Russia has done in the UK. You don’t see the USA intentionally bomb hospitals like what Russia did in Syria. You don’t see the USA backing a regime that used chemical weapons on its own people. You don’t see the USA have a paid army of trolls to spread lies and hate about Russia, like Russia has against the West.
The USA leads the world when it comes to aid, relief, assistance, etc, and it’s not just aid from the government, but its people too. Despite Russia’s vast resources and it’s large economy, it’s not even ranked in the top thirty when providing aid to others. Don’t give me crap about the US when Russia itself is a horrific example.
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@Curvyblackbeauty And yet here you are on USA owned YouTube, typing on a computer of phone with US technology in the microchip, through the internet and routers, both invented by the USA. Lie to yourself all you want, but the USA is the only superpower and depending on the index leads the world economically. You can cite the PPP, but if you look at it on a per capita basis the Chinese aren’t as high because their quality of living is lower.
In regards to Vietnam, the USA won nearly every battle, and only after US troops left did the North take control of the south. Even the Tet Offensive was won by the USA. The US only left because the public demanded it. Imagine that, a nation that listens to the will of its people. And the USA went into Afghanistan because of 9/11. The primary mission was to defeat Al Qaeda, which was achieved. The USA cannot stay there forever, and there’s no way any country can change its culture, which includes the Taliban.
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@ucleanh9859 Haha, this is not NATO versus Russia. If NATO was involved you’d see mechanized battalions, air supremacy, and an actual navy. You’d see far more special ops behind enemy lines, and Russia’s SAMs would be rendered useless. Russian artillery would be under constant attack. Russia’s only got a small taste of NATO. A good example is HIMARS. The US has only provided 16 HIMARS and MLRS to Ukraine, while the US has over 1,500 of these systems in its inventory. And look at how much destruction just a few of them have caused against Russia.
Russia’s far from experienced. It’s lost a large number of commanders, many of its best trained troops have been slaughtered, and from what we’re seeing is that most Russian troops are poorly equipped and trained.
Ukraine has exposed many weaknesses in Russia’s military. Russia has a very poor secured communication network. It’s got horrible logistical capabilities. It can’t suppress enemy air defenses (SEAD). It can’t achieve air superiority over a country with a very small and outdated air force. It’s armored vehicles have very poor active and passive defensive capabilities. Its EW systems don’t work as advertised. It’s tanks are poorly designed. It’s got poor drone capabilities, so much so that it’s approaches Iran for assistance. Its ships can’t defend themselves. In six months its lost a very large amount of equipment and men, and it’s gained very little. The Russian separatists already controlled much of the territory before the start of the war.
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@James-kp8mg It is not a lie that the vote was illegal. What Russia did was wrong. Russia invaded Crimea, lied about it, had illegal elections, and declared the territory its own afterwards. That’s not a lie, it’s the truth! The fact that Russia has to hire an army of trolls to spread lies and hate about the USA just shows the low measures Russia will take to bash the USA while boasting about itself.
Your list of activities that you claim the US did being illegal is a complete joke. When has any war been legal? Hell, Russia is part of the reason why WWII started. And Assad did use chemical weapons on innocent people, and Russia intentionally bombed hospitals in Syria. Russia lies all the time, and it likes to try to blame everything on the USA. Russia was behind the overthrow of Ukraine, Russia sent agents abroad to poison people, Russia has absolute control of its media, Russia tried to overthrow Montenegro, etc, etc… Russia has blamed the USA for causing earthquakes, bad weather, its drug problems, failed satellite launches, etc. You’re the one who needs to wake up to reality. The fact that you’re here on USA owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both discovered by the USA, and using a computer or phone which both have US microchip technology in it, shows how hypocritical you are. You don’t see Americans trolling on Russian websites telling lies about Russia do you? You stop the lies. It’s so common that anytime a pro Russian comments people automatically question its honesty.
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@brd4869 I never said that the USA is a saint, far from it. For instance, I think the second war with Iraq was a huge mistake. Unlike the first war, the US and UK didn’t have international support. After defeating Sadam in such a short time, the US didn’t have an exit strategy. Defeating Sadam’s forces created a huge vacuum which helped ISIS flourish in the region. However, it’s easy being an armchair quarterback after the fact. At the time it seemed like a good idea.
No country, other than possibly China and Iran, spreads more fake news about the USA than Russia. I am not joking when I said it has blamed the US for earthquakes, bad weather, failed satellite launches, illnesses and drug problems in Russia, creating Covid, the fake news about jamming the USS Donald Cook, and now recently the problems on the ISS. And Russia has done some pretty despicable things, like intentionally bombing hospitals, supporting Assad’s use of chemical weapons, taking all the credit for defeating ISIS, sending agents abroad to poison people, etc. And Russia attacked Crimea to conquer the area, which is something that the US doesn’t do. Like people, when a gift is given, you can’t take it back, lie about it, and then expect everyone to be on your side. That’s exactly what happened with Crimea.
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@artszabo1015 Don’t lie.
John 10:30: Jesus says, "The Father and I are one"
John 8:58: Jesus says, "Before Abraham was born, I am!"
John 14:9: Jesus says, "If you've seen me, you've seen the Father"
Matthew 10:40: Jesus claims that he and God are one in the same
John 4:25–26: Jesus says, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he”
Matthew 25:31-46: Jesus claims to have the authority to judge the nations
Mark 2:23-28: Jesus claims that he is Lord of the Sabbath
John 3:13: Jesus claims to have descended from heaven
John 2:19, 10:17-18: Jesus claims to have the power to raise himself from the dead
John 6:38, John 4:34, John 3:13: Jesus claims to be sent from Heaven.
There are other claims, such as He claimed to be replacing the temple. He claimed to share “glory” with God before the world existed. He claimed to be perfectly sinless.
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As much as I love the F-22, I think in the end it will work out for the best. The F-22, while older,still is unmatched in power, stealth, agility, avionics, which is amazing considering that it’s first flight was almost 25 years ago. However , a 6th gen fighter is around the corner, and being pilotless it should be able to perform more g’s, have less maintenance required on the RAM. and a more advanced avionics suite. It’s hard to believe, but the F-22 is coming up on 20 years of service, and it’s time to think of replacing it. I recall back in 2012-13 funds already being set aside to look into a replacement, and considering a demonstrator version has already flown is quite remarkable. The only nations that would require use of the F-22 are China and Russia, and 140 combat coded F-22s, along with our other fighters are more than enough to get the job done. Let’s just hope that never happens, I am tired of us always being at war.
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@wiseman7779 LOL, much of the territory that Russia controls was already under Russian separatists control before the war even began. And Russia is not fighting NATO, not at all, not even close. NATO would take control of the skies and everything below would be a target. Russia’s navy would cease to exist.
Russia was supposed to win this war in days, not months. To say that the Russian effort has been unimpressive would be an understatement. Besides poor logistics, the Ukrainians have exposed numerous other problems like poor counter artillery capabilities, poor secured communication lines, ineffective active tank protection, poor missile intercept capabilities for ship defenses, etc. Russia still doesn’t have air superiority against a nation with the fraction of the size of Russia’s Air Force, and against aircraft that are very old and outdated. It’s now the fifth month of the war, and Russia has already pulled from surplus tanks built in the 60s and is recruiting men in their 40s. Only an egotistical Russian would think that it’s doing a good job.
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Indian Su-30MKI was detected the J-20, and that is with PESA. The J-20 is also very large, has a larger RCS, and is not very maneuverable. The F-35’s situational awareness, sensor fusion, power, are all superior. The F-35’s engine is the single most powerful jet fighter engine in the world, and it’s well known that China has had a long and bad history with producing dependable engines. The F-35’s AESA is also 4th gen AESA, while China doesn’t have near the number of years and experience with AESA. Some people claim that the F-35 isn’t agile, but I’ve seen some very impressive instantaneous and sustained turned rates at airshows. The J-20 hasn’t shown anything impressive. Plus, the sensor fusion of the F-35 allows other aircraft to launch missiles from BVR while the the F-35 targets the missile to its home. The J-20 is China’s first stealth fighter, while the USA has been using stealth for around four decades. Sorry, but it just isn’t logical for China to surpass the US in such a fast timeline.
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LOL, the Su-57 is barely even stealth. It’s RCS is similar to that of a clean F-18. The F-35 blows away the Su-57 with its radars, situational awareness, sensor fusion, stealth, etc. And so far I have not seen the Su-57 perform any essential maneuvers that are used in dogfighting, and sorry but going slow and low performing low g maneuvers won’t cut it in real combat. The F-35 has displayed far better instant high-g turns than the Su. The fact that Russia’s ally India left the partnership, and despite Russia’s attempts to bring them back have failed, shows how it’s a flop. The F-35 on the other hand keeps racking up sales, with more and more nations wanting to buy it. Countries like Japan and Israel like it so much that they’ve increased their orders for them, and an Israeli general called the F-35 a true game changer. Other than Russia, you won’t find any country talking highly about the Su-57.
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@nomayor1 Sorry, that’s not true. Read “Russia is the most unequal major country in the world: Study”. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2016/09/01/russia-is-the-most-unequal-major-country-in-the-world-study.html
When Russia has a leader like Putin, a former KGB agent, who is now one of the wealthiest people in the world, unfortunately Russia’s future won’t get much better until he’s gone. He got his wealth one way, by being corrupt, and it was all at the expense of the Russian populace. I believe most Russian people are good in heart, just like anywhere. I just wish he wasn’t able to keep extending his tenure. It’s not good for Russia, nor any of its neighbors. Russia and the USA should be friends, and not always at each other’s throats. We helped each other during WWII, and after the collapse of the USSR you would think that the counties would have found a way to get along better. I think the USA blew it there by having too many old-fart politicians stuck with Cold War mentality.
In comparison, there are many wealthy people in the USA. Read https://spendmenot.com/. What I don’t like in the USA is how materialistic people can be. People will flaunt a product with a certain logo on it, while the same product can be bought with a different logo at a fraction of the cost. Even the majority of the poor in the USA still have roofs over their heads, food on the table, TV’s, etc. And no joke, if you’re homeless for over a year you can qualify for free living. I used to work for Catholic Charities and would find housing, goods and supplies for the homeless. What I found most amazing is how charitable so many people are to help others in need. Our budget was from charitable donations, and I can’t tell you how many people we would help. Sorry, I went off on a tangent. After awhile it gets tiring reading all these pissing-contest discussions.
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@Matt-Kin That’s total BS. The Nayirah testimony was false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a 15-year-old girl who was publicly identified at the time by her first name, Nayirah. The testimony was widely publicized, and was cited numerous times by United States senators and President George H. W. Bush in their rationale to support Kuwait in the Gulf War. So based on your rationale the US and it’s allies, including France, shouldn’t have attacked Saddam’s forces and removed them from Kuwait?
The US didn’t kill millions. The latest figures are around 250K from all sides in Iraq, the US, insurgents, Iraqi government, etc., and it includes both direct causes of death from the war, as well as indirect deaths (like contaminated water, no power, raw sewage, etc.). And furthermore, the US didn’t carpet bomb civilians either. Stop the lying BS. That’s all you have done.
You’re very much biased against the United States. Nearly everything you’ve said is inaccurate and slanted against the US. Seriously, if you’re from France who needs friends like you? I’d rather keep my taxpayer monies here in America and let you deal with the Russians on your own.
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@ExtrovertedCenobite Do you think that people should be impressed with Russia’s recent advances? I sure hope not because Ukraine has exposed many weaknesses in the Russian military. To name a few, Russia has horrible logistical capabilities, ineffective suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), its tanks have shown no passive or active protection systems, its ships have shown no ability to defend themselves against enemy attacks, its got poor counter artillery tactics, it can’t obtain air superiority against an opponent with old and a limited number of aircraft, its troops are poorly trained, etc.
It’s only going to get worse for Russia. The recent economic data released about Russia’s economy doesn’t look good. Russia depends on western parts for its high tech equipment, and with the sanctions imposed it’s going to be difficult for Russia to replace its equipment. In addition, many of Russia’s technical personnel are leaving Russia in droves. This war is just beginning. Don’t celebrate too early because you might end up eating your words.
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@altergreenhorn I guess you better go tell all the nations that are buying the F-35 that you know more than their experts, and that they’re all making a big mistake.
You obviously know little about the advantages of stealth. It’s not just about detecting it, but tracking and getting a radar lock, which has shown to be very difficult Plus, when using stealth in conjunction with decoys, jamming, spoofing, ECMs, hacking, drones, anti radiation weapons, etc., it’s a real game changer on the battlefield. You’re probably just a jealous Russian troll who knows Russia is significantly behind in the field.
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@anthonybroomfield5162 That’s where you’re wrong. Look at the history of SAMs . Over time the number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down, and that’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. It’s not just about having stealth, but jamming, spoofing, using decoys, hacking, special ops, stand-off weapons, drones, etc., have all shown to be extremely effective. Look at the war against Serbia. Serbia had a respected integrated air-defense network. It only shot down two aircraft out of tens of thousands of missions. Even those two that were shot down were flukes because they both flew predictable flight paths. It’s not that difficult to shoot down a fighter if you know where and when it will fly over, even if it’s stealth.
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@thekidsvoice9524 Russia is supposed to be the world’s second most powerful military, but it defeats hasn’t shown it. It has gained very little in over five months of fighting and has lost a lot. The support that has been given Ukraine is small in comparison to Russia’s inventories. Russia has a significantly higher ratio of artillery, tanks, armored vehicles, etc., far more modern aircraft, a navy, which Ukraine does not have, a mechanized army, etc. The problems with Russia are poor decision making, horrendously logistics, no air support, little ability to suppress enemy air defenses (SEAD), no tank defenses, poorly equipped and trained troops, no ship defense capabilities, low morale, very poor secured communication lines, poor counter artillery capabilities, ineffective EW systems, etc. Russia has done poorly on a grand scale that has taken the west by surprise.
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@brd4869 What country are you from? You’re right that the US threatens nations with a boycott of their goods if they buy Russian weapons. It’s one of the ways that the USA is trying to punish Russia for its conquering Crimea.
If you followed the sequence of events you would see that the protests were occurring way before the uprising. The protesters were putting a huge amount of pressure for Ukraine to join the EU. There’s no doubt Russia saw this as a threat and had to do something about it. Russia is not some hero trying to do good like you seem to imply. It’s been stirring up trouble with its neighbors for awhile. It’s literally shut down power grids, jammed GPS signals against civilians, including airlines, it has troops fighting in Libya, has tried to assassinate the leader of Montenegro, etc. What really shows their lack of integrity and morality is that they actually hire people to spread lies and hate about the USA and to boast about itself. Seriously, that’s really screwed up.
And you can bash the USA all you want, but the USA leads the world with providing aid, relief, assistance, etc. around the world. Russia isn’t even ranked in the top 20. I have no idea why you think so much about them when there’s little they’ve done to help anyone but themselves.
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@philipb2134 You’re kidding, right? You don’t think that the HIMARS have made a big impact on? Or how about the ATACMS, especially the ones carrying cluster munitions? And what about all the millions of artillery shells, many thousands of Patriot missiles, Javelins, Stingers, drones, counter artillery radars, HARM anti radiation missiles, MALD decoys, etc.?
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@ I used to be a contracts officer so I am very familiar with how various legal documents work, including memorandums, contracts, agreements, non disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, procurement contracts, etc. The memorandum itself would need to be explicitly clear to state that the US would defend Ukraine. It would not be done by reference to an old document, especially something of that magnitude. There’s nothing of the sort. Regardless, let’s say that the President did sign the memorandum stating that the U.S. must defend Ukraine. It wouldn’t have any legal weight because he doesn’t have the authority to grant that kind of protection on his own. It would take Congress to authorize it, as well. And furthermore, if you really knew what you were talking about you’d also know that the Helsinki Accords were non- binding since each country’s parliaments/Congress would need to approve of them. Facts are the US never would have agreed to protect Ukraine in the 90s when Ukraine wasn’t even an ally. In addition, Russia was going to take the nukes with them whether Ukraine liked it or not. Ukraine didn’t even want them in the first place, and it sure wasn’t about to start a war over them. The nuclear weapons that were in Ukraine also only had 12 year useful lives, 8 of which had already passed, and Ukraine didn’t have the money to properly maintain them.
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@boamare3367 All countries have their problems. The US right now has a huge homeless population, which is only getting worse because millions of people are crossing our southern borders illegally. I live in Southern California, and I see the problem daily. It’s not the US’s job to protect Europe. You’ve had your problems, but it doesn’t excuse your military budgets being less than 2% of your GNP for decades. The US military budget is at 3.5% in comparison, and unless I am mistaken only Poland as of recent has passed that percentage. Europe needs to pay more to protect itself, and to stop depending on the US. Tell me, is Europe helping Israel? No. Is Europe going to go to war against China if it attacks Taiwan? No. If North Korea attacks South Korea, can we count on the EU countries to help? No. And you do realize that ISIS is a worldwide problem, no just a U.S. one. And you do realize that other than the UK, Europe only helped in Iraq for the first war, which was approved by the UN. You’re the one oversimplifying matters.
Europe needs to quit depending on the US for its protection. Your self entitlement to our property is not right. I support helping Ukraine, but you Europeans thinking that the US should just give away its property is asinine. I didn’t work 60-80 hours a week for over thirty years giving hundreds of thousands of my tax dollars to be given away. If Trump is elected you’re not going to have a choice but to help Ukraine on your own. Like I said, I support helping Ukraine for moral reasons, but I don’t appreciate when people expect it or criticize the US when it’s got no legal obligation to provide it. Rather than thank the US, all I see is from Europe is complaining that it took too long and that the US is expected to keep providing more.
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@franklin9400 The Iraq war lasted far longer, and those deaths were not all attributable to US forces. The deaths were also caused from indirect causes from the conflict, like insanitary conditions. Unlike Russia, the USA didn’t target civilians. Unlike Russia, the USA didn’t loot, maim, rape, torture and murder innocent civilians. In fact, the enemy knew this. It’s why the Taliban would intentionally place kids outside their meeting places because they knew the US wouldn’t attack. Russia on the other hand has a long history of targeting civilians. Look at how it intentionally bombed hospitals in Syria, or how it supported Assad when he used chemical weapons. Go away Putinbot. Try using Russia’s crap version of YouTube called RuTube. Maybe there someone will believe your bullcrap, and the Russian economy could use your support.
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@Writeous0ne The M-1 has gone through numerous upgrades through the years. The earlier models are nowhere near as close technologically to the more recent models. China’s smallest microchip is 7nm, which is still relatively large compared to microchips made by TSMC, Intel, IBM, etc. China’s just recently made the 7 nm chip, and they copied the design from TSMC. Just to put things into perspective, Russia’s smallest is 30 nm. Taiwan’s TSMC recently created a 1 nm chip, while IBM’s is 2 nm. When Ukraine examined Russian military missiles,helos, EW systems, command and control systems, etc., they discovered that they were all packed with US microchips. Google Captured Russian Weapons are Packed with US Microchips to see some of the items examined and the chips found. China can’t export microchips to Russia without getting a license from the US. They’re not going to try circumventing the law because they would risk losing access to US software that is needed to develop their own microchips.
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@stevemcgowen Doesn’t matter on GDP. Russia’s more of a threat to European countries than to the US. Just look at the numbers. The US has given “$46.33 billion worth of bilateral military donations to the Ukrainian government. Germany is the second-biggest military donor to Ukraine. It has given $19.42 billion—almost half the total for all EU members, but still less than half what the U.S. has contributed. France, Italy, and Spain (respectively, the second, third, and fourth largest economies in the EU after Germany) have contributed very little. France’s military aid to Ukraine stands at about $700 million, Italy is at $730 million, and Spain is at $360 million. In comparison, Poland alone has given more than $3 billion in military aid despite being only the sixth-largest economy in the EU. Some European politicians are demanding America spend more on a war in Europe when France, Italy, and Spain have contributed about the same as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.”
Like I said, Europe needs to step up. I’m afraid if Trump is elected Ukraine won’t get anything else from the US. He’s leading in the polls so Europe needs to figure it out soon and stop wasting time waiting for the US.
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The F-22 and F-35 are far better in every way imaginable. From stealth to avionics, radars, sensor fusion, situational awareness, recovery from bleed, etc., the F-22 and F-35 are better than the Su-57. If the Su-57 was as good as you claim, it would be racking up numerous sales, but it has no export orders, and only two production models have been built, with the first one crashing.
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@ First off, it’s not called paint. It’s radar absorbent material, RAM. The US has been building stealth fighters for over 40 years, has produced many varieties, and it has a significant lead in the field. Russia is not known for making high tech equipment, even for domestic goods. It’s well known that Russia is not in the business of making high tech products on mass scale efficiently. It’s why Russia buys US made microchips on the black market. The downed S-70 itself had over 30 western made microchips in it.
Weapons are being produced to be able to fit inside the F-35. India rejected the Su-57 because they weren’t impressed at all with it, and yet Russia to this day is still trying to convince them to buy it making the deal sweeter each time.
The most stealthy Russian aircraft is the S-70 Okhotnik. What’s comical is what was found at its wreckage. See below.
Initial assessments of the wreckage cast doubt on Russian claims about the drone’s advanced capabilities. Contrary to Russian propaganda, the S-70 does not appear to feature the stealth polymers or advanced artificial intelligence systems that were advertised. “This is no advanced combat drone,” a Ukrainian defense expert said. “It’s more like a glider equipped with basic flight capabilities and radio controls.”
Additionally, the use of the Su-57 manned fighter as a command relay for the drone was seen as inefficient and highlighted the limitations of Russian networking capabilities. The S-70 lacks the robust stealth technologies that Russia has claimed to possess, and it does not feature the kind of network-centric systems comparable to NATO’s Link-16. Instead, the drone relies on a basic radio link for guidance, limiting its operational flexibility..
The Russian Ministry of Defense has long promoted the S-70 as a “loyal wingman” to the Su-57, capable of engaging in coordinated missions and using a wide range of airborne weaponry. However, the incident casts doubt on the drone’s ability to execute sophisticated combat maneuvers, including the use of air-to-air missiles or precision-guided weaponry.
I’m just as confused about the F-47 having canards, too. They’re well known to increase an aircraft’s RCS. Maybe the plan isn’t to use them except when dogfighting. I don’t know.
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@joelau2383 Do you see the US and NATO having territorial disputes with its neighbors like China? Do you see the US/NATO invading other countries to conquer the territory, lying about it, having illegal elections like what Russia did in Crimea? Do you see the US and NATO jamming GPS signals in other countries like what Russia has been doing? Or how about how Russia hacked into its neighbors internet and shut down their power, sent agents to the UK to assassinate political opposition, try to kill the leader of Montenegro, intentionally bomb hospitals in Syria, back a regime that used chemical weapons on innocent people, etc.? You don’t see the US or NATO doing any of that. Both China and Russia are trying to conquer additional territories, which neither the US or NATO are doing. Face it, you’re just a US hater, and yet you’re here on US owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both of which were discovered by the USA, and on your phone or computer that has US technology in the designed US microchips in it. Go figure…
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I am surprised that he remembers that he even talked with her. Just joking of course, but I do have concerns that he has signs of early dementia, tendencies that my mom had before hers got progressively worse.
I am all for Senator Sinema taking a stand. I am fed up parties voting one way or another based simply on party affiliation. The members of Congress are there to represent their state, and not necessarily their party’s short-term agenda. Senator Sinema represents Arizona, which is a state with a large moderate and conservative population. Pima County is an exception, but it is located in southern Arizona, and it has a large democratic community. I have read about how she has received millions in donations from big pharma, and I’ve done a little research. The millions that her opposition cites is in aggregate, and it goes back to 2012. She receives funds from many sources. My concern about raising taxes on corporations is that right now the US is competing with China on developing new technology and discoveries, and taking away funds will only hurt in the long run, which means fewer jobs for Americans in the future.
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You’re right, and Ukraine has the same right to do whatever it takes to defend itself too, including joining NATO. And don’t give me crap about Russia’s military being superior, that’s a load of crap. Just look in Syria where the majority of its bombs were unguided. It’s Air Force is a joke, its navy is primarily a brown water navy, and the majority of its army’s equipment is still outdated. It’s best jet fighter is the Su-35, which got its ass kicked in exercises in both Egypt and China. Look in Armenia where Russian made defenses got destroyed by drones and Russia’s ECMs didn’t work. Or how about how in Syria how Israeli aircraft regularly strike targets, despite Russian air defenses being present. Seriously, when was the last time a Russian SAM intercepted an aircraft despite thousands of sorties being flown? It’s so called hypersonic missile that Russia brags about has only been shown to work in cartoons, and its Zircon missile is a copy of the US X-51 Waverider, that the USA tested back in 2010 breaking the world record for hypersonic duration of flight. The reason why Russia is causing crap in both Georgia and Ukraine is because it knows the bylaws of joining NATO prohibit the applicant country of having territorial disputes, and it knows that the US President, Dementia Joe, is a weak leader. It’s shameful for you to support Russia when they’re the ones creating the conflict that is killings and displacing innocent people in Ukraine. If you think Russia is so fu*king wonderful, go use their crappy version of YouTube called RuTube.
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Well said! Propaganda is a huge tool that China is well known for. And US generals are very good at hyping it up to so that they can get all the new toys that they want. A good example would be the F-22. During its initial days there was lots of Congressional doubt that it was even needed because of the collapse of the USSR. The US had F-15s go up against India’s fighters, including the Su-30MKI and the Mig-21, and the US fighters came out on the losing end. The exercises were used by the USAF to warrant the need for the F-22. What wasn’t told was the F-15s we’re outnumbered by a 4-1 ratio, weren’t allowed to take BVR shots, older F-15s were used with pilots who had little flight time that year, and AWACS weren’t used. In other words, not very realistic.
Another example of why the USA should not be too concerned is that during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best.
With regards to hypersonic missiles, the USA was already flying a Mach 12+ missile in the 1950s. The fact that the USA broke the world record for hypersonic duration of flight over ten years ago with the X-51 Waverider, there’s no doubt there’s technology that isn’t publicly available. China can brag all it wants, but nothing beats real combat where the systems can get tested in real-life situations. Plus, it’s doubtful that China can even intercept what is in our current inventory, and they have no answer for the F-22 or F-35. A missile’s range means little if it can’t lock onto the target.
Another example are US SAMS. Russian and Chinese SAMS get tons of recognition, but it’s the USA and Israel systems that are routinely shooting down missiles in real combat. Saudi Arabia has been very successful with the PAC-3 now that their soldiers are better trained. They commonly shoot down Iranian made ballistic missiles being launched in Yemen. Saudi Arabia just placed an additional order for more than 200 of them. If they were disappointed they wouldn’t be buying more and would have gone elsewhere.
It’s also funny how this video makes no mention of how an Israeli F-35 destroyed a Chinese SAM that Iranian forces manned.
There’s quite a bit of bias with this video. For instance, he knocked the Phoenix missile for its size, yet the Iranians used it extremely well against the Iraqi fighters in the Iran-Iraq war. While I do agree that the US needs some improvements, it’s not dire like this video portrays. One missile I wish the US had an equivalent to is the Meteor. That’s a real game changer.
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@br0dyj08n9 I don’t know what happened to my comment so here I go again. Just because it comes up first in a search doesn’t make it credible. Your search criteria already makes the search biased. And furthermore, search engines use certain algorithms that aren’t necessarily based on facts. For example, search for the United States has never technically lost a war, and you will find,
Given that fact, the United States should therefore be on the list of nations that hasn’t lost a war. Other than the tragic loss of the lives of the soldiers who served in Vietnam, and the cost of equipment, the United States didn’t technically lose. It gave up no territory and paid no war reparations.
Even I don’t agree with that. That’s why you need to learn history on your own. The Korean War is a good example. The North Koreans invaded the South, and they drove the South Koreans all the way south as far as they could go. The US intervened and drove the North Koreans all the way out of South Korea. If the US didn’t help, South Korea would be part of North Korea.
The first Gulf War is another example. Iraq invaded and took control Kuwait. If the US and the allied coalition didn’t help, Kuwait would not exist today. That’s not a loss.
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@carolinecollett956 Half of the world isn’t supporting Russia. Of the 143 countries at the UN, only four others supported Russia. Some countries abstained, but if they knew about the horrific atrocities that the Russians were committing they would lose almost all support. Russia’s troops are looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people. Russia is attacking hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, residential areas, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc. The Russian media and many Russian trolls are bragging about how Russia has leveled cities, and are making innocent Ukrainians live in the cold and without clean water because of Russia’s attacking electric power plants. These are acts that terrorists commit. If the people of the countries knew that Russia was doing these horrible things, Russia wouldn’t have any support.
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@Theouterrim77 Israel didn’t have the US support to transfer F-16 technology to China did it? Israel also assisted China in developing its PL-8H surface-to-air/ship-to-air missile, the PL-9 air-to-air missile from the Israeli Python missile, improving its main battle tanks by supplying 9,000 kits for their 105 mm guns, along with fire-control systems, night-vision equipment and reactive armour, redesigning its DF-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile and the DF-15 short-range ballistic missile, developing the J-10 fighter aircraft – reportedly based on Israel’s Lavi design, improving its diesel-electric submarines.
It also tried to sell Loitering Munitions, Israel has also sold drones to both China and Russia. Israel also wanted to sell Phalcon, which would have given China a huge edge over Taiwan. Back in 2013 Israel provided US missile and electro-optics technology to China. Israel has a long record of getting U.S. military technology to China.
In the early 1990s then-CIA Director James Woolsey told a Senate Government Affairs Committee that Israel had been selling U.S. secrets to China for about a decade. More than 12 years ago the U.S. demanded Israel cancel a contract to supply China with Python III missiles, which included technology developed by the U.S. for its Sidewinder missiles.
And now Israel is afraid to take sides on the Ukraine-Russia turmoil going on right now despite the fact that Russia is clearly in the wrong. For being a friend with the USA, it sometimes doesn’t seem that way.
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@zachmcclung2447 Very true. Russia can’t even build new SAMs or tanks right now due to needing parts from western countries. Ukraine will never give up, and time is on its side, not Russia’s. Look at how much territory that Russia has already lost that it initially gained, and it still doesn’t have air superiority. It’s not going to get any easier for Russia either. Western nations are supplying huge amounts of weaponry to Ukraine. You also need to consider that Russian morale is very low, a large number of its generals have been killed, and that Russia has suffered huge and humiliating defeats. Ukraine is receiving over 70 howitzers from the USA, along with almost 150 thousand rounds, and France just announced today that it’s also providing howitzers and ammo, along with anti-tank missiles. Russia can’t keep up, and Ukraine already has more tanks in its territory than Russia, and it has large quantities of anti-tank missiles. The UK provided anti-ship missiles so the chance that Russia can attack from the sea isn’t likely.
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@elainewatts4665 At least the US doesn’t attack other countries to try to conquer them. Russia attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason, and its soldiers are committing horrible atrocities. Thanks to Russia, the US is being thanked for all its help. Russia on the other hand is despised. You think Russia’s attacking schools, playgrounds, hospitals, humanitarian centers, railway stations, residential areas, etc., goes unnoticed? You think the world doesn’t notice Russia’s missile attacks against apartment buildings? And while the Russian media is calling on its military to nuke the west, how do you think the rest of the world is going to react to Russia’s threats? And for Russia to continue to strike Ukraine’s power grid so that innocent people don’t have electricity to keep them warm, or clean water to drink, do you think people are going to think favorably of Russia? You know very well what Russia is doing is wrong, and yet you still support it despite knowing about all the crimes that it’s doing.
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Super maneuverability is not part of the 5th generation definition. This is the definition of a 5th generation fighter:
A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2023, these are the most advanced fighters in operation. *The characteristics of a fifth-generation fighter are not universally agreed upon, and not every fifth-generation type necessarily has them all*; however, they typically include stealth, low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR), agile airframes with supercruise performance, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situational awareness and C3 (command, control and communications) capabilities.
The F-35 meets all the criteria except for supercruise, which it’s very close to achieving. With a short burst of afterburner it can go supersonic.
On the other hand, the Su-57 is a huge failure. It’s not stealth; its avionics, sensor fusion, radars, situational awareness, etc., all pale in comparison to the F-35. The fact that Russia’s longtime military partner India wants nothing to do with the Su-57 speaks volumes about its being a failure. Russia’s tried repeatedly to get India to rejoin the partnership, but India wants nothing to do with it. India even expressed that Russia needs to start all over to achieve a stealth airframe. Even the cockpit design is just a version of the Su-35’s, which is primitive in comparison to western fighters.
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@УтроНАморе Not jealous at all. The US has provided less than 2.5% of its military budget, and Russia's military power has significantly decreased. It's so bad that Russia has to pull equipment built over 70 years ago. The average American doesn't even keep track of the war, and it has had no influence on their living. You can't say the same about Russians where it's a third world shithole outside of Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
And don't brag too much, Russia lost over half of the territory it once held; the world is mocking the Russian military for its incompetence, poor leadership, poor training, and being poorly equiped. And most of the territory that Russia currently holds was already under Russian separatists control prior to this new phase of the war. What has Russia gotten in return? It's got totally destroyed and barren land, hundreds of thousands of dead Russian soldiers, around a million injured, an economy that is struggling, and it's lost access to much needed western parts. Russia has become the world's laughing stock! Congrats!!!
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@netsuwan_praphot Just look at the history of the effectiveness of SAMs in wars. Over time the number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down, and that’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. From jamming to spoofing, using decoys, chaff, hacking, stand-off weapons, stealth, etc., they’re just not as effective. Just look at the war with Serbia. Out of tens of thousands of sorties, only two US aircraft were shot down, and both of those were due to human error of flying predictable flight paths. For the most part, the Serbs chose to keep their radars off out of fear of being targeted. This suited NATO just fine because they weren’t effective. The war ended up being won on air power alone, and not one US serviceman lost his life. Serb air defenses were widely respected, as they had an overlapping integrated air defense network. The same can be said about Iraq, except they chose to keep their radars on and it resulted in huge losses. Baghdad was considered the most heavily defended city in the world, and it couldn’t do hardly anything to stop the air attacks.
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@boboboy8189 Russia doesn’t have the same manufacturing capabilities to build high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently. Plus, Russia is over twenty years behind in this field, and it’s demonstrated a dependence on western technology for its high tech equipment. From its T-90 using French optics, to nearly every missile, EW system, attack helicopters, all using US made microchips, the Russian land have shown that they are dependent on western goods. Put it this way, in the MMRCA tender, India’s Air Chief said that the US had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the US wasn’t even offering its best. On the other hand, Russia’s Mig-35 failed primarily because of two reasons, its radar, which failed to reach desired acquisition ranges, and its engines.
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@АМЕРИКАНСКАЯМЕЧТА-я3в LOL, that’s all old news. The F-35 recently shot down a cruise missile and not too long ago a drone. It’s also struck multiple targets throughout Syria, including against Hezbollah. It’s continuing to rack up numerous sales, while Russia can’t find even one customer for the POS Su-57. The F-35 has a significant smaller radar cross section; its radars, sensors, avionics, situational awareness, etc., are all vastly superior.
Just to put things into place almost 1,000 F-35s have been built. Only around 10 Su-57s have, and they aren’t anywhere near the battlefield. Russia still is developing its first AESA radar, which is a prerequisite for a 5th generation fighter, the U.S. has had it in service for over 20 years, and it’s in thousands of aircraft; and unlike Russia’s downed aircraft in Ukraine, US aircraft aren’t flying with GPS devices that a person can buy at Walmart! 😂
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@АМЕРИКАНСКАЯМЕЧТА-я3в Ever hear the expression you get what you pay for? A good example is Russia’s Su-35. It looks fantastic on paper, but in reality not so much. Google “Russia's Su-35 fighter jet fails to stack up against rival warplanes” and you’ll find: “While the Su-35 is Russia's most advanced fighter plane, the war in Ukraine, head to head trials, and dissatisfied potential buyers prove it has significant disadvantages compared to other aircraft.”
It continues to state, The Su-35's problems were further highlighted in 2021 when Egypt began negotiations to purchase the fighter jet.
The limited avionics capabilities inside Russian Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets severely hinder their ability to carry out missions assigned to fourth generation aircraft, according to numerous reports and analysts.
"Then they ordered Su-35s, only to find out this is equipped with PESA radar, and they would have to wait for years (and pay even more) for the Russians to develop a suitable AESA radar," said aviation author Tom Cooper, according to a 2022 Forbes article, referring to passive electronically scanned array (PESA) and active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technology.
The Su-35 is the only major fourth-generation aircraft without the option of an AESA radar, a more advanced and sophisticated successor to the original PESA technology.
AESA radars have longer range, higher ability to detect smaller targets and better resistance to jamming than do PESA radars.
That means that other fourth-generation aircraft equipped with AESA radars are likely to be able to detect and engage an Su-35 beyond visual range (BVR) before it can react.
"On top of this, they then ran a test, apparently using the first 2-3 Su-35s delivered to Egypt, against their Rafales, and it turned out the Su-35's PESA is simply no match," Cooper said, referring to a mock dogfight that Egypt organised in 2021.
In the Egyptian test, the Rafale's countermeasure system "easily overpowered" the Su-35's radar system, he said.
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Jubei Origami Give me a break, your video didn’t show shit. There are no videos showing actual footage of any cruise missiles getting shot down. And don’t give me crap about remnants of the cruise missiles being proof. That’s fucking ridiculous. Of course there will parts around after it strikes.
Wow, you gave two examples, one recent, and the other many years ago. The US doesn’t claim that its weapons are invincible. If any nation overhyped its abilities, its Russia. A good example is the Su-57 claiming it’s invisible to radar and better than the F-22. Another is Russia’s claiming that it has deployed hypersonic missiles, yet there are no videos lasting longer than a mere 5 seconds showing one in flight. Russia lied about MH-17, Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, chemical weapons in Syria, the USS Donald Cook fabrication, a Su-35 defeating a F-22 in a mock dogfight, etc. The lies are nonstop.
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Jubei Origami LOL, you cannot be serious. Tell my exactly what Russian technology is better than the US’s. Even Russia’s ally India said during the MMRCA tender that the US has the best weapons, radars and systems, and what is most telling is that the US wasn’t even offering its best.
Russia claims to have the best SAMS, but you cannot find any Russian SAM intercepting a missile, not even in tests. You can find US missile intercepts, including one just a couple weeks ago of a SM-3intercepting a ballistic missile launched from Hawaii.
Russia claims to have in production hypersonic missiles, yet you cannot find any missile test lasting longer than 5-10 seconds. If you want to see a real hypersonic missile test, look here on YouTube for, Boeing X-51 Waverider Breaks World Record for Hypersonic Missile Test,”
Stop talking shit. It’s unbelievable how narrow minded and ignorant so many Russian trolls can be, and what is most pathetic is that you chose to be that way.
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@jubeiorigami4096 Says the fool who said only 3 buildings were destroyed in Syria despite photos and satellite imagery showing otherwise; and according to the idiot who says the majority of the cruise missiles were shot down, without showing any evidence of it. You have no credibility. You're as bad as Putin who at first denied Russia troops were invading Crimea, to later only admit the truth that they were Russian soldiers. You're just as bad as your nation when it comes to lies. Want some examples, but this time with links?
Despite your nation continuing to lie about it, facts show Assad used chemical weapons. "OPCW Fact-Finding Mission Confirms Likely Use of Chlorine in Saraqib, Syria" https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2018/05/opcw-fact-finding-mission-confirms-likely-use-chlorine-saraqib-Syria
How about Russia being behind the shooting down of MH-17? "MH17 downed by Russian military missile system, say investigators" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/24/mh17-downed-by-russian-military-missile-system-say-investigators
Or that it bombed many hospitals in Syria intentionally: "Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian–Syrian_hospital_bombing_campaign
What's really pathetic is that you support the world's most corrupt leader. Vladimir Putin 'corruption': Five things we learned about the Russian President's secret wealth https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/vladimir-putin-corruption-five-things-we-learned-about-the-russian-presidents-secret-wealth-a6834171.html
"Putin. Corruption. An independent white paper"https://www.putin-itogi.ru/putin-corruption-an-independent-white-paper/
"Vladimir Putin could be the richest man in the world. Take that, President Trump."https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a14480615/vladimir-putin-net-worth/
Now how does that make you feel making a measly wage of £980 /week being a Putinbot? "Inside the Russian troll factory where workers earn £980 a WEEK to pump out Putin propaganda" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6062302/inside-the-russian-troll-factory-where-workers-earn-980-a-week-to-pump-out-putin-propaganda/
How about Russia's lies, which you're part of the problem? "Russia’s brazen lies mock the world. How best to fight for the truth?" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/15/lies-russia-rt-salisbury-suspects-putin
Or, that Russia invaded Crimea, lied about it, and then Putin only later admitted that he lied. "Putin: Crimean 'little green men' were Russian servicemen, helped ensure true referendum" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ApPC4XoV4 He then held a vote that was illegal. "Why the Crimean referendum is illegal " https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/14/crimean-referendum-illegal-international-law
And don't give me shit that Russia owned the territory all along. If that were the case Russia would not pay a lease for so many years for use of the naval base.
Russia is known for lying, and you're part of the problem. Russia's repeated lies, like blaming the US for causing earthquakes, bad weather, the Kursk disaster, the USS Donald Cook abandoned crew fabrication, Russia's failed satellite launches, one lie after another. What's comical is that you are here bashing the US, yet you are using US owned YT, microchips designed in the US; US servers, and you use US tech every day. I can tell you that I have never used anything from Russia.
Why don't you go use Russia's shitty version of YT? Oh that's right, because nobody follows it. You really think your childish opinion makes any difference and will change historical events? You're too stupid to realize that you're lying only proves that Russians cannot be trusted. Russia historically will go down right now as being ruled by one of the most corrupt leaders who had to hire an army of trolls to spread hate and lies, and his own people were gullible idiots who followed him. Yes, you're one of those idiots. I don't have time for children like you. As the old saying goes, don't argue with an idiot because they'll bring you down to their level and win. I'm done with you, idiot. Grow up.
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The F-35 is far superior to the Su-35. The F-35’s AESA radar is the most advanced in the world, and it can jam the Su’s antiquated PESA radar. It’s why having AESA radar is considered an essential element for an aircraft to being a 5th gen fighter.
The F-35’s avionics, sensor fusion, AI, are all superior. Even at dogfighting the F-35 has the edge. Stealth makes it more difficult to get a lock onto an aircraft. In exercises against a F-22, an English F-15 exchange pilot was quoted as saying he couldn’t get a kick even in visual range, and found the experience very frustrating.
In addition, the fact that the Su-35 carries its weapons externally increases its radar cross section, it also decreases its speed, and overall agility due to increased wing and drag weight. It’s specifically why when fighters go into battle they drop their fuel tanks to reduce the wing load. Watch a Su-35 closely and you won’t ever find the essential maneuvers needed for combat, I.e. top-end speed, ability to recover from high-g turns, and instant and sustained turn rates. The maneuvers you find in the more recent F-35 demonstrations show it performing much more higher-g turns.
The F-35’s AI instantly detects and tracks targets, shares this information with other assets in the field like his wingmen and SAMs below, it determines the probability of kill for each target, then it determines the best firing solution to defeat the adversary. It’s sensor fusion is unprecedented.
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@InetCat You honestly don't have a clue what you're talking about. The simple fact that you have to lie that the Su-35 has AESA already tells me that you know yourself that you're wrong. People don't need to lie unless they cannot accept the truth. Prove me wrong! You know you can't because it's not true. The Su-35 won't know that the F-35 is on top of it until it's too late. And if you just think for once, imagine how hard it is for a tiny missile seeker to be able to track and lock onto a F-35 is when a very large and powerful radar site is already having difficulties just detecting it. In exercises against the F-15C, which had at the time a very large and powerful PESA radar, it couldn't even get a lock onto the F-22 in plane visual site. That means those missiles the Su-35 carries are useless.. The F-35's AESA is by far the most advanced radar in the market. Russia doesn't have one fighter in service with AESA, while the F-15 had it over twenty years ago. For you to claim that Russia's is better is asinine.
You're hilarious to think that Russia's avionics come anywhere near the F-35's. You won't find one expert agreeing with you. In fact, during the MMRCA tender Russia's ally, India, stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars, and systems, and the US wasn't even offering its best.
Russian radars cannot detect stealth fighters at the ranges you cite. HAHAHAHA. That's hilarious. Russian made SAM sites haven't been able to do anything to stop Israeli F-35s from striking targets at will in Syria.
You need to get caught up on the real news, and stop reading the anti-US trash that you focus on reading. The F-35 only didn't fly in stormy weather during its early development until it had all the safety protocols established. It was only temporary.
[ From 40 to 60% of the F-35 are constantly in service and cannot be quickly combat-ready.] Why do you have to lie? It's because you're a Russian troll who only can lie because you cannot accept reality. "The Lockheed Martin-made F-35′s mission capable rate — which describes the percentage of aircraft that can meet at least one of its assigned missions — currently sits at 69 percent, falling short of the military’s longstanding 80 percent goal."
Do you have any proof that the F-35 cannot launch missiles at supersonic speeds? I doubt it, as all you've done is lie so far.
And the F-35 is doing exceptionally well, even at dogfighting, and you're a fool to think that the Su-35 isn't limited by carrying external ordnance. Engineers can only do so much. Like I said earlier, it's why pilots drop their fuel tanks before going into battle. Put it this way, the F-16 was one of the most maneuverable fighters in the MMRCA tender, but when conformal fuel tanks were added it came in dead last. Read "F-35 pilot: Here’s what people don’t understand about dogfighting, and how the F-35 excels at it"https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/f-35-pilot-heres-what-people-dont-understand-about-dogfighting-and-how-the-f-35-excels-at-it/ or "Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest" https://breakingdefense.com/2017/06/pilots-say-f-35-superior-within-visual-range-dogfight-criticisms-laid-to-rest/
You're so focused on all the negative that you're too narrow minded to see that you're wrong.
You shouldn't talk about combat readiness. Russian aircraft are known for being duds. "During August 2021 the Russian Air Force lost five aircraft due to accidents in a two-week period. Four of them were in the air and one on the ground during maintenance. The lost aircraft include two MiG-29 fighters, a Su-24 fighter-bomber, an IL-112V twin-engine turboprop transport and a Be-200 twin-jet amphibious maritime patrol and transport aircraft. The MiG-29 was undergoing maintenance when it caught fire and was destroyed. Age, poor design and insufficient maintenance make Russian air force loss rates much higher than in the West. Clusters of losses like this are unknown in the West but not in Russia, where the reporting standards for civilian and military aircraft accidents and losses are different from the rest of the world"
You're right that the Su-35 is faster, but if you put it in a full weapons loadout, it's not so much. It's radar cross section becomes significantly larger, and it becomes an easier target. The F-35 doesn't even need to engage in dogfighting. Russian radars won't detect it until its too late. Yes, the Su-35 is better armed, and that's if the F-35 flies in a stealth configuration. However, aircraft from outside the kill zone, like the F-15 EX, which can carry 20 plus missiles can launch their missiles from BVR while the F-35 can guide them to the target. And the F-35 has shown me much more impressive realistic combat maneuvers than the Su-35. Sorry to break it to you, but going low and slow performing low-g maneuvers won't cut it in real combat. What matters most are high-g turns, both instant and sustained, the ability to recover from a high-bleed turn, and top end speed. The Su-35 demonstrates none of those. All it shows are maneuvers that a stunt plane can perform at much lower speeds. In fact, if the Su-35 tried those maneuvers in real combat, he'd be a sitting duck. If you watch any pilot fighter documentary, the pilots all say the same thing, that the key to survival is maintaining your energy, and the last thing you want to do is be a sitting duck.
The US and Russia aren't at war. If we were, the Russian aircraft never would have got photos of the F-22. Both Russian and US aircraft worked in close proximity with each other to attack targets so of course they're going to get close to each other. Tell me, where were Russia's Su-35's when US aircraft bombed Russian mercenaries for over four hours in Syria while F-22s flew cover? I'll tell you, at a base nearby only minutes away doing nothing about it because they knew very well that they would get shot down.
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@f9658 If you did a little research you would find that SAMs aren’t as effective as they used to be. It’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. Spoofing, jamming, hacking, stand-off weapons, stealth, using anti-radiation missiles are all good examples. Just look at how often Israeli warplanes strike targets in Syria, or how Turkish drones dismantled Armenian defense systems, tanks, troop fortifications, etc. The war over Serbia was won on air power alone without the loss of a single American soldier. Only two aircraft were shot down out of tens of thousands of sorties, and both of them were shot down due to human error of flying predictable flight paths. Of course you’re welcome to have your own opinion, but the US would no doubt control the sky.
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@TenylegMinekez-uc7co Retook is exactly what happened. The Russians were actually routed, retreating hastily, so much so that they left Ukraine with its largest supply of tanks. Accept it and stop the nonsense. Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory. By 11 November 2022, the Institute for the Study of War calculated that Ukrainian forces had liberated an area of 74,443 km2 (28,743 sq mi) from Russian occupation, leaving Russia with control of about 18% of Ukraine's territory. During the entire 2023, the Russian forces only captured 518 km2 (200 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory, despite huge losses on the battlefield.
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@gauravdey4163 Here’s more, Additionally, Ukrainian specialists uncovered five US microchips from AMD, Rochester Electronics, Texas Instruments, and Linear Technology in the Pantsir air defense system.
The Ukrainian military examined a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile and found at least 35 US-made microchips inside.
It also opened a turreted electro-optical system of the Ka-52 Alligator, which contains 22 chips manufactured by Texas Instruments, Altera USA, and Micron Technology.
The article goes onto state, According to military analyst Skip Parish, finding US-made microchips in Russian equipment highlights the country’s “total dependence on western technology.”
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Says who, Russia? Hahaha. Russia’s already lost. Putin’s conditions to avoid a war with Ukraine before it all started was that NATO nations had to go back in time, which would have removed nations like Estonia, Poland, Lithuania…, but the exact opposite happened. Finland has now joined, which doubles Russia’s border with NATO, and Sweden is in the process of joining. Another condition was for Ukraine to disarm itself and be neutral. Again, the exact opposite occurred. Ukraine has gotten a lot stronger, and there’s talk about its future as part of NATO. A bonus is that Russia has exposed itself as being overhyped, its military has significantly weakened, its reputations has suffered, its lost access to western technology, and a large not its people have left. Putin has really screwed Russia over, and what’s really pathetic are trolls like you who still support him.
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@yellowtunes2756 Actually the USA won its battles in Vietnam, something the Russians are struggling with. The USA also had air and sea superiority, something that Russia is also struggling at. Russia has suffered huge losses, in a relatively short time frame. It’s already using tanks that are 50 years old, and it’s recruiting men up to the age of 60. Not only that but the Russians have shown how poorly trained its soldiers are in battle. The tanks that the US used in Iraq were relatively new at the time, and the M-1 has been constantly upgraded through the years. Russia’s forces are getting humiliated on the battlefield, something that never happened in Nam. You need to listen to some of the intercepted Russian phone calls where Russian soldiers are telling loved ones how badly they’re doing on the battlefield. They don’t only talk about the huge losses their taking, but how many Russian soldiers don’t want to fight. The Ukrainians are not the strongest and well equipped force in Europe. That’s bs and you know it. They don’t have a mechanized army, no navy, and no Air Force. Before the war I wouldn’t have said this, but after watching how poorly Russia is doing in Ukraine, Russia would get its ass kicked if it actually went up against a NATO country like the UK or France, let alone the US. They have a modern military that would take control of the sky. That’s something that Russia desperately needs as it would control the battle space below.
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@yellowtunes2756 Ukraine’s army is not modern, nor is it the strongest in Europe. Where Ukraine excels is its will to fight, to not give up. Its got a ragtag army that has been trained by the UK, Canada and US. It’s received some modern anti-tank weapons, but much of its small arms are outdated, as well as the majority of its armored vehicles. In fact, much of its equipment is from what it’s captured from Russia. Before it started receiving more modern artillery, most of it is vintage Soviet era equipment. Ukraine’s military power is a fraction of that of the UK or France, and it’s significantly less sophisticated.
No country has more propaganda BS than Russia. It has suffered huge losses. Just Google Russia Admits Significant Losses of Troops in Ukraine and maybe you’ll finally open your eyes.
Ukraine has very few flyable aircraft, and the ones that it has are old and outdated. The Ukrainians aircraft’s capabilities pale in comparison to most NATO members’ aircraft. Russia is incapable of achieving air superiority, which is quite pathetic when you consider that Russia has the second largest air force in the world.
Ukraine doesn’t even have a navy, and yet Russia still can’t control the sea near Ukraine. Russia’s suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) are still problematic, just like they were in Georgia.
The phone calls aren’t fake. You just can’t accept the fact that Russia is struggling. Russia was supposed to win this war in just a few days, and now it’s on a hundred plus days. Just look at how little territory Russia has gained from what the Russian separatists already controlled before the war began and how much it has lost from what it originally gained in the early outset of the war.
You’re the one who doesn’t know wtf you’re talking about. Just like with Russia’s war with Georgia, the west has been very unimpressed with Russia’s military. Poor training, SEAD, secure communications, counter artillery abilities, combat tactics, logistical capabilities, EW, tank defense systems, to just name a few problems that have been exposed.
The tanks that Ukraine has captured from Russia aren’t even modern compared to NATO standards. Like I said, the Abrams has been upgraded numerous times through the years. The most recent models have active protection systems from Israel. There’s also been a TUSK upgrade that makes it more survivable in urban warfare. There are numerous upgrades. You don’t see the USA not properly maintaining its equipment like Russia. The T-62 tanks that Russia just pulled from storage are antiques. They are even less capable of withstanding a hit from a round. They offer less protection, have smaller guns, and are less powerful than Russia’s T-72s and T-80s.
You can lie and deny the truth all you want. It’s what we all have learned to expect from Russian trolls.
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To an extent you’re right. The Patriot missiles, javelins, artillery shells, HIMARS, bullets, etc., are new. Yes, it benefits the US defense industry, but we’re expending funds to areas where we’d usually be spending elsewhere. And sorry, but giving away your property to others is not a good financial investment. If it was so beneficial, other countries would be doing it a lot more frequently.
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@PalleRasmussen You’re intentionally skewing the facts by showing the US on the bottom. You’re intentionally not including 17 other European countries below the US, including France, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Iceland, Austria, etc. European countries should be spending a lot more than the US. It’s their security that is at risk more so than any other country. The US has no obligation to help Ukraine, and yet it’s provided just as much military aid than all other countries combined. And what percentage of European countries GNP do they spend keeping the Strait of Hormuz, South China Sea, Red Sea, open? And the US is the only country helping Taiwan and Israel. It just gave Egypt $1.3 billion to Egypt to try to maintain peace in the M.E. Try being honest.
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@kaleido6551 It should not have to activate its entire army, Ukraine is significantly smaller in strength than Russia. Russia has gained very little territory, nothing to brag about. And Russia’s retreated itself in various places, especially in the north. Many weaknesses of Russia have been shown, including poor communications, suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD), EW abilities, artillery counter fire, strategic tactical decisions, training, active tank defenses, etc. Russia’s warplanes have taped GPS devices because the Russian navigation systems don’t work properly. For a country that is such to have one of the world’s best armies, it hasn’t shown much. That’s just your personal opinion about losses. Typically the side that is on the offense suffers more casualties, and that would be Russia. To say that the West has been unimpressed would be an understatement. Lessons that people thought Russia would have learned from its conflict in Georgia still remain, especially poor secured communication lines and SEAD abilities. Russia’s navy is also getting humiliated, and it hasn’t shown any ability to defend itself. Every branch of its military has done poorly.
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@kaleido6551 You don’t think that Russia has retreated? It’s retreated numerous times, and much of the territory that it gained at the early onset of the war has been lost, especially in the north. It’s forces have also been repulsed after numerous attacks, and some of its troops are refusing to fight. Russia achieved very little in around four months time, and has taken major losses. It’s not going to get any easier for Russia, either. Much of its equipment has depended on western parts, especially US microchips. There are already reports of Russia having to close certain tank manufacturing plants, its having difficulties producing high tech weapons like SAMs, and is now limited on the ability to put satellites into space. And this war is far from over. Many Russian troops don’t even understand why they’re there, are suffering from low morale problems, while Ukraine is fighting for its life, its troops are in good spirits, and it has wide international support.
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@just-incase3483 I know my history, and I am not a Biden supporter either. Throw out your cheap insults all you want. I could care less.
The US spends trillions on defense, and much of that is directed towards Russia. Russia has been an adversary of the US’s for as long as I can remember. Most of the aid is in military equipment that is already in our inventories, which aren’t even being used. You can disagree all you want, I really don’t care. I find it being a great bargain. In exchange, it’s unified NATO;
gotten rid of our old inventories; helped the US’s reputation worldwide; helped taken down an adversary to a point where it’s no longer a threat; it has resulted in making US allies increase their defense budgets to help themselves rather than depend on the US, which is actually something that Trump pushed for for; it’s helped reduced dependence on Russia’s resources, which has helped the US because it’s meant greater sales, and it’s resulted in huge amounts of sales of US weaponry. It’s not monies being given away when we’re providing equipment that is just sitting around anyway. You are the one who needs to realize that it’s Russia who is our foe, and this is an opportunity to fight it without losing American lives. Personally, I’m not hurting, and neither are any of my family and friends. Jobs are plentiful, but I do agree that inflation is out of control. That’s not just a US problem though, it’s happening globally.
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@donkoh5738 The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were totally relevant. Believe what you want, I could care less. The F-22 program was cut short primarily to assist the funding of the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan (which in the late 2000s saw a resurgence). Around the same time the F-22 was cut for example, $50 billion in MRAPs were procured to protect US forces from IEDs - the F-22’s R&D + procurement program cost about $60 billion by comparison.
The cut in the F-22 program specifically (rather than other programs) was justified by a few reasons:
* The F-22 was designed to fight the USSR, which no longer existed.
* The F-22 is a multirole, but is primarily an air superiority fighter with fairly limited air-to-ground capabilities. Air superiority is important, but is not what fighters are used for in most wars over the past half-century. In fact, it wasn’t used in combat until Syria where it had an air to ground role, although there were less expensive platforms that could get the job done just as well and at a lower flight hour cost.
* The F-22 was / still is the most expensive fighter the US has ever fielded.
* It was known that China and Russia were working on their own 5th gen fighters, but it was expected that they would be 15+ years off.
* F-35 was never intended to replace the F-22 and as such, the F-22 will continue to fly alongside F-35s until the 2040s (or longer). Instead the USAF has been working on a next-gen air combat platform that is expected to enter service in around the early 2030s and eventually replace the F-22.
You won’t find one credible source that supports your opinion. When the F-22 entered service its avionics were considered state of the art, and its engines were well known for their power. They allowed pilots to make mistakes because their power could recover energy very quickly. It’s the one thing that Rafale pilots marveled at when dogfighting against the F-22 in UAE.
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@charlescarabott7692 Use some common sense. Sweden and Finland aren’t NATO members, and officially they’re neutral countries too, but you know very well that they would side with NATO over Russia any day. You can expect the same with Ukraine. In fact, they’re providing arms to Ukraine to fight Russia. Ukraine has already been rejected by NATO, and there were no plans to add it anytime soon. Ukraine now knows that if Russia does another foolish attack that NATO will once again provide arms to it to defeat the Russian forces.
My gawd, you’re so brainwashed. Does NATO have nuclear missiles on Russia’s borders now in countries like Estonia, Poland or Latvia? No. Has NATO ever attacked another country for the purpose of conquering it? No. NATO has only expanded for the reason that Russia is attacking Ukraine right now. They want protection against Russia. All NATO members have willingly joined, none were forced. One of the main reasons why Ukraine wasn’t accepted is due to its large amount of corruption.
Ukraine hasn’t completely lost the South and East. In fact, Russia’s forces have retreated on both fronts. Russia to this day still doesn’t have Odessa. It’s forces are taking heavy losses, and against a country that doesn’t even have a professional army, and many of its forces are volunteers. If you watch them they’re all having a great time with high morale. You can’t win a war without it.
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@Klentung8989 The USA provides more aid, relief, assistance and help to other nations than any other nation. Without the USA, countries like Kuwait, South Korea , and possibly Taiwan and even Australia might not exist. You’ll find that Americans in general are very generous by offering their time and money to help the poor and needy.
And yet here you are on on USA owned YouTube, using the internet and routers both of which were invented by the USA, and on your phone or computer, which have USA designed microchips. Try voicing your hatred on Russian, Chinese, Cuban, Iranian sites against the governments of those nations. It won’t happen because you would be jailed.
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@rinneganitachi4840 LOL, first off, Russia doesn’t have any hypersonic missile. Like usual, it brags about being the best, only to be a lie. Secondly, show me just one Russian SAM interception of a ballistic missile. You can’t, there aren’t any. On the other hand, you can find many US missile intercepts here on YouTube. Just do a YouTube search for SM-6 intercepting missile and you’ll find numerous videos of just that specific missile. There are many other examples with THAAD, SM-3, PAC-3, etc. If Russian SAMs were better, then the Moskva wouldn’t have been sunk by subsonic missiles. And that was Moskva’s specific job, air defense. If Russian SAMs were better, Russia would be able to intercept GLMRS rockets before they hit targets like bridges, barracks, command centers, etc., that Russia knew precisely what was being targeted. Time and time again Storm Shadow is hitting Russian targets, and the Russians can’t intercept them. What’s sad is gullible people like you actually believing the Russian media despite knowing about its long history of spreading misinformation and lying. The fact that Russia has to lie about intercepting the missiles shows that Russia itself knows that it’s weak in this area.
And unlike Russian crap like the Bulava, US SLBMS have had hundreds of successful launches without a failure.
Russia’s good at one thing, bragging and overhyping its capabilities. We’ve seen it over and over again. What Russia has achieved with missiles in this war, the US already did over thirty years ago but on a much larger scale in Iraq.
Really, you bring up Vietnam? 😂 That was sixty years ago. Since then technology has evolved many times over, and since then it’s become more and more rare for Russian SAMs to intercept targets.
And don’t forget that it’s Russia that uses western technology for its weapons, not the other way around. Without US made microchips Russian missiles would not hit crap. And it’s Russia that has the long history of copying from the west, not vice versa. Russian trolls like you can just talk, talk, talk, but the evidence doesn’t support your BS.
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@ignaciomunizdiaz5194 The Su-75 won’t even get off the drawing board and it won’t supercruise either. The F-35 has the single most powerful jet fighter engine in the world, and I’ve seen the F-35 perform more maneuvers that are essential for combat than the Su-57. Nowhere does the Su-57 show its instant or sustained turn rates, and going low and slow performing low g maneuvers won’t cut it in real combat. And yes, the F-35 can control a drone, and it’s very near supercruise capabilities.
When it comes to sensor fusion, situational awareness,radars, etc., the USA is decades ahead of Russia. Put it this way, during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best.
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I swear, these defending attorneys are helping Johnny. First off, Amber recorded times when Johnny was angry. If she was hit, abused, whatever, Amber would have taken pictures of it. Many of them. The attorney’s questions are sometimes absolutely ridiculous. Stupid attorney does realize that if someone is bruised or beaten, they’ll sure as hell going to notice. All the other things like makeup, clothing, hairstyle, etc., are all common and routine things that don’t stand out. And you’re going to notice swelling no matter the amount of makeup. She’s an imbecile by taking this line of questioning.
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@fleecejohnson3298 You don’t know what your talking about and it’s clear you’re reading only anti-US propaganda. The second war with Iraq had nothing to do 9/11. The main reason was because both the USA and UK thought Iraq had WMDs. Although none were officially found, at least the US admitted it. Other countries like Russia would have staged it.
There were good reasons to believe Sadam had WMDs. After all, he had chemical weapons before, used them on the Kurds in the north, and they all weren’t accounted for. He also wouldn’t let UN inspectors access to sites suspected of having WMDs. Iraqi people also lied about it. They wanted Sadam overturned so they made up false claims. And even after Sadam was captured, he admitted that he intentionally tried to deceive the world. It wasn’t because he feared the USA because he never thought that the USA would actually attack, but because of Iran. And finally, American troops who were disposal experts came down with illnesses from Iraq that are associated with being exposed to chemical weapons. As you can see there are many reasons why the US suspected Iraq of having WMDs, but even so I wish the US and UK didn’t attack because they didn’t have worldwide support like with the first war.
The 900,000 figure is nothing but anti-US.propaganda BS. Far fewer civilians were killed and its because the USA and UK used many guided munitions. This is unlike Russia and Assad in Syria where they used dumb bombs that killed many innocent people. The USA tries to avoid killing innocent people because it knows it only hurts its purpose of being there and the American people won’t stand for it. It’s why you will find many US weapons are very accurate but have very small warheads. It’s to try to avoid killing innocent people nearby. A recent version of a Hellfire missile is a good example. It doesn’t even have a warhead, but instead a spinning blade.
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@sergeypanferov9758 Of course Iraq at that time didn’t have today’s modern air defenses. That was thirty years ago. Iraq had an integrated air defense network system that both Russia and France helped develop, and they both went around the boycott anyway. Plus Iraq had one of the world’s largest air forces, which included battle hardened pilots from their war with Iran, and they flew modern Mig29s. And keep in mind that the US fought halfway across the world, while Russia is fighting on its own border. In comparison, all Ukraine has are older Russian systems, and Ukraine only started getting western systems later after the war began. Plus, Russia even struggled against tiny Georgia, losing anywhere between 4-10 aircraft in just one week. Look at how Israeli warplanes make Syria’s air defenses look nonexistent, even when using 4th generation aircraft. And in Syria they have modern Russian SAMs. Azerbaijani drones also tore apart Armenian air defenses that are made up of Russian SAMs, including the S-300. And NATO defeated Serbia with AirPower alone in just a few months time, and the US lost only two fighters. And even those losses were due to human error of flying predictable flight patterns. Face the truth, Russia has deplorable SEAD capabilities. Russia even acknowledged the problem after the war in Georgia, but we all mistakenly thought Russia would have fixed the problems by now.
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You’re way off. The Su-57 is often criticized for not having enough engine power, a flaw that India mentioned early on. The F-22’s70,000 lbs of thrust is far superior, giving it a huge edge in dogfighting.
The F-22’s AESA is a mature 4th gen radar. Russia still to date hasn’t put any fighter into service with AESA, something that the USA did over 20 years ago and has a substantial lead
The F-22’s stealth, radars, situational awareness, sensor fusion, and maneuverability are all superior.
When it comes to weapons, the F-22’s beats the Su-57’s as well. During the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best.
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@kumarraj_2199 3-D thrust does not give a significant advantage over 2-D with significant paddle movements. In fact, 3-D has a drawback because of its significant weight. Plus, thrust vectoring is especially useful at lower speeds, and the F-22’s power advantage gives it the ability to recover from high-g turns much better than the Su. Put it this way, in exercises against Malaysian Su-30s with 3D thrust vectoring, a F-18 came out on top three out of three times. Go to YouTuber Channel “The Ready Room” to see the video. And that’s against a clean Su without any ordnance.
Yes, AESA has been around for awhile, but Russia doesn’t have it in any jet fighter in service. The US has put AESA in its fighters from over two decades ago and has a significant lead. It’s essential to have if a fighter wants to be considered 5th gen, and it’s why all nations are trying to switch to it. It’s main drawback is that it’s costly to develop. If a nation doesn’t have the manufacturing capabilities to build high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently, like Russia, it is going to struggle putting it in service on large scale. And AESA does offer significant advantages, including the ability to jam PESA radar. The MKI has Bars, which is PESA, not AESA..
The Zhuk radar was tried on the Mig-35 in the MMRCA tender , and it failed to reach the desired acquisition ranges. Since then it hasn’t been put on any fighter in service.
The R-37 is a long range missile designed for taking out slow aircraft like an AWACS, not a maneuverable jet fighter. Quite honestly, Russia’s missiles are overhyped. When was the last time a Russian missile ever got a BVR kill? Try never. Russian missiles are not more advanced. For India’s Air Chief to state that the USA has the best weapons, radars and systems, when it wasn’t even offering its best says a lot. For India to have to go to Israel for BVR missiles after India’s last little skirmish with Pakistan says a lot.
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@kumarraj_2199 Continued
Disadvantages of PESA: “While the PESA radar was groundbreaking in terms of speed and area, it has significant disadvantages. What it makes up for in range, it loses in accuracy, as the beams of radio waves it puts out are broad and cannot give the most precise location information back.
The PESA radar is also limited by its range capability and the fact that it has only one beam, which means it can send out only one frequency at a time. In addition, it has only one transmitter, so there is potential for system failure due to a single failure within the transmitter.
Size can also be a disadvantage, as PESA radar sensors are typically very large and heavy. They can also be prone to cooling problems since so much information is running through a central point.”
With AESA radar technology, radio waves can be sent out at different frequencies in multiple directions at the same time without moving any antennas. While PESA radar systems may be able to scan larger sections faster, AESA scans more precisely. In addition, by scanning at different frequencies, it brings back more valuable information to its user.
The benefits of AESA radar include:
Longer range
Ability to detect smaller targets
Better resistance to jamming
Since an AESA radar utilizes a broader set of frequencies, it is also much more difficult to detect among background radio noise. This helps vehicles remain undetected while defending themselves in their environments.
Finally, AESA radars are less likely to experience system failure, since they rely on not one, but dozens of TRMs to transmit their signals. Computer failure can be recognized and remedied much faster than the maintenance needed to fix a broken transmitter in a PESA system. Additionally, the functioning antennas in an AESA system can continue to operate while the single TRM or computer is fixed.”
So yes, AESA does offer better range, and it’s more accurate and reliable.
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@Solder-of-Empire No, I haven’t seen any American war crimes in Afghanistan. The Americans don’t loot, rape, maim, torture and murder innocent people like what Russia is doing in Ukraine. The US doesn’t go after civilians in hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, pedestrian walkways, etc.
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@Stephano.MBravo1 I have a lot of respect towards the Rafale, especially after how it humiliated Su-35s in Egyptian exercises. I can say the same argument to you, go and read about the latest Viper, the F-16V. Here’s a blurb about its AESA:
The APG-83 AESA radar enables greater detection and tracking ranges, multiple target track (20-plus target tracks), high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) maps for all-environment precision strike, interleaved air-to-air and air-to-surface mode operations for improved situational awareness, operational effectiveness and survivability; and robust electronic protection for operations in dense radio frequency (RF) environments. The APG-83 also provides greater overall system reliability and availability—three to five times that of legacy MSCAN radars.
Another key feature of the F-16V configuration is the new Center Pedestal Display (CPD), which provides critical tactical imagery to pilots on a high-resolution 6”x 8” screen. The high-resolution display allows Pilot to take full advantage of AESA and Targeting Pod data. The new CPD enables color moving maps, larger and easier to manage air-to-air Situation Displays, zoom functionality with the ability to switch information among displays, and digital display of Flight Instrument Data. The CPD is also compatible with the Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS).
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@yaz2928 I guess you haven’t read how the F-35 is attacking targets at will in Syria. Syria has openly complained that their Russian made SAMs don’t work. What you don’t seem to understand is that if a large and powerful SAM site has difficulty even detecting the F-35, how do you think a tiny missile seeker head is going to do tracking and locking onto it? Not very well. In over 40 years only one stealth aircraft has been shot down after thousands of sorties being flown, and even it was a fluke due to human error of flying a predictable flight path.
In recent tests, the F-35 has guided a PAC-3 missile to intercept a cruise missile, and it linked to a USMC rocket to attack a ship. If it can guide a SAM to intercept a cruise missile, it sure as hell can guide one to intercept another fighter. The Su-57 has none of these capabilities.
Or how about how Russian made SAMs were decimated in Armenia? Drones over and over tore Armenian air defenses apart.
The F-35 is also a force multiplier. Not only can it launch its missiles from BVR, but it can guide missiles from other fighters to the targets. It’s software automatically and instantaneously tracks targets, determines the probability of kill for each, communicates this information with its wingmen, and then determines the best targeting solution for each. Russia has nothing remotely close to the F-35’s abilities. Russia hasn’t even put into service AESA in any fighter, and the F-35’s is 4th gen AESA. You need to be sensible. Russia isn’t going to pass the US after being behind for over two decades.
The F-35 has all-aspect stealth, something that the Su57 fails at significantly. And sorry, but IRST is a very short range tool that has nothing on the F-35’s passive sensors. IRST is also effected by differing weather conditions, and is not a good tool to ID targets at long range. Shooting targets without a positive ID can lead to fratricide, the last thing a pilot wants.
Russian fighters look good at airshows going low and slow performing low g maneuvers, that’s it. Watch YouTuber The Ready Room, a F-18 pilot, and how he beats a Malaysian Su-30 that has thrust vectoring three out of three times. Or how about how F-15s beat Indian Su-30MKIs over and over at Red Flag Nellis. Search here on YouTube for F-35 instant turn rate, and you’ll find it pulling many more g’s than the Su’s. And if you put ordnance on those Su’s, that will only increase their wing and drag weight, which reduces their agility, top-end speed, and their ability to recover from high-g turns. Face it, you’re wrong, and you won’t find one expert who agrees with you.
A good example of how useless Russian fighters are is the MMRCA tender where the Mig-35 performed so poorly. You can find many videos of it performing maneuvers that you think are so impressive, but it failed miserably in the competition. It only did well at top speed, but when it came to instant and sustained turn rates, and the ability to recover from high bleed turns, not so well.
If the Su-57 was so great it would not be having difficulty finding customers, and Russia’s ally India wouldn’t have left the partnership to develop it. Russia even approached India again, but India doesn’t believe the Su-57 design can be fixed to measure up against other 5th gen fighters.
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@NazuRei- Bullshit. You don’t see anywhere near the human rights abuses by NATO as you’ve seen China and Russia historically commit. You don’t see either of those nations providing anywhere near the aid and relief either. Ever hear about the Green Revolution and how it saved millions of Indians from starvation? Have you heard about how China’s debt traps? Ever hear about Russia’s paid trolls who spread lies and hate about the west? No, NATO is not some savior, but it sure doesn’t do the shit that you see Russia or China pulling today.
Both Russia and China are trying to claim rights to territories that doesn’t belong to them. China has territorial disputes with nearly all its neighbors, and has put its military forces into areas that’s causing widespread resentment. Russia invaded Crimea, lied about it, only admitted the truth after getting caught, and now it’s threatening Ukraine by blaming NATO. I guess that’s all okay with you. I agree that NATO has spread, but none of the nations that have joined were forced into it. They’ve all willingly joined, and they’ve done it because they fear Russia. Can you blame them for wanting security against Russia after how they were under the USSR’s control during the Cold War? You said that ALL problems are from NATO, which is obviously wrong, and it exhibits that you don’t have an objective opinion, but rather an extreme narrow minded point of view. I’ll be the first to admit that screw ups occur, but what China and Russia are doing right now by causing confrontations with its neighbors isn’t right.
You can have the last word. It’s almost Christmas and I don’t want to be arguing during a joyous occasion. Merry Christmas, and may peace be with you.
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s. loren Gallo LOL, there's no proof at all. People that fall for conspiracy theorists bullshit are generally gullible, and it seems that you fall into that category. The "explosive material" that you mention was thermite. It's not nearly as volatile as TNT or plastic explosives. Experts stated it would have taken 30,000 TONS of it to bring down the tower. How would such a large amount get transported, stored, and wired without anyone noticing?. Where the hell would they have stored such a large amount of explosives without anyone noticing? Use your brain.
Footage of the towers showed that they collapsed where the aircraft hit them. That means not only would all those explosives need to be stored there, but the pilots would have had to hit those exact floors, not just once but twice. Even expert pilots have said that would not be easy, let alone rookie pilots that we're flying the aircraft.Not only READ, but THINK, USE COMMON SENSE!
I went to your Channel page. It's obvious that you dislike the US. Your comments show it. You spread many lies and your comments are strongly biased against the US. You have no credibility. That's one common trait that I have found about people like you, you cannot be trusted. Like all other nations, the US has a checkered past. It's part of politics. I'm not sure why you dislike the US so much to lie the way you do, but all you're doing is spreading hate. Before commenting next time, see if you can be honest. Are you even capable, or is that you're nature and to be expected? I suspect the later.
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Tom Hill Why's that? Are you being vauge because you lready know that you're wrong and don't want to dig yourself into a hole any deeper? You're the one that's clueless. Seriously, you believe in some dumbass conspiracy theory that has no balls to it. If you're that gullible, I have a bridge to sell ya. BTW, I am not God. I don't have the answers to everything.
Furthermore, you asked a question about the terrorist's pasport being found on the ground, and I provided an answer that was showed it was not the terrorist's passport, but that was just a stupid myth.. Even if it was his passport, that doesn't mean anything. There's lots of debris found after airplane crashes. Not everything gets destroyed.
Wierd shit happens in life. Remember when the US accidentally shot down the airliner in the Persian Gulf where hundreds of Iranians died. All the passengers were naked in the water. Low and behold, conspiracy theory bullshit raised its ugly head. You can make up a conspiracy teory for nearly occurence. There will always be coincidences. You just need the ability to sperate the bullshit from fact, soething it seems that you're not good at. You look at the little wird shit and ignore the obvious facts. Jumping to the conclusion that 9/11 was an inside job due to the so-called found terrorist passport is quite a stretch in using one's imagination.
Then I asked you a question, which you've continued to avoid from day one. If the buidlings were destroyed by explosives, how didn't the office workers notice them? My question is a hell of a lot more relevant than yours, and there is no logical answer for it.
Face it, you're wrong. Get over it and move on.
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So tell me, why is it that both Algeria and Egypt canceled their remaining orders of the Su-35? I will be glad to tell you. They’re susceptible to being jammed. It happened in exercises in both China and Egypt. In fact, the world is seeing the real Russian military in Ukraine, a complete flop. If Russia’s Air Force is so superior, it would be able to obtain air superiority over a country with a very small and outdated air force, but that’s not the case.
The F-35’s AESA radar far surpassed anything in the Russian military. Hell, Russia hasn’t even put AESA into service, something that the USA did over twenty years ago. The F-35’s situational awareness, sensor fusion, avionics are considered top notch, unlike the shit flown in Russia’s fighters. Even the Su-34, which is one of Russia’s newer aircraft, that was shot down has taped on it a GPS location device. Even during the MMRCA tender, Russia’s ally said that the USA had the best radars, systems, and weapons, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best.
The F-35 also isn’t limited by drag weight. While the Su is bogged down with ordnance, which reduces speed, agility, and its ability to recover from high g turns, the F-35 doesn’t have this problem since its weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage. If you really are objective, you’d watch air demos and watch for maneuvers that you see in real combat, like instant and sustained high g turn rates. Russian fighters go low and slow performing low g maneuvers. The F-35’s turn rates are far more impressive. And we’re not even talking about the F-22, which is far more maneuverable than anything from Russia. Russia’s aircraft look good at airshows, but that’s about it.
It really doesn’t matter anyway. Russia’s ability to build high tech equipment will be severely limited. It needs western parts, and the sanctions have already taken a toll on Russia’s ability to make tanks, SAMs, and to launch satellites. There are even reports that Russia’s soldiers are stealing microchips from washing machines in Ukraine. 😂
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@martinpalmer6203 You’re dreaming. Russia hasn’t even put into service AESA radar in any of its fighters, something the USA did over twenty years ago. And during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best. The F-35 will have DIRCM in its next block. It’s been planned since the beginning. And the F-35s AI instantaneously and automatically detects and tracks each adversary, determines its probability of kill, communicates the information to the other assets in the field, and it determines the best targeting solution to defeat them. And if you paid attention to the the F-35s development, it’s doing exceptionally well at air to air combat, including at dogfighting, and it’s accomplishing feats that no other aircraft has done. Some examples are linking to an artillery round and PAC-3 missile to intercept cruise missiles, or its linking to a USMC HMARS rocket to strike a naval target. All the while the Su-57 hasn’t even shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles from an internal bay in flight. Russia is not going to surpass the USA anytime soon, and if the Su-57 was as great as you’re trying to sell it, it would have at least one export order, but it has none.
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♠️ Манька Облигация Funny how you Russian trolls say that CNN is just propaganda, and yet there are so many of you here at CNN. What is also ironic is that Russia’s trolls like you bash the USA, yet you’re here on YouTube, a U.S. website, when you could be supporting Russia by using its crap version RuTube. It’s also ironic how Russia claims to be able to survive independently, yet you’re using the internet, routers, computers and phone that all have microchips, all of which was discovered by the US.
As far as your comment goes, you’re lying, just like every other Russian troll. Russia started this war, but Russia does what it always does, blames someone else for its hostile acts.
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@ You’re not getting the big picture. Ukraine never had operational control of the nukes. And Russia was going to take the nukes whether or not there was a memorandum. Ukraine wasn’t about to start a war over it. Yes, the U.S. helps countries, but it’s provided as much military aid as all other countries combined, and that’s not right. The US has many global obligations, and it can’t be everywhere for everyone. Our European allies need to be doing a lot more. The US is helping Israel, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, etc. it’s keeping the sea lanes open in the Red Sea, Strait of Hormuz, South China Sea, etc. I agree that the United States should help, but our European allies haven’t done nearly enough.
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@geopolitichaosa8522 LOL, Russia only fought ISIS in Syria, not globally, and it killed far fewer men than the United States. Russia’s trolls like to boast as if they defeated ISIS on its own, when the west been fighting them for far longer, all over the world, and has captured and killed many more of them.
And Russia showed its true self in Syria by intentionally bombing hospitals, and it supported Assad when his forces used chemical weapons on innocent people. Russia’s continuing its evil ways in Ukraine by not only bombing hospitals, but schools, playgrounds, humanitarian centers, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, pedestrian walkways, etc. It’s absolutely despicable.
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@geopolitichaosa8522 Russia has only fought ISIS in Syria, nowhere else. The US is still fighting them globally without the help of Russia. Russia does not even have the capability to fight ISIS globally. Russia only recently started the fight against ISIS, while the US has been fighting them many times over. Just today news came out about taking out a leader in Somalia. See below.
A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday.
"From a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, Bilal al-Sudani is assessed to have supported ISIS' expansion and activities across Africa and beyond the continent," the first senior administration official said..
Russia is good at one thing, bragging about itself. And while Russia has been in Syria its intentionally bombed hospitals and supported use of chemical weapons chlorine and sarin on innocent people.
And now in Ukraine, Russia is just as bad as ISIS. It’s raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people. You should listen to the intercepted calls how Russian soldiers describe committing these crimes. It’s sick, and you’re just as bad by supporting and lying on behalf of Russia.
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@geopolitichaosa8522 Haha, you are the one who needs to look at the map. Russia’s gained very little territory. Most of the territory was already controlled by Russian separatists before last February.. Ukraine has reclaimed more than 70% of the territory it once held. After Russia’s original push into Ukraine, Russia has only been running backward.
Yeah, Russia has so much world support (rolling my eyes here dummy). Is that why only eight out of 195 countries voted in favor of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Ever since Russia has invaded, the discussion about joining Brics has all but disappeared. Even China and India won’t vote in favor for Russia, and even Russia’s old ally Serbia is voting against it. Russia’s had to go to rogue countries like North Korea and Iran for help. Yeah, that’s a lot of support, NOT.
Google World Opinion Shifts Against Russia, and you’ll find, The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the international rules-based order. Russia has become isolated since invading Ukraine in February. Until recently, though, that was largely wishful thinking. But on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, much of the international community spoke out against the conflict in a rare display of unity at the often fractured United Nations.The tide had already appeared to be turning against Russian President Vladimir Putin even before Thursday’s U.N. speeches. Chinese and Indian leaders had been critical of the war at a high-level summit last week in Uzbekistan. And then the U.N. General Assembly disregarded Russia’s objections and voted overwhelmingly to allow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be the only leader to address the body remotely, instead of requiring him to appear in person.
Russia is being isolated. Enjoy the loneliness.
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NATO is providing pocket change. Much of the equipment and supplies are literally sitting in warehouses unused. And dummy, the US didn’t leave behind Apaches. Except for one helicopter that was flyable, the other helos were disabled. And even that one flyable helo doesn’t have spare parts to help keep it airborne. Yes, the US left a few Humvees, but the US has over 200,000 of them in stock, most of which are unused.
The economy in the United States is growing, unlike in Russia. Inflation was high for a bit, just like around the rest of the world, but the economy is thriving. Gas prices have actually gone down. See below.
The country saw record job gains and an unprecedented drop in unemployment. The economy likely grew faster than in any year since 1984, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP). In 2021, the economy not only regained all pandemic-related GDP losses—it also surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
It’s not like Russia’s that has a negative GNP. It’s not like Russia that depends on the west for parts. Russia has had to revert to rebuilding T-62s, POS from the 1960s. LOL.
A total of six Americans have died. Wow, that’s “a lot” of Americans, NOT. Russia is getting its ass whooped. Ukraine has scared off the Russian navy by sinking its ships, and Russia’s Air Force is nowhere in sight. It’s been almost a year and Ukraine’s fighters and helicopters are still performing sorties taking out Russian positions.
Who says Iraq supports Russia? Russia only had four countries in the UN support it. See below.
In a U.N. vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning Moscow’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory last month, 143 of the body’s 193 members voted in favor—the highest number of votes against Moscow since its invasion began. Thirty-five countries abstained, while just five—Russia, as well as its allies in Belarus, North Korea, Syria, and Nicaragua—voted against.
Russia’s despised for the atrocities it’s committing. Russia invaded Ukraine for no valid reason, nothing. It invaded for made up reasons, nothing more.
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@geopolitichaosa8522 You need to learn to use search engines like Google before commenting. The only US troops that remain in Iraq are for non-combat purposes, such as for training and advising. The US hasn’t been involved in combat in Iraq for around a year. See below.
On 9 December, Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition announced that the coalition's combat mission had concluded, formally transitioning remaining U.S. forces in the country to an advisory, assistance, and training role. Coalition commander Maj. Gen. John Brennan stated "Many brave men and women gave their lives to ensure Daesh never returns, and as we complete our combat role, we will remain here to advise, assist and enable," adding "Daesh is down, but not out." Around 2,500 U.S. troops remained in Iraq at the time of the announcement, and soldiers had not engaged in combat missions since early 2020. CENTCOM commander Gen. "Frank" McKenzie confirmed that U.S. troops would remain in Iraq to assist Iraqi security forces, including providing air support and military aid.
Google Foreign Policy, an article that was just released four days ago, with the headline, We Need the Foreign Forces': Iraq Declares Support for U.S. Troop Presence.
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@startingbark0356 Like I said, you don’t know wtf you’re talking about. Top end speed is rarely used in dogfighting, other than trying to get away. And the F-35’s top speed is more than what’s needed. Just look at how slow British Harriers fly, and yet they dominated the airspace against Argentina. Not only that but flying at top speed burns a lot of fuel, which allows fewer passes in a real dogfight. Plus, the ordinance added to a legacy aircraft will only hinder the Mig’s ability to turn, recover from high-bleed turns, reduce its top speed, as well as give it a larger RCS, which makes it easier to detect on radar.
Seriously, just do a simple Google search and you’ll see how it’s dominating in dogfights. Breaking Defense has an article titled “Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest”, which provides an example.
And have you even seen the more recent flight demos where it’s showing its climb and turn rates? It’s a hell of a lot better than the Russian crap at airshows where you see them flying low and slow performing low g maneuvers that in real combat would just get the pilot killed.
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@startingbark0356 My gosh, you're clueless. First off, the Northrop F-5 was first built in the 1950s, and secondly US aircraft are always a generation ahead of Russia's so your excuse is a poor one. Just look at today's aircraft in service. Russia has just one Su-57 production model left after the first one crashed, while over 180 F-22's and over 700 F-35's have been built.
Show me any video of a Mig 21, or any Russian jet fighter for that matter, pulling the high-g instant turn that you'll find at the 1:05 or at the 2:10 mark in this vid of the F-35: watch?v=l2Y_I0Igl2E Not only that, but do you see how it continues to climb after the turn? You won't find any Russian jet climbing like that either, especially in a combat loadout, and you won't find any Russian jet pulling that amount of g's doing the same. When you watch a Russian fighter turn, you can see its tail drag, showing lack of power. You also won't find Russian jets having the climb rate either. Like I said, the F-35's 45,000 lbs of thrust is unmatched by any jet fighter, and even though the F-22 first flew over 20 years ago, Russia still hasn't put into the field any fighter that can match its 70,000 lbs of thrust. Russia is behind the US in jet engine tech. It's why Russia's ally India uses a US engine for its Tejas. You're saying that the Mig-21 can outclimb it is simpy ridiculous, especially considering its thust when in AB is under 16,000 lbs of thrust.
When it comes to dogfighting, the F-35 has the advantage right from the start. With its stealth and advanced sensors it can position itself in a favorable fighting position. You're intentionally chosing to not read the articles about how well the F-35 is dominating in exercises, even in visual range, because you just can't accept being wrong. That's the typical mindset of a teenager, and as you get older you'll find it's easier to admit when you're wrong because it has happened enough to make you humble.
"the F-35 cant be for long in stealth mode due its overheating problems" HAHAHA, now that's some funny crap there. Of course you misconstue what was publically released. The F-35's RAM can get damaged after flying very prolonged periods at max speed. What you don't get is that most fighters don't fly at top speed as it burns too much fuel. Pilots when retreating may go to full AB, but you don't see fighters going full speed in the dogfight.
The so-called "lighting issue" was only a precaustionary saftey measure taken during its initial development stages. Do you really think that so many nations would be buying it if it couldn't fly in a raimstorm? Try being sensible. You're grabbing at straws and showing your lack of knowledge.
As far as it fuel tanks go, they can be dropped just like how all other aircraft drop theirs. As far as top speed goes, even the Su-75's projected top speed is only Mach 1.8. That is what Russia wishes for it, but you can expect it to be lower, just like how Russia didn't meet the performance criteria set for the Su-57 when it was tested. Russia is well known for boasting about how maneuverable their aircraft are, but when used in combat or when tested against other Western aircraft in a head-to-head competition they lose. The MMRCA tender is a good example. Russia brought its best Fulcrum, the Mig-35, to the competion. Guess how it did against the Western aicraft in the tender? Horribly. The only area where it excelled was top speed, but when it came to agility the Western aircraft outperformed it. It performed so poorly an article was released afterwards titled "For Heaven's Sake Don't Buy the Russian Mig-35."
I don't know why I am wasting my time on you. You're probably a young teenager who spouts off BS without having any knowledge or supporting facts to back up your words. Next time you comment, which I am sure you will, because you can't accept being wrong, provide supporting articles to back your opinion. I know you can't because there aren't any credible and recent more ones that make such ridiculous assertions. Prove me wrong.
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@startingbark0356 One of the reasons why the F-35 was built is because the US couldn’t sell the F-22 by law. The F-35 can’t just be sold to anybody. Just look at how it’s not being sold to Turkey, a member of NATO. Russia has nothing close to the F-35’s abilities. It can detect and target adversaries hundreds of miles out, automatically and instantly determine their level of threat, determine a probability of kill for each target, communicate the information with other assets in the field, and determine the best targeting solution.
In recent tests, the F-35 linked to a PAC-3 missile, and struck a cruise missile over the horizon. You won’t find any Russian SAM to be able to do that as it’s radar cannot defeat the curvature of the earth. A F-35 also linked to an artillery unit to strike a defensive target at long range, and also linked to a marine rocket unit to strike a naval target. You won’t find any other fighter performing to this degree.
And put it this way, the F-35 has the most advanced AESA radar in the world. It can perform many functions, including jamming enemy radar. In recent exercises in Egypt, their Rafales jammed their Su-35s blind. It’s why Egypt just recently purchased an additional 100 Rafales. While the USA has had AESA radar in service for over twenty years and is in thousands of aircraft, Russia doesn’t have it in any fighter aircraft in service.
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@startingbark0356 LOL, keep dreaming. Haven’t you noticed how Russian SAMs are being made a mockery out of in Syria and Armenia? Israeli F-35s are striking targets at will over Syria, and Russian S-300s and 400s haven’t been able to do anything about it. Look at how Turkish drones easily took out Russian made systems, and the Russian electronic countermeasures equipment didn’t work like it was supposed to. Russian trolls love to brag about their SAMs, but if you look at the history of warfare you’ll find that their much less effective than they used to be. The number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down over time, and it’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. Jamming, spoofing, hacking, using decoys, stand off weapons, special ops, drones, have all shown to be very effective. Once they activate their radars they become a target, and they’re too slow to get away.
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@panyaboonc5621 That’s a lie. Total people killed, and from all sides, was around 220,000. Anti-US property has stated numbers from 500K to millions. In Mariupol alone estimates are as high as 80K people were killed. There is a big difference between Russia’s actions and those of the US, Russia intentionally targets civilians. Russia has bombed hospitals, schools, playgrounds, humanitarian centers, shopping centers, residential areas, etc., and its troops and its FSB have looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent people.
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Ah, more whataboutism. So if you murdered someone I guess that means it’s okay for someone else to murder people too.
The crimes that Russia is committing in Ukraine are horrific. It’s kidnapping, raping, torturing, maiming and murdering innocent people, including children. It’s intentionally bombing schools, hospitals, playgrounds, residential areas, restaurants, churches, humanitarian centers, railway stations, shopping malls, etc. It’s not okay, and your trying to justify it is cowardice. What Russia is doing is sick and wrong.
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@notsure6182 Only two launchers. Russia hasn’t destroyed entire Patriot systems. Face the facts. The Patriots have shot down everything that has come their way. From the Iskander, to cruise missiles, Zircon, Kinzhal, they’ve all been intercepted. In the meantime Russia has struggled to defend bridges, barracks, command centers, ammo dumps, air bases, refineries, strategic assets, etc.
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@ВсеволодВоронов if you look at the big picture, Russia’s already lost. Look at Putin’s demands to not invade Ukraine. He required Ukraine to demilitarize itself. It’s now the exact opposite. He demanded Ukraine to be a neutral state. Now it’s even closer to NATO than ever before. He later stated wanting to go back in time to remove certain Baltic countries from NATO, like Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, etc. The exact opposite has occurred, and Russia’s border with NATO has more than doubled by adding Finland as a member. NATO is also a stronger alliance than it was before, and Russia’s actions has resulted in NATO members all increasing their military budgets. Then look at the current status of the Russian military. It’s in horrible shape. Large chunks of its army is gone. It’s bad enough to where it’s had to resort to using tanks over 70 years old. With the sanctions in place, it will be very difficult for Russia to rebuild a modern military. The same can be said of Russia’s Air Force, and Russia’s navy has practically disappeared from anywhere near Ukraine.
Then look at Russia’s economy, the numbers of troops and equipment it’s lost, world respect, etc. Russians can’t even travel as freely abroad anymore.
*Russia at one time held over 30% of Ukraine’s territory. That percentage is now about 18%. That’s losing! * Much of that territory was already held by Russian separatists before the war began. Putin’s main hope is to holdout until US elections, and hope that Trump gets re-elected. That’s still over a year away, and in the meantime Russia will lose even more men and equipment, and its economy will continue to slide. Yes, Russia took some very important and strategic territory initially, but that was a long time ago, and it’s been Ukraine that has slowly retaking territory back, not Russia.
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Of course it can. As time has gone by the number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down, and it’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. Jamming, spoofing, using decoys, drones, hacking, stealth, stand-off weapons, special ops are all effective. And when you combine differing methods, it’s very susceptible to being defeated. SAMs have an underlying weakness in that they’re limited in range by the curvature of the earth, terrain; they emit a large amount of energy that makes them prone to detection, and they’re too slow to escape once detected. Furthermore, just because a SAM is launched it doesn’t mean a kill. Pilots are trained to avoid them. You can find videos here on YouTube pilots evading multiple SAMs and surviving.
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@richard6440 Not triggered at all, and I never said that the US is the best in the world. It can definitely follow the paths of some other first world countries. I have actually read that the UK has quite a few problems of its own with housing the poor so I don’t know if it’s the best example to follow. The problem that I don’t like in the US is that much of the help is from donations. The money, clothes, food, etc., often comes from people’s generosity. It’s not a dependable and reliable source. There are quite a few resources available, but still some people slip through the cracks. For instance, if a person has a mental disability and they’re homeless, they usually get priority over others. They go through an assessment process, where one person might say they have a mental disability, while another says they don’t. There are homeless shelters, but many people prefer to not go to those because they feel unsafe. It’s why so many people camp out instead. Various charities will provide food, clothing and shelter, but the system can definitely improve. It’s not the best system, for sure. I have gone down to Mexico to help build houses for the poor, and in comparison people in the US live like kings. No joke, some of the food they eat I wouldn’t give to my dog. Many live in cardboard structures, and they literally shit in a hole in the ground. You can’t help feel really bad for them. Sorry, I wasn’t trying to attack you. I just get tired of people bashing the USA all the time.
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@johnnysgaminglab2126 WTF is wrong with you? Ukraine attacked a legitimate target that provided arms and supplies to Russian troops. Civilians weren’t intentionally targeted. Russia on the other hand attacks civilians on purpose. Russia has attacked schools, playgrounds, hospitals, humanitarian centers, railway stations, shopping malls, residential areas, etc., and Russian troops have raped, looted, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent people. Your a sick f to defend Russia.
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@DIREWOLFx75 You’ve written so much BS I don’t know where to start.
The F-35 has the most advanced AESA radar in the world, nothing comes close to. Russia can’t even mass produce AESA efficiently. While the US has been using AESA radar in its fighters for over two decades, and it’s in thousands of aircraft, Russia is still working on its first. If you want to see how Russia’s radars stack up against the west, Google For Heaven’s Sake Don’t Buy the Russian MiG-35, and it will discuss how the MiG-35 failed in the MMRCA tender, especially its radars and engines.
The Su-75 doesn’t even have a prototype built. It has not even started. Don’t be so stupid.
Google It’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With Russia, and you’ll find: Though hardly surprising, with years of reports that the Indian government has become increasingly disappointed in the project’s progress and the aircraft's capabilities, the decision could have significant ramifications for both countries.
According to the report from India’s Business Standard, the Su-57’s actual low-observable characteristics were among the biggest issues. It has seemed increasingly clear that the underlying Su-57 design might simply not be readily adaptable to being stealthier than it is in its present form. India may also feel that it has less flexibility to accept a design that doesn't meet more stringent low-observability requirements, even if it has other features that could offset those deficiencies in the near term, on the promise of receiving a stealthier variant in the future.
What the above bolded text means for people like you with reading comprehension problems, is that the Su-57 is trash. Russia cannot find anyone to export it to because it’s crap.
You can also google India Hates the Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter, and you’ll find, The Indians’ complaints illustrated the yawning gulf between stealth-warplane design and the actual production of radar-evading jets. It’s one thing to sketch an advanced warplane on paper. It’s quite another to build one and get it to work.
But New Delhi pulled out of the co-development deal in April 2018. According to Indian air force officials, the Su-57 was too expensive, poorly engineered and powered by old and unreliable engines.
Ouch, the truth hurts doesn’t it?
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@gbgbgbgb1 Do a simple Google search like Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine and you’ll discover numerous links that describe them. Here’s a sample:
The United Nations has said its investigators have concluded that Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine, including bombings of civilian areas, numerous executions, torture and horrific sexual violence. Mose said the team had been especially “struck by the large number of executions in the areas that we visited”, and the frequent “visible signs of executions on bodies, such as hands tied behind backs, gunshot wounds to the head, and slit throats.”
The investigators had also received “consistent accounts of ill-treatment and torture, which were carried out during unlawful confinement”, the council was told. In the settlements of Bucha, Hostomel and Borodianka, occupied for about a month by Russian troops, Ukrainian investigators found dozens of mass graves where the bodies of civilians, tortured and murdered, had been buried.
There’s tons of evidence. You can deny it all you want, but it won’t change reality.
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@yumyumlol-o7r Don’t try to minimize Lockheed’s help. Lockheed Martin agreed to transfer two dozen F-35A technologies to help create the fighter, technology that South Korea didn’t have in hand.
The KF-21 program is supported by American titan Lockheed Martin, which is supplying the program with a number of design consultancy components. The staggering list of imported systems, along with numerous industrial-grade tools and consultancy to rely on for technical developments, includes everything from brake pads to flight controls systems, LRUs, landing gear, avionics, canopies, oxygen generators, radar, engines, ejection seats, and even the aircraft’s software management system.
As part of a purchase agreement, Lockheed Martin consented to transfer two dozen F-35A technologies.
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@yumyumlol-o7r From the source that I cited earlier, The KF-21 program is supported by American titan Lockheed Martin, which is supplying the program with a number of design consultancy components. The staggering list of imported systems, along with numerous industrial-grade tools and consultancy to rely on for technical developments, includes everything from brake pads to flight controls systems, LRUs, landing gear, avionics, canopies, oxygen generators, radar, engines, ejection seats, and even the aircraft’s software management system.
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@yumyumlol-o7r I brought up China because it tried to reverse engineer Russian jet engines, but even with the engines in hand it still struggled because it didn’t have the underlying technology or equipment to build it to the same specifications.
Lockheed did transfer some technologies, just not everything that was planned. From Jet Line Marvel,
As part of a purchase agreement, Lockheed Martin consented to transfer two dozen F-35A technologies. Four crucial technologies, AESA radar, infrared search and track (IRST), electro-optical targeting pod (EO TGP), and radio frequency identification (RFID), were, however, prohibited from export by the US government.
Think what you want, it doesn’t matter. We’re going in circles and we’re wasting time. You can finish with the last words. Bye.
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@ogierthedane6025 Tell me exactly what I have written that is a lie. I don’t need to as I am perfectly fine with the truth. Once again, you make another broad based statement not addressing any specifics. Facts are Russia started this war for no good reason, just lies. In addition, Russia has committed horrific atrocities against the Ukrainians, including raping, torturing, maiming and murdering innocent people. Russia has bombed hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping centers, humanitarian centers, and is now focusing on Ukrainian’s power plants that intentionally causes harm to the Ukrainian people. All Russia does is lie, lie, lie, and people like you who support Russia are despicable.
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@iwanwillemse7703 Only a minority of U.S. economic assistance goes to governments. In 2018, 21 percent of U.S. official development assistance went to governments, 20 percent to non-profit organizations, 34 percent to multilateral organizations, and 25 percent elsewhere. Typically, when the U.S. wants to support a country that is ruled by a corrupt, uncooperative, or autocratic government, U.S. assistance goes through private channels—NGOs or other private entities—or multilateral organizations. Accountability of U.S. economic assistance is high—the U.S. imposes stringent, some would say onerous, reporting and accounting requirements on recipients of U.S. assistance, and the office of the U.S. inspector general (IG) investigates misuse.
Do some research before making any more foolish remarks.
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@Neilweemuck You’re just like all other Russian trolls that I have had discussions with, you’re a liar. Russia boycotted the hearings after Ukraine challenged Russia to provide evidence of Ukrainian atrocities. Don’t lie.
Let me reword it for you, the significant majority of the countries worldwide are against Russia. 141 countries voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution "deploring" Russia's aggression against Ukraine and demanding the immediate and complete withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory. Only four countries joined Russia in voting against the resolution — Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria — while 35 countries abstained. Those four countries surely don’t account for 85% of the population, and sure as hell isn’t just 15%, Putinbot. Again, stop the lying BS.
And just like Russia always does, it lied about all the biolabs, you’re just a gullible fool to fall for Russian propaganda. You should know better by now, when is Russia ever truthful?
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@Matt-Kin You’re not being honest about De Gaulle, either. It seems that the CIA was approached by French dissidents, but they never carried out an assassination attempt. See below.
French dissidents approached the CIA 10 years ago to ask for American help in a conspiracy to kill the French President. The plan, as reportedly put to the CIA, involved infiltrating an agent, wearing the poisoned ring – perhaps with a curare-tipped needle on its outer surface – into a group of old soldiers attending a reception at which the General would appear.
The agent would wait in line to have his hand shaken, deliberately lagging so that the General would be tired and his hand would be numb from shaking the hands of so many more enthusiastic soldiers.
Finally, that “clasp...of lethal friendship,” and the General would fall to the ground while the assassin strolled calmly off into the throng.
The tribune’s sources could not say if the CIA had ever done more than entertain the plan; no evidence exists, the paper says, to show that Mr Johnson knew anything of this; and no one will say if the ring wearing old soldier ever existed.
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@Chuck_Hooks You never answered my question, “genius”. WTF does 1,000 drones have to do with helping Ukraine? What do you think the US is going to do use a $4 million Patriot to shoot it down? 😂
You do realize that much of the aid that the US has provided is from old unused stockpiles? The US has 8,000 Abrams in storage, and we give Ukraine just 31 of them. We have tens of thousands of Bradleys, and we give Ukraine less than 200 of them. We’ve produced hundreds of thousands of Humvees, what’s wrong with giving them to Ukraine, a country that actually wants democracy? The ATACMS are about to be decommissioned they’re so old. It would actually cost more to destroy them than to just give them to Ukraine. The US spent trillions in Afghanistan over 20 years trying to make a country democratic when its own people didn’t want it. Russia’s been the US’s main adversary for decades, and we’ve spent trillions to defend against it. The Russians hate us, and their media regularly talk about destroying America. They have thousands of nukes aimed at us. They’ve supplied weapons and supported the majority of our adversaries that we’ve fought over the years. This is the best opportunity to take down our main enemy, and without the loss of American troops lives. Try using common sense and logic for once.
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@Chuck_Hooks Please do yourself a favor, and go to Denys Davydov's video from two days ago titled, "Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Forces were ambushed again | Mobilization in Ruzzia is imminent." Go to the 9:40 mark and you'll find a young man explaining to a Trump supporter the importance of helping Ukraine. Unlike most Trump supporters who won't even listen, this guy not only listens to what the guy has to say, but he appreciates the young man for explaining it to him.
Like you, I don't like some things that have happened under Biden, including the border mess, the woke culture, etc.. But the border has nothing to do with helping people who seek democracy. It's not taking away any monies, and the border is an entirely different matter that should be resolved separately. Helping Ukraine will be remembered for generations, just like how the South Koreans continue to thank America for helping them remain free. Russia has been our enemy for decades, and it will continue that way for many generations unless Putin is removed. Right now is a time that we can help ourselves for many years in the future. If Russia loses, Putin will go down, and all Ukraine needs to do to win is to take back Crimea, and Putin's head will roll.
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The Javelin is not British, but solely US. Under the heading Development in Wiki, all the firms named are from the US: In 1983, the United States Army introduced its AAWS-M (Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System—Medium) requirement and, in 1985, the AAWS-M was approved for development. In August 1986, the proof-of-principle (POP) phase of development began, with a US$30 million contract awarded for technical proof demonstrators: Ford Aerospace (laser-beam riding), Hughes Aircraft Missile System Group (imaging infrared combined with a fiber-optic cable link) and Texas Instruments (imaging infrared).[17] In late 1988, the POP phase ended and, in June 1989, the full-scale development contract was awarded to a joint venture of Texas Instruments and Martin Marietta (now Raytheon and Lockheed Martin). The AAWS-M received the designation of FGM-148.
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@feelingacoustic5143 You mean Russian jets that are showbirds that have been stripped of the avionics and other excess weight only needed in combat? The Russian Su's and Migs that you see are not combat ready. Look at the Russian Knights as an example. They are combat ready Su-27's, and now where will you find them being able to perform anything near the abilities shown by the F-35 in this video. From sustained, to instant turn rates, ability to recover from high bleed maneuvers, the F-35 shown here is significantly better. Plus, when you put ordinance on the wings of those Su's and Migs, that creates drag and wing weight, which reduces the Su's and Mig's top-end speed, ability to recover, and its agility. The F-35 doesn't have this problem because its weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage. It has nothing to do with propaganda, which Russia is the king of, but simple physics and common sense.
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@eu3127 LOL, the F-22s weren’t running away. They were in the same vicinity fighting against ISIS dummy.
Google Battle of Khasham, and you’ll find, The Battle of Khasham, also known as the Battle of Conoco Fields, was a military engagement of the Syrian civil war fought on 7 February 2018 near the towns of Khasham and Al Tabiyeh in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition delivered air and artillery strikes on Syrian Armed Forces and pro-government militias after they reportedly engaged a U.S. military and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) position in the region. The aircraft used by the US were the F-22, F-15E, B-52, AC-130, Apache Helicopters, and MQ-9 Reaper.
So tell me liar, while the US attacked the Wagner Group for four hours, where were Russian Su-35s to help? That’s right, they sat at a nearby base with their tails between their legs.
BTW, the Su-35 is a POS. Look into why Egypt cancelled its order for them after they got their asses kicked by Rafales in exercises. The Chinese had the same experience with their J-10s😂 .
Keep denying the truth. That’s all you Russian trolls can do.
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@MultiVeeta Here are comments from the French about the exercises verifying they never got a kill on the F-22: Air Forces Monthly April 2010 Page 40, "Justifiably Proud!" AFM: You apparently said 'the Rafale rubbed F-22 - the most modern fighter of the USAF. During six encounters the F-22 hit its goal only once'. The 27th FS doesn't remember the engagements that way and say the F-22 scored several victories against Rafale. Did you offer DACT to the Raptors and did they decline? LCL G: I did not say we 'rubbed them', I said that there was only one shot claimed (ie a simulated kill) for the six that were set-up. I read in a recent issue of Air et Cosmos that it was two. As far as I am concerned, one or two shots of six Basic Fighter Manoeuvres (BFM) encounters is a victory for the F-22 but not an overwhelming one. Not like the one we claimed against the Typhoons after combat in Solenzara, Corsica during September (9 set-up: 8 to 1 for the Rafale*). The other set-ups versus F-22s were terminated for combat deck, an un-decisive situation or lack of fuel. We never shot them down, but we hope to do so soon since we are quite good opposition for them, and it is in the pilot's spirit not to give up! Like almost every nation, we offered Beyond Visual Range DACT, of course, but the F-22 was only authorized to do BFM 1v1 Within Visual Range (WVR) versus foreign countries (except the UK, with whom they did not fight even in the BFMs). I wish we could have done so, but we didn't - which bring me back to Air et Cosmos, where its information about BVR engagement with AMRAAM in stealth mode is wrong: besides the fact that we did not even fly BVR vs F-22s! F-22 was fitted with some specific device to increase their radar signature. It enabled us to have contact with them during work ups for example. But that's not the point here."
So not only did the Raptor pilot say they never got killed so did the French pilots..
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@deven6518 My mistake, that was a typo. I should have better proofread my comment. Facts are that Lockheed already had the original design. It helped Russia develop the Yak 141 after it was near financial ruins. If it weren’t for Lockheed, the Yak-141 never would have gotten to where it was.
From Code One Magazine: “A great deal of misinformation has appeared on the Internet regarding the relationship of the Soviet Yak-41 (later Yak-141), NATO reporting name Freestyle, to the X-35 and the rest of the JSF program. The Pratt & Whitney 3BSD nozzle design predates the Russian work. In fact the 3BSD was tested with a real engine almost twenty years before the first flight of the Yak.”
“Following the announcement by the CIS on September 1991 that it could no longer fund development of the Yak-41M, Yakovlev entered into discussions with several foreign partners who could help fund the program. Lockheed Corporation, which was in the process of developing the X-35 for the US Joint Strike Fighter program, stepped forward, and with their assistance aircraft 48-2 was displayed at the Farnborough Airshow in September 1992. Yakovlev announced that they had reached an agreement with Lockheed for funds of $385 to $400 million for three new prototypes and an additional static test aircraft to test improvements in design and avionics. Planned modifications for the proposed Yak-41M included an increase in STOL weight to 21,500 kg (47,400 lb). One of the prototypes would have been a dual-control trainer. Though no longer flyable, both 48-2 and 48-3 were exhibited at the 1993 Moscow airshow. The partnership began in late 1991, though it was not publicly revealed by Yakovlev until 6 September 1992, and was not revealed by Lockheed until June 1994.”
It’s not the USA that has the long history of copying, but Russia, and it’s done it many times.
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⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Russia has a long history of copying from the West. The a-bomb, proximity fuse, the Tu-4 copying the B-29, Sidewinder missile, the Zircon from the X-51 Waverider, the Su-25 from a US prototype, guidance systems, the Butan copied the Space Shuttle, the suspension system in the T-34 from Christie, the jet engine from UK’s Rolls Royce, etc.
If it wasn’t for Lockheed Martin the Yak never would have been completed.
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The J-20 is a joke. Russian officials have even been quoted as mocking it. India’s Su-30MKI have also reportedly detected it with their existing systems. China has not caught up.
And the USA has many more SAMS than just the Patriot. There’s the THAAD, SM-2, SM-3, SM-6, etc. And unlike China’s J-20 has no combat experience, while the Patriot has, and lots of it.
Plus China has limited experience flying stealth aircraft to test against SAMs. The US has been flying stealth aircraft for over 40 years and no with no doubt has tested its SAMs against them. It’s given the USA a lot more time to prepare against adversaries who have stealth aircraft.
And sorry, but the Patriot has done well, especially with the most recent versions. Saudi Arabia has been very successful, so much so they want more, and haven’t switched to a different system. The Patriot only got a bad reputation from the Iraq war. At that time it wasn’t even designed for the purpose of intercepting missiles. It actually shot down quite a few Scuds, but sometimes the Scud would break apart in mid air and the Patriot wouldn’t hit the warhead portion, which resulted in an unsuccessful intercept. The Patriot would also intercept the Scuds, but wouldn’t hit the right section with the warhead, again.
Before being so critical of US systems, analyze China’s which are untested and definitely haven’t proven themselves.
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Words of a Russian troll whose country attacked another country for no justifiable reason. Russia’s evil! It’s bombed thousands of schools, churches, hospitals, playgrounds, residential areas, restaurants, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, railway stations, etc. Its troops have looted, raped, kidnapped, maimed, tortured and murdered thousands of innocent civilians, including children. And you’re just as bad by being a Russian troll!
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@ By the time Russia has sufficient number of Su-57s in service, the US will be most likely be producing a 6th generation fighter. Put it this way, to date you still haven’t seen the Su-57 shoot its missiles from internal bays or even shoot its guns in flight. There’s one video from a while ago that shows the Su-57 launching a missile, but it was later determined to be fake. The F-22 is far superior in every way imaginable. Its stealth, power, situational awareness, sensor fusion, radar, are all better than anything Russia has today or will have for decades to come. Take AESA radar as an example. It’s an essential component to be considered 5th generation fighter. The US has had AESA in service for over three decades, and it’s in thousands of aircraft. Russia on the other hand has just started fielding it. Furthermore, Russia has said for over a decade that it will have new engines for the Su-57. It’s the same promise that Russia made to India back in 2017, and it still hasn’t been made. India left the partnership because it literally felt that Russia needed to start all over. That’s something considering India is a long time ally of Russia’s. Russia still to this day hasn’t exported the Su-57 to any country. It’s for a good reason. Nobody wants it. Many question if it’s really a 5th gen fighter. Furthermore, the Russians heavily depend on western parts and equipment for their most advanced weapons. As long as Russia is being sanctioned, it’s going nowhere. And keep in mind that the F-22 has had upgrades over the years. One thing that the Su-57 will never be is having a lower radar cross section than the F-22, which means it’s easier to detect, track and shoot down. It’s why Russia is afraid to use the Su-57 over Ukrainian held territory, unlike the F-22 which has done deep strike missions over enemy territory numerous times. Remember also it’s Russia that has the long history of copying from the west, and not the other way around. Russia is not a technological leader, and it’s well known that its weakness is building high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently.
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@EmperorLionflame The F-15s can still fly outside the kill zone while the F-22 can glide the Amraams to target. The Meteor kill zone range isn’t large enough to stop the Eagle from launching an Amraam and then turning and burning to get away. Furthermore, the F-15 can more than hold its own, especially against the EF at BVR. The F-15 is no slouch at dogfighting, either. In exercises at Red Flag Nellis they won every time in 1vs1 battles against Su-30MKIs. In different exercises the Indians also had their MKIs go up against EFs and take it to them. Not saying that the EF is a bad aircraft, not at all, but it sure isn’t at the same level as the F-22. What’s most important is that the EF can beat every Russian fighter, which is what NATO needs.
BVR missiles aren’t of much use against the F-22 because the missile seeker itself can’t track and lock onto it. The F-22 has the advantage in every realm of air-to-air combat. The F-22s AESA radar can jam the Eurofighter’s PESA radar. It’s why recently Egypt recently increased its purchase order of Rafales. They learned in exercises that the Su-35’s PESA could be jammed by the Rafale’s AESA. It didn’t come as a surprise as it was already well known that was one of the key advantages of AESA.
A good example of the Raptor’s dominance are the exercises in Al Dhafa. Raptors, and with rookie pilots, came out undefeated in the exercises, while the Eurofighter got slaughtered by the Rafales. Search here on YouTube for F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafa. The F-22 also has a huge advantage of carrying its weapons internally. Not only does external ordnance increase an aircraft’s RCS, it also decreases its agility and speed. The F-22 doesn’t have this problem because its weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage.
Also keep in mind that in exercises that the F-22 carries the Luneburg lens, which intentionally increases it RCS so that the adversary knows where the F-22 is coming from. In reality the Eurofighter wouldn’t know where it’s coming from and the F-22 would have the edge by positioning itself in a dominant position.
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@PalleRasmussen FYI, I already voted for Kamala solely because she supports helping Ukraine. If you look at the Baltic countries, they’re the ones that are contributing the most per capita. Yes some countries like Denmark do some policing globally, but it’s small potatoes compared to the US. When someone criticizes the US for not providing more military aid to Ukraine based on GNP, they don’t look at the big picture. Yes, the US is supposed to help, and it has a lot, not only in military aid, but valuable intelligence and resources. However, the US has global obligations that most of our NATO allies don’t. Is Denmark keeping the sea lanes open in the Red Sea, South China Sea, Strait of Hormuz? Plus , the US has actual contractual obligations to help Israel, and Israel has been a longtime ally of the United States. And it was Israel that was attacked by Hamas that has led to the most recent crisis. Ukraine only recently became an ally, and the US doesn’t have any contractual obligations to help Ukraine that requires the US to provide protection or even aid. Yet it still has provided just as much military aid as all other countries combined. Europe has some of the most wealthy countries in the world. When you consider that there are six countries in NATO that have top ten economies, while Russia’s is ranked 11th, it’s ridiculous that there’s so much reliance on the US. The European countries should be the ones bearing the brunt of the costs as it’s their security that is at stake. After hearing years of criticism from our allies in Europe that we needed to mind our own business, many Americans want to become more isolationist. I don’t agree with them, but I understand their point of view. Before this war our European allies criticized the US for interfering in world affairs too much. For over a decade the US advised its NATO allies that they needed to spend more on defense. Not only did they ignore the advice, but they cut back even more on defense spending. We were told that nobody made the US the world’s policeman.
The Patriot missiles, Javelins, 155 mm artillery, GLMRS, etc., are not from scrap piles. The US has actually made new facilities and expanded existing ones to try to keep up with Ukrainian demand.
Denmark lost just 43 soldiers lives in Afghanistan. BFD. You do realize that the war in Afghanistan was a war against terror don’t you? It wasn’t a war just about the US. The US has been unreliable for twenty years? How so? While our allies cut their defense budgets, the US increased its. And it wasn’t the US that led NATO to fight in Serbia or Libya. It was primarily France and the UK that called for intervention. The US at first thought the war in Serbia was just a civil war. It’s a two way street where the US has asked for help from its allies, and the allies have requested US help, too.
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If this was true, many more stealth aircraft would have been shot down. You also would not find so many nations spending hundreds of billions on stealth aircraft. And it’s not just aircraft where stealth is used, but ship and even satellites. IRST also has many limitations, including being hampered by certain weather conditions, like rain, humidity, various altitudes, etc. In the MMRCA tender, IRST was shown to only be an effective short-range tool. It’s why India made a requirement as part of the tender that the aircraft must have AESA radar. In fact, during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best. He also failed to mention that there are other passive means of tracking targets, like the F-22’s AN/ALR-94 receiver, which has detection ranges far beyond what IRST can offer.
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@br0dyj08n9 Okay, I will play your little game, and I saw the absolute joke of a list. It was written by Zubair Ahmed. He does not have any credibility to determine historical events of the US. Tell me, how did the US lose in Korea when it was communist North Korea that attacked South Korea, and then the US sent in forces that removed the North from the South? Today South Korea a a democracy and an ally of the US, while North Korea is isolated and is a shit hole? If it wasn’t for the US, South Korea wouldn’t exist today.
I consider the Gulf War and the war with Iraq one in the same. How did the US lose in Iraq when Saddam and his sons have been removed, they’re now replaced by a democratic government, they’re no longer an enemy of the United States, and Iraq now bases American troops on its soil?
So how did the US lose in Afghanistan when the US’s goal was to kill Osama Bin Laden and to stop Al Qaeda from training there? The US gave the Taliban an ultimatum to either turn him over to the US for prosecution for the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11, and to stop Al Qaeda from using Afghanistan as a training base. The Taliban refused, and in less than three weeks and with just a couple hundred troops they were removed from power. That’s not a loss.
I already explained Vietnam earlier.
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@alexanderirving7577 The 70s and 80s was during the Cold War where both the CIA and KGB were competing against one another. Those days are long gone.
What did you expect the US to do in Afghanistan after 9/11? Just sit back, do nothing, and let Al Qaeda plan another attack?
I agree that the second war with Iraq should not have happened. Unlike the first conflict, it didn’t have UN or world support. However, there were many reasons to believe that Sadam had WMDs. After all, he did admit after he was captured that he intentionally tried to deceive the world. He never thought the USA would actually attack, but he feared Iran would. The fact that the USA admitted it didn’t find any, instead of trying to cover it up, shows at least that it was honest.
If you do just a little research you’ll find that under the Obama administration that it tried to provide aid to the rebels in Syria, some of which accidentally got into the wrong hands. When Trump went into office he quickly stopped any support.
The USA by far has killed and captured more members of Al Qaeda and ISiS, has been at it for over twenty years, and has been going wherever it takes worldwide to reach them.
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@derbigpr500 I actually agree with you. There were groups in Syria that the US never should have funded. Obama was a horrible President who wanted Assad overthrown no matter the cost. It’s one thing that I appreciated about Trump when he came into office by stopping the support of such groups. However, it’s not just the US who’s involved in covert acts. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, UK, France, Israel, etc., etc., all get their hands dirty too.
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You need to learn more about the specific exercises and the flight rules of engagement before making any judgement. For instance, the F-22s carry the Luneburg lens, which is a radar reflector, during the exercises. It allows the opposing aircraft to detect it on radar. Without it the exercise is of no value because the F-22s get one easy kill after another. It’s not even a competition. In real combat they won’t carry the device.
Furthermore, in real combat the opposing aircraft will be loaded down with ordnance, which increases their radar signature and it makes them a larger target on radar, and it also reduces their speed and agility. The F-22 does not have this problem since the ordnance is stored internally and near the center of the fuselage.
Quite honestly, in real combat the F-18 has little chance to defeat the F-22. Even if it’s detected, the hardest part is tracking and locking onto it. Just imagine that if a large and powerful SAM site has difficulty even detecting it, how do you think a tiny missile seeker head is going to do tracking and locking onto it? Not well. In exercises an English F-15 exchange pilot said the experience was very frustrating as he couldn’t even get a lock in visual sight. In exercises two F-22s have easily defeated 16 F-15s. Without question, I’d put my $ on the F-22.
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@LoveBagpipes It’s not about coping, but telling you information that you’re obviously unaware about. The F-22 doesn’t need to carry weapons externally. It can carry six AMRAAMs and two Sidewinders internally, which allows it to keep its stealth profile. I never said it’s invisible, but the hardest part of shooting down a stealth fighter isn’t detecting it, it’s getting a lock with the missile seeker head. I too have talked to pilots and crews. At a recent air show I spoke with some crew members of an AWACS crew. I asked them if they were able to detect the F-22, and their response was only when it wants to be detected. I also remember an Indian journalist who was riding in the backseat of a F-18 during the MMRCA tender. He said he couldn’t believe that the F-22 snuck up on them without being detected, and they had a very modern AESA radar on the aircraft. An F-15C pilot being interviewed said the same thing. And like I mentioned earlier, the F-22 carries the Luneburg lens in exercises. Without it the F-18 pilots never would have known where it was until it was too late.
If you don’t believe me, go to YouTuber The Ready Room. He’s a former F-18 pilot who has gone up against the F-22. He says the F-22 is far superior in every way imaginable. He’s got some cool videos, including going up against a Malaysian Su-30, and he won three out of three times.
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@Marcus_Trump How can you say Russia is merciful when its attacked thousands of churches, schools, hospitals, residential areas, restraunts, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, art galleries, etc? How can you say Russia is merciful when its used white phosphorus and cluster bombs in cities and towns? How an you claim Russia is merciful when its troops, have kidnapped, tortured, maimed, and murdered thousands of innocent people, including childred. How can you claim Russia is merciful when its media wishes for the western people to freeze and starve, and it talks about how Russia should attack and nuke various countries? Russia is not merciful, it's outright evil!
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Quite honestly, it’s about time there are protests. Putin has for years silenced journalists and any political opposition, he has absolute control of the media to spread lies, he has a paid army of trolls to spread more lies and hate, and for being an ex-KGB agent, he has accumulated a huge mass of wealth, stolen from the Russian people, who he pretends to care about. It’s no wonder he lives in fear of being assassinated by his own people. He’s a conceited and arrogant thug. I hope for the people of Russia that he somehow disappears one day. Until then, the wealth discrepancy between the extreme rich and the rest of the Russian population will only get worse, which by the way, is the world’s worst.
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@ryant5447 Have you actually gone and looked at her list of donors? Obviously not by your comment. 350 billion a year is a tremendous amount, and the majority of it comes from corporate tax hikes. The last thing the United States needs right now is to make it more difficult for our corporations to compete against the Chinese. These hikes only raise inflation and makes the US less competitive. We’re not a socialist state where everyone gets freebies. And it’s hardly unheard of where politicians are not influenced by donors. It’s not right, but it’s common , and is something that needs to change.
Her ratings among Democrats went from 48% to 42% from this same time last year. Among moderate Republicans, which there’s a very strong contingent in Arizona, I am sure that they approve of her holding out on too much government spending. Check out Biden’s ratings, and they’ve gone down as well, and one of the primary concerns is inflation.
It’s obvious that we’re not on the same page. You’re obviously a left-wing Democrat, while I am a moderate Republican. Even as a Republican, I plan on voting for her. We need more politicians who are on middle ground and are not to the extreme right or left.
I have no problem with a large defense budget. China and Russia are threats that we can’t take lightly. I don’t agree with China’s strong-arm tactics in the South China Sea, nor of Russia’s in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
It’s easy to see that we won’t agree with each other as we both have differing underlying beliefs. You can have the last word as it’s obvious we’re waisting our time where neither one of us is willing to budge.
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Covid psyop So you support Russia despite knowing that it’s troops are looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people? You support Russia despite knowing that it has targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, pedestrian walkways, etc.? You support Russia’s striking power stations so that the Ukrainian people have to live in the cold? You’re despicable.
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LOL, and now six months later Russia is struggling and has lost 70% of the territory it once gained. Russia’s artillery use has also gone down in some places by 75%, and Russia’s troops are complaining about not having enough ammo.
Russia has already lost. Despite its threats, NATO is expanding, more NATO territory is on its border, Russia is taking huge losses in men and equipment, its military is being mocked at, its got few allies, its people aren’t welcomed abroad, its economy is going downhill, and its troll army continues to spread lies trying to cover for its ineptitude.
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@davidhimmelsbach557 First and foremost, the US admitted that it didn’t find WMDs. If it was a cover up, it would have fabricated evidence, something you know very well that a country like Russia would have done. By lying the US could have provided justification for the war, but instead it told the truth. The fact that it admitted not finding any shows that it didn’t create some false flag attack on purpose, which Russia did in Ukraine by saying that the Ukrainians committed genocide against the Russians living in Donbas. Secondly, there were many reasons to believe there were WMDs in Iraq. After all, Chemical Ali had used them on the Kurds in the north before, and under UN inspections not all of the WMDs were accounted for. Sadam himself admitted after getting captured that he tried to deceive the world. He wouldn’t let UN inspectors access to all the sites suspected of having WMDs. He did it because he feared Iran, not the USA, which he never thought would actually go through with the attack. People in Iraq also told US and UK officials that there were WMDS. They lied because they wanted Sadam removed from power. Some US army disposal experts who returned from Iraq also came down from illnesses from exposure to chemical weapons.
Regardless, even though no WMDs were found, the world got rid of an evil dictator. His sons would have carried on his brutal dictatorship. Even though I think the second war with Iraq was wrong because it lacked UN support, in the long run Iraq is better off than having him and his sons rule the nation for decades to come. In the short run it created a power vacuum where ISIS was able to flourish, but Iraq is now a democratic state. I don’t care what people think, letting the people determine their leaders is better than evil leaders like Sadam and Putin.
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@I_0..0_I That’s all lies spread by the Russian media. You should know better by now, Russia is hardly ever honest and tries to blame the USA for everything. Plus, even if what you are saying is true, which it isn’t, two wrongs don’t make a right. Let’s say your neighbor went and killed somebody, that doesn’t make it right for you to go off and kill somebody too. The Iraq Body Count project documents 185,000–208,000 violent civilian deaths through February 2020. Many Iraqi civilians have died as an indirect result of the war, due to damage to the systems that provide food, health care and clean drinking water, and as a result, illness, infectious diseases, and malnutrition. Many of those deaths were caused by Iraqis themselves fighting, and from ISIS too. That’s the total number from all violence. You never saw the USA and its allies intentionally going after civilians like what Russia is doing in Ukraine. In fact, to avoid civilian casualties, the US has made its warheads smaller and more accurate. There’s even a version of the Hellfire that doesn’t have a warhead at all, but a spinning blade. In addition, the USA has provided over 100 billion dollars in aid to help the Iraqis recover.
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@skilledjanjua297 I fully understand your point. What you're not getting is that despite all of that, Ukraine is still on the counteroffensive in the north, and Russia has had a hard time slowing them down. Russia was also supposed to win this war in just a few days, and we've all seen that Russia is not the military powerhouse that it wanted everyone to believe. Russia is struggling in the seas with a country that doesn't even have a navy. It is unable to achieve air superiority over a country with an outdated and outumbered air force. It's army has major issues with logistics, secured communication lines, morale, leadership. The Russian army has showed to be poorly trained, and much of the equipment hasn't been properly maintained. Russian soldiers phone calls have been intercepted where they dexcribe how the Ukrainians are tearing them to shreds on the battlefield, and many Russian soldiers don't want to fight. Blowing up the bridges slowed down the Ukrainians a bit, but now they've crossed the river and it won't be too long before Ukraine establishes a new offensive. Russia has only made small gains in the east, and Russia has major problems protecting its supply lines. Numerous Russian ammo storage facilities have been destroyed, and getting just basic supplies like food and water to the soldiers has become a challenge. In addition, Ukraine is being supplied weapons and supplies by numerous western countries that have much stronger economies than Russia. It's going to take time to train the Ukrainians how to use those weapons, and to get them deployed, but projections are sometime in late June/July that Ukraine will be able to make another strong push again. Plus, the sanctions take time to go into full effect, Russia's inventory that it saved pre-war will only last so long. Projections are that there will be a stalemate in the next coming weeks, and the longer this war drags on, the more it favors Ukraine. Even some Russian reporters on TV have acknowledged things aren't going well, and that Russia needs an "out." That's saying something because as you know Russian TV is stongly controlled, and its rare for people to speak out.
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@skilledjanjua297 There are Russians who have been captured as well as intercepted phone calls of Russian soldiers telling loved ones that they were told by their commanding officers that the operation would last just a few days. Many of the soldiers weren’t even told that they were going to war, but instead were going to exercises. It partly explains why the logistical capabilities of the Russian troops at the early stages of the war was very poor. They never expected a prolonged conflict. It’s believed by some that Putin thought the Ukrainian people would welcome the troops with open arms. I am sure he was quite surprised to find out otherwise.
The USA engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq are a bit different. The USA went into Afghanistan because of 9/11. Before invading, the US gave the Taliban an ultimatum to either turn over Osama Bin Laden, and to stop Al Qaeda from training there, or to face an attack. The Taliban refused and it resulted in the invasion. In just three weeks time, and just a few hundred special ops troops, the Taliban were removed from power. It took another ten years to find and kill Osama. The USA could have left at that point after achieving its primary objective, but it chose to stay to try to help the Afghans implement a democratic nation, which obviously failed.
The USA and its allies fought Sadam in two different wars. The first was because his forces invaded Kuwait, and he was quickly defeated. The second was because of claims of his having WMDs, which later proved to be false. One of the biggest criticisms of the second war is that it didn’t have UN support, no WMDs were found, and most importantly there was no exit strategy planned. After Sadam was hung for his crimes, the USA should have left. Like in Afghanistan, it stayed to try to help implement a democratic government. However, it still only took the US and its allies less than a month to defeat Sadam’s forces, which is quite remarkable when you consider his troops were battle tested, ranked in size 4th in the world, and the USA had to travel halfway across the world to fight. You can see the logistical issues that Russia is having on its own border, just imagine having to travel halfway across the world to properly supply your troops.
I agree that the next several months will tell a lot. Maybe we can chat again then. Take care.
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@Theouterrim77 The US should not have to dissuade Israel. Israel should know better to not do military business with a potential adversary of the US. Israel should not have sold drones to Russia either, drones that have been shot down over Ukraine.
Yes, the US and Israel have very good relations,, especially when it’s joint projects and cooperation. I actually am very much in favor of the USA supporting Israel. What I don’t appreciate are Israel’s reservations to back Ukraine while worrying about harming its relations with Russia. What Russia is doing is wrong, and for Israel to remain silent out of fear of harming its relations with Russia is bullshit. Russia has for a long time provided aid, equipment, support, etc., to forces that have fought Israel, and now Israel won’t speak up against Russia? Come on, really? How can you justify that?
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@AUMINER1 Nothing compares to the lies that the Russians have told. Russia said they attack because Ukraine was committing genocide, that there were massive grave sites, many atrocities committed by the Ukrainians. To this day Russia hasn’t provided any proof, and when Ukraine challenged Russia to provide evidence to the UN,Russia boycotted the hearings. The lies never stop from Russia. It at first said it wasn’t going to attack, that it’s troops were there for exercises, and then claimed it was going to remove its forces to deescalate the situation. All lies. Russia then tells its people everything is going according to plan and is now withdrawing its forces. Another lie. The fact that Russia has made it illegal for people to voice an opinion differently than that of the Russian government shows that Russia doesn’t want the truth to be known. Russia has lied about MH-17, chemical weapons in Syria, said the crew of the USS Donald Cook abandoned ship after getting buzzed by Russian fighters, said that Russian fighters jammed the ship, accused the US of causing Covid and other illnesses in Russia, that the USA has caused earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite, etc. The lies from Russia never stops. Nobody trusts Russia, and there’s good reason.
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@AUMINER1 None of those lies compare to the crap Russia has done. Very few people thought that the Ghost of Kiev was real. It was just a ploy to try to strike fear in Russia. It’s just like how Russia lied about killing the Canadian sniper who has the long distance record for a sniper kill. Russian troops have been recorded in calls with friends and family saying everything is a lie, and you come up with pathetic examples of Hunter Biden that has no relevance to this war? We all know that CNN hates Trump, and is biased in its reporting against him, but it pales in comparison to the lies coming from the Russian government and media. Russia’s lying and trying to cover up its atrocities is significantly worse than anything that Ukraine or any other nation has done. Russia said its troops were already gone before the bodies were on the ground, but satellite photos showed otherwise. A video also captured a Russian tank killing a civilian riding a bike, who also happened to be shown in the satellite photo. The Germans have recorded Russian soldiers discussing their involvement. There’s a YouTube video that also records a Russian commander ordering his troops to kill all the Ukrainian people. You have no morals or integrity for trying to defend Russia’s horrific crimes. WTF is wrong with you? Russia attacked Ukraine without cause. Putin has been planning it for years. Russia is looting Ukraine, raping, torturing, and murdering its people, and you defend this crap? Russia started is ugly war, and only Russia can stop it. Have some compassion. Imagine if foreign troops invaded your country and did what the Russians are doing. It’s grotesque and fucked up.
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@Ross72A But look at what's happened in Syria and Armenia, the same results where the S-300/400 have been ineffective. The same problem remains with SAMs: they're big, slow on the move, they emit tons of energy, are hindered by the curvature of the earth and other ground clutter, and there are many ways to counter them. Plus, and just like in the past, while SAM battery radars might be able to detect a stealth aircraft at further ranges today, the same problem remains that the tiny missile seeker head will have trouble tracking and locking onto it. You also need to keep in mind that along with stealth aircraft in the air, there will also be decoys, 4th gen aircraft, drones, jamming, etc., making it very hard to single out a stealth fighter to target.
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gatherington I have read the transcripts, and nowhere and at no time does it state that the USA will create an uprising to overturn the government. Russia took the wire hack and put its own spin on it. Of course the US is going to have preferences on who it wants to see in office, just like how Russia has its own preferences. Russia is well known for blaming the USA for practically anything wrong or that it doesn’t agree with. No joke, Russia has blamed the USA for causing earthquakes, bad weather, it’s failed satellite launches, illnesses, Covid, etc. And Russia’s dirty deeds on other nation’s territories is also well known. And I am not talking about the Cold War days when the KGB and CIA battled each other, but today. Just like how it’s sent agents abroad to poison opposition of Putin . Or how about how Russia not long ago tried to assassinate the leader of Montenegro? Russia’s hacking electrical plants, the internet, and jamming GPS signals, yet time and time again denying it, shows its history of deceit. You can say otherwise and behave like Russia does by denying the truth, but it seems like you’re just another Russian troll who doesn’t like it when someone doesn’t agree with you.
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@ssaini5028 Literally everything you wrote is a lie. Not one thing is true. What a sad world you must live in to make up that kind of nonsense. You have verifiable sources to back up your claims? Of course not, you’re lying. Prove me wrong by putting in quotes and name credible sources. You can’t and you know it.
Russia couldn’t even stop Wagner group from heading towards Moscow, and Putin had to flee. And you think Russia can beat the U.S.? With just a few thousand troops Ukraine was able to invade the Kursk region, and still Russia today hasn’t been able to remove them. Russia’s army is even using golf carts, scooters and bicycles on the front. Haha hahahaha Russia’s Black Sea fleet has gone into hiding against a country without a navy, and you think Russia can beat the U.S. Navy. Hahaha. Russia’s air force can’t even achieve air superiority over Ukraine’s vintage and small Air Force. Russia doesn’t have a chance against the US. Ukraine wasn’t even a top twenty military force at the start of the war, and Russia is still suffering humiliating losses. The US is Ukraine’s largest donor, and it provides Ukraine with less than 5% of its annual military budget, and much of the equipment is old that is sitting and collecting dust. Nobody respects the Russian military anymore.
China’s own military admits that their lack of experience would be hard to overcome to beat the U.S. If China was so sure that it could beat the U.S., it would have invaded Taiwan by now, which is right next to China while the USA would have to travel many thousands of miles/kilometers.
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@imperium_vox The US did not attack any of the countries that you listed for trying to conquer them, which is what Russia is doing. The US also does not intentionally target civilians like what you’re seeing Russia do in Ukraine. The US helped defend countries like South Vietnam, South Korea, and Kuwait. WTF did you expect the United States to do after 9/11, let Al Qaeda continue to train in Afghanistan? The US went into Yugoslavia because of Serbn atrocities against Albanians. The US went into Libya and Syria under a UN Resolution. The US went into Grenada because Cuban troops had invaded. Your list is bullshit. Russia has a very long history of going to war itself, and before being so critical of the US, look into why the conflicts took place, and look at how long ago they were. You don’t see the US bomb hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc., like what Russia is doing in Ukraine. You don’t see US troops looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people like what Russia has done. It’s sickening the atrocities that Russia is committing, and you’re just as bad by trying to defend it.
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@imperium_vox Children as young as FOUR have been raped and tortured by Russian soldiers, UN war crimes probe find, as former detainees describe beatings, electric shocks and forced nudity in detention camps.
Children as young as four have been raped and tortured by Putin's thugs in Ukraine, UN experts have claimed.
The team from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine have investigated alleged war crimes in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy, finding evidence of sexual abuse, executions, bombing of civilian areas and torture.
What have you got? That’s right, nothing but BS.
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@gerardjagroo The words of a Russian troll who is unwilling to accept the fact that what Russia is doing in Ukraine is blatantly wrong. The Russian media and government have a very long history of lying and denying the truth. There’s no reasoning to the idiocy of the absurd claims made by the Russian media and government, and sadly there are many gullible fools who actually believe it. The most recent is how Russia claims that the US has bred mosquitos to attack Russians. Want some more? How about how Russia blamed the US for causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, illnesses, including Covid? Russia’s media at one time claimed the entire crew of the USS Cole abandoned ship after getting buzzed by a Russian Su-24. Remember the meteors that hit Russia? Yep, a Russian politician blamed the US for that, too. Russia’s lost any and all credibility, and yet you’re trying to act as though its lies are normal, and that the west is just as bad. Not even close, Putinbot.
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@bessarion1771 Even the Russians were critical of the J-20’s design. You can see in the video that it’s not very maneuverable, it doesn’t have guns for dogfighting, and it’s more of a missile truck than an air superiority fighter.
The Indians had many issues with the Su-57, especially concerning its lack of stealth features, engine problems, and had doubts about its avionics. Russia to date hasn’t put into service any jet fighter with AESA radar, which is essential for a 5th gen aircraft, something that the US accomplished over 20 years ago in the F-15C. Plus, only two production versions have built, the first of which crashed, it’s got no export orders, it hasn’t shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles from internal bays in flight, and there’s much doubt if it has any future. And after noticing how Russia is having difficulty in Ukraine against an Air Force that is outdated and outnumbered, I don’t have much concern about Russia provided any challenges to NATO, let alone the USA.
Those are just my thoughts. You can think what you want, but whatever either of us thinks really doesn’t matter.
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You can call him a traitor all you want, but he just wants Russia to be a better country. He’s wanting Russia to be a better country for its people, and not supporting it for whatever it does is an extremely closed minded opinion. Russia’s kidnapping, raping, torturing, maiming and murdering innocent people, including children. How can you expect him to still support Russia when it’s committing such evil acts? Based on your logic, if Russia expected its people to warship the devil, sacrifice babies, torture people including your own family, you’d be a traitor unless you followed its orders. If anything, I think your opinion is wrong. He actually cares about his country, while you expect people to follow a country regardless of what it does.
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@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 Don’t give me that BS. Syria has tried numerous times with no success at shooting down Israeli aircraft. The problem for Russia and Syria is that they know very well that when they activate their radars they become nothing but targets. It’s why over time the number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down. The reason is there are many ways to defeat them. To name a few, jamming, spoofing, using decoys, drones, hacking, stealth, stand-off weapons, anti-radiation weapons, etc.
It’s not just in Syria, but Armenia too. Turkish drones slaughtered Russian made SAMs, and Russian electronic countermeasures failed to work. And that’s just against drones. Imagine a nation with much more firepower, different methods and tools, and lots of experience like the USA can bring to the table.
Wow, one F-117 was shot down over its thirty year lifetime, and after flying thousands of sorties. If you knew anything about the mission you would not have brought it up. US commanders even admitted screwing up by having the F-117 fly the same flight path four nights straight and at the same time at night, and without ECM support. It’s not that hard to shoot down an aircraft if you know where and when it will fly over. Afterwards it conducted many hundreds more deep-strike missions without another loss. Now compare that to Russia’s losing 4-10 aircraft in just one week against tiny foe Georgia and against Sams that it should have known how to defeat.
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@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 It’s apparent that you don’t understand how SAMs work. Not only does the radar need to be able to detect the fighter, but the missile itself needs to be able to track and lock onto it. Against a 4th gen fighter that is not too difficult, but against a 5th gen fighter it’s a different story. Imagine that if it’s difficult for a large and powerful SAM site to be able to just detect a stealth aircraft, imagine how hard it is for a tiny missile seeker head to be able to track and lock onto it. It’s not easy. When dogfighting against a F-22 in exercises, an exchange pilot from the UK was flying a F-15C, which had a very powerful PESA radar, and he was unable to get a lock onto the F-22 even though it was in plain visual sight.
And that’s just stealth. As I mentioned earlier, there are many other effective tools to counter SAMs. A good example was how the US used decoys in Iraq. They were programmed to have the same electronic profile as a fighter, and when the Iraqis turned on their radars to engage them, they became targets themselves. Jamming was also very effective, as well as spoofing, which would alter the return signal to have the SAM site believe the aircraft was in a different area. Not only that but a well trained pilot can also evade a SAM. There’s a video here on YouTube where a F-16 pilot evaded six Iraqi missiles. It was quite impressive as you could hear his strained breathing pulling heavy g’s to avoid getting hit.
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@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 Continued: “Last year, the Israeli air force hit more than 200 targets in Syria connected to the Iranian effort to upgrade Hezbollah’s rockets. Some of those attacks have been reported to involve Israeli F-35s. The attacks continue apace this year with Syrian air defense forces having launched more than 1,000 surface-air missiles to try and foil the repeated Israeli attacks. They’ve had little effect so far.”
Facts are that Russia’s SAMS have been getting their butts handed to them for decades. They aren’t effective at stopping air strikes, and countries like Syria, Serbia, Iraq and Azerbaijan aren’t going to just buy them for show.
Accept it liar, you’re wrong. Just look at the history of the effectiveness of SAMs, and you’ll find that rarely does an aircraft get shot down anymore. Contrary to your lies, it’s not because they’re not trying. They sure as hell aren’t going to buy them and just let them sit while Israeli and Turkish systems make minced meat out of them. Quite honestly, I couldn’t care less if you don’t agree. It’s factual, something you can’t accept, and all you’ve done is waste my time. We’re done here, bye.
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@kathelineblain7224 Funny how you have to go back hundreds of years, and you fail to bring up Russia’s own brutal past. Stalin alone killed millions, and that was more recent.
So you support how Russia’s committing atrocities against innocent people in Ukraine? Its troops have kidnapped, looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered thousands of innocent people, including children. Russia’s attacked thousands of churches, schools, residential areas, restaurants, hospitals, humanitarian centers, art galleries, playgrounds, restaurants, shopping malls, railway stations, etc. It’s dropped white phosphorus and cluster bombs on cities. That’s something you look up to?
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@thegreatid3595 I’ve done my research. Russia has a long history of attacking civilians, including apartment buildings like this one. Russia lies, lies, lies, and makes up pathetic excuses all the time. You should know better by now than to trust Russia. How many apartment buildings, shopping malls, hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, etc., does Russia have to attack before you wake up and realize that Russia is doing it on purpose? And it wasn’t that long ago when Russia denied it was using Iranian drones to attack civilian infrastructure, only to finally admit it after it had done hundreds of attacks. Russia has lied from day one. It never takes responsibility for its own actions. Look at MH-17 as an example. Despite all the evidence against it, Russia still denied involvement in its downing. Look at how Russia denied invading Crimea. Look at how Russia denied that the Moskva was sunk by Ukraine. Look at how Russia has blamed the US for BS like causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, Russia’s drug problems, illnesses, including Covid. The simple fact that Russia has a paid army of trolls to spread misinformation, hate and lies about the west shows how having credibility and integrity means nothing to it. You’re part of Russia’s problem, and why no matter what you say nobody will believe you. Wake TF up, Russia’s constant lying has finally caught up to it. It’s one of the reasons why Russia is so widely despised, and its people aren’t welcomed abroad. Try having some integrity for once and be honest.
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@WilliamPrietoM You’ve been exposed to too much Russian propaganda. NATO actually rejected Ukraine’s and Georgia’s application to be part of the alliance. There was no promise to add either country in the near future, either. Ukraine in particular had major issues with corruption, and the articles of the alliance don’t allow members to be added if they have existing border issues with other countries, which both Georgia and Ukraine have with Russia.
The US opposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline because it meant that Europe would be too energy dependent on Russia. This war has already exposed the reliance on Russia for gas, and Russia has used it as a tool against the west. The US opposition is due to precisely how Russia uses its oil to influence other countries.
Don’t give me the nonsense that the US was behind the coup in 2014. There’s absolutely no evidence to support it. It’s another Russian lie trying to blame something else on the U.S. I have read and listened to the transcripts of the US officials, and there’s nothing incriminating that proves that the US was behind it. In reality, Russia is the country that didn’t like how Ukraine was leaning towards the west. You need to think about this logically. If the Ukrainians really wanted to be aligned with Russia, then they would have welcomed the Russian troops with open arms. But instead, Russia is getting the fight of its life. Ukraine wants better living standards, and being an ally of Russia isn’t going to help. There’s an in depth article called Myth - The West staged a coup to overthrow the Ukrainian governmentin2014 by Static Poder 360 that discussed the false accusations comprehensively. You should read it.
Yes, Ukraine should be able to join the EU or NATO, if it wishes. How would you feel if the US told Russia that it couldn’t join any alliances with China? Russia would tell the US to fuck off. NATO has never attacked another country to expand its territory. The alliance has grown voluntarily. It’s of no threat to Russia. Ukraine should be able to join just to avoid another war with Russia. It makes no sense why it’s okay to Russia for both Sweden and Finland to join, but it’s not okay for Ukraine. Russia wants to be able to control Ukraine like it did in the past, but Ukraine doesn’t agree and it wants its own independence.
Russia didn’t need to start this war. It’s only made things worse for itself by having additional countries joining NATO, and it’s being shunned by the west. Russia has caused hundreds of thousands of casualties, and its actions have caused millions of refugees. It didn’t have to go to war. There was no threat to it now or anytime soon in the near future. Putin fabricated the threat to give himself an excuse to invade.
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@WilliamPrietoM I’ve read the false accusations from Russia about the 2014 coup. It’s made up BS that’s against common sense. Reality is that the Ukrainian people were pissed at their government. In November 2013, a wave of large-scale protests (known as Euromaidan) erupted in response to President Yanukovych's sudden decision not to sign a political association and free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), instead choosing closer ties to Russia. In February of that year, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) had overwhelmingly approved finalizing the agreement with the EU, and Russia had put pressure on Ukraine to reject it. These protests continued for months; their scope widened, with calls for the resignation of Yanukovych and the Azarov Government. Protesters opposed what they saw as widespread government corruption and abuse of power, the influence of oligarchs, police brutality, and violation of human rights in Ukraine. The people of Ukraine didn’t want to be another puppet state of Russia’s, and why would they when they know EU states live better? If the Ukrainians really wanted to be friends with Russia, they wouldn’t be fighting Russia right now.
How is Ukraine’s joining NATO a threat, but it’s not when Finland and Sweden want to join? NATO is not a threat. Again, not once has it attacked another country to expand, and there’s no way it’s going to attack a nuclear power like Russia. NATO has grown through the years for the precise reason that Russia went to war in Georgia and Ukraine. They don’t want war, and the only way to make sure it doesn’t happen is by joining NATO. Russia is fabricating a threat that doesn’t exist. Reality is that Putin couldn’t handle seeing Ukraine flourish under the EU while ordinary Russians struggle. He didn’t want Russians seeing their brothers in Ukraine doing better than themselves.
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@WilliamPrietoM Ask yourself, when has Russia ever been honest? And then ask yourself how often does Russia blame something on the United States? The first answer is that Russia is rarely truthful, and the answer to the second question is that Russia all the time blames the US falsely. I’m not joking, through the years Russia has blamed the US for causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, illnesses including Covid, Russia’s drug problems, etc., you name it according to Russia it’s the US’s fault.
You believe what you want. I really don’t care. It’s not logical, and the coup lie is consistent with past practices from Russia.
No matter the final outcome, Russia’s already lost. It’s lost world respect; NATO has grown and will have a longer border with Russia; Russia’s lost access to western technology; it’s military is mocked at; it’s GNP is in the negative; its domestic industry is suffering, especially with the production of cars, airplanes, trains, etc.; it’s has to rely on lesser quality products from China, such as tires; it’s lost hundreds of thousands of skilled workers; its army has suffered humiliating defeats. and its suffered huge losses in men and equipment. Russia’s ability to produce high tech weapons will be severely limited due to the sanctions; its lost customers for its natural gas and oil; etc. The list goes on and on, and this doesn’t even discuss if Russia loses the war itself, which is very feasible.
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@WilliamPrietoM I don’t have time to read your message, and quite frankly this discussion has gone on long enough. Neither one of us is going to convince the other to change their mind. Russia invaded Ukraine on nothing but lies, and the Russian government and media continues to lie about it. In the process, Russia has committed horrific atrocities, including rape, maiming, torture and murdering innocent people. It’s struck numerous civilian targets that I never thought I’d see in our lifetime. No matter how you try to justify it, what is happening in Ukraine is wrong. War should be avoided wherever possible, and I am sure both sides could have made better efforts to resolve their differences peacefully. However, Russia’s requirements to not go to war were outright ludicrous. You’re explanation that Ukraine is closer than Sweden/Finland is BS. With today’s high tech weaponry the distance isn’t that significant. And why does Russia need security guarantees? Who does that? No country asks for security guarantees, and who’s going to trust Russia to follow them anyway. Facts are Russia just couldn’t handle accepting a longtime ally being part of the west. Russia couldn’t accept seeing Ukraine prosper, while Russians have much lower living standards. Unfortunately for Russia, matters are only going to get worse. I don’t like seeing anyone suffer, and I wish Russia had a better leader who didn’t have a Cold War mentality. You can have the last word. Peace.
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@mr wpg The most recent UN statement further states, The commission documented patterns of summary executions, unlawful confinement, torture, ill-treatment, rape, and other sexual violence committed in areas occupied by Russian troops across the four regions covered by the report, the Human Rights Council said.
The four regions have been recaptured by Ukraine since the time period covered in the report.
While Russian armed forces were responsible for "the vast majority of the violations identified, Ukrainian forces have also committed international humanitarian law violations in some cases, including two incidents that qualify as war crimes," the Human Rights Council said.
Kyiv has said it will punish abuses committed by its own forces but believes the number of such incidents is small.
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@asdkjh4370 Then you’re a gullible fool to fall for Russia’s propaganda. Russia has claimed genocide, murdering, massive grave sites by the Ukrainians, but to this day still hasn’t provided any proof. Ukraine even invited Russia to provide evidence before the UN, but Russia boycotted the hearings. You should know better by now. Since when has Russia ever been honest? The fact that it has an army of paid trolls to spread lies and hate about the west, that it has shut down all independent news organizations, that it’s closed it’s society from various media platforms, that it’s made it a crime with up to 15 years of jail time if a person openly speaks out with an opposing view than that of the government, should all tell you that Russia has little regards for morals, ethics, and integrity.
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@DrDupor LOL, that only happened because of poor mission planning of flying a predictable flight path every night. We’ve seen in Ukraine how poorly Russian SAMs have done. They repeatedly fail to protect strategic targets, I,e. bridges, ammo dumps, command centers, SAM sites, barracks, air fields, naval bases, etc.
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@musicclassic5938 The US sent 13,000 tanks, 14,000 airplanes, guns, ammunition, explosives, copper, steel, aluminum, medicine, field radios, radar tools. The U.S. even transported an entire Ford Company tire factory, which made tires for military vehicles, to the Soviet Union. Russia’s trolls are ungrateful pricks. At least Stalin recognized the value. In a November 1941 letter to Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Josef Stalin wrote:
“Your decision, Mr. President, to give the Soviet Union an interest-free credit of $1 billion in the form of materiel supplies and raw materials has been accepted by the Soviet government with heartfelt gratitude as urgent aid to the Soviet Union in its enormous and difficult fight against the common enemy — bloodthirsty Hitlerism.”
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@graemepeters5717 Did the elected government go back on its word, and instead of progressing under the EU decided to align with Russia instead? Face it, the Ukrainians don’t want to be aligned with Russia. Who can blame them? Why in the world would they want to live like Russians with much lower living standards and less freedom? Did Russia not follow the Budapest Memorandum, which if Russia followed in the first place then the Minsk Agreements never would have been necessary. Ukraine only signed the agreements to try to avoid a war with Russia. Yet, Russia still invaded Ukraine, a sovereign country, held illegal referendums that were fixed from the very beginning. Plus, the fact that Russia has lied from the very beginning shows that itself knows what it has done is wrong. Russia lied about invading Crimea, only admitting the truth after it illegally annexed the territory. It lied about not having troops in Eastern Ukraine. It lies about the shooting down of MH-17. That’s all Russia does, lie, lie, lie.
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@Chunkylover. Haha, the Ghost of Kiev was just child’s play in comparison to all the lies told by Russia. And you have got to be an idiot to believe that the sinking of the Moskva was due to an unknown fire cause. The cause was missiles hitting it.
Russia has lied from day one. It lied that it didn’t invade Crimea, only to admit later that the “little green men” were Russian troops all along. It lied that it didn’t have troops in eastern Ukraine, even though its troops posted selfies of themselves there. It lied about the shooting down of MH-17. It lied that it wasn’t going to attack Ukraine, and that it was only for exercises. It lied after its troops retreated from Kiev saying that Russia was now deescalating the situation when in fact it was just repositioning its troops. It’s lied that it hasn’t targeted civilian areas, when in fact its hit schools, playgrounds, residential areas, a shopping mall, train station, etc. It lied about why it withdrew its forces from Snake Island saying that it was doing it out of generosity. Russia lies, lies, lies. Someone would have to be an absolute idiot to believe Russia after it’s lied so much.
Watch all the videos of the ammo dumps that HIMARS has struck. Only HIMARS has the range to hit them. You’re just like the typical Russian troll who can only deny the truth and make up pathetic BS in the process.
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@deven6518 I suggest that you listen to the intercepted calls of Russian soldiers talking about how they’ve stolen everything you can imagine, from fishing gear, to washers, dryers, microwaves, refrigerators, even toilets. There have been videos showing Russian BMPs carrying toilets, and Russian troops with a stolen fridge in a trench. Russian troops have talked about how they and their fellow soldiers have raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent civilians. I suggest that you listen to the Russian soldier who described doing the 21 Roses torture,where he’d cut off all the fingers and toes, and the man’s penis. Or how he described a torture learned from the FSB in Chechnya where they’d ram a pipe up the person’s ass, then sticking barbed wire up it. You can’t make this shit up. Massive grave sites have been found in Ukrainian towns where Russian troops once occupied. There’s a video of a Russian BMP running over a civilian driver, and another where it shoots and kills an elderly couple in their car. Tortured Ukrainians have been found in basements, and there are numerous videos of Russia’s missiles and artillery hitting residential areas, hospitals, schools, playgrounds, etc. None of this surprises anyone. Russia bombed hospitals in Syria and backed a regime that used chemical weapons on innocent people. The USA doesn’t do this kind of shit. Hell, US soldiers who pissed on dead Taliban got fired and let go with a dishonorable discharge. It will be difficult for any of them to get a decent job in the future just because they pissed on dead enemies.
I have heard on a YouTube video of instances of rape. In fact, ten Russian soldiers were identified as being part of a gang rape group. You’re obviously not looking hard enough.
Russia lies all the time, and you’re obviously gullible enough to believe it. It lied about not invading Crimea. It lied that it didn’t have troops in eastern Ukraine. It lied that it wasn’t going to attack Ukraine and that its troops were there for exercises only. Russia lied about withdrawing its troops on Snake Island that it was out of goodwill. Russia lied about the Moskva getting sunk. It lied about withdrawing forces from northern Ukraine to deescalate matters, when in reality it was just repositioning its forces. It has always lied. In the past it lied that the entire crew of the USS Donald Cook abandoned ship after getting buzzed by a fighter. It lied that the USA has caused earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, Russia’s drug problems, illnesses, even Covid.
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Kelly4370 There’s a big difference. Those Su’s are showbirds with thrust vectoring. They’ve been stripped of non-essential weight for performing at their peak so they’re stripped of anything not needed for just an airshow,like avionics. They are not combat ready. Plus, most of Russia’s Air Force consists of older fighters without thrust vectoring. You won’t find any Su or MiG that is combat ready performing anything near what you’ll find here in this video. Just go watch the Russian Knights, which are combat ready Su-27’s. The F-35’s instant and sustained turn rates are much better, and you won’t find any Russian Su or MiG without thrust vectoring be able to perform the Falling Leaf, which is a 360 degree flat spin.
And finally, when you add weapons to those Su’s, it creates wing and drag weight, which reduces the aircraft’s agility, speed, and ability to recover from high bleed maneuvers. That’s not an issue for the F-35 as its weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage.
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@shenmisheshou7002 You don’t know wtf you’re talking about. If Russia tried shooting down the F-16, it sure would try to shoot down a F-35. Of course the F-22 and F-35 aren’t invisible. I never said they were. But you’re foolish to think that the US would just use stealth. It would combine the F-22s and F-35s with jammers, spoofing, anti-radiation missiles, decoys, drones, etc. it would be extremely difficult to focus on bringing down a stealth fighter. Think about it logically. In around 40 years and thousands of sorties flown, only one has been shot down. And it was due to human error of flying a predictable flight path. Neither Russia or China have the capability to stop the USAF and USN. You’re dreaming.
Dummy, the Abrams used in Ukraine doesn’t have DU armor that US forces used, and it is a much older model. The US isn’t about to let Russia get its hands on a modern US tank.
US weapons have ruled the battlefield in Ukraine. They’ve made a joke out of Russia’s so-called hypersonic missiles. They’ve decimated Russian air defenses. They’ve annihilated Russian tanks and armored vehicles. And it can be seen in sales. US weapons are in high demand. On the other hand, nobody wants Russian weapons. Just look at the UAE arms expo. Russia failed to get a single sale. The US made billions.
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@rogerpennel1798 The particular SAM was modified to detect the F-117, but it was still at close range, and the modifications cause lots of radar clutter. It’s not a good solution for detecting aircraft at longer ranges and over more vast areas. Like I originally said, the F-117 was flying a predictable flight path, at the same time at night, and without ECM support. The US commanders got complacent with its abilities. The F-117 was shot down on the fourth night of the conflict, and despite flying many more hundreds of deep strike missions, not another one was lost. In its thirty year lifetime, and after thousands of sorties being flown against layered integrated air defense networks, only one was shot down. That’s quite a testament that stealth works. Look at how Russia can’t achieve air superiority over Ukraine, and how many of its aircraft have been shot down. Having stealth not only makes them difficult to detect, but also very difficult for the seeker head to get a lock onto the aircraft.
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@misterhill5598 That’s a bunch of BS. The US doesn’t steal others technology. If the USA has such a shameful history of IP theft, I am sure you can provide a nice list of examples. You need to look at the quality of the patents before spouting numbers. China’s well known for IP theft. From the Chinese fighters, helicopters, Humvees, subs,, SAMs, etc., it’s based on another country’s technology. It’s why Russia would not sell them the Su-33. They knew China would just reverse engineer it. China can’t just buy the technology. There are export control laws that restrict the sales. For instance, all high end microchips use US software to design and develop them. It’s why ASMC, TSMC, etc., can’t sell their products to China. They need a license from the US to get an exemption to ITAR regulations. Yes, many foreigners come to the United States. They choose to do so. The US gets over a million students from all over the world for advanced degrees, including from China. You’re just a US hater spouting BS.
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@roundpenguin3072 North Korea is not a good example. North Korea doesn’t have a strong military that has a large number weapons that require microchips. Sure, it can get some through illegal means, but not enough to mass produce large volumes of high tech weapons.
It is not normal for countries to buy appliances to just get access to the microchips. That’s a very desperate measure showing that you don’t have the ability to legally buy them, or to have the capabilities to produce them on your own.
The Ukrainians have torn apart Russian equipment and found large numbers of US made microchips. From helicopters to missiles, drones, EW equipment, the Ukrainians have discovered that Russia is very dependent on US microchips to make its weapons. I think in the Alligator attack helicopter on its own had over 30 something US made microchips in it. And don’t count on China. They don’t produce enough for their own needs and need to import them. Western parts in general are needed. Even Russia’s pilots tape US GPS devises in their aircraft because they don’t trust Russia’s navigational equipment. It’s not going to be easy for Russia to replace its high tech equipment. The sanctions are already taking a toll on Russia’s economy to build equipment that requires western parts. From cars, to aviation, to manufacturing, the sanctions are having an impact on the Russian ability to build and maintain the items. Now with the sanctions imposed, sales that contain US microchips will be more heavily monitored. To think that Russia can get what it needs through third parties is a stretch, especially when you consider the large number of microchips that Russia needs to keep its military machine running.
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@bariole Trying this again because my previous comment wouldn’t post. Where did you get your info because it sounds like BS?
The F-35 can dogfight. Just Google Pilots say F-35 superior within visual range, dogfight criticisms laid to rest.
The F-35 has the advantage of storing its weapons internally and near the center of the fuselage. 4th gen fighters weapons creates both wing and drag weight,, which reduces their speed, turning ability, and their ability to recover from high-g turns. It’s why fighters drop their fuel tanks when entering into an engagement.
I’ve seen the F-35 performing some very impressive high-g turns, as well as the Falling Leaf, which I haven’t seen any other fighters do without thrust vectoring. And it’s the F-35A, without STOVL. Plus, the F-35’s one engine has more thrust than most other fighters with two engines. It has 40,000 lbs of thrust with AB, which is the single most powerful jet fighter engine in the world.
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@bariole In addition to the above comment, very few aircraft can supercruise, especially in a combat loadout. The F-35 is very near reaching it. According to pilots who have flown it, only for a short instance do they need to go to afterburner before they can supercruise. Plus, the fact that its weapons are stored internally gives it a huge advantage by reducing drag weight, and it also lowers its radar cross signature.
The Su-57 is trash in comparison. For Russia’s ally, India, to openly express their displeasure about it speaks volumes. Plus to date, only two production models have been built, with the first one crashing. It hasn’t shown any ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles from internal bays in flight, and it has no export orders. It’s future is highly in doubt, especially with the sanctions in place that Russia needs to production high-tech equipment.
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@vladlu6362 The Cobra is low g, and you don’t see it used in combat. Maybe the initial move is higher g, but the end result it’s dead in the air. The aircraft is going a low speeds when using it, and if you knew anything about dogfighting it’s the last thing a pilot will do because it bleeds too much energy making it a sitting duck.
Seriously, give me the title of any Su-35 and Su-57 video showing the aircraft performing high g instant turns. All you see are them doing are flying low and slow, performing low g turns.
Keep in mind that the Su-30s used at Red Flag Nellis had thrust vectoring, and they lost to F-15s every time in one versus one exercises, and the F-18 pilot in The Ready Room also went up against Malaysian Su-30s with TV, and he won every time.
Who says an armed F-16 can outmaneuver the F-35? And who says Russia is good at jamming, when it’s been shown that’s not the case in exercises? We have all seen in Ukraine that Russia’s weapons are overhyped, if anything. Before the war, Russian trolls boasted about how much better their EW systems were than everyone else’s. What we have found in Azerbaijan and Ukraine that they’ve been easily defeated, unable to even jam drones flying in the area.
You’re referring to DIRCM for IR missile defense. Russia “claims” to have it, but it claims many things, often untrue. Just like how Russia has bragged about having incredible tank defense systems, and yet they’re getting annihilated in Ukraine. BTW, later block F-35s are supposed to have it too.
And finally, how do you think Russia is going to build these high tech aircraft? Russia needs western parts. As the sanctions have already demonstrated, Russia’s ability to build high tech equipment has been severely limited. From building tanks, to SAMs, and to some extent even satellites, Russia is struggling. Even before the sanctions, the Su-57 was struggling to survive, and now with the sanctions it will be nearly impossible to make it a viable weapons program.
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@bariole The F-18's ability to point its nose is better than just decent, it's outstanding. I've talked with several retired F-18 pilots, and they've all said that's the F-18's key advantage, especially in low-speed dogfights. It's why F-18 pilots try to get their foe to burn energy and to make it more than a one-turn fight. . I am going to quote the Norwegian pilot who flew thousands of hours in the Viper, and has some experience in the F-35, and as you know the Viper is an outstanding dogfighter. See below.
So how does the F-35 behave in a dogfight? The offensive role feels somewhat different from what I am used to with the F-16. In the F-16, I had to be more patient than in the F-35, before pointing my nose at my opponent to employ weapons; pointing my nose and employing, before being safely established in the control position, would often lead to a role reversal, where the offensive became the defensive part. The F-35 provides me as a pilot greater authority to point the nose of the airplane where I desire. (The F-35 is capable of significantly higher Angle of Attack (AOA) than the F-16. Angle of Attack describes the angle between the longitudinal axis of the plane – where nose is pointing – and where the aircraft is actually heading – the vector). This improved ability to point at my opponent enables me to deliver weapons earlier than I am used to with the F-16, it forces my opponent to react even more defensively, and it gives me the ability to reduce the airspeed quicker than in the F-16.
Update: Since I first wrote this post, I have flown additional sorties where I tried an even more aggressive approach to the control position – more aggressive than I thought possible. It worked just fine. The F-35 sticks on like glue, and it is very difficult for the defender to escape.
It may be difficult to understand why a fighter should be able to «brake» quickly. In the offensive role, this becomes important whenever I point my nose at an opponent who turns towards me. This results in a rapidly decreasing distance between our two airplanes. Being able to slow down quicker provides me the opportunity to maintain my nose pointed towards my opponent longer, thus allowing more opportunities to employ weapons, before the distance decreases so much that a role reversal takes place. To sum it up, my experience so far is that the F-35 makes it easier for me to maintain the offensive role, and it provides me more opportunities to effectively employ weapons at my opponent.
In the defensive role the same characteristics are valuable.* I can «whip» the airplane around in a reactive maneuver while slowing down.* The F-35 can actually slow down quicker than you´d be able to emergency brake your car. This is important because my opponent has to react to me «stopping, or risk ending up in a role-reversal where he flies past me.
Defensive situations often result in high AOA and low airspeeds. At high AOA the F-16 reacts slowly when I move the stick sideways to roll the airplane. The best comparison I can think of is being at the helm of ship (without me really knowing what I am talking about – I’m not a sailor). Yet another quality of the F-35 becomes evident in this flight regime; using the rudder pedals I can command the nose of the airplane from side to side. The F-35 reacts quicker to my pedal inputs than the F-16 would at its maximum AOA (the F-16 would actually be out of control at this AOA). This gives me an alternate way of pointing the airplane where I need it to, in order to threaten an opponent. This «pedal turn» yields an impressive turn rate, even at low airspeeds. In a defensive situation, the «pedal turn» provides me the ability to rapidly neutralize a situation, or perhaps even reverse the roles entirely.
Sorry, but I am going to trust the words of a true professional in the field over yours.
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@bobbyschannel349 You do realize that it really doesn’t matter much anyway. Most Chinese SAMS are modeled after Russian ones, which have failed miserably in Ukraine. Even when Russia has known precisely what is being targeted, it’s been unable to stop the attacks. The Ukrainians have repeatedly been able to strike bridges, command centers, barracks, ammo dumps, bases, etc., and Russia’s SAMS have failed to do their job. Look at how the Moskva couldn’t even defend itself against subsonic missiles, and its specialty was air defense. Or did you see the video where Russian S-300 operators simply laughed when a Storm Shadow flew over their heads? There’s no need to waste expensive hypersonic missiles that cost significantly more when just as more powerful but less expensive weapons can do the job. Keep in mind that the US SAMs have been extremely successful, even taking out Russian Kinzhal missiles on numerous occasions.
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@elvirausmanova Oh, I see…. You sound like the typical Russian who thinks they’re the best at everything right after birth. I am Russian, I don’t need to train, I am the best. Yeah, whatever. It has nothing to do with being jealous, I don’t like cheaters. The drugs give her the capacity to train harder than others. If they didn’t help, Russia wouldn’t use them. And the fact that Russia has had a state system that promoted the use of performance enhancing drugs doesn’t help matters. The facts are that she tested positive for a banned substance. She should have been kicked out of the games, and her trainers and coaches should be suspended for life. If she wins, she’ll always have an asterisk next to her name questioning how she would have performed if she played by the rules. Get over it, she cheated, and people don’t like cheaters, unless you’re Russian of course.
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@wiseman7779 Ah, I see… you revert to childish insults once again because you lost the argument. It’s because I recently retired, dummy. In the US if you work hard, save and invest your money right, you can retire at an early age.
You are right, I troll Russian trolls. You have no decency to be honest, and you defend Russia despite all the horrific crimes it’s committing. You’re a sick individual to back an evil government.
Rather than say you made a mistake and was wrong about air defenses being useless against drones, you act like a child. Quite frankly it’s exactly what I expect from you. You left a pretty funny comment considering it’s coming from a Russian troll, pretending to be an American, who’s paid to spread lies and hate about the US. You’re just like your country, Russia. You have no decency to have any morals, or integrity and credibility to be truthful. How fucking sad is that you can’t accept reality. While you love to criticize the US, you’re here on US YouTube, using US discovered internet and routers, on a computer or phone with US microchip technology in it. The least you could do is support Russia by using RuTube. You’re a living and walking hypocrite. Congrats! I don’t have any more time for your nonsense so say the last word like an immature teenager would.
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@wiseman7779 My gawd, you are brainwashed. I actually sympathize for you. You don’t read my comments because you have ADD.
You’re comment is not entirely accurate. For instance, both the US and Soviet Union benefited from German scientists. However, Americans have made many more inventions than Russians. The US has more money, resources, lab space and facilities than Russia. Look at rocketry as an example. Many uninformed people like yourself think that it was only the Germans who were the pioneers of rocket science. However, it was actually American Robert Goddard’s innovations that helped propelled the field. And when it comes to US military technology, today a person can’t be a foreign national because it violates ITAR regulations. They need at least a green card, but citizenship is preferred.
Yes, a Russian co-founded Google, but guess where he moved to so that he could accomplish his dreams and achieve wealth? That’s right, the US. Russia has always suffered from brain drain, and its only gotten worse. And it’s Russia that has the very long history of copying western technology, not vice versa. The US also has more international students than any other country. Literally hundreds of thousands of students worldwide, including China and India, go to American schools to get advanced degrees. The United States has the most universities ranked in the top one hundred, while Russia has none. It’s only going to get worse for Russia as many of its educators have left Russia due to the mass mobilization. The mobilization is going to negatively affect Russia’s entire educational program.
For being an American, you sure spew a lot of content from the Russian troll playbook.
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Thank you for pointing out the hypocrisy of current-day politics in America.
My brother, a white, tried to become a firefighter in his mid twenties, but the odds were stacked against him. People who got additional points were minorities, women, ex-military, and people between the ages 30-35. That means if you’re a Hispanic female who served and is 31, you’re a shoo in. That is being privileged. For a white person to excel they had to do exceptionally well on their orals and written exams, very little room for error. The ole’ belief that in America that if you work hard you’ll get recognized isn’t always the truth. I honestly feel bad for white kids growing up today. The liberal left has made whites scapegoats, and before anything is even known about them, they’re considered privileged and get everything handed to them. It’s quite the contrary. There are some rich kids, but not necessarily always white, who have a free pass, but most people have to work their asses off to just be middle class. My parents who literally went to school without shoes would laugh at today’s liberals claiming they were privileged. The media is the one to blame, as they’re the ones who report the news in their slanted ways. Screw them.
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@Daniel-jg8ff Doesn’t matter who is using them, Russia still is using tanks like the T-54 and T-55 that are over 70 years old. Google “What’s Perfectly Round, Made Of Metal, And Keeping Russia From Replacing the 2,000 Tanks It’s Lost In Ukraine?” and you’ll find, A shortage of modern optics is throttling Russia’s ability to manufacture new T-72BM3 and T-90M tanks, and restore older T-72s, T-80s and T-90s, to make good the thousands of tanks it’s lost its wider war on Ukraine. But optics aren’t the only thing in short supply in the Russian armored vehicle industry. The Russians also are desperately short of ball-bearings, which they used to get from the United States and Europe before the United States and Europe tightened their sanctions on Russian industry. Especially considering that the Russian war effort—indeed, the whole Russian economy—utterly depends on trains for transportation. And trains also need a lot of ball-bearings. The Russians have a choice. Build more tanks and let the rail system fall apart. Or keep the trains moving, and slow tank-production.”
It continues to state, While work soon resumed, the tank industry’s longer-term prospects were dire. A new T-72BM3 or T-90M tank requires modern optics, and those optics normally come from France. When Paris tightened its sanctions, it deprived Russian industry of the components it needs for the new tanks’ Sosna-U digital sights.
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@deanzaZZR Well, it’s either wrong or you misunderstood it. There are scores of websites that discuss both the land and maritime disputes. Here’s an excerpt from one of them. China has also been involved with several land disputes with its neighbouring countries and recent times have witnessed an escalation of attack by China.
India: India and China clashed violently at the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on 15 June, which is part of the disputed Aksai Chin region. The clash left 20 Indian soldiers dead and several injured. The PLA also reportedly suffered casualties.
China has also staked claim on parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Nepal: China has a long-standing dispute over parts of Nepal that it claims are Tibet. In June, China annexed Rui village in Nepal, claiming it as part of Tibet.
Bhutan: It also claims to own a large chunk of eastern Bhutan including areas like Cherkip Gompa, Dho, Dungmar and Gesur. On 5 July, China stated that it has a border dispute with Bhutan, for the first time since 1986.
Laos: The communist country also alleges that it owns large parts of Laos on historical precedent dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.
Mongolia: Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region within Mongolia, has also been involved in a territorial dispute with China but the last border flare-up between the two regions was in 2015.
Myanmar: China and Myanmar share a 2,185-km-long border based on a 1960 agreement. However, two weeks ago, Myanmar accused China of creating trouble on the border and instigating terror groups.
Tibet: Perhaps China’s most decisive land dispute is the one with Tibet. In 1950, China enforced a long-held claim on the Himalayan country and incorporated it with its own territory. Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his followers were forced to flee to India, where they have set up a government in exile.
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@ Self serving ally? 😂 The US has been NATO’s main strength for decades. What country did you think keeps the waterways open? Imagine if U.S. ships didn’t stop the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping what that would do to your domestic goods prices m. Same goes with the Strait of Hormuz and oil that’s shipped globally. The US is protected by two oceans. It’s not the US’s fault that Russia is your neighbor. What a twisted thought process you have to blame it on the U.S. Where else would there be a war against Russia ?
The US dollar is as strong today as it’s ever been. I agree that our debt is too high, and part of the reason is we’re spending too much of our military in Europe. Out of all the countries, NATO nations spend the least to have US forces on their soil for protection. They only cover about a third of the costs, while Japan spends about 70% for US troops on its soil. I honestly hope the U.S. pulls out of NATO. It will save billions every year, and trillions in the long run. Your taxes will go up in the meantime because as of right now’s Europeans nations are nowhere near ready for a war against Russia.Just look at the UK. It’s only got 70K troops. That’s not nearly enough.
The U.S. weapons work. What weapons do you see being the most effective in Ukraine after the drones? GLMRS rockets, Patriot missiles, cluster munitions, Bradleys, Humvees, Starlink, M-60s, the three plus million rounds of artillery, US intel, Its U.S. weapons and intel that Ukraine has depended on the most. You saw for your own two eyes how Ukraine suffered immensely when US intel was yanked for just one week. It suffered even worse when the Republicans held up aid.
I’m glad Europe is finally stepping up. It only took a war and Trump telling you that you need to protect yourselves instead of expecting the U.S. to do it for you. We’ve been telling you for decades to spend more, but you never listened. Even today European countries spend more on Russian oil and gas than the amount of aid they give to Ukraine.
What is 20 years late? The U.S. delivers according to planned schedules.
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The USA’s primary reason for going into Afghanistan was to kill Osama Bin Laden and his thugs, which was largely achieved. Secondary was to try to implement a democratic government, like hoot helped South Korea and Japan, both of which have thriving economies.
If it wasn’t for Russia collaborating with Germany to attack Poland from a second front Hitler wouldn’t have had the green light in his conquest. And don’t forget that the USA provided huge amounts of aid under the Lend Lease Act, which Stalin himself said he doubted the Germans could have been defeated without it. What is really pathetic is how ungrateful Russians today are and they try to minimize the help. Being unthankful shows a lack of moral standards , and the fact that you’re here on USA owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both discovered by the USA, and on a computer or phone that has US microchip technology in it, only confirms it. You don’t see us Americans on Russia’s websites spreading lies and hate like you. Russia’s objective from the start was to implement a new government, which Russia failed at miserably, and it lost many more troops in doing so.
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@Kraska93 It’s hardly a poor excuse to not want to go to war again to avoid more losses of lives. If Russia hadn’t joined Poland and agreed with Germany to not go to war with each other, Hitler couldn’t have attacked Western Europe the way he did without leaving troops on its eastern border. To blame France for not protecting Poland, while the USSR attacked on a second front, is ludicrous.
“In the lens of history, there are fewer more obvious, world-changing mistakes than Joseph Stalin cutting a deal with the devil. Perhaps the only greater mistake Stalin made was believing that the agreement was anything but Realpolitik: something cynically done by Hitler only for passing expediency. So while the Nazi- Soviet pact of 1939 gave Russia the illusion of security, in reality it gave the Nazis a green light to attack Poland and then France. It was a major factor in the start of World War II. Believing the assurances of peace with Russia, which Hitler betrayed the first chance he got, was more than just a mistake. It sold out not only Poland and western Europe but, in the end, was even more costly to Russia itself. Almost exactly two years after signing the nonaggression and cooperation pact, Hitler attacked Russia. Stalin was so dismayed that he had a virtual breakdown and was ineffective for the crucial first days of the invasion. The result of his mistake was the loss of millions of Russian lives, half the Russian population suffering from Nazi occupation, and the destruction of much of the manufacturing base of the Soviet Union. It was a terrible price for a short-term agreement. Rarely has anyone’s judgment proven so wrong.”
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@rhodium1096 Please provide your source that Popov invented the radio first. That’s the second time I have had to ask.
Yes, there are many intelligent Russians, I’ve said that, as well as Germans. Russia too took lots of Germans for its science needs. There are smart people all over the world, including in the USA, and you’re right that many go to the USA because of the opportunities it can provide. FYI, when it came to rocketry, look up Robert Goddard. He was at the forefront, and German scientists actually used his research for their own benefit. And don’t forget that it was the USSR who stole the plans to the a-bomb from the US. The US not only had scientists from Germany, but England, of of course the USA to develop it.
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Unlike Russia, the USA didn’t loot, rape, maim, torture and murder innocent civilians. Unlike Russia, the US didn’t intentionally target hospitals, residential areas, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc. You’re the one who needs to wake TF up.
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What’s disgusting is that European countries have for years let their militaries dwindle while the U.S. warned them that they needed to spend more, and to stop relying on Russian oil and gas. Now they expect the U.S. to pay for their negligence. Other than the drone strikes, the majority of the weapons used by Ukraine have come from the US. HIMARS, artillery shells, M-777 artillery, thousands of Humvees, GLMRS, guided bombs, Bradleys, etc., not to mention the invaluable intel. The US has no obligation to help Ukraine, and yet it’s provided just as much military aid as all the other countries combined.
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@omar343-o7u That’s not true at all. The west doesn’t intentionally bombs schools, hospitals, playgrounds, shopping malls, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, etc. The west doesn’t loot, rape, maim, torture and murder innocent people. Quite frankly, it is not a surprise as Russia has done this before in places like Syria and Chechnya.
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@coconutstory None of those conflicts were by NATO as an alliance. Some members may have participated in some of the conflicts, but NATO as an alliance did not attack them. Let’s tackle each country that you listed separately. We’ll go chronologically. Iraq came first. The first war with Iraq was because it invaded Kuwait, another sovereign country. Without the help of many countries, Iraq would still be there and Kuwait would have ceased to exist. It had wide approval, including by the UN. The second conflict was due to thinking there were WMDs, which didn’t have UN approval, and in my opinion should not have been done without it. Nevertheless, I am glad that Sadam and his evil sons no longer exist. There were many good reasons to believe Sadam still had them. He himself admitted after he was captured admitted that he tried to deceive the world. It wasn’t because of the USA, which he never thought would actually attack, but because of his fear of Iran. Afghanistan happened because of 9-11. The USA gave the Taliban an ultimatum to either turn over Osama Bin Laden, and to stop Al Qaeda from training there, or to face an attack. They chose the later. Libya started of because of Arab Spring. The west used it as an opportunity to remove a dictator who had committed terrorist activities and was committing crimes against humanity. Amnesty International it was found that "al-Gaddafi forces committed serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), including war crimes, and gross human rights violations,which point to the commission of crimes against humanity.
Why in the world would NATO allow Russia to join the alliance? It was the main country that established the USSR and it’s why NATO existed. Russia’s values are not like the rest of NATO. It’s not a democratic country, Putin is a tyrant. It makes no sense to include Russia when it’s the reason why NATO continued to exist.
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@coconutstory How is NATO a threat to Russia? NATO has expanded because countries have wanted to join the alliance. None of them were forced into it, and NATO has never attacked another country as an alliance for the purposes of trying to conquer it.
I don’t believe that the USA attacked Iraq because of oil. The USA already produces more oil than it imports, and India, China and South Korea are the biggest importers of Iraq’s oil. The first war against iraq was because it attacked a sovereign nation for no legitimate reason, just like what Russia is doing in Ukraine. The second conflict was because it was thought WMDs existed. There were many good reasons to believe this: Sadam had used them before on the Kurds in the north, and UN inspectors couldn’t account for all of them; Sadam wouldn’t permit UN inspectors access to all the sites suspected of having chemical weapons; Iraqis lied to US and UK intelligence because they wanted Sadam overthrown; US army disposal experts came down with illnesses from exposure to chemical weapons; and Sadam admitted that he tried to deceive the world that he had them.
People overhype the US dollar as being a reason why the USA and its allies attacked. Many nations, including from OPEC, fought against Sadam. Even before the dollar was the world’s standard tender, the USA economy still was the leader when it came to GNP. The reason that the USA is an economic power isn’t because of oil, the dollar’s status, etc., but because of the large numbers of high tech businesses in the USA. The USA’sGNP is why it’s an economic power.
Libya’s civil war by Arab Spring, along with Gaddafi’s troops committing atrocities against innocent people, presented an opportunity to overthrow a country that had sponsored state terrorism. And the USA does have troops in Africa fighting ISIS.
Russia isn’t the USSR. It’s wanting special privileges to have neutral countries be a buffer between it and NATO. Russia has no right to determine the fate of another country. If they want to join NATO they should be allowed to do so. Can you blame them after seeing the crap that Russia’s done in Ukraine and Syria?
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@harveymanfredsenjenson5417 Still better than Russia’s crap. The Russian media and its people can’t say anything contrary to the government’s point of view, otherwise they risk going to jail for up to 15 years. Russians aren’t even allowed to call it a war or an invasion. What is pathetic are people like you trying to divert attention away from Russia’s lies, and focusing it on the USA instead. It’s something that the USA has gotten used to as Russia has literally blamed almost everything on the USA. No joke, at one time or another it’s blamed the USA for causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, Russia’s drug problems, illnesses, including Covid, etc. It’s been one lie after another, and sadly many gullible Russians actually fall for it.
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@rogeliolopez8758 Are you proud of Russia’s bombing hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, pedestrian walkways, humanitarian centers, etc? Are you proud of Russia’s troops looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people? Russia attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason, just lies. You should be ashamed of your country.
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I agree. If you go to the pro Ukrainian channels, they all want Russia to give back all the land. When asked how exactly will that happen, and if they think Russia will voluntarily give it back, they go silent. Ukraine, as well as the EU countries, would love to see the US go to war to take the land back. That’s the only possible way for Ukraine to get back the land, or if Russia possibly collapses, but who knows how long that will take. The US has warned its fellow NATO members of the need to increase their military spending for over a decade, and to stop buying so much Russian oil and gas. They pretty much replied that the US needed to mind its own business, and they did the exact opposite, and now they expect the U.S. to pay for their negligence.
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@КириллХ-ш8ъ Unlike Russia, you’ve never seen NATO attack another country for the purpose of conquering territory. Unlike Russia, NATO also doesn’t attack hospitals, schools, prisons, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc. Nor do you see NATO troops looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, unlike Russia that has done nothing but commit horrific atrocities. I bet your really proud that Russia is despised by so many people globally, that Russian people aren’t welcomed abroad, that the world is mocking Russia’s military, and that nobody trusts Russia anymore. If you think Russia is so great, why aren’t you on its crap version of YouTube called RuTube? The Russian economy could use your support.
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@j4genius961 Of course not. Ukraine has asked for and received some of the more advanced technology, like Patriot missiles, NLAWS, etc., but the western countries aren’t going to hurt their own defenses by giving Ukraine their best fighters, tanks, armored vehicles, etc., especially equipment that Russia can examine and steal technology. For instance, the Bradleys that Ukraine is using is decades old technology, and yet it’s still doing exceptionally well on the battlefield. There’s also a huge cost factor. Newer equipment costs a lot more than the older equipment that is just collecting dust. Ukraine doesn’t have much of anything on its own so larger quantities must be provided. I am sure that Ukraine would prefer to have 3-4 Bradleys versus one brand new one coming off the assembly line.
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More anti-US rhetoric. FYI, the Soviets copied the Space Shuttle, and the Buran only flew once. The US only used Russian rockets for a short time as a taxi cab service to the ISS. Big deal. Do you call that groundbreaking? 😂
You don’t think the deep space exploration discoveries that the US has made are groundbreaking? How about the internet, GPS, propane, polio and hepatitis B vaccines, DNA structure, steam engine, etc.
Here you are again bashing the US, and look where you are and what you’re doing. You’re on US owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both discovered by the US, and your using a cell phone or computer that has US microchip technology in it. Not a day goes by when you don’t use US technology, and you’re waiting for the US to do something groundbreaking. Wake up.
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@hermanwooster8944 That’s the typical Russian comment that I have read who has been exposed to too much Russian propaganda. When I read comments like yours that blame the west for the uprisings, I know full well that you’re full of shit. Viktor Yanukovych was a puppet of Putin, elected under a fixed election. Ukrainians don’t want a future like Russia, they thrive for better living standards, a better future like how Western Europe lives. If the west really caused the uprisings, and the people wanted to have Viktor Yanukovych as their leader, they would have welcomed Russia with open arms.
Russia from day one has lied about its forces in Ukraine. You don’t need to lie if you’re in the right. Russia originally lied that Crimea wasn’t invaded, that it was just locals who took over. Only after Russia was busted did Russia admit that the “little green men” were Russian troops all along. Then Russia lied that it didn’t have Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine, despite evidence showing otherwise, including selfies from Russian troops in the area, and Russian mothers protesting in the streets about the loss of the sons lives in the region. Russia continued its lying by saying that Ukrainian forces shot down MH-17, despite overwhelming evidence showing that it was Russia and the Russian separatists that shot it down. Russia then lied again in the most recent war. Ukraine isn’t run by Nazis. Zelenski himself is Jewish, and he’s got tremendous support from the Ukrainian people. Yes, Ukraine has some neo Nazi groups, just like Russia does, as well as many other countries. Russia also lied that Ukraine was committing atrocities in Donbas, and that it found massive grave sites. To this day Russia hasn’t shown any proof. In fact, when Russia was challenged to provide proof to the UN, Russia boycotted the hearings.
And now Russia is committing horrific atrocities in Ukraine. Some of the tortures are sadistic. Quite frankly, you’re here trying to defend Russia makes me wonder about your own morals.
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@Kuksha-51 Those aren’t facts. That’s typical pro-Russian nonsense. You’re brainwashed to the core. Facts are Russia gave Ukraine as a gift Crimea. Russia only took it back when it became apparent that Ukraine was aligning itself with the west. Russia acted like a spoiled child and took back the gift, even though 60 years had already passed. The fact that Russia lied that Russia’s troops weren’t involved, and then only admitted later on that the “little green men” were Russian troops all along further shows that even Putin himself knew what Russia did was wrong. You don’t lie when you’re in the right. You don’t send troops to another country with their insignias removed when you’re in the right. And your explanation about Russia’s paying lease money to use the naval base is yet another lie. Russia paid simply because it recognized it didn’t own the land. That’s what you do when you don’t own the property but still want to use it, you pay the owner lease monies.
The 2014 uprising was not the CIA’s doing. There’s absolutely no evidence to support it, just Russian buffoonery. I’ve listened and read the US ambassador’s comments several times, and Russia is as usual just grabbing at straws. That’s all Russia can do, blame the US for everything. From the US causing earthquakes to bad weather, illnesses (including Covid), Russia’s failed satellite launches, meteors hitting Russia, Russia blames the United States. The real facts are the Ukrainian people were rightly outraged against the government, a government that had once promised to join the EU, but instead went back on its word and sided with Russia. The Ukrainian people wanted nothing to do with Russia. Who can blame them. Of course they are going to want a better standard of living that EU countries have in comparison to Russia. Hell, in Russia many people don’t even have toilets and live like the poor. Just use simple common sense. If what you’re saying is true, and the Ukrainian people didn’t agree with the coup, and that it was all the US’s doing, that would mean that the Ukrainian people would have still wanted to be friends with Russia. They would have welcomed Russian troops with open arms. Instead Russia has the fight of its life, and the Ukrainian people want Russia off of every bit of its territory.
You’re just like every other Russian troll, you’re a liar.
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Don’t be a fool. Russia’s attacked schools, playgrounds, hospitals, restaurants, residential areas, humanitarian centers, shops malls, railway stations, churches, etc., and its troops have looted, kidnapped, raped, tortured, maimed and murdered many innocent people. Russia’s doing far worse than what Israel has done. Just look at the different cities that Russia has attacked and how they are all leveled to the ground. Ukraine needs to be part of NATO to ensure that Russia doesn’t do something stupid by attacking it again.
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@donnmckee4973 Don’t know where my other comment disappeared to, but there are numbers of articles about heavy Russian losses and how its forces are retreating. It doesn’t matter that Russia has other forces elsewhere in large numbers, that’s irrelevant. Russia badly judged Ukrainian resistance. It also was stupid to spread its forces where they were vulnerable, and Russia has shown once again that it has poor comms and SEAD abilities, just like in Georgia. It’s been an embarrassment with its logistical problems, especially considering the conflict is on its own border. Russia thought that it would be a walk in the park. It found out otherwise and is suffering huge losses. Other than the Russian media you won’t find any source that supports that Russia is winning. In fact you’ve evaded the question on what your source is that Russia is succeeding. Practically everything that Russia has gained from its initial attack has to some extent been lost. If Russia wanted to send all of its forces to Ukraine and prolong the war, sure it could do that, but at the same time hurting its strategic interests in other areas. On the battlefield Russia is suffering humiliating defeats. Cities that it once controlled have been lost in battle. Ukrainian forces have shown to have very high morale, which is a good indication that they’re doing well and succeeding. Plus, there are numerous videos showing huge losses of Russian equipment. You can also find Ukrainian forces liberating town once controlled by Russia. Quite frankly, you’re living in denial.
What part of Colorado do you live? I bet you’re another Russian troll lying pretending to live somewhere else.
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@Yuri-z2y You’re talking about Russia that keeps attacking civilians. Just two days ago it attacked a children’s hospital. Russia’s attacked thousands of churches, schools, hospitals, residential areas, shopping malls, railway stations, humanitarian centers, art galleries, etc. And Russia’s troops have kidnapped, looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered thousands of innocent people, including children. And all Russian trolls like you can do is lie.
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@trevorshea1930 Meanwhile Russia is also recruiting women. Russia’s pure evil, it’s doing immoral acts in Ukraine, and it’s a war based entirely on lies. While Ukraine has some of the strongest economic countries backing it, Russia has nobody supporting it, unless you count Iran and North Korea. 😂 Russia’s population is getting older, its youth are moving abroad, and for generations it will be struggling. After Ukraine wins this war, Ukraine has many countries that will help it develop. And while Russians continue living with lower living standards, Ukrainians will e getting better.
Doesn’t matter about Brics. The US economy is much stronger than Russia’s, and on a per capital basis China will always be behind. Russia’s going downhill fast, and China isn’t going to save it.
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So you support a leader who is proud of kidnapping kids from Ukraine, a leader who attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason, a leader whose troops are looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, and a leader whose military has attacked hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, residential areas, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc.? Who do you warship, Satin?
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@martinchurch8839 LOL, keep dreaming, Putinbot. The Russian economy is struggling, Russia doesn’t have access to the needed western parts to continue to build high-tech equipment, Russia’s having to sell its oil at sharp discounts, Russia is close to defaulting, Russia has accomplished the exact opposite of what it was wanting, like more countries are now members of NATO, more NATO soldiers are on its border, Russia’s military has been exposed as being a paper tiger, and Russia’s military has suffered significant losses.
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@glintongordon6811 Do some research and you’ll find a commonality about Russia’s logistical problems:
- Russia's failures in the war with Ukraine were due to poor planning in that Russia did not correctly assess the logistics requirement, even if it possessed the capacity.
- However, even if Russia had assessed the threat more effectively, it is not clear that Russia possessed the required force structure to execute its plans to dominate Ukraine.
- Russia ran out of critical supplies early in its campaign to rapidly seize territory, but this gap appears to be largely the result of simply underestimating the resistance encountered. Russia did not provide for adequate capacity because it did not believe such a capacity would be necessary.
- However, when the Russian army was required to rely on extended ground transportation, it became increasingly vulnerable to interdiction, particularly when Ukraine came into possession of standoff missile systems.
- Over the course of the conflict, basic issues of poor maintenance and supply support, compounded by a lack of trained and effective maintenance personnel, have affected Russia's ability to carry out the war. To a degree, inability to carry out even basic sustainment has led to failure on the battlefield.
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Nah, you’re just an envious Russian troll who can’t cope with the fact that Russia can’t compete against the west. Seriously, ask yourself what weapons of Russia have done well in Ukraine that distinguish them from others. There aren’t any. They’ve all failed at what they are supposed to do. On the other hand, look at the huge impact the weapons that have been sent to Ukraine. Early on Ukraine was not well armed at all, but yet NLAWs, Bayraktars, Javelins, Stingers, etc., all had a huge impact on holding off the Russians. Then later just a few HIMARS and 155 artillery immediately was able to stop the Russians from further advancing. GPS guided artillery, drones, etc., all played an important part. Then Ukraine started getting western air defenses, and Russia’s attacks went from taking out Ukrainian electric grids, to Ukraine’s being able to stop the attacks. The most recent delivery was ATACMS, and it instantly struck Russian helicopters, which forced Russia to move them further back from the front lines. This additional distance makes it much more difficult for these helos to stay on the battlefield to strike Ukrainian forces. What has been most telling is that Russia doesn’t have any answers to defeat these systems.Russia’s gone from a country that many respected to one that is laughed at for its incompetence, poor leadership, poor training, and poor equipment. You know things are not going well for Russia when countries like North Korea and Iran come to its aid.
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No matter the final outcome, Russia has already lost. The territory it has right now was mostly already under control by Russian separatists before the end of February 2022. Russia has lost a large number of soldiers and equipment, it’s lost world respect for its military, and in fact it’s become the world’s laughingstock and is mocked at, it’s economy is in shambles, it’s lost access to high tech western parts, Russia has lost hundreds of thousands of people, many from the IT sector, NATO has only gotten stronger, and it will expand with the addition of Finland and Sweden, and Russians are not welcomed abroad. It’s not a good time to be a male in Russia right now.
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@Bluesonofman What good will that do for Russia? All it does is show that Russians have no morals. Russia has raped, tortured, maimed and murdered innocent people. It’s targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, humanitarian centers, railway stations, residential areas, pedestrian walkways, shopping malls, etc. Is that something you’re proud of?
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@webkeeper That first video you cited didn't prove anything. The second one was about the US helping put together an agreement that Yanukovych, heads of opposition parties, & EU representatives signed, with a representative from Russia as an observer. That's what former President Obama was referring to in a public interview, despite how RT, Sputnik, & GlobalResearch take it out of context.
I remember 9/11 very well. I think every American can tell exactly where they were and what they were doing at that time. I was one of the people who was all for capturing and torturing the SOB's who were behind it. That was the US mentality back then, and Guantanamo was a part of it. It was created because the US was at war with terrorists, and the US didn't know what to do with them. They are prisoners of war, and that war is still going on today. What do you think should be done with them? Let them go and likely have them cause another terrorist attack?
[Can you name any war which the US has right now which was approved by the UN making it legal?] Sure, the US and its allies are legally in Syria under UN resolution #2253, which states:
“…the Council decided that States would take appropriate measures to promote enhanced vigilance by their nationals, persons subject to their jurisdiction and entities incorporated on their territory, to prevent ISIL, Al-Qaida and associated individuals and groups from obtaining, handling, storing, using or seeking access to all types of explosives or raw materials that could be used in their manufacture.”
Which explicitly only permits actions “on their territory.”
Furthermore in 2017:
“Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution (#2368) reinforcing its resolve to adapt to evolving terrorist threats, encouraging Governments to update their methods for cutting off funds to terrorist groups, preventing their travel, banning them from acquiring arms and ensuring that sanctions were fully implemented.”
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@webkeeper [I'm referring to Lybia, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq and it is not even the end of the list, and they all had nothing to do with terrorism.] Are you kidding me? All of those nations have had either ISIS and/or Al Qaeda. Even after US forces had withdrawn from Iraq, Iraq requested the US to come back and help eliminate ISIS. It sure wasn't Russia that helped get them out.
[You say the phrase "Russia has intentionally bombed hospitals" and you don't see the cliche of the cold war in this?] LOL, there's a HUGE difference. You don't see the US intentionally bombing hospitals. "Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%E2%80%93Syrian_hospital_bombing_campaign
[What would you do in the place of Stalin? See how stupid it can get?] LOL, Stalin killed millions of Russians. There's a big difference. What the fuck would you do if you knew there were terrorists globally like in Afghanistan plotting future attacks on your nation? WTF is wrong with you? It's a simple question. Would you let them continue on their marry way, or would you do something about it?
Did I ever say the US never lies? No, so don't put words in my mouth. I will be the first to admit that the US has done some things that I wish it hadn't, but I am not going to take shit from Russian trolls who just want me to believe them because they say so.
[this really silly accusation comes from the people who lied about WMD's ] It's not a silly accusation. It's been proven. You just cannot accept it.
"OPCW Issues Fact-Finding Mission Reports on Chemical Weapons Use Allegations in Douma, Syria in 2018 and in Al-Hamadaniya and Karm Al-Tarrab in 2016" https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2018/07/opcw-issues-fact-finding-mission-reports-chemical-weapons-use-allegations
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The OPCW Fact Finding Mission Confirms More Sarin and Chlorine Use in Syria" https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/06/13/opcw-fact-finding-mission-confirms-sarin-chlorine-use-syria/
The US admitted that it didn't find WMD's. That's not lying. If it had been Russia, you know damn well it would have lied about it and said that it discovered them.
Funny how you can so easily attack the US, but when it comes to Russia committing horrific acts it's easily dismissed and forgotten, even though the facts show otherwise.
It's just like Russia lying about not invading Crimea, only to admit the truth later on. Or, that it doesn't have troops in Easter Ukraine, despite overwhelming evidence against it. OR, its being behind the shooting down of MH-17. You Russian trolls can sure dish out the shit, but when it comes to defending the crap Russia has done you deny it all, despite overwhelming evidence.
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@webkeeper [by declaring the other side as nothing but "liar" you diminish it on purpose.] Not at all. A lie is a lie, I call it like it is. Russia has a very long history of lying so you're attempt to deny it just tells me that you cannot accept reality.
LOL, your arrogance is astounding. You think you can judge me without knowing me? If you really knew me, you would find that I am humble and very honest. I don't have any qualms admitting when I make a mistake, which is more often than I would like to admit, and if I do screw up I'll apologize. I despise cheats and liars, and so far from your comments you're falling under the later of the two.
[But the truth is that the computers are the working proccess of thaousands of years,] I don't know how else to put it, but that is really fucked-up thinking. So if someone invents anything today everyone should have ownership rights to it? Hey, the Chinese invented gun powder. I guess they should have equal rights to anything with gun powder in it.
Calling someone a liar isn't childish, if its true. You just can't handle the fact that Russia is known for its lies, and all you Russian trolls are just as bad. I have already given many examples, but believe me all you have to do is a Google search "Russian lies" and page loads are shown. If you want to be respected about your opinion, then don't lie. Have some integrity and be honest.
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@webkeeper WOW, you are messed up. You're thinking is illogical and crazy.
I didn't contradict myself. In fact it's the opposite. Each sentence supports the other. I said that if Russia were in the US's shoes in Iraq it would have lied and said that it found WMD's when there weren't any. In regards to Crimea, it's the same thing. Russia lied that the troops were "locals" when indeed they were "little green men" from Russia.
[ This is a really stupid allegation, it uses bigotry to promote something as a fact. ] Nope, you just cannot handle the facts.
"Russian hand seen behind increased bombing of Syrian hospitals" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/russian-hand-seen-behind-increased-bombing-syrian-hospitals-n847961
"Russia bombs seventh hospital in Syria in 2 weeks" https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180216-russia-bombs-seventh-hospital-in-syria-in-2-weeks/
"UN under fire for giving Russia coordinates of Syrian hospitals in 'high-risk' strategy to stop attacks" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/24/un-fire-giving-russia-coordinates-syrian-hospitals-high-risk/
"Syria war: Hospitals being targeted, aid workers say" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42591334
[In Syria, it is also alleged that the government used the chemical attacks and not a fact. Especially since the Syrian government gave up all such weapons after the first chemical attack] Try using common sense. There was no way to ensure that all the weapons were destroyed. I have also cited independent studies that showed Assad used chemical weapons. STOP THE LIES!
"Timeline of Syrian Chemical Weapons Activity, 2012-2018" https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Timeline-of-Syrian-Chemical-Weapons-Activity
"Sarin and chlorine 'likely' used in Syria, says chemical weapons watchdog" https://news.sky.com/story/sarin-and-chlorine-likely-used-in-syria-say-chemical-weapons-watchdog-11403798
I posted information earlier from the Fact Finding Commission that also verified the use of them. Accept it, you're wrong!
[The US is running rampant invading Nations around the world with 3 million dead since the start of the new millennia] Where did you get that number? LOL, every time I have any discussion with a Russian troll that number keeps getting higher and higher. You don't see the US starting wars to invade and take another nation's land away from it. Give me some examples, and before doing so make sure to look at Russia's ugly past.
[You should be ashamed to bring up the MH-17. This tragedy would never happen if the US ...] Of course you blame the US. That's what Russians always do. They cannot accept responsibility for their own acts so they blame the US instead. Now that's being childish. The US didn't force anyone to put Buk SAM in that region to shoot down the airliner. A pro-Russian separatist even boasted about the kill.
Now go back and read each one of your earlier comments. Every damn one of them is a lie. Get over it. You have no integrity to be truthful. I don't have time for people like you. Bye.
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@yellowtunes2756 They calls are rather convincing, and from what I have seen and read is that the morale of the Russian troops is really low. The Ukrainians don’t seem to have these issues, and there are quite a few volunteers worldwide who have gone there to help them.
So far Russia’s counter artillery has not been that effective. What particular artillery system of Russia’s are you referring to?
I found this, Earlier this year, statements from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation said that 2S19 Msta-S modernized self-propelled howitzers were fielded near Volgograd, Russia. The 2S19 Msta-S howitzers are equipped with an automated fire control system with an increased rate of fire, digital electronic charts, ballistic computers and satellite navigation systems, the report says. Therefore, doing the simple math, a 70km US Army ERCA weapon would appear to substantially outrange the 40km Msta-S modern Russian howitzer.
We have seen quite a few videos of Russia artillery brigades being taken out by Ukrainian artillery, but I have never seen Russian artillery taking out Ukrainian artillery. Please let me know the video title if you find something that I am not aware of. There was one video that came out that ended up being a fake. It looked rather convincing at first, until it was discovered that two videos were pieced together, one showing a drone dropping a small munition near Ukrainian artillery, and then another video of previous footage from a different battle spliced onto it making it look like incoming artillery rounds on the Ukrainian artillery that hid in the forest. I find it very revealing that Russia is making up videos, instead of real destruction of equipment, like what we frequently see the Ukrainians posting striking Russian targets.
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It’s only a war crime if civilians are in the building. The building that Ukraine blew up was loaded with Russian soldiers. The real war crimes are what Russia is doing in Ukraine by attacking residential areas, schools, playgrounds, hospitals, humanitarian centers, railway stations, shopping malls, etc. The real war crimes are the Russians who are raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, including children. The war crimes are Russians beheading prisoners and kidnapping Ukrainian children.
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@abrahamnzi978 It is about performance, you just can’t accept it. Israel has been flying the F-35 whenever and wherever it wants over Syria. They have called it a true game changer. Japan at first wanted nothing to do with the F-35. They lobbied the US Congress for years to try to change the laws so that they could buy the F-22. However, once they got their hands on the F-35 they not only liked it and saw what it can do, they ordered more of them. The F-35 is winning competitions for sales by its abilities. It’s not like Russia’s POS Su-57, which to date hasn’t even shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles in flight from internal bays.
Face it, Russia is well known for overhyping its weapons. When the Apache helicopter went head to head against the Mi-28 in India, the Apache kicked its ass, and the Mi couldn’t even complete all the testing requirements. Same with the Chinook, and its beating out its Russian counterpart. Or how about all of Russia’s hype about the PAK-FA, aka Su-57? Russia’s only partner India backed out of the partnership citing numerous problems with its stealth features, engines, etc. Look at how poorly the Mig-35 performed during the MMRCA tender. Just Google “For Heaven’s Sake Don’t Buy The Russian Mig-35” and you will see why. How about Russia’s much vaunted electronic warfare abilities? According to Armenia they didn’t work in their recent battles. Or how about Russia’s premier aircraft the Su-35? Just search why Egypt recently ordered more Rafales, and you’ll find that they jammed the Su-35s and rendered them blind in recent exercises. Seriously, you Russian trolls brag, brag, brag about how great Russian equipment is, and it’s the same thing over and over that they’re more hype than anything.
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@leggiemeggie5837 No she’s not. The population in Gaza has been increasing! That’s the opposite of a genocide. “The U.S. Census Bureau International Database data estimates that Gaza's Palestinian population increased from only 265,800 in 1960 to 342,700 in 1970, 431,600 in 1980, 645,100 in 1990, 1,1 million in 2000, 1.5 million in 2010, and 2.1 million in 2023 and that it will rise to 2.4 million, 2.9 million in 2040.”
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@antipropo461 Even the Russian media is admitting defeat. Russia’s lost more territory in the last two weeks than what it gained in the last five months. Russia has officially become the largest donor of military equipment to Ukraine, and its defensive lines are in disarray. It’s lost a very large number of men to death, injury, and capture. You should read about Russia’s 90th Tank Division. On paper possesses nearly 300 T-72 tanks plus BMP-2 and BTR-82 fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery, all manned by around 10,000 people. In concept it’s a powerful unit. In practice, in Ukraine, it mostly has rolled from disaster to disaster. Most recently, several battalion tactical groups from the division deployed around Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, in a failed effort to stop a determined Ukrainian counteroffensive. It’s first failure was having to retreat from Kiev.
Deny it all you want, but Russia is getting its ass whooped. You know things are bad not only when the Russian media is openly talking about how bad things are going, but that some Russian officials are calling out for Putin to resign.
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@antipropo461 Of course the US hasn’t been challenged. There’s no adversary with near the quality and quantity of aircraft. If the USA went up against Russia today Russia wouldn’t be a competent foe. Russia has nothing capable of beating the USAF. Even Russia’s best fighter, the Su-35, is a huge disappointment. Look into why Egypt and Algeria recently canceled their orders, and you’ll find that the Su-35’s antiquated PESA radar is susceptible to being jammed. If you dig deep enough, you will find that China’s J-10s and Egypt’s Rafales jammed the Su-35 in exercises rendering them blind.
And FYI, both Iraq and Serbia has integrated and overlapping air defense systems. Just look at how vulnerable Russia’s SAMs have been in Syria, Armenia and Ukraine. Ukraine with the use of HARMs has effectively disabled Russia’s SAMs to a point where Ukraine is able to use their Bayraktar drones on the front lines again. Russia’s SAMs wouldn’t have a chance against the USAF that not only uses HARMs, but stealth, jamming, decoys, etc. Hell, Russia’s SAMs can’t even defeat HIMARS even when it knows exactly where HIMARS will strike.
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@brd4869 Just STFU with your nonsense. It does matter what country from your from because you have an obvious anti-US bias. If the US isn't selling more advanced weapons to your country, there could be a very good reason for it, but you're just afraid to admit it. America acquired its wealth through hard work, innovation and development. It's why so many of us work very long hours and not just 9-5, five days a week. It's why Russia and China copy so often from the US. It's why the US GNP is as high as it is. It's why so many international students come to the US to get a degree, masters or doctorate. And those charities don't come with "conditions". You're just showing your hatred and are incapable of being objective. And yes, Russia does deserve to be sanctioned. The US can do what the hell it pleases with its monies and technology. Russia had no right to take over Crimea. It's obvious you're just a US hater. I have no idea what weapon systems the US or any other nation has offered your country. There are many nations that make very good fighters, like the Eurofighter, Rafale, Gripen, etc.
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@Yuri-z2y There you go lying again. The video is very clear that it was a KH-101. Why are you lying when Russia has already attacked thousands of hospitals, schools, churches, residential areas, restaurants, art galleries, playgrounds, pedestrian walkways, railway stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, etc? The wreckage from the site clearly shows it’s from a KH-101. Russia’s explanation that it’s from a NASAMS is nonsense since the warhead is significantly smaller and it wouldn’t cause that much damage. And no, the KH-101 by itself would not level the entire hospital. Now you’re spewing the same lies told by Russia’s ambassador to the UN. You’re a nation of liars.
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@ডাঃফজিলাতুন্নেছা Unlike Russia, you don’t see Israel internationally bombing schools, playgrounds, hospitals, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, etc. And unlike Russia you don’t see Israeli soldiers looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, including children.
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@IceBreaker.22 Russia’s attacking Ukraine for no justifiable reason is a good place to start. It’s committing horrific atrocities against the Ukrainian people, including raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people is another.
Russia throughout the years has lied about the west, blamed others, and denied the truth. It’s backed Assad when he used chemical weapons on innocent people, and Russia intentionally bombed hospitals in Syria. The bullying Russia has done over time with its neighbors is messed up and wrong. Putin’s silencing his opposition, taking total control of the media, poisoning opposition in the UK, attempting to assassinate the leader of Montenegro, its computer hacking, its invading Crimea in 2014, the list goes on and on.
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There was an explanation for the reason the Sidewinder missed, and it was precisely like you explained, which is it was programmed to avoid US flares, not Russian ones. It has since been corrected, which is why you’re seeing Stinger missiles having no problems shooting down Russian fighters and helicopters in Ukraine.
The F-35’s advantage over 4th gen aircraft in dogfighting is its ability to fly clean. Once ordnance is added to the 4th generation aircraft their ability to turn, recover from high bleed turns, top-end speed, etc., are all hindered. Once you include its high off sight weapons, it makes it a very difficult foe to fight.
Another advantage is its stealth. People tend to think that stealth only helps at long range, but that is not the case. Even in visual range it helps because it makes it more difficult to get a lock onto the aircraft.
Later articles have shown that the F-35 can indeed dogfight. Just one of many articles is one titled Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest.
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Russia controls about 18 percent of Ukraine, and measuring household many people have left and become refugees, and the amount of destruction of peoples’ homes isn’t a measure to determine who’s winning, but it just shows how much Russia has targeted civilians rather than the Ukrainian military. Russia has lost over half of the territory that it once held, its army is not using tanks over 70 years old, its air force can’t obtain air superiority, and its navy has disappeared from the fight. Russia’s border with NATO has doubled, Russia’s military is significantly weaker, its economy is in decline, its lost respect on the world’s stage, and its military has been humiliated on the battlefield. No matter the final outcome, Russia has already lost.
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@wayne8153 Russia lied about the shooting down of MH-17, despite there being overwhelming evidence against it. Russia’s lied about why its troops retreated from Snake Island, calling it a goodwill gesture when in fact its troops were getting hammered and couldn’t hold onto the island. Russia lied about not invading Crimea, only admitting the truth that the “little green men” were Russian troops all along after it was busted. Russia lied about not having troops in Eastern Ukraine before this war started, only to have its troops to be taking selfies of themselves there. Russia lied that the Ukrainians were committing genocide in the Donbas region. Russia lied that Ukraine is being run by Nazis. Russia lied that the US was creating chemical weapons in Ukraine. Russia lied when it said it wasn’t going to attack Ukraine, but that its troops are there for exercises only. Russia lied about when its troops retreated from Kiev saying that Russia was trying to deescalate the situation, when in fact it was repositioning its troops. Russia lied about the Moskva getting sunk, not admitting that Ukraine actually sunk it. Russia lied about the atrocities that its troops and the FSB have committed. Russia’s lied about the strikes in Crimea, afraid to tell the truth that Ukraine can actually strike targets that deep into Russian held territory. And these are recent lies. Through the years Russia has lied that the US has caused earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, Russia’s drug problems, illnesses including Covid, that the crew of the USS Donald Cook abandoned ship after getting buzzed by a Russian warplane, etc. Russia lies more often than telling the truth.
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You nailed it, you can’t classify one race all the same. Everyone is different, regardless of race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, etc., and she is doing just that. She should be fired. She’s clearly racist, and if a white person said what she’s saying, but about blacks, they’d be canned in a heartbeat.
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Justin Credible Iran was caught red handed trying to remove a dud mine from a Japanese tanker.
There was good reason to believe Iran had WMDs. After all, they had used chemical weapons on the Kurds, and Chemical Ali was hung for it. USA soldiers who were disposal experts have gotten ill from exposure to chemical weapons in Iraq. Iraq wouldn’t let UN inspectors have access to sites suspected of having WMDs. And finally, Sadam himself admitted after he was captured that he he tried to deceive the world, not out of fear of the USA who he never thought would attack, but from Iran.
People like you love to jump on the anti-USA bus without knowing all the facts, and it’s usually because you refuse to want to know the truth and chose ignorance instead. The USA is no saint, but it’s not like the shit you see from Russia, Iran, North Korea, etc.
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@officialreplik5095 Don’t give me that BS. Russia intentionally has targeted civilians in Ukraine, something that the USA never did in any of the places that you listed. In fact, the Taliban took advantage of it by placing kids outside their meeting places knowing that the USA would not attack. And when innocent people were killed, there was always an investigation afterwards, and if the USA screwed up, compensation would be awarded to the victims families. For example, when the USA accidentally shot down the Iranian airliner, it awarded $130 million to the victims families. What did Russia do after the shooting down of MH-17? It denied its involvement, just like every time else.
It’s also apparent in. US weapon designs. For instance, the Switchblade that was recently provided to Ukraine has a safety measure that allows the operator to destroy it if no valid targets are around. The Hellfire missile is another example. There’s a version called the Ninja that has no warhead, just a spinning blade, which is used to avoid civilian casualties.
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@mamojebac111 I bet you are really proud of Russia’s troops who are raping, maiming, looting, torturing, and murdering innocent people, aren’t you? I bet you’re proud how Russia’s soldiers are enjoying torturing civilians by cutting off all their fingers and toes, and their penis. The Russians call it 21 Roses. I bet you’re proud how Russia’s soldiers are using a torture method that they learned in Chechnya to ram a metal pipe up the person’s ass, then jam barbed wire into it, and then to slowly pull it out causing immense pain! I bet you’re proud how Russian officers have been caught ordering their troops to kill civilians. Even better, I bet you’re proud that Russian girlfriends tell their boyfriend to feel free to rape Ukrainian girls and women, as long as they use protection. F you troll.
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So you support Russia’s kidnapping children from Ukraine, its bombing of hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, etc., and you think it’s acceptable for Russian troops to be looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people? That’s exactly what Russia is doing. NATO was never a threat to Russia. If NATO really wanted to attack Russia, it would do it right now when Russia is most vulnerable, but instead NATO is trying to avoid a direct conflict.
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@andreinastase1604 Haha, says who, you? Russians and Chinese aren’t freely to speak. Who TF do you think you’re kidding? Do you support Russia for attacking Ukraine totally unprovoked? Do you support Russia for making up lies to attack Ukraine? Do you support Russia for its looting, maiming, raping, torturing and murdering innocent people? Do you support Russia when it’s been attacking hospitals, schools, train stations, playgrounds, shopping malls, etc.? WTF is wrong with you?
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@MoeMan216 Then you’re not too smart. 92 Rubles equals one dollar. And you’re supporting a country that attacked another country for no justifiable reason, just lies. You’re supporting a country that has attacked thousands of churches, schools, hospitals, playgrounds, residential areas, shopping malls, railway stations, humanitarian centers, art galleries, etc. Russia’s troops have looted, kidnapped, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered thousands of innocent people, including kids. You’re rooting for the side of evil. WTF is wrong with you?
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Here’s additional clarification from Code One: “A great deal of misinformation has appeared on the Internet regarding the relationship of the Soviet Yak-41 (later Yak-141), NATO reporting name Freestyle, to the X-35 and the rest of the JSF program. The Pratt & Whitney 3BSD nozzle design predates the Russian work. In fact the 3BSD was tested with a real engine almost twenty years before the first flight of the Yak..”
And from the book Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924: Following the announcement by the CIS on September 1991 that it could no longer fund development of the Yak-41M, Yakovlev entered into discussions with several foreign partners who could help fund the program. Lockheed Corporation, which was in the process of developing the X-35 for the US Joint Strike Fighter program, stepped forward, and with their assistance aircraft 48-2 was displayed at the Farnborough Airshow in September 1992. Yakovlev announced that they had reached an agreement with Lockheed for funds of $385 to $400 million for three new prototypes and an additional static test aircraft to test improvements in design and avionics. Planned modifications for the proposed Yak-41M included an increase in STOL weight to 21,500 kg (47,400 lb). One of the prototypes would have been a dual-control trainer. Though no longer flyable, both 48-2 and 48-3 were exhibited at the 1993 Moscow airshow. The partnership began in late 1991, though it was not publicly revealed by Yakovlev until 6 September 1992, and was not revealed by Lockheed until June 1994.
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@aryank1769 I don’t hate Russia, but I certainly don’t like how it attacked another country for no justifiable reason, just lies. I also don’t like the horrible atrocities that its troops are committing, including kidnapping, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, including children.
Yes, the US has shootings. I honestly don’t know how it’s going to fix the problem. It’s hard because of the Second Amendment to our Constitution that allows us to bear arms. However, the US doesn’t put murderers and rapists back in the streets because they fulfilled a six month pledge. There are times when people are released when they should not have been, but it’s still much different than what’s happening in Russia.
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@rogerskiyingi336 The reason I bought up that it’s fighting in its own border is because it’s had huge logistical issues, which shouldn’t be happening if you’re a world military power.
They’re not fighting all of NATO. NATO has provided some of its equipment, a small fraction of its arsenal, but Ukraine is doing the fighting. And don’t forget that Ukraine has been fighting mainly with its older Soviet era equipment. Ukraine only got more larger supplies of NATO equipment after several months had already gone by. If Russia was truly fighting NATO, the war would have been over by now. The United States would use its Air Force to decimate the Russian ground troops, Russia’s navy would cease to exist in the Black Sea, and NATO mobilized battalion would run through Russia’s army. NATO has not even provided heavy offensive equipment, fighter jets, etc., and Ukraine has still held off Russia. It’s obvious that the west way overestimated Russia’s military. Russia’s troops are poorly trained and equipped, with many going straight to the front lines with no training at all.
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@zzmmz3789 Google, Putin's war in Ukraine has made Russia a 'liability' whose few friends are 'hardly at the top' of anyone's wishlist, and you will find:
Criticism from Russia's allies mounted this week, with one Chinese official saying "Putin is crazy." Some worry Russia may be "more of an albatross than ally," and other, like China, have criticized the war without meaningfully reducing ties with Russia.
Eleven months since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine, the longtime leader remains in a precarious position with growing discontent among his country's few remaining allies.
"Nobody wants an ally who is a liability, and it's hard to see Putin's Russia as anything else," Simon Miles, an assistant professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and a historian of the Soviet Union and US-Soviet relations, told Insider.
"I think we can see the consequences already in that the most active support is coming from Iran and North Korea — hardly the top of anyone's friend wishlist," he added.
Russia's relationship with some key allies appeared to be on even shakier ground this month. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the country had canceled plans to host Russian military drills. Both Armenia and Russia are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a military alliance made up of six post-Soviet states that Putin has touted as NATO's counterpart.
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The F-16, no doubt. There's a reason why Russia is having a hard time selling the Mig 29, while on the other hand the F-16 is continuing to rack up sales, where even old and used ones are being sold. Plus, the Mig-29 looks good on paper, hence, it has NEVER shot down an enemy fighter. The F-16 has numerous kills, including the Mig-29, and has never been shot down in a air-to-air battle. Russia trolls will make up excuses about the Mig-29's that were used, but that's all they are, excuses.
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@oboguev4798 When I read a comment like yours that’s obviously made up nonsense, it makes me question why people like you are even allowed to comment. The shape of a fighter predominantly determines if it’s stealth or not. RAM has a much more minor role. You’re stating the Su-57’s has a better stealth signature than the F-35, which is complete nonsense, and not one credible expert will back your argument. In fact, one of the primary reasons why India left the partnership to develop the Su-57 was because of its lack of stealth features.
“According to India’s Business Standard, the Su-57’s actual low-observable characteristics were among the biggest issues. A jet’s fan face produces a massive radar signature. Modern high-performance stealthy aircraft designs use ‘S’ shaped ducts to hide their engines from most or all line of sight aspects, with radar return scrambling baffles being built under the duct surface scrambling returns even more. Some aircraft, like the Super Hornet, use a slotted baffle that covers the fan faces of their engine, which are hidden only partially by the aircraft’s duct shape. This measure reduces the aircraft’s frontal radar signature, but it is less effective than an s shaped duct and may impact certain aspects of engine performance. Many other features on the T-50 also put a high level of low observability in doubt.”
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@ I did your recommended search, and the first search result was under AI Overview where the following was stated: “The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of an F-35 is generally considered to be around 0.005 square meters (or .005 m²) which is significantly lower than most conventional fighter aircraft, making it very difficult to detect on radar due to its stealth design; "0.7 m²" is not a typical value associated with the F-35's RCS.”
The very next find under that search was done by Quora, which states: “The radar cross-section (RCS) of the F-35 and the Su-57 varies based on configuration and specific variants, but generally, the F-35 is designed to have a lower RCS, making it less detectable by radar.
F-35: The RCS of the F-35 is estimated to be around 0.005 to 0.1 square meters, depending on its configuration (stealth mode vs. non-stealth mode) and payload.
Su-57: The RCS of the Su-57 is believed to be in the range of 0.5 to 1 square meter, which is larger than that of the F-35. The Su-57 incorporates stealth features, but it is not as optimized for low observability as the F-35.
In summary, the F-35 has a significantly smaller RCS compared to the Su-57, contributing to its stealth capabilities and making it harder to detect by enemy radar systems.”
The next result was from Defense Hub, which states, “The 5G F-35 has an RCS of 0.005m2, about the size of a golf ball.”
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@antefran238 I agree for the most part. It’s why the Rafale won the tender in India. However, I do think that the F-16 can hold its own in certain areas, and that in the end it would come down a lot to pilot skill. During the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the the US wasn’t even offering its best. I do realize that weapons and systems have been upgraded through the years, but that applies to everyone. If I had my selection, I would pick the Rafale too. It’s a much newer airframe with more potential for growth, which are some of the reasons why both the F-16 and F-18 lost in the tender. In the end, it really doesn’t matter to me. Both fighters are on the same team, and both are superior to their adversaries warplanes. Just recently France got an additional order from Egypt for more Rafales, and it’s because the Rafales were able to jam their Su-35’s radars. Nothing is more pleasing to my ears to know that the US’s allies can take care of themselves and possible adversaries know it.
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Shameless, wtf do you call Russia’s bombing schools, hospitals, playgrounds, railroad stations, shopping malls, residential areas, etc.? What do you call Russia’s propaganda wanting to nuke the west? Even worse, what’s even more shameful is how Russian troops are kidnapping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, including kids.
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@RidleyHolmes-sr2tw You’re not blaming Biden for the US getting kicked out of Niger are you? He’s got no control of the political environment there. I’m not a Biden supporter, but we should still try to be fair when assessing a person’s performance.
I also don’t like the US getting overly involved in global conflicts, but I do think that the war in Ukraine is one that the US can’t ignore. Russia has been our biggest adversary for many decades, and it will remain that way for generations to come. Anything we can do to help reduce their power and global influence will help future generations. Whatever wars we have fought in the past, Russia’s always been there helping the adversaries. Russia also supports all our enemies, I.e. Iran, North Korea, Syria, etc. Russians also hate us with a passion. Just watch Russian Media Monitor here on YouTube to see for yourself. They’ve been brainwashed for decades, and if we can help take them down will benefit us all. And finally, Putin is a thug. We can’t let him get away with all the horrible atrocities his troops have committed.
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@stillsonlai5135 IBM recently made a 2nm, and TSMC a 1 nm. Most likely China won’t surpass the west anytime soon, at least during our lifetimes, unless it conquers Taiwan and TSMC isn’t destroyed. 28 nm might be good for a dishwasher or washing machine, but for a high tech helicopter or jet fighter it’s not sufficient. Just an example. There were at least 35 U.S.-made chips found in Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile, including those manufactured by Texas Instruments, Atmel Corp. Rochester Electronics, Cypress Semiconductor, Maxim Integrated, XILINX, Infineon Technologies, Intel, Onsemi, and Micron Technology. China uses US chips as well, especially when it comes to AI.
I am happy for China, really. It’s important for its people to be able to make goods with its own resources. When people are happy there tends to be less friction, and that’s exactly what this world needs right now.
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@Writeous0ne I just researched into it and found, The MIRV warhead, when referring to the re-entry speed during the terminal phase of a ballistic missile, can travel at speeds around 15,000 miles per hour (approximately Mach 23), which is the typical speed for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at its fastest point; this translates to roughly 6-8 kilometers per second depending on the specific missile design.”
This is consistent with the Trident II which states,
Approximately 18,030 mph (29,020 km/h) (Mach 24; 8,060 m/s)(terminal phase).
Regardless, it’s not something that Russia can intercept.
The SM-3 and THAAD are both designed to destroy the ballistic missile at high altitude before the missile releases its warheads. Russia’s warheads from MIRV vehicles are no different than US ones.
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@bonnie7898 I’m just speaking in general terms about contract law. With a contract or an agreement, you can sue for breach of contract, and penalties can be applied. With a memorandum, which is often referred to as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), there are no enforcement provisions. An MOU is often a precursor that leads to a more formalized contract in the future. It’s often used as a testing period to see if future endeavors will follow. In this particular case, the memorandum had very little legal weight. As you know, the President or Prime Minister usually has little ability on their own to enter into arrangements where their country will provide protection for another country. Those kinds of conditions would require a treaty, where the Parliament or Congress would need to approve the arrangement. At that particular time there’s no way that Congress would have even entertained the idea.
Regardless, the Budapest Memorandum has no terms that actually require the United States or United Kingdom to protect or even provide aid to Ukraine. The people who reference the document saying that the US isn’t upholding its obligations haven’t a clue what they’re talking about.
To answer your question, after Russia took Crimea in 2014 much more severe sanctions should have been imposed, and not just a slap on the wrist.
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@yellowtunes2756 Ukraine never threatened Russia with nukes, and Ukraine is nowhere close to even building them. Ukraine never would have attacked Russia. That is absolutely ludicrous.
Russia’s got its own neo-Nazis. That’s not a valid reason to attack Ukraine. Zelenski himself is Jewish, and he is widely popular with the Ukrainian people. Face it, that was just another made-up Russian lie to attack Ukraine.
Russia claims that Ukraine committed atrocities in the Donbas region, including genocide and finding massive sites, but to this day Russia still hasn’t shown any proof. In fact, when Ukraine challenged Russia to provide proof to the UN, Russia boycotted the hearings. It would have been a perfect opportunity for Russia to be able to justify its invasion, but instead it ran away. You should know better by now. Russia has a long history of lying. It lied about when it invaded Crimea, it lied about not having troops in eastern Ukraine before the war started, and it’s lied numerous times about this war right now. It’s lied for as long as I can remember. You literally can’t believe anything it says anymore. It’s lost any and all credibility a long time ago.
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@altafahamad4719 The US has banned oil purchases, and the EU is still trying to figure out how to limit purchases from Russia. It’s not something that can be done overnight as the EU purchases a large portion of its energy from Russia. Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States have imposed outright bans on Russian oil purchases following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but the European Union remains divided.
The bloc's 27 members have been unable to agree on an embargo, with Germany warning against hasty steps that could push the economy into recession, and some countries, such as Hungary, opposing any bans. read more
Germany, however, aims to phase out Russian oil imports by the end of this year, officials said, as does Poland.
As you can see the EU is trying to cut back, but India has no such plans. India is supporting Russia’s war effort by continuing to plan to buy Russia’s oil. India is just like China, it doesn’t care. “There's been a "significant uptick" in Russian oil deliveries bound for India since March after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began — and New Delhi looks set to buy even more cheap oil from Moscow, industry observers say.
China, already the largest single buyer of Russian oil, is also widely expected to buy more oil from Russia at deep discounts, they say. “
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@nolocontendere7642 I don't deny that there was fault by both sides. However, doesn't it make sense that that the Serbs would leave after the war? If Albanians were massacred in masses by Serbs before the conflict, and then NATO intervened allowing them back, I am sure many of Albanians returning would feel hostile towards the Serbs who had attacked them. If I was a Serb living in Kosovo I probably would have left, too.
I am not trying to be difficult. I am Christian myself, and when I learned about all the churches that they destroyed, it pissed me off. Personally, I don't believe any person should be discriminated against based on religion, race, gender, etc. For awhile after 9/11 I was anti-Muslim, but I've gotten my senses back after meeting some really good-hearted Muslims who would give you the shirt off their back if they had to.
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@breadnewbie6326 I know a thing or two about IP and licensing. I can’t tell you how often my office wouldn’t file a patent application. The scientists of course think they’ve invented the next best thing to sliced bread, but in reality a large number of them aren’t worth the patent costs to protect them. I used to be a licensing agent at a Tier One University, and more often than not we wouldn’t even file an application. Some Principal Investigators would file with their own money, and in these cases the University would release the IP to them.
Our bread and butter was licensing University IP to the PI’s start-up company.
Before boasting about the numbers of patents, you need to look into their value. It’s well known in the IP community that China files many worthless invention disclosures. Google Bloomberg, China Claims More Patents Than Any Country—Most Are Worthless.
If you don’t have a subscription with Bloomberg, Google CIGI, Innovation/Intellectual Property, and you’ll find:
It’s not necessarily the high numbers of patent filings, however, that turned China into a global patent powerhouse. The rapid increase of patent filings, including the PCT applications, was to a large extent a result of a great leap of patent applications boosted by subsidies of governments at all levels and spurred by the central government’s quantity-first and subsidy-driven instructions to improve China’s patent level. Instead of being innovation-driven, most of China’s patent applications are driven by other motives, such as seeking government subsidy or job promotion, reputation building for individuals or universities and institutions, or acquiring certification as national high-tech enterprises.
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@breadnewbie6326 There are many cases of Chinese spies going to jail for theft of U.S. secrets.
-Xu Yanjun was accused of a lead role in a five-year Chinese state-backed scheme to steal commercial secrets from GE Aviation.
- a former Rockwell and Boeing engineer from Orange County, Calif., was remanded into custody this morning after a federal judge convicted him of charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China, for whom he stole restricted technology and Boeing trade secrets, including information related to the Space Shuttle program and Delta IV rocket.
-Two years after his arrest in Canada, Su Bin, a Chinese citizen you ran Lode-Technology, has pled guilty in a California federal court to carrying out a series of cyber espionage thefts of U.S. military secrets that included the C-17 Globemaster, and Lockheed F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters.
-Peter Lee a physicist born in China who worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and later for TRW Inc., pleaded guilty to lying on security-clearance forms and passing classified national-defense information to Chinese scientists on business trips to Beijing.[34] He compromised classified weapons information, microwave submarine-detection technology and other national-defense data,[28] and the Department of Energy later concluded that his disclosure of classified information "was of significant material assistance to the PRC in their nuclear weapons development program .
-Chi Mack copied and sent sensitive documents on U.S. Navy ships, submarines and weapons to China by courier. In 2008, he was sentenced to a 24+1⁄2-year prison term for espionage.
There are many many more examples.
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@breadnewbie6326 Here are more examples:
-Ko-Suen "Bill" Moo pleaded guilty to being a covert agent of China. Moo attempted to purchase United States military equipment to send to China when he was arrested by undercover United States agents. Some of the equipment included an F-16 fighter jet engine, an AGM-129A cruise missile, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter engines and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.
- Fei Ye, and Ming Zhong stole trade secrets in designing a computer microprocessor to benefit China, although prosecutors did not allege that the Chinese government knew of their activities. In December 2002, they were charged with a total of ten counts, including conspiracy; economic espionage; possession of stolen trade secrets; and foreign transportation of stolen property. In 2006 (five years after their arrest), they pleaded guilty to two counts each of economic espionage.
- Anne Lockwood, Michael Haehnel, and Fuping Liu In February 2009, three former employees of Metaldyne Corporation were sentenced to prison terms in federal court in connection with a conspiracy to steal confidential information in order to assist a Chinese competitor, the Chongqing Huafu Industry Company ("Huafu"), of Chongqing, China to compete against Metaldyne in the field of powdered metal parts.
- Kevin Patrick Mallory was arrested and charged under the Espionage Act on charges of performing espionage on behalf of the Chinese government.[61][62] Mallory was given special communications devices for communicating documents to Chinese intelligence agents, including documents classified as top secret.
-Xu Jiaqiang pleaded guilty to charges of economic espionage, theft, and possession and distribution of trade secrets, after having been accused of stealing the source code to IBM software.
The list goes on and on…
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@breadnewbie6326 They’re not direct copies, bolt for bolt, screw for screw, etc., but they were heavily influenced from stolen documents. Like I said, just Google about all the Chinese who have been convicted of intellectual property theft. You name it, China has stolen it. From missiles, to sonars, submarine technology, aircraft, helicopters, even utility vehicles, China has stolen confidential information to help develop their own equipment. And you can see the influence from the information in the overall designs of the Chinese weaponry. China’s thievery is well known, and it’s why Russia wouldn’t sell the Su-33 to China. China wouldn’t assure Russia that it would not reverse engineer the technology. That’s IP theft. You can play all the word games you want, but China steals a lot of technology from others. Without this theft, the Chinese military wouldn’t be as advanced as it is today.
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@believewhatyoulike1113 What war crimes has the USA done? You don’t see the USA intentionally targeting innocent people. You don’t see the USA attacking humanitarian centers, residential areas, railroad stations, schools, hospitals, playgrounds, etc., all of which Russia has done. You don’t see the USA looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent civilians, which Russia has done. You obviously have no morals by trying to justify Russia’s atrocities, bot.
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I doubt it. The F-22’s age, maintenance costs, and the fact that a demonstrator 6th gen fighter has already flown is the reasoning. The S-400 is not a quantum leap in technology. There’s a reason why SAMs aren’t as effective as they used to be, and it’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. The number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down over time. Stealth aircraft would join other fighters, decoys, drones, etc., that would make it difficult to detect, track and target. Even in visual range the Raptor has been hard to get a lock on, and it’s because the tiny missile seeker head cannot lock onto it. Just imagine if a SAM radar that is huge has a hard time detecting it, then imagine the likelihood of a missile seeker locking onto it. On the other hand, the S-400 emits a very large amount of energy. That’s why during the war in Serbia most SAM sites chose not to turn on their radars just to survive.
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@timrider1224 He misrepresented the facts by showing the U.S. on the bottom when in reality it’s in the middle. The US warned its European allies for over a decade to increase military spending. Not only did they ignore the advice, but they decreased spending, while telling the U.S. to mind its own business. Now the U.S. is expected by them to pay for their negligence. Yes, in total Europe’s GNP percentage has been higher, as it should be. The war is more of a direct threat to European countries so of course they should be spending more. Europe has some of the wealthiest countries in the world with six NATO members having top ten economies, while Russia’s is ranked 11th. How is it that Ukraine is so dependent on US aid when this is the case? The United States also has global obligations keeping the sea lanes open in the Red Sea, South China Sea, Strait of Hormuz, etc. The US also helps Taiwan and Israel. The US just gave $1.3 billion to Egypt, which helps maintain peace between it and Israel. How much does Europe pay for these costs? The US also has a crisis of its own with many millions of immigrant coming to the US. I have visited Europe, and I can tell you that it’s got nowhere near the homeless problem that the US has.
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You need to go back to school, Putinbot. NATO stopped Serbian atrocities against the Albanians. There are massive grave sites found. Fewer than 5,000 people died in Serbia. Russia has killed tens of thousands of innocent people in Ukraine by intentionally targeting schools, hospitals, playgrounds, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, railroad stations, residential areas, etc. Russia’s troops have looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent people, including children. And yet you’re here spreading lies about the US. If you love Russia so much get off of US owned YouTube and use Russia’s crap version RuTube.
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No, you just can’t accept the truth, no matter how much is given. Facts are that Kinzhal is just an airborne version of the Iskander, a ballistic missiles that like many other ballistic missiles flies at hypersonic speeds. The US has for many years been able to intercept ballistic missiles, and you can find many examples here on YouTube showing it. There are many videos showing US SM-3, SM-6, PAC-3, THAAD, etc., intercepting ballistic missiles. The Kinzhal is nothing special like what Russia wants people to believe. Russia has a long history of overhyping its capabilities, and this is just another example of it.
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@timmiller6868 Hahaha, I just checked, and as expected you’re a liar like all other Russian trolls. Russia claims 674,000 Ukrainians have moved to Russia. The majority of the refugees have gone to Poland.
Why aren’t you mentioning the Russian atrocities in Ukraine, like it looting, raping, torturing, maiming and murdering innocent people? Why aren’t you mentioning how Russian troops torture Ukrainian La by cutting off all their fingers and toes, and the penis, and they call it giving the person 21 Roses? Even better, I bet you’re proud to know that Russia’s soldiers learned from Chechnya to stick metal pipes of innocent people’s asses, then ram barbed wire through it, and slowly pull it out to cause immense pain. Or how about how the Russian girlfriend encouraged her boyfriend to continue raping Ukrainian women and girls. As long as he used protection she was fine with it. Or how about how a Russian commander was caught giving orders to kill innocent people? And here you are defending them. F you man, you disgust me.
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Truth Be Told No, you’ve been subjected to too much Russian propaganda. That’s total BS and you know it. Russia wouldn’t have been humiliated like that on the battlefield just to be a diversion. It’s army got annihilated and had to retreat. Some Russians have retreated all the way back to the Russian border, but the border guards won’t allow them to re-enter Russia. They are expected to fight to their deaths. Russia thought that it would be a cake walk into Kiev. It never expected that much resistance. In fact, intercepts of Russian forces showed that Russian officers were telling their soldiers that the conflict would be over in just a few days. Russia way underestimate the resistance of Ukraine, and is paying the price for such arrogance. Russian forces got their asses kicked around Kiev and had to retreat. Russian forces are still retreating, and along the way are blowing up the bridges behind them. They have no plans to counterattack, otherwise they would have left the bridges intact. In fact, Russia’s army just retreated from Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv. In its departing, more Russian atrocities have been found. The Russian forces are brutal killers. They’ve showed their true selves by looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people. It’s fucking repulsive how the Russian troops can treat people in such a way. It’s inhumane. You’re no better either by trying to defend Russia.
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@DIREWOLFx75 What are your sources? That is a complete lie. It’s obvious the Russian media which has never been honest. Russia’s lost a lot more men than Ukraine, not vice versa. It’s in videos, pictures, Russian soldiers who have been captured, Russian soldiers intercepted calls, family members calls, etc.
Ukraine’s air force pre-2022 was only 125 aircraft, which are primarily old Soviet era fighters with antiquated avionics. Iraq in comparison had over 900 aircraft that included most modern MiG-29s. It was ranked as the world’s 5th largest air force, and it was battle hardened by its conflict with Iran. I’d like to see Russia go halfway across the world and defeat another country’s military in less than a month. Not going to happen.
At the start of the war in 2022, all Ukraine had was a few manpads. Only recently has it started getting more advanced systems like Patriot, and it’s only got two of those. Russia had more than enough time to destroy Ukraine’s air force and air defenses. It failed miserably. In fact, early on in the war NATO countries wouldn’t provide Ukraine with more advanced systems because they feared Russia would overtake Ukraine’s military, and have access to western technology that they didn’t want Russia to reengineer.
Russia attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason whatsoever. It used the lame excuse that it’s because Ukraine is filled with Nazis, when in fact it was Russia that sided with the Nazis to attack Poland on a second front, which was the early beginnings of WWII.
And Russia certainly didn’t attack Ukraine out of fear of NATO expansion. Russia had no problems with either Finland or Sweden joining, and Russia has removed most of its soldiers from the border with Finland to go and fight in Ukraine.
It’s Russia that is sending massive amounts of men to their deaths. You can see it in numerous videos, pictures, and Russia’s soldiers even describe in intercepted calls how they are just treated as cannon fodder.
Russia can’t even defeat Ukraine that didn’t even have a standing army four years ago. Russia’s navy has removed itself from the fight after getting humiliated by a country without a navy. And Ukraine’s army is primarily made up of old Soviet era equipment, with much of it captured from retreating Russian forces. Seriously, WTF are you so proud about? Logistically Russia can’t even win against a neighboring country, while the US had to travel halfway across the globe.
Russia’s losing 12-1 against Ukraine. Unlike Russia, Ukraine shows the massive numbers of Russian dead forces littering the battlefield, while all Russia does is make up lies without any evidence.
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@juliagordeeva4545 Why should Ukraine provide for the people of Crimea when Russia took away the land from them? That responsibility is now Russia’s. If you owned a house, and I stole it from you, why should you still be responsible for providing electricity and water to its residents? People lived in Crimea for many decades under Ukrainian rule, and those people didn’t have a problem with it then. I don’t agree with people being treated as second class citizens, though. Everyone should have the right to vote. However, the government of Ukraine shouldn’t have to fund people’s educations to learn the language of their adversary, Russia. Russia itself doesn’t treat all its own people on equal terms.
There was a coup in Ukraine because the people wanted closer ties to the EU. It makes perfect sense. Why would they want a leader who is just a puppet of Russia’s when the standard of living in EU nations is so much better than Russia’s? Like Russia always does, it blamed the USA for the coup. I’ve read the transcripts of the US officials’ discussions, which Russia claims is the evidence of US interference, and there’s nothing that implicates the US. Russia is literally grabbing at straws. It’s well known that Russia blames practically everything on the US. No joke, through the years I have read articles where Russia has blamed the United States for causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, illnesses, including Covid 19. Many people in Russia are even blaming the US for Russia’s invading Ukraine. Russia needs to learn to take responsibility for its own actions, and to stop blaming others.
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@marshawk9766 You don’t know WTF you’re talking about. You focus too much on the negative crap seen on the news and don’t look at the big picture. The USA provides more aid, donations, relief, assistance, etc., then any other nation. I am not just talking about government aid, but the generosity of the people. It’s one of the reasons why so many people want to immigrate to the US. Not trying to boast, but just to give an example, I personally go to Mexico every year and build homes for the poor. After visiting Nogales one time, and seeing how people lived, it was appalling. No joke, their poor eat crap that I wouldn’t give my dog. I also do volunteer work helping feed, cloth, and provide aid to the homeless in my own community. Compared to the poor in other countries, the US poor live like kings. Other than spread hatred and lies about the US, wtf do you do? All the problems you listed can be found anywhere. There are still some places in the US where people leave their doors unlocked, and there are others where you feel unsafe just walking out your door. I am fortunate and live in a neighborhood where I routinely go for nighttime jogs and don’t have to worry. Bad parenting, crimes, differing values can be found everywhere. The one thing you can do in the USA that you can’t I Russia is say whatever you want about the government and its leaders. People’s voices matter. Why else do you think troops finally got pulled from Afghanistan? The same thing happened in Nam. I have seen your comments before, and it’s obvious that you’re just a USA hater. I have traveled quite a bit, and there are very few other places that I would even consider moving to. I am usually very thankful to be back on US soil.
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@danwright1794 Hahaha, you’re fucking kidding, right? Russia is retreating. It’s suffering humiliating losses, and in its retreat it’s blowing up bridges to slow the Ukrainian advances. This not only shows that Russia is losing, but you wouldn’t blow up a bridge if you were planning on a counter attack. Not only that, but until recently Ukraine was willing to negotiate the Donbas and Crimea regions with Russia. Now that they see their forces on the offensive and retaking land back, Ukraine has declared that it now is in the fight for all of its territory, including all of Eastern Ukraine, and Crimea. Russia is fucked. It can’t produce tanks or SAMs because of the sanctions, its economy is in the downhill, and it’s forces have very low morale. You need to quit dreaming and wake the fuck up.
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Why don’t you take your own advice and actually compare the YF-22 to the T-50? You won’t find protruding rivets or large gaps in the seams or poor welds on the F-22. These are all features that the Chinese actually made fun of.
To this very day you still haven’t seen the Su-57 shoot an air to air missile from an internal bay, or even shoot its guns in flight. There is a fake release of an air to air missile shot, but other than it nothing from an internal bay has been shown (at least to my knowledge, and I monitor several defense forum sites)I’d like to see the Su-57 shooting a missile from an internal bay flying inverted like the F-22 has shown. These are essential needs for dogfighting.
Plus, the F-22 first flew in 1997, and in 2005 it was fully operational. The PAK-FA (T-50/Su-57) first flew in 2010 January, and it wasn’t fully operational until 2020 December. Even though the F-22 has been in service for 15 years longer, Russia to date still has not made an aircraft that matches the F-22’s power, stealth, radars, situational awareness, sensor fusion or stealth.
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@LD-pt5ur I have not seen any videos of Ukrainian war crimes, just from Russia. In the UN’s investigation, it found only two instances of Ukrainian war crimes, while Russia has had countless ones, including rape, maim, torture and murder. Listen to the intercepted phone call where the Russian soldier describes performing 21 Roses on captives. It involves cutting off all the fingers and toes, then the man’s penis to make 21 bloody roses. Or the torture method learned from the FSB in Chechnya where the Russians shove a pipe up into the people’s ass, then ram barbed wire into it, then slowly pull it out to cause immense pain. The captives are first shot in the legs so that they can’t escape. Torture rooms have been found all over wherever Russian troops have stayed. People’s pulled teeth, as well as being shocked are also found. None of this surprises anyone as Russia’s troops are known for it. People being maimed, raped and tortured is common from Russian troops. And it’s Russia that is intentionally targeting civilians, including attacking hospitals, schools, playgrounds, pedestrian bridges, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, etc. The UN also found cases of Russian troops raping a four year little girl and an 82 year old lady. Massive grave sites have been found, and torture chambers have also been discovered where Russian troops have stayed. It’s sick and wrong! You’re defending Russia, don’t deny it. You’re just as bad knowing damned well that what Russia has done is wrong. The fact that you continue to lie and deny the truth tells me that you know yourself you’re wrong.
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@Lasse65 That’s money that could have been spent elsewhere where it’s more needed for either our military or domestically. Plus, much of the equipment isn’t from just old stockpiles. Furthermore, all our allies are doing the same. If it was so beneficial to give away our equipment we’d be doing it all the time, and so would our allies. I support helping, but for people to pass it off that it’s financially beneficial for the US is ridiculous.
Yes, per GNP some European countries pay more, as they should. Their security is more at risk. They are wealthy enough to pay for their own security and not depend on the U.S. so much. How much of their GNP do they spend keeping the shipping lanes open around the world? How much do they use to help Israel,Taiwan, etc? The U.S. just gave Egypt $1.3 billion in aid, which helps keep peace between it and Israel. How much of their GNP are they paying for that? Six countries including the US from NATO have top ten economies, while Russia’s is ranked 11th. How is it that five countries other than the US can’t help Ukraine enough to win without needing US help? The US warned them over a decade ago to spend more on defense, and they ignored the U.S. telling us to mind our own business, and now we have to pay for their negligence. That’s not right.
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@Antiteshmis LOL, Russia’s using S-300s that are meant for shooting down planes as ground attack missiles to strike civilian areas. Russia is buying drones from from Iran that are ancient technology. Russia’s pulling out of storage tanks built over 70 years ago and sending them to the front lines. Wow, that’s so impressive.
Tell me, how are you enjoying being known as a terrorist country that’s worse than ISIS and Al Qaeda combined. Are you proud of Russia’s attacking hospitals, schools, playgrounds, restaurants, residential areas, humanitarian centers, railroad stations, shopping malls, etc.? I bet you’re really happy about Russia’s troops looting, kidnapping, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people, including children. Your country is evil, and you’re just as bad by supporting it.
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@chrisj2502 How did the US lie about WMDs when it admitted not finding them? You know very well that Russia in the same circumstance would have fabricated evidence. There’s no way for certain that it knew, it didn’t have a magic ball. Ukraine signed the Minsk agreement to try to avoid war. It has horrible and one sided terms in favor of Russia. Ukraine signed it only to try to prevent war. Be sensible, why would Ukraine instigate a fight with Russia when Russia is much stronger than Ukraine? Russia has lied from the very beginning. It said in 2014 that it was just locals and not Russian troops invading Crimea, only to admit the truth that the “little green men” were Russian troops all along after Russia conquered the territory. Russia lied about not having troops in eastern Ukraine, even when its own soldiers took selfies of themselves there. Russia lied about the reasons why it attacked Ukraine on February 24 of this year, all lies, no truth, totally unprovoked. Ukraine was of no threat to Russia. Russia lied about its troops conducting exercises when in truth they were going to invade all along. Russia lied about withdrawing from Kiev saying it was to deescalate the situation, when in truth it was just repositioning its troops. Russia lied about leaving Snake Island, calling it a goodwill gesture, when in fact it was withdrawing because it was getting annihilated. Russia lied about the sinking of the Moskva, claiming bad weather. Russia’s lied about not striking civilian targets, when it has hit schools, playgrounds, hospitals, shopping malls, railroad stations, residential areas, Russia is the king of propaganda. No country comes anywhere close.
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@Elrog3 You can do your own research and easily find that it’s not just detecting a fighter, but being able to track and lock onto it is what makes stealth aircraft extremely difficult to shoot down. You also add in that stealth aircraft is not the only difficult matter that SAM batteries need to contend with, but jamming, spoofing, decoys, hacking, HARM missiles, drones, special ops, etc., also are effective tools against them. You blend it all together and you can see why SAM sites are being so easily defeated today.
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@brettvogel8418 Haha, you’re making a fool out of yourself. You better tell all the countries that are buying the F-35 that they’re all making a big mistake and that you know better than their experts. And, is that why no countries outside of Russia have ordered the Su-57? Is that why Russia’s ally India backed out of the partnership after stating numerous issues, including its lack of stealth features and its poor engines? The F-35 is significantly better than the POS Su-57, and unlike the Su-57 is has orders from all over the world. It’s very much in high demand, and its costs have significantly gone down over time. Go back to school and you’ll learn that as more of a product is produced, the lower the fixed cost per unit, which makes it very affordable.
The Su-57 has no future, especially with Russia’s dependence on western parts, including US microchips. It’s been undergoing testing for over a decade, only a few have been produced, it hasn’t shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles in flight, its only partner left and wants nothing to do with it, and its had no impact on the war with Ukraine. From stealth to sensor fusion, AI, avionics, radars, situations awareness, etc., the F-35 is far better. It’s updating its software because as time goes by the technology advances. That’s what happens with high tech equipment, unless you’re Russia that is still using old 💩.
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@brettvogel8418 Is that why countries have increased their orders for the F-35, and it’s gained many new customers through the years? You don’t know wtf you’re talking about. Practically every fighter gets pushed back. Look at the Su-57. It was supposed to have several squadrons in service by now. And actually, the F-35 is going through another upgrade. Around 900 F-35s have been built, and hundreds of thousands of flight hours have been logged in under it. Pilots are raving about its capabilities. All the while Russia can’t sell its Su-57, and some countries are even canceling their orders of the Su-35.
You don’t know what you’re talking about in regards to microchips. The most advanced microchips are from Taiwan, and they use US software to develop their microchips. In fact, all countries that build high tech microchips use US software. It’s how the US was able to prohibit sales to Russia under US export control laws. China won’t even provide chips to Russia because it fears it will lose access to the software, which it needs for its domestic and military applications.
You need to do research before commenting because you’re clueless. Russia’s advanced weapons have been found to be loaded with US made microchips. Google Captured Russian Weapons are Found to be Packed with US Made Microchips, and you’ll find,
The chips in question were found inside a recovered example of the 9S932-1, a radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle that is part of the larger Barnaul-T system, a Pantsir air defense system, a Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter, and a Kh-101 (AS-23A Kodiak) cruise missile. When Ukrainian forces began to take apart several pieces of captured or partially destroyed Russian military equipment, they found a strong reliance on foreign microchips - especially those made in the United States. The items on those lists raise serious questions about Russia's ability to produce the technological components its war machine relies on and the ability of countries like the U.S. to keep those technologies secure.
It goes on to give examples, like, In the Barnaul-T air defense command post vehicle, for example, Ukraine intelligence said its specialists found eight microchips from U.S. manufacturers like Intel, Micrel, Micron Technology and Atmel Corp. in its communications systems.
China does steal technology. It’s well known for it, and there are many examples. What is shocking are clueless people like you who actually think they’re informed on the subject matter.
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@karlharrison2449 My gawd, that’s typical Russian propaganda BS that Russian trolls spread. I’ve read and heard the transcripts of the US officials. Tell me exactly what was said that you find so convincingly implicates the US. There’s nothing that implicates the US. It’s just Russia grabbing at straws to try to blame the US, just like it does for everything else. From causing bad weather, earthquakes, Russian failed satellite launches, illnesses including Covid, the Russians have blamed the US. Russia always lies, always! You should know better by now! Think about it logically. Why would the Ukrainians want to live like Russia where the living standards are much lower? Ukraine was wanting to join the EU, but their puppet president opposed it. It’s understandable why they revolted. Furthermore, if the Ukrainians really wanted to be aligned with Russia they would have welcomed the Russian troops with open arms, but instead they are giving them the fight of their lives. Just look at all the lies Russia has told and then be honest with yourself if you really believe the US was behind the coup. The facts don’t support it.
If Russia abided by the terms of the Budapest Memorandum the Minsk agreement never would have been necessary.
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@piotrd.4850 Russia’s equipment hasn’t done well at all. Look at its SAMs the S-300 and S-400. Even when Russia has known that certain bridges, airfields, command centers, barracks, etc., are being targeted, they have been unable to stop the attacks against them. Look at Russia’s Kinzhal, which Russia and its troll army has boasted so much about as being invincible. It is shown to be nothing more than a ballistic missile that can just as well be intercepted. Or how about the Moskva, which was unable to stop subsonic missiles? Look at Russia’s fighters, and how they’re being swatted down like flies, and they have no ability to suppress enemy air defenses. What is even more comical is that they’re wrecked footage shows that they use commercial GPS devices that I can buy at my local Walmart for navigation. Russia’s equipment has been a huge failure.
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I’ve never heard anyone say that they don’t like Kamala because they just don’t, or just because of her laugh, whatever. It has nothing to do with her being female and black. People don’t like her because she did a horrible job as the border czar, she supports transgenders playing in female sports, she supports taxpayers funding prisoner sex change operations, she couldn’t think of anything that Biden did wrong, despite skyrocketing housing costs, a large homeless population, significant increases in grocery bills, highest inflation rates in decades, that she avoided interviews with the media unless the questions were pre-scripted, Biden’s lack of commitment to help Israel when it’s been attacked by Hamas, etc. The left continues to refuse to look at the real reasons why she lost, and instead manages to blames it on white people.
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@erihfonbraun8596 You mean the mystical Italian pilot who doesn’t exist and was made up by the Russian media?
It's better than Russia's Su-57, far better. First off, rarely do aircraft fly at top speed because it burns too much fuel. The F-35 has the single most powerful jet fighter engine in the world with 43K lbs of thrust. Unlike the Su-57, nations around the world are lining up to buy the F-35 raving about its capabilities, while Russia can't find one outside customer. India left the partnership to build the Su-57 because they were so disappointed with it. The Su-57 isn't even stealth. The Chinese literally mocked the Su-57's poor construction in China, and some of its poor stealth features. And Russia is decades behind when it comes to avionics, situational awareness, sensor fusion, etc. Just look at AESA radar as an example. AESA is a must for a 5th gen fighter. Russia just started fielding it in the Su-57, while the US has been for around 30 years and has it in thousands of fighters. And finally, over 1,000 F-35's have been built, Su-57 has only 22 built, and Russia had to stop production of the Su-57 because of western sanctions. LOL.
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Anthony Martin The war is stupid. Russia attacked Ukraine for no good reason. It was all based on lies. What do you mean what did Russia invade? WTF do you think all the territory it took after 2/24/2022 plus rare as of LNR, DNR and Crimea. That’s all Ukraine’s. The audacity is when retards try to defend Russia’s actions. I bet you are so proud of how Russia has attacked hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, residential areas, etc. I bet your also proud of Russia’s troops looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people.
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@alexsilent5603 The USSR collapsed, and the people of Estonia and Lithuania held their own elections for independence.They weren’t elections that resulted from another nation invading them. Furthermore, their elections were internationally accepted, even by Russia. The referendum in Crimea has not been accepted internationally.
As time goes by people have become more civilized, unless your Russian of course. You don’t see the US doing any of the deplorable types of atrocities that Russia is committing in Ukraine. Russia has actually gotten worse. The rapes of tens of thousands of girls and women by the Soviets in places like Poland and Germany are well documented. In Ukraine, Russia has stepped it up. Search 21 Roses and you’ll find how Russia’s soldiers and the FSB are cutting off fingers, toes, and the man’s penis to cause 21 bloody roses. They’ll ram a pipe up a person’s ass, stick barbed wire in in it, and then pull it out. It was a torture method learned in Chechnya. There are actual phone call intercepts of Russians boasting about these kinds of crimes, including raping girls and women, stealing from people’s homes and businesses, etc. And here you are defending them. You’re just bad and have very low morals.
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@alexstorm2749 More Russian cut and paste lies. Don’t you have a conscience? You do realize that nobody trusts Russian trolls, right?
In 1954, the Soviet Union transferred Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR from the Russian SFSR. The transfer to Ukraine was made by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The year 1954 happened to mark the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Pereyaslav, which was signed in 1654 by representatives of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate and Tsar Alexis of Russia. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was reestablished as an independent state in 1991, and most of the peninsula was reorganized as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the city of Sevastopol retained its special status within Ukraine. Russia gave Crimea to Ukraine as a gift, and Russia has no legal rights to take it back. It’s why Russia lied about the invasion, and it’s why the international community doesn’t support Russia.
Russia invaded Crimea, held illegal elections, and claimed territory that doesn’t belong to it. It’s not Russia’s, it’s Ukraine’s no matter what crap you write.
Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown by the Ukrainian people because they knew the election was fixed. It had nothing to do with the USA. That’s just Russia doing what it always does, blames others. Think about it logically, if the Ukraine people really wanted to have leadership, a puppet of Putin, they would have welcomed Russia’s troops with open arms. Instead Russia’s got the fight of its life. Not only has Russia persuaded the Ukrainians that it cannot be trusted, now Finland and Sweden are joining NATO, the exact opposite of what Russia threatened them not to do.
Why would Ukrainians want to live under leadership that is like Russia’s, especially when they can see how much better off the people are in EU countries?
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@youtubeboxing719 Keep dreaming. A piece of toilet paper is worth more than a ruble. The dollar is still the world’s primary trading tender. The dollar used to be backed by gold, but that standard was removed decades ago. Russian trolls for as long as I can remember have said that the dollar is going down, and yet it’s still here today. When I travel abroad, I always take dollars, and the people in the country are always happy to accept it as currency, and in many countries they actually prefer it. And don’t forget that the USA has the world’s largest gold reserves by a significant margin.
The USA is set up to be a commercial power. It’s how the laws and regulations work that help it run so smoothly and efficiently. A strong component is to have tough laws to avoid corruption. Another are the processes established to help innovative research become commercialized. For instance, at universities if a scientist comes up with an invention that could have a commercial application, the university will provide start-up funds for the scientist to create a business to help exploit its value. In return, the university receives royalties from the sales. Everyone wins. Society gets new innovative products, the scientists get paid through their new businesses, and the universities get paid in royalties.
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@hellboundrubber4448 The US followed Sputnik just a couple months later. Their Cold War missiles couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn if it wasn’t for theft of US technology, especially US guidance technology. And it’s Russia that has the very long history of copying from the west, not vice versa. Today is no different. Upon examination of captured Russian weapons, the Ukrainians have found them to be loaded with western parts, especially US microchips. The fact that you’re here on USA owned TouTube, using the internet and routers, both discovered by the US, using a phone or computer that has US microchip technology in it, speaks volumes. As a Russian troll, the least you could do is use Russia’s crap version of YouTube called RuTube to support the Russian economy.
Edit: Yes, while the Ak-47 was a beast for its time, Russia ended up following US doctrine with a smaller caliber but higher velocity round. It still permitted a high kill rate, but it offers lower weight and additional ammo. And if you did your homework you’d learn that the AK-47 evolved from the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle used by German forces.
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@LearnWithVikram7 Russia’s military is significantly larger than Ukraine’s so of course Ukraine must use a larger percentage and find outside resources. Russia’s supposed to be the world’s second strongest military, but by looking at its poor performance that’s not the case. Russia’s struggled from the very start, even before Ukraine started receiving large amounts of western assistance. Russia’s fighting on its own border, and yet it still has huge logistical problems. Only recently has Ukraine started receiving tanks, iFVs, etc., from the west, and it has still been able to hold off Russia. The NATO countries have used less than five percent of their military budget to help Ukraine, and until recently have only provided a small percentage of what’s available in their arsenal of weapons. Russia has over 90% of its manpower and resources in Ukraine, and it still is retreating. Russia had no ability to stop Wagner that was heading towards Moscow. Imagine if Russia had to go up against a counter with a real Air Force, navy, mechanized battalions, paratroopers, etc. Russia would get slaughtered.
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@just-incase3483 Don’t tell me what I know and what I don’t know. I have an MBA so I shave taken more than my fair share of economics classes. You’re obviously a Trumper who only thinks about himself. Providing aid to Ukraine doesn’t have an adverse effect on the US’s GDP. Like I said earlier, most of the aid is through existing stocks. For instance, the US has over 200,000 Hummers. It sure isn’t going to hurt giving Ukraine a few hundred of them. It’s absolutely ridiculous that you think the aid is hurting our GDP. If anything, American weapons are shining, and it’s resulting in increased sales. That’s more income for the American people. What hurts the US most is Biden’s wasteful spending and handing out free monies, which not only increases inflation but it devalues the dollar. It’s your personal opinion that you don’t want your taxpayer monies spent helping the Ukrainians, and that’s fine, but at less for another year the budget has been determined and Ukraine is getting a nice chunk of aid. There’s not a damn thing you can do about it. I am perfectly fine with it, especially if it results in taking down Putin. So far the US has given Ukraine around 18 Billion in military aid, which is chump change. Hell, the lottery is at times a billion, and that could be for just one person. Each American is literally spending pennies on the dollar helping Ukraine. It’s not going to hurt us to do the right thing by stopping a tyrant who is unjustly brutalizing the Ukrainian people. It’s not something that I can turn my head to. You’re entitled to have your own opinion, and I have the right to not agree with it. And Ukraine has more freedom than Russia!
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@ganeshkumar-gt9wx You’re not saying facts, just information that you learned from fake news that supports Russia. The real facts are SAMs aren’t as effective as they used to be. There are now so many ways to defeat them. Jamming, spoofing, using decoys, drones, stand-off weapons, hacking, stealth, special ops, etc. are all effective in countering them. It’s why aircraft aren’t shot down nearly as often as they used to be. For instance, Serbia had a well respected air defense network, but it was easily defeated because for the most part the Serbs were afraid to activate their radars knowing very well they’d be quickly targeted. Out of tens of thousands of sorties flown, only two US fighters were shot down, and even those were by fluke. They both flew predictable flight paths that made them easy targets.
What you don’t seem to understand is that it takes more than just detecting a stealth fighter. Today’s SAMs are fire-and-forget missiles, meaning they use their own internal radars to track and lock onto a target. The problem is that the tiny seeker head needs to be able to track and lock onto the fighter. Imagine how difficult that is when a large and powerful SAM site has difficulty itself. Put it this way, in exercises against the F-22 a F-15, which is well known for its powerful radars, couldn’t get a lock onto the Raptor even in visual range. The F-15 pilot was a British exchange pilot who said that the experience was extremely frustrating. Plus, the SAM site cannot guide the missile all the way to the target because that would reveal its position.
Your being Indian should help in knowing how your country is buying fewer and fewer weapons from Russia as time has gone by. Your Air Chief during the MMRCA tender stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the US wasn’t even offering its best. AESA radar is a great example. It’s at the forefront of radar for fighters, and is considered an essential need to be considered a 5th gen fighter. The USA has been fielding AESA for over twenty years in its fighters, while Russia still doesn’t have it in service in any of its fighter aircraft. It’s very expensive to make unless you have the manufacturing capabilities to build it on massive scale efficiently, which is what hurts Russia. It’s why the Chinese are surpassing Russia technologically.
Even without stealth, many of those other methods that I previously mentioned are very effective, and when you combine them together it makes it even more difficult.
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@drewr2047 Russia is pure evil! It attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason. It’s attacked civilians, including hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, shopping malls, pedestrian walkways, etc. Russia’s troops have looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent people. No other word can describe Russia other than evil.
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@drewr2047 LOL, is that why only five countries, including Russia, voted in favor of Russia’s annexations, while 143 voted in favor of Ukraine? If all the people saw the true side of Russia, Russia wouldn’t have any supporters. Russia attacked Ukraine for no reason, just lies.
Everything I wrote is true. Look up how Russian soldiers give their captives 21 roses, cutting off all fingers and toes, and then the man’s penis, to make 21 bloody roses. Or how Russian soldiers jam a pipe up a person’s ass, then ram barbed wire up it. It’s sick and it’s pure evil. There have been numerous victims found who were tortured. There’s been evidence of electrocutions, beatings, maiming and murder.
Of course the west is helping Ukraine. Russia attacked for no reason. Look how often Russia has provided arms to countries that have fought western countries. The only difference is that Russia is crying about it.
You’re just a liar like every other Russian troll.
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@petersinclair3997 Jake is not doing a good job. He’s a traitor. He’s encouraging people to boycott American goods, which will hurt the American workforce, and to boo the US National Anthem, which is extremely disrespectful. In the next sentence he is being a hypocrite and encourages Americans to give away weapons because it helps our own country. In reality it takes money away from the average American taxpayer and gives it to the wealthy defense industry. He’s changed the narrative of his show from being pro Ukrainian to anti Trump/anti Republican Party. When crap was happening in America like riots in Portland where the police did nothing, to the LGTBQ community (which represents less than 5% of our population) making changes in our society and becoming one of the nation’s focus points, to illegal immigrants flooding into the country, to skyrocketing inflation, to open theft in cities where people weren’t even prosecuted, Jake let it all slide since a democrat was in charge. Now that a Republican is in charge, and he’s making changes domestically that are very popular with the public, Jake has made him a villain. Trans men can no longer play in female sports. Trump has secured the border. Illegals are being sent back to their home countries. Trump stopped the billions in benefits that illegals received. He’s getting rid of wasteful federal spending. He’s holding our allies accountable to protect themselves instead of expecting the U.S. to do it for them.
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@petersinclair3997 I agree the way Trump has handled business internationally isn’t very becoming, but it should not be a surprise, especially by our European allies. He warned them during his last presidency that they needed to significantly increase defense spending, and to stop buying so much Russian oil and gas. And what did they do? The exact opposite. As you know, Trump has very thin skin with a huge ego. Zelenskyy made a grievous error by visiting the ammo plant in Pennsylvania during the heat of the battle between Trump and Harris trying to win the state. It was seen as a huge win for Kamala, and that Zelenskyy was backing her politically. You know very well Trump hasn’t forgotten.
Trump is not Hitler. He says a lot of things he shouldn’t, but he does things in an unorthodox way to get results. Jake at one time said ignore what Trump says, just look at his actions. I guess Jake gave up on his own advice because he constantly bashes Trump for things said and not his actions alone. Trump is still sending weapons to Ukraine, and he has no plans to pull US troops out of Europe. That doesn’t seem pro-Russian to me.
Jake’s position is that Russia shouldn’t be allowed to take an inch of Ukrainian territory. Who’s going to force Russia into giving it back after it cost Russia so much to take it? His position is that Russia can’t sustain these losses and that its economy will collapse soon. Jake has said that for two years now, and Russia is still taking territory. Who knows how long Russia can keep going, but Jake wants the war to continue till Putin is overthrown. Russia has not even done a full mobilization and is still taking territory using guys who use donkeys and ride bicycles on the front. Jake thinks a lot of himself and thinks anyone who has a different opinion is an idiot. He’s not a patriot. His left wing views are what is driving Americans away from his channel. Jake at one time even said that the Pope can go to hell. Sorry, but that’s not a good or decent thing to say.I am a Republican who voted for Kamala solely because I knew she supported Ukraine. Jake has turned his channel into an anti Republican platform that I can’t support.
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Even though the US dropped two a-bombs on Japan, the US and Japan are strong allies. How does it feel being a Russian troll for a country that’s widely despised? How can you support Russia knowing its troops are looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people in Ukraine? How does it feel when you know Russia is bombing hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, human centers, railroad stations, shopping malls, etc? You’ve got to be a twisted individual to support Russia knowing all the horrific atrocities that it’s committing in Ukraine.
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@IceBreaker.22 LOL, the only thing that I learn from Russian trolls is that you’re all dishonest. First off, when you rent land you don’t own it. You obviously don’t know how those rental agreements work. Both Monsanto and Ukraine benefit. Monsanto helps Ukraine have sustainable crops. It does it globally, including in the US. Do you have any credible sources that says the US owns 3/4ths of Ukraine’s land? Of course not, you’re a liar just like all other Russian trolls. Madeline Albright didn’t conduct a research investigation into the number of Iraqi deaths. She made some remarks that she probably shouldn’t have, but nonetheless it’s good that Saddam is no longer running Iraq. Of course I knew that Ukraine is known for being corrupt. It’s one of the reasons why it wasn’t allowed to join NATO. Russia is just as corrupt. How do you think Putin became one of the wealthiest people in the world, especially since all he was is a KGB agent. And why do you think so much of Russia’s equipment has failed, and why Russia’s troops aren’t properly equipped?
Unlike Russia, the US doesn’t bomb hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, railroad stations, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, pedestrian walkways, etc. It’s why the Taliban placed kids outside their meeting places, knowing full well that the US wouldn’t attack if they’re there. Unlike Russia, the US doesn’t loot, rape, maim, torture and murder innocent people. Unlike Russia, the US does not invade other countries to try to conquer them.
A Russian troll like you trying to lecture me about morals is not only hypocritical but also comical. You should look into some of the torture methods that Russia is using against the Ukrainians. One is called 21 Roses. It’s where Russian troops or the FSB first shoots the captive in the leg so that he can’t escape. Then they cut off all the person’s fingers and toes, then the penis to make 21 bloody roses. Or another is a torture method used in Chechnya where they ran a pipe up the person’s ass, then barbed wire up it, then slowly pull it out to cause immense pain. Your country has a bunch of sick motherfuckers.
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@Jib223 Ignorant Russian troll. Ukraine challenged Russia to provide proof to the UN of Ukrainian atrocities, but Russia boycotted the hearings only further confirming that all Russia can do is lie.
Only 3,500 people died in Serbia. In Mariupol alone it’s estimated that Russia has killed over 80K people.
Investigations of the Iraqi deaths are around 250K. The deaths are from all sources, the US, its Allie’s, Iraqi troops, the militia, etc., and it includes both direct causes of death from the war, and indirect causes, such as polluted drinking water.
There’s a big difference. Russia’s intentionally targeting civilians. The US and its allies try to avoid it. It’s why the Taliban would intentionally place kids outside their meeting places knowing full well that the United States would not attack.
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LOL, “Flankers got the wanker” and “She’s a big girl, not a skinny chick at all. “
Russian trolls love to claim that the Su-57 is the best, but only one production version has been built, it’s never shown the ability to shoot its guns or air missiles in flight, it has no exports, it’s only partner, India, backed out citing numerous issues, including lack of stealth features and an underpowered engine, etc.
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@charlescarabott7692 They have not surrendered to all of the demands, just the ones that aren’t as important. Ukraine wants this unjust war to be over, and is willing to make concessions to make it happen. It was already doubtful that Ukraine would be added to NATO anytime soon, and Russian separatists have had control of Donbas for years. Russian tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, helicopters, aircraft, etc. all litter the ground all over Ukraine. Russian ships have been sunk, and many Russians have surrendered. You can find countless videos of Russian armor getting decimated. Plus, the fact that Putin shut down the internet, closed all independent media outlets, and has made it a crime to speak out information contrary to that of the government, it all shows that Russia is hiding what’s taking place.
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@charlescarabott7692 Dude, there’s no help for you. You’re so brainwashed that you’re not being sensible. There are many, many videos of not just Ukrainian soldiers showing that they’re having a great time, but of foreign volunteers, too. Don’t give me that crap that they’re actors. If so, they’d be the best actors on the planet. You can see how cheerful they are after defeating Russian forces, or as they match off into battle. It’s widely known that Russia’s troops are demoralized, that many don’t believe and support the war. And the farmers sure as hell didn’t stage towing Russian equipment away. Russia has left behind tons of equipment. Tanks, armored vehicles, SAMs, electronic warfare equipment, etc. Recently even T-90s were captured. And Russia is leaving it behind in masses. There are now jokes that Ukraine’s farmers have the largest tank force in Ukraine. Don’t you watch the videos here on YouTube that show Russia’s equipment getting destroyed, being abandoned, breaking down, etc.?
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@charlescarabott7692 Who’s reporting that Russia has largely succeeded? That’s the biggest joke around. They’re running, retreating. There’s even a video today of a Russian truck leaving troops behind and it can’t get away fast enough. Who says that Russia is succeeding, the Russian media? Hahaha. The same media over the years that has blamed the USA for causing earthquakes, bad weather, Russia’s failed satellite launches, illnesses, including Covid, Russia’s drug problems, etc. The same media that said the crew of the USS DonaldCook abandoning ship after getting buzzed by a Russian Su? The Russian media has no credibility. It’s why Russia shut down the internet and independent news channels, to filter what you see. What is really sad is that you’re actually falling for it.
There are no plans to put nuclear missiles in the Baltic nations. That’s just Russian hype. Russia has lied since day one of the invasion, and yet you still believe it. Who cares if you don’t have heating when Russia has already destroyed the place. There are almost four million refugees as a result of Russia’s attack. WTF is wrong with you?
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@charlescarabott7692 I have been keeping up in the news closely, and only Russia is saying things are going according to plan. Of course he is going to make concessions, that’s how negotiations work. Otherwise the war can go on for a long time, which nobody wants, except for possibly crazy lunatic Putin. Russia is going to have to give up some of its demands too. Russia is on the defensive, and it’s lost a lot of territory that it once gained. Russia is losing miserably, you just can’t accept it. Zelenski issued his position earlier today, and he never agreed to handing over Donbas. He said it’s a complex issue that can be resolved with future discussions. And Ukraine’s not joining isn’t a big deal anyway, as the alliance didn’t have any plans in the near future to include it. Ukraine can be like Sweden or Finland, which are neutral countries, but they partner with NATO. And please stop bringing up bullshit that only the Russian media claims.
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Best decision that the USA could have made. Selling it to Turkey would have been like handing over the technology to Russia.The S-400 is overrated like all other Russian equipment. You cannot find anywhere, not even in tests, Russia SAMS ever intercepting ballistic or cruise missiles. And yes Russian trolls, there are many US ones, going back quite a few years, with the SM-2, SM-3, SM-6, PAC-3, THAAD.... The S-400 is unproven and looks great on paper. The USA did offer the Patriot to Turkey, but Turkey demanded tech transfer knowing full well that the US wouldn't give it. Considering that Russia gave it up so easily should make you wonder its worth. Why would a nation give something away so easily after investing so much money and R&D into it? Makes no sense, unless it doesn't have much value in the first place. Maybe it's to show that Turkey can make it's own decisions, and isn't controlled by the US. That could be the case, but in the end it's getting an inferior product. It's not a quantum leap in technology over the S-300, which Israeli F-35's have made a mockery out of flying over Iran. If Turkey wants to be allies with Russia, a nation who they've gone to war with many times in the past, let them. They won't get near the aid or technological assistance that the US has given, and hopefully for the people of Turkey's sake won't become another ally of Russia's that is struggling to survive like Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, etc.
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@Texas240 Russia’s air defenses have been anything but impressive. They have failed numerous times to defend strategic targets, i.e. bridges, command centers, ammo dumps, air fields, barracks, etc. And Ukraine has already penetrated Russian airspace numerous times with its drones that have gone untouched to strike strategic oil refineries. Ukraine’s helicopters have also attacked inside of Russia. With weapons like Storm Shadow, Scalp, JDAMS, etc., Ukraine could very well attack targets inside of Russia if it wanted to.
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@Texas240 You’ve already seen both HARM missiles strike radars deep inside Crimea, and MALD has been used effectively against Russian SAMs in Crimea too. And like I said, I’m sure they can figure out how to modify the kit on the F-16 to carry the Storm Shadow. If they can figure out how to modify a Soviet era Mig-29 and Su-27 to carry the Storm Shadow, MALD, HARM, then they sure can modify the F-16 to carry a fellow NATO member’s Storm Shadow. Be sensible.
Think about how in Iraq the U.S. used even Apaches to take out Iraqi air defenses. It also used the TALD to oversaturate Iraq’s defenses making it difficult for them to distinguish fighters from decoys. ECM can both jam and spoof enemy radars. I’m not saying it would be easy, but it can be done, especially with Russia being so low on A-50s. Also old time stealth of flying low could also be effective. That’s how the helicopters got through. And you do realize that the F-16 has very effectively performed the Wild Weasel role, don’t you?
Are you saying that striking targets inside Russia doesn’t serve any useful purpose? First off it would hit the gut of the Russian people. Don’t you remember the Doolittle Raid in WWII? That strike was nothing but about sending a message. Secondly, ammo dumps, railway stations, command centers, etc., would all be targets that would be of a great benefit destroyed. Perhaps it’s your ego that is getting in the way of thinking rationally.
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@SamMorales-r1q Nonsense. Russia’s the king of spreading lies and misinformation. Russia says one thing and does another. It says it never strikes civilians, and yet it’s bombed thousands of churches, schools, hospitals, shopping malls, residential areas, grocery stores, humanitarian centers, railway stations, playgrounds, etc.
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@Black_Ninja4492 They never said they have control over Bakhmut. It’s Russia that lies all the time. It claimed that the Moskva sunk because of bad weather. To this very day it still says it never strikes civilian areas, despite tons of examples where it’s hit schools, playgrounds, churches, hospitals, humanitarian centers, railway stations, restaurants, residential areas, shopping malls, etc. Russia’s lied about practically everything.
Ukraine admitted early on in the war that it had no answers for the Kinzhal. It was only after it received the Patriot did they say they could intercept it.
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@mirekslechta7161 The Patriot is better than anything Russia has. Russia’s known exactly what Ukraine was targeting, like bridges, command posts, ammo dumps, barracks, etc., and even so has been unable to stop the attacks. You’re just butthurt that Russia’s super duper Kinzhal is a big joke. You refused to listen for years that it’s nothing more than an air dropped Iskander, a ballistic missile. The US has for many had SAMs that can intercept ballistic missiles, and there are many videos here on YouTube showing them work. You can cry all you want, but ask yourself when was the last time Russia was ahead in anything? It’s Russia that has the long history of copying and stealing from the west, not vice versa.
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Putin is falling into exactly what Washington wants, to use up its manpower and equipment so that its less of a power in the future. Russia’s already lost. Even if the war stopped today, Russia’s power, economy, influence, etc., have all diminished. In return it holds territory that was for the most part already under Russian separatists control prior to the conflict. The west has gained because NATO has expanded, its military has increased their budgets across the board, its border with Russia has more than doubled, all while not losing a single soldier. Russia’s best move right now would be to simply stop the war to preserve whatever it has left. Otherwise its male population will continue to decline; its military will get weaker; it will have less and less world influential power; its economy will continue to suffer; and its respect will continue to decline as each day passes with the huge losses its suffering. In the meantime, NATO grows stronger and without the loss of any manpower, and with just a small contribution of equipment provided to Ukraine.
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@ignaciomunizdiaz5194 Not even. Google “Did you know the Su-57 Felon has the same RCS of a clean F/A-18 Super Hornet (and 1,000 times bigger than that of the F-35)?”
To be effective at BVR, it needs to be VLO, which it’s not. The Su-57’s stealth is one of its fallbacks. It’s one of the main reasons why India backed out of the partnership. The Su-57 is questioned if it even qualifies as a 5th gen fighter. When it comes to drones, Russia is significantly behind. It’s why after the conflict in Georgia that Russia bought Israeli made drones. If the Su-57 had any promise or potential, its ally, India, never would have left, and despite further Russian attempts to convince India to stay in the partnership, India has shown no interest. Russia has no export orders, which Russia desperately needs to help fund the program. The fact that only two production models have been built, with the first one crashing, that it has no exports, its close ally backed out, and that to date the Su-57 hasn’t even shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles from internal bays in flight, all are good indicators that its future is in doubt. You combine that with Russia never putting into active service any fighter with AESA radar further shows how far Russia is behind the West.
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@ignaciomunizdiaz5194 And like the typical Russian troll you revert to lying because you can’t accept reality. Face the facts, Russia has no fighter aircraft flying with AESA, and Russia has no fighter in service that matches the single engine power of 40,000 lbs of thrust in the F-35 or the F-22’s 70,000 lbs. For Russia’s ally, India, which has purchased Russian equipment for decades, to back out and cite numerous problems just shows how bad the aircraft is. Two critical areas that they found flaws were the engines and stealth, or lack thereof, in the Su-57. For you to argue that the Su-57 is the best shows how deluded your mind is, and you won’t find one expert who agrees with you. I don’t have time for your nonsense so feel free to have the last words with more of your lies.
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@andreyg.2388 I get my news from all over the world. You obviously watch too much Russian TV.
First off, the US doesn’t even need hypersonic missiles against Russia. Russia can’t even stop subsonic missiles that hit the Moskva, and it can’t stop HIMARS rockets that are only flying at Mach 2.5. Even when Russia knows exactly what is being targeted, like a bridge, it’s had no ability to stop them.
Secondly, Russia’s hypersonic capabilities are overhyped. The Kinzhal is just a modified Iskander that is dropped from a fighter or bomber. The US had this capability back in the 1950s when it had the GAM-87 Skybolt that flew around Mach 10-12. Russia’s other hypersonic missile is the Zircon, which has never been shown in flight for more than two seconds. Its design copies the US X-51 Waverider, which is just a test-bed missile. It broke the world record for hypersonic duration of flight around a decade ago, and it can be seen here on YouTube. Just search X-51 Waverider Breaks Hypersonic Duration of Flight Record (2010) to see it.
And finally, Russia depends on US made microchips for its advanced weapons. Search here on YouTube for EVIDENCE SUGGESTS RUSSIA’S ‘HYPERSONIC’ KINZHAL MISSILE IS POWERED BY AMERICAN TECH. With the existing sanctions, it will be very difficult for Russia to build any of its advanced weaponry as Russia has shown that it uses large amounts western parts in all of its more advanced weapons.
Remember, it’s Russia that has the long history of copying from the west, not vice versa.
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@anon7843 My gosh, you’re so brainwashed that you’re beyond hope. You still haven’t answered my question, what has Russia achieved that’s so impressive in the last ten months if it’s winning the war?
Russia claimed that the Ukrainians were committing atrocities in the Donbas region, but guess what happened when Ukraine challenged Russia to provide evidence before the UN? Russia ran and hid by boycotting the hearings. It would have been the perfect opportunity for Russia to justify its invasion, but all it did was confirm that Russia can only lie.
Yes, Ukraine has lots of corruption, but Russia is just as bad. It’s one of the reasons why Ukraine wasn’t accepted into NATO. At least they’re trying to fix it. Why do you think Russia’s had so much trouble with logistics? Remember all the broken down vehicles at the start of the war? Why is it that Russia’s troops have to provide their own supplies? It’s because of corruption. How is it that Putin is one of the wealthiest people in the world, and he’s just an ex-KGB officer? You can find many videos of Russians who complain about Russia’s own corruption so don’t be such a hypocrite.
Ukraine’s morale is much higher than Russia’s. The Ukrainians are fighting for their survival, while Russia is fighting for reasons that are nothing but lies. I’m sure that Ukraine has lied, but not nearly on the same scale as Russia. The biggest lie of Russia’s is that it doesn’t strike civilians. I guess that’s why it’s struck schools, playgrounds, hospitals, humanitarian centers, railway stations, residential areas, shopping malls, pedestrian walkways, etc. Another lie is that Ukraine is a Nazi state. And yet another lie is that Russia had to attack Ukraine before Ukraine attacked it. How can the Russian people be so fucking stupid to believe such nonsense?
You don’t see the Ukrainians snatching people off the streets to go and fight in Ukraine like what you have seen in Russia. You don’t see the Ukrainians sending men straight to the front with little to no training, unlike Russia. People are actually turned away in Ukraine because they don’t have enough weapons to supply all the volunteers. They have more volunteers than what they can currently equip.
You don’t ever hear about Ukrainian soldiers complaining about not being properly fed or equipped. Ukraine also rotates its soldiers on the front lines to give them a break. Russia’s soldiers pretty much stay until they’re dead or injured.
Russia’s going to lose. The sanctions have strangled its ability to build high tech weapons. Russia’s heavily dependent on western parts, especially US made microchips. With the existing sanctions it will be very difficult for Russia to replace its lost equipment. It’s why two tank plants have been shut down, and why Russia’s had to revert to refurbishing old T-62s.
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Krudskin Krud After Sadam was captured, he admitted that he tried to deceive the world that he had WMD’s. It wasn’t out of fear of the USA, which he thought would never attack, but because of Iran. Sadam intentionally would not let UN inspectors access to sites for the reason of trying to fool others. WTF do you expect the USA to think? His behavior of not complying with the UN to have full access, the fact that all his chemical weapons were not accounted for, the fact that he had used chemical weapons on innocent Kurds in the north, and his general Chemical Ali was executed for his crimes. US soldiers who were disposal experts also have gotten ill from exposure to the chemicals. We all know that Iraq had chemical weapons, but not nuclear ones.
Still, I think it was a big mistake to invade Iraq the second time. Unlike the first conflict, there was not international or even UN support. It created a huge vacuum in the region. Personally, I think Bush did it because of the assassination attempt on his father, and he didn’t want Sadam to remain Iraq’s leader.
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Roc Iraqis are a lot more free than Russians. Russians will never learn that they’ve been brainwashed from the day they were born. How does it feel to be so widely despised by so many people? How does it feel knowing that your soldiers are looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent civilians? How do you like being known as the country that attacks hospitals, schools, playgrounds, shopping malls, residential areas, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, etc.?
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@davidaponte7521 If you’re truly an American, then I apologize. It’s just that I have seen many Russian trolls pretending to be Americans saying similar things as you.
I am not a Biden supporter, or a Trump supporter, either. I don’t agree with you about the US support to Ukraine, though. The United States has spent trillions to help defend itself against Russia, and providing aid is not only the right moral thing, but it’s a good way to help provide greater security for our country in the future. Hopefully, if Russia loses, and the sanctions set in, Putin’s days will be numbered. The entire world will be a better place.
I agree with you about our border problems, drugs, inflation, etc. It’s why I won’t be voting for any Democrats. Unfortunately for me I live in Southern California, and the liberal presence is very heavy here.
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Putin is the biggest liar this planet. Russia didn’t withdraw from Kiev, it was beaten. It was Russia that broke agreements by attacking Ukraine, which it promised not to do in the Budapest Memorandum. He’s denied that Russia has attacked Ukraine’s civilians despite there have been thousands of attacks on churches, hospitals, schools, art museums, railway stations, residential areas, shopping malls, restaurants, playgrounds, apartment buildings, pedestrian walkways, etc. You can’t trust a word that Putin says. He’s a narcissist.
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@sergeypanferov9758 Baghdad was considered the world’s most heavily defended city. It had a very comprehensive, integrated and overlapping air defense system. Unlike Russia, the US has very strong SEAD capabilities. Even in Russia’s war with Georgia, Russia’s SEAD capabilities were questioned. Russia lost 4-10 aircraft in just one week, and against SAMs that it should have known how to defeat. Iraq’s air defenses were very formidable. Serbia’s air defenses were well respected, too. Even so, in just a few months the Serbs were defeated by air power alone. The US didn’t lose one life, and fewer than 5,000 people were killed. And finally, Russia is fighting on its own borders. The US had to travel halfway across the world. Russia doesn’t have near the logistical capabilities that the US has. Russia’s struggling logistically on its own border, and it’s been a problem from day one of the war. Ukraine’s air defenses at the start of the war were all of Russian origin. Russia should have known how to defeat them, but it failed miserably. There’s no doubt that the US would have done far better. The US would have air superiority, and anything below would be a target.
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@HistoryonYouTube The US and UK didn’t provide any guarantees. The memorandum itself only requires them to seek Security Council assistance to help Ukraine. It doesn’t even specify the kind of assistance to be provided. Ukraine also didn’t have operational control of the nukes, and it didn’t even want them. They didn’t have the money or resources to maintain them, and in exchange for releasing them Russia excused a large amount of Ukrainian debt. The nukes only had 12 year old useful lives, 8 of which had already passed. Furthermore, Russia would have taken them whether there was a memorandum in place or not. There’s no way that Ukraine was about to go to war with Russia to keep something it didn’t want. In addition , there’s also no way to know if the tanks, armored vehicles, etc., will be needed for another conflict in the future. The US doesn’t want to be in a position where it doesn’t have enough equipment to fight multiple wars at the same time. I find it amazing how other countries can feel so at liberty to expect the U.S. to just give its equipment away. If Ukraine was a NATO member, it would be a different story, but it’s not. This war is in Europe’s own backyard. The European countries should be spending a lot more and to stop expecting the US to provide protection.
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@nzuncovered1845 LOL, Russia’s never been demonstrated anything. Show me any video where the Russians have demonstrated its hypersonic missile in flight. Russia has once again boasted about non-existent capabilities. You can find a video here on YouTube of the X-51 Waverider breaking the world record for hypersonic duration of flight back. I believe it was in 2010, or 2012 at the latest, but you won’t find any Russian hypersonic air-breathing hypersonic missile do the same. There aren’t any.
Russia has not dominated the war with Ukraine by any means. It was supposed to win this war in less than a week and now it’s four months. The US, UK, etc., have all said that they have all way overestimated Russia’s military capabilities. Russia’s done extremely poor with suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), EW, counter artillery, communications, active tank defenses, ship defenses, etc. It’s Su-34, which is its newest attack aircraft, has taped on GPS devices for navigation. It’s Alligator attack helicopters the same, as well with loaded US microchips. The same problem with Russia’s EW systems that were in Azerbaijan are in Ukraine. And Russia’s best fighter, the Su-35, was exposed in exercises in China and Egypt of having radar that’s susceptible to being jammed. It’s why Egypt canceled its remaining order and bought more Rafales instead. Algeria quickly followed their lead. Russia still doesn’t have air superiority over a country with a very small and outdated Air Force. It can’t obtain control of the seas against a country that doesn’t have a navy. And it’s army has suffered numerous defeats,taken huge losses in both men and equipment, and has lost a large number of its commanders. Russia’s has lost more men in the first month than what the US lost in 20 years in Afghanistan and Iraq. And don’t tell me that Russia isn’t sending its best. It’s latest model T-90s have been easily destroyed, and the only reason why the Armata hasn’t shown is because Russia is afraid that it will also get exposed as a bust.
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@Rumbler298 Go to The YouTuber The Ready Room and you can see first hand the Malaysian Su-30 lose all three times to the F-18.
Funny thing is that Egypt has realized the advantages of AESA when their Rafales recently jammed their Su-35’s PESA radar. That hurts for Russian trolls like yourself.
Face it, you’re wrong, the Su-30 doesn’t have AESA radar. You won’t find one article supporting your opinion that an actual sale has gone through. Those kinds of sales are big announcements because it means hundreds of millions in sales. The fact that you have been unable to provide any proof of any kind just shows that you know yourself that you’re wrong. Making plans and actually going through with them are two different matters. Russia planned to have hundreds of Su-57s and planned to sell hundreds more, but look at what happened, India backed out of the partnership citing numerous problems with its stealth, engines, etc., and Russia has only built two production models, and the first one crashed. Seriously, prove me wrong by providing a credible link or STFU. All you have done is show that your words carry no weight because you can’t back them up with proof. No joke, every site that I’ve gone to about the Su-30 states they have PESA. And what you can’t seem to understand is that Russia doesn’t have the manufacturing capabilities to build high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently, like AESA. For you to think that people are just going to believe you without proof is asinine. Unless you provide something credible to support your words, I am done with you.
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Sorry, but the J-10 isn’t even stealth. Indian Su-30MKIs have picked it up with PESA radar, which is generations below the F-35’s AESA. Plus, it doesn’t even have guns for dogfighting.
The Su-57 is an absolute joke. The fact that Russia’s ally India backed out of the partnership citing numerous problems, including lack of stealth features and its engines, shows that it’s not in the same league as the F-35 or F-22. Plus, it will be Russia’s first aircraft to have AESA, while the F-35’s is the world’s best AESA at the moment. Then you take into consideration that only one production model has been built, there are no export orders, and only a firm twelve are on order, it has a doubtful future.
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@masterblaster848 You’re the dreamer. See below,
After 65 days of operations, NATO had lost to enemy fire only two aircraft–an F-117 and an F-16–with no casualties. Source, Air&Space Forces Magazine.
In the end Serbia lost. The conflict only lasted a little over two months, and the Serbs lost only between 3,500 - 5,000 people.
From the same source referenced earlier, the campaign destroyed about 79 percent of Yugoslavia’s MiG-29s, more than 30 percent of its MiG-21s, two-thirds of its SA-2 SAMs, and almost 80 percent of the SA-3s. Though the figures had not changed much since estimates given weeks before, Wilson said they included only verifiable Serb losses and that actual damage was likely higher. For example, the count of destroyed equipment didn’t include those airplanes that might have been hidden in bombed aircraft shelters.
It goes on to state, In any event, Serb fighter challenges to NATO aircraft became almost nonexistent by the 10th week of the air campaign, probably because all known primary and reserve airfields were being bombed regularly, with on-site fuel destroyed and runways badly cratered and taking longer to repair. It then states, as of May 27, still had “about one-half of their strategic SAMs remaining,” NATO having destroyed about 11 out of 14 SA-3 sites and some SA-6s. Serbian forces–whether out of fear of Allied HARM anti-radar missiles or mechanical difficulty–were “unable to achieve a complete transition to an engagement sequence,” Wilson said. Large volleys of SAMs were being fired at Allied strike packages in late May, but Wald noted that they were optically guided and hadn’t brought down any NATO airplanes.
Ouch, the truth hurts doesn’t it?
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Are you proud of Russia’s bombing hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railroad stations, residential areas, shopping malls, humanitarian centers, etc.? Are you proud of Russia’s troops looting, raping, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people?
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@yaz2928 LOL, is that why during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best? Is that why both Algeria and Egypt canceled their Su-35 orders due to its antiquated PESA radar? Is that why AESA radar is considered an essential requirement for to be 5th gen, which Russia to date hasn’t fielded in any fighter, while the US did with its F-15Cs over twenty years ago, and now has it in thousands of aircraft. Face the truth, Russia is not known for being a technological leader as its main revenue sources are from raw materials. Russia also doesn’t have the manufacturing capabilities to build high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently. The Su-57 is a joke. Despite flying for over a decade it still has no foreign orders, its only partner, India, backed out citing numerous problems, only two have been built, with the first one crashing, and to date it still hasn’t even shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles from internal bays in flight.
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@kgosisimanyana Do you mean what happened in Abu Ghraib prison? According to Wiki: “In response to the events at Abu Ghraib, the United States Department of Defense removed 17 soldiers and officers from duty. Eleven soldiers were charged with dereliction of duty, maltreatment, aggravated assault and battery. Between May 2004 and April 2006, these soldiers were court-martialed, convicted, sentenced to military prison, and dishonorably discharged from service. Two soldiers, found to have perpetrated many of the worst offenses at the prison, Specialist Charles Graner and PFC Lynndie England, were subject to more severe charges and received harsher sentences. Graner was convicted of assault, battery, conspiracy, maltreatment of detainees, committing indecent acts and dereliction of duty; he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and loss of rank, pay and benefits. England was convicted of conspiracy, maltreating detainees and committing an indecent act and sentenced to three years in prison.”
I’m not sure what dead Iraqis pictures you’re referring to. Can you please elaborate?
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If there are any countries that could take claims to Ukraine they would be Poland and Lithuania. Read below:
Kiev, were conquered by Poland and Lithuania in the early 14th century. For roughly four hundred years, these territories, encompassing most of present-day Ukraine, were formally ruled by Poland-Lithuania, which left a deep cultural imprint on them. During these four centuries, the Orthodox East Slavic population of these lands gradually developed an identity distinct from that of the East Slavs remaining in the territories under Mongol and later Muscovite rule. A distinct Ukrainian language had already begun to emerge in the dying days of the Kievan Rus’ (notwithstanding Vladimir Putin’s factually incorrect claim that “the first linguistic differences [between Ukrainians and Russians] appeared only around the 16th century”). Following the incorporation of present-day Ukraine into Poland-Lithuania, the Ukrainian language evolved in relative isolation from the Russian language. At the same time, religious divisions developed within Eastern Orthodoxy. From the mid-15th to the late 17th centuries, the Orthodox Churches in Moscow and in Kiev developed as separate entities, initiating a division that eventually resurfaced in later schisms.
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@ahmedalsharman That’s not true. Aside from its cultural proximity, Ukraine’s sentimental and spiritual appeal to many Russians derives from the fact that the Kievan Rus’ – a medieval state that came into existence in the 9th century and was centred around present-day Kiev – is regarded as a joint ancestral homeland that laid the foundations for both modern Russia and Ukraine. But from the time of its foundation to its conquest by the Mongols in the 13th century, the Rus’ was an increasingly fragmented federation of principalities. Its south-western territories, including Kiev, were conquered by Poland and Lithuania in the early 14th century. For roughly four hundred years, these territories, encompassing most of present-day Ukraine, were formally ruled by Poland-Lithuania, which left a deep cultural imprint on them.* During these four centuries, the Orthodox East Slavic population of these lands gradually developed an identity distinct from that of the East Slavs remaining in the territories under Mongol and later Muscovite rule. A distinct Ukrainian language had already begun to emerge in the dying days of the Kievan Rus’ (notwithstanding Vladimir Putin’s factually incorrect claim that “the first linguistic differences [between Ukrainians and Russians] appeared only around the 16th century”). Following the incorporation of present-day Ukraine into Poland-Lithuania, the Ukrainian language evolved in relative isolation from the Russian language. At the same time, religious divisions developed within Eastern Orthodoxy. From the mid-15th to the late 17th centuries, the Orthodox Churches in Moscow and in Kiev developed as separate entities, initiating a division that eventually resurfaced in later schisms.
Russia lies all the time. It’s trying to justify its invasion, which has been based entirely on Russian misinformation and lies.
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@chrisgac4989 You’re talking about Russia, which has targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, railway stations, humanitarian centers, residential areas, etc. You’re talking about Russia that its troops have looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent civilians. And when Ukraine challenged Russia to provide evidence to the UN of Ukrainian atrocities, guess what Russia did? It did what a liar would do, it boycotted the hearings. All Russia does is lie. You should know better by now and not be so gullible.
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@jcspoon573 The USA admitted that it didn’t find WMDs, did it not? What do you think the USA had a crystal ball to know for certain? You know very well that a nation like Russia would have planted evidence instead of telling the truth.
And there were many reasons to believe Sadam still had WMDs. After all, he had used them on the Kurds in the north, and they weren’t all accounted for by UN inspections. Sadam also denied UN inspectors access to all sites suspected of having them, and after he was captured he admitted that he tried to deceive the world. It wasn’t because of the USA that he feared, as he never thought the US would actually attack, but because of Iran. People from Iraq also lied to the US and UK about Sadam having WMDS. They wanted him overthrown. And finally, US Army disposal experts who returned from Iraq came down with illnesses from exposure to chemical weapons.
You don’t think that the USA has become more civilized? I guess you haven’t noticed that the warheads that it’s using are getting smaller and more accurate in order to avoid civilian deaths. In some cases there is no warhead, like the Ninja Hellfire missile that has just a spinning blade. There are call off switches to cancel certain munitions like the Switchblade. And the USA leads the world when it comes to aid, humanitarian relief, assistance, etc. Do you think it was uncivilized for the US to provide Covid vaccines worldwide? I think you’re just a US hater.
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@bdjmontenegro There’s a big difference. Serbia was committing atrocities against the Albanians, and mass grave sites were found. The world has seen evidence of it. Russia made claims that Ukraine has committed atrocities, including that it found mass grave sites, but to this day it still hasn’t shown any proof. And when Ukraine challenged Russia to present evidence to the UN, Russia boycotted the hearings. And NATO did not require Serbia to declare itself neutral, and NATO is a defensive alliance. Every nation that has joined has willingly done so. Russia should have no right to determine what nations that Ukraine wants to be aligned with. In fact, Ukraine already requested to join the alliance, but it was denied. There were no plans by NATO to add it to the alliance either. Russia was looking for any excuse to attack Ukraine, and every reason it has used are lies.
Serbia lost approximately 500 people. That’s a fraction of the deaths that Russia is causing in Ukraine. Russia is also committing horrific atrocities in Ukraine, including maiming, torturing, looting, and murdering innocent people. It’s beyond me how you can defend Russia when you know all the suffering that it’s caused.
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@RobinSmith20 It’s hogwash saying that it helps the US economy by giving free aid to Ukraine. If that was the case tell BMW and Mercedes to start giving out free cars. It will stimulate Germany’s economy by creating jobs. Israel needs help and the unlike Ukraine, Israel has only one primary supporter and that’s the US. Israel has been an ally of the United States since it was created, not Ukraine. And again, Russia is not going to invade any NATO country. Putin might invade non-NATO members, but that is not what you’re claiming. And again, I am for helping Ukraine, but European countries should be doing a lot more. To date the US has provided 51.6 billion euros in military assistance. Germany is next at 14.7, UK at 13.1, then Japan at 9.1, Canada at 7.2, and so on. It’s not even near the amount that the United States has sent.
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@Cognizant-ut9oj Hahaha, you just showed your delusional mentality. LOL, a MiG -29 has never got an air to air kill against a western aircraft in its long lifetime. You’re a fool. It’s huge on radar, its avionics are antiquated, and its a joke in comparison. Even the most advanced Fulcrum, the MiG-35, is a complete failure. It’s overhyped just like all other Russian weaponry. When going up against western aircraft in the MMRCA tender, it was a huge disappointment. Google For Heaven’s Sake Don’t Buy the Russian MiG-35. Russia’s aviation industry is struggling, and that’s being kind. Nobody wants the MiG-35 or Su-57, and countries have actually cancelled orders for the Su-35.
Last I saw the F-35 got additional orders. Italy just increased its orders. You’re right, the truth does hurt, something that you obviously can’t accept. You’re the only one crying. You can’t accept reality. Over 900 F-35s have been built, and it’s got many more on order. How many MiG-35s are on order? 😂
Like I previously said, there are always critics. Google F-35 is Performing Far Better than What Critics Would Have You Think.” You’ll see why pilots are raving about its capabilities and how maintenance issues continue to go down.
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@ЮлияКот-у7о Sure, he says Russia attacked Ukraine because it is run by Nazis, when in fact Zelensky is Jewish, and his own relatives have been in concentration campls.
Putin blamed Poland for starting WWII, when in fact it was Germany and the Soviets who attacked Poland that started WWII. Both the Soviets and Nazis even had plans on how to split up Poland after the war.
He claims that Russia doesnt't attack civilian areas in Ukraine when in fact it has attacked thousands of churches, schools, hospitals, residential areas, playgrounds. art museums, shopping malls, railroad stations, etc.
Even the US Department of State has released a statement about Putin's lying ways. Just Google Vladimir Putin's Historical Disinformation. There are numerous examples of him lying.
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@oscarspark2396 So you must think that Russia’s conquering Crimea was okay, that its supporting Assad’s use of chemical weapons on innocent people was okay, that sending agents abroad to poison people was okay, that it has a paid army of trolls to spread lies and hate about the USA, that its leader is one of the most corrupt people in the world are all acceptable, etc,, etc? You think it’s okay for Russia to plot as assignation of the leader of Montenegro? Russia isn’t innocent by any means so don’t act like it.
When it comes to aid, relief, assistance, donations, the US leads the world. And where is Russia? Not even in the top 30. Russian trolls like to brag about how Russia is becoming an economic power, yet when it comes to actually helping others it’s nowhere to be found.
Seriously, WTF did you expect the US to do after 9-11? Just let Al.Qaeda continue to train in Afghanistan?What’s funny is how you Russian trolls criticize the USA, yet when the US leaves the people are desperate to leave with the US. When Russia left it was good riddance, and don’t let the door kick you in the ass on the way out. And what about Iraq, Sadam was a monster, and Iraq was a bully to all its neighbors. Russia currently has Russian soldiers in Libya, and if you don’t recall the USA primarily served in a supporting role to the UK and France. And what about Vietnam? The North only took control of the South after US forces had left. The USA pulled it troops due to public pressure. Imagine that, a nation where the people actually have a voice.
What’s most hypocritical is your being here on USA owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both of which were discovered by the USA, and using a computer or phone that has US microchip technology in it. If you hate the USA so much and think Russia is so wonderful the minimum you could do is go use Russia’s crap version RuTube.
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@oscarspark2396 LOL, and you think the Russian media is honest? It's controlled by the Russian government. Its lies are at time absolutely ridiculous, and what's sad is some Russians are actually gullible enough to believe them. No joke, Russia has blamed the US for earthquakes, bad weather, Covid-19, Russia's drug problems, Russian failed satellite launches, the jamming of the USS Donald Cook.
I get my news from many sources, not just from the US. I know that CNN, MSN, Pravda, RT, are all biased, but I still read their views to try to understand various perspectives.
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Says a Russian troll whose country has attacked not only shopping malls, but thousands of schools, churches, playgrounds, residential areas, restaurants, railway stations, humanitarian centers, etc. Russia’s also tried to attack Ukraine’s electric grids to freeze the Ukrainian population. Russia’s troops have also looted, raped, kidnapped, maimed, tortured and murdered thousands of innocent people, including children. Russia’s pure evil. It’s worse than ISIS, Al Qaeda and HAMAS combined.
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@marcusaureliusss Haha Russia is decades behind the US. Just look at stealth as an example. The F-117 flew around 40 years ago and it still has a smaller RCS than the Su-57. The F-22 first flew in 1997, and Russia to date still hasn’t built a fighter that can match its stealth, power, AESA radar, situational awareness, sensor fusion, etc. Russia still has not put a stealth bomber into service, while the B-2 has been flying since 1989. Russia’s so called superior SAMs have been decimated in Ukraine, and have failed repeatedly to protect strategic targets. Russia’s T-14 is a no show. Russia’s tanks and armored vehicles are getting outclassed by old Bradley models. Russia’s navy has gone into hiding in the Black Sea against a country without a navy. Russia’s Air Force has been incapable of achieving air superiority over Ukraine’s old and significantly outnumbered fleet of aircraft. Russia’s army is literally using donkeys, bicycles, scooters, etc. on the front. Russia’s so called hypersonic missiles that according to Putin were unstoppable, have been stopped numerous times by Patriots. Russia’s sales of military equipment have drastically gone down for two reasons: 1. Russia needs them for the war. 2. Countries aren’t impressed with Russia’s equipment as shown in the war.
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@sapienbrain8120 Don’t give me that shit. One million people weren’t killed. That’s anti-US propaganda BS. Studies afterwards have shown the losses to be upwards of a quarter of a million people, from all sides, including indirect losses such as from poor health conditions (water contamination, loss of certain services, etc.). You never saw the US intentionally attack civilians like what Russia is doing. Russia has attacked schools, hospitals, playgrounds, shopping centers, railway stations, residential areas, humanitarian centers, etc. Russian troops have looted, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered innocent people. War is not just war. It’s now targeting civilian infrastructure. These are war crimes. Russia is just as bad as ISIS.
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@kosovoisserbia8937 “The routes used by the F-117s during the shoot down had been flown previously multiple times. This contrary to the F-117 operations in the 91 war where they flew into Baghdad, never repeating the same inbound track consecutively.
Perhaps this was due to over confidence in their equipment, and air superiority. During Operation Allied Force, the NATO air campaign, it was standard operating procedure (SOP) for all strike missions to be accompanied by electronic warfare aircraft [EA-6B Prowlers]. These aircraft flew with strike missions to detect, jam, and destroy enemy radar installations. Because of these aircraft, it was difficult for the Yugoslavian anti air forces to operating their radars and get target quality tracks on even conventional military aircraft. Keep in mind, during the 78 days of Operation Allied Forces we flew 38,004 air sorties and lost only 2 aircraft to enemy fire. The Prowlers were a big part of that unprecedented record.
‘Unfortunately, on the day Vega 31 would be taken out of the sky, the Prowlers were grounded due to weather. The decision was made for the F-117s to fly their strike mission unsupported.”
From “An In-Depth Analysis of how Serbs Were Able to Shoot Down An F-117 Stealth Fighter during Operation Allied Force”
NATO won on air power alone. The USA didn’t lose the life of even one soldier. You can talk about all the what if if you want, but that doesn’t change history. And history has continued where SAMS are nearly effective as they used to be.
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@PutinIsKing Mexico and Brazil are not in Russia’s side. Literally millions of Mexicans live in the USA and they send home millions to their loved ones. The USA also provides millions in aid, and Mexico’s economy is dependent on the US. The US and Brazil are allies, and the US was the first nation to recognize Brazil’s independence. And good luck getting China to support Russia in the event Russia starts a war. Russia’s only allies that it can possibly depend on are Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Serbia, North Korea, and possibly China.
Look at how easily Russian SAMs have been exposed in both Armenia and Syria. Russia’s best fighter is its Su-35, and it was humiliated in exercises in both China and Egypt by AESA radar and Rafale SPECTRA. Russia’s only stealth fighter, the Su-57, has been a complete failure, with its only partner, India, backing out after citing numerous problems with its stealth features and engines. As far as Russia’s ECMs that Russian trolls so frequently brag about, they didn’t even work in Armenia. Put it this way, during the MMRCA tender India’s Air Chief stated that the USA had the best weapons, radars and systems, and the USA wasn’t even offering its best. Russia doesn’t even have AESA in its fighters, a must need for any advanced fighter today, something that the USA has been fielding for over twenty years. And it’s not the USA that has the long history of copying. I am not trying to brag, just pointing out that Russia is not as technologically advanced as you claim. Even in the commercial sector Russia is not a leader, and it’s primary revenue source is from raw materials.
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LOL, it’s Russia’s weapons that have been a total failure. Russia has been the biggest promoter of western weapons. Russia’s actions has resulted in high demand of western weapons. Look at HIMARS, Storm Shadow, Patriot, Javelin, etc., all weapons that have done extremely well and have had increased sales as a result. On the other hand, Russia can’t defend against GLMRS even when it’s known precisely what is being targeted (bridges, command posts, weapons depots, etc.).
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@yellowtunes2756 You’re part of the Russian misinformation team aren’t you? 😂 Just Google Russian Misinformation about Ukraine joining EU and you will find:
President Vladimir Putin has even stated that they “have never been against it” and that they are more concerned about Ukraine joining military alliances than “economic” ones.
However, as Ukraine’s European integration progressed, the Kremlin’s rhetoric became more aggressive.
In 2023, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov called all of Brussels’ promises to Kyiv “a carrot tied to the front of the cart”, adding that, in his opinion, no real membership was likely.
Moreover, Peskov noted that accepting “a country like Ukraine, regardless of its territorial problems” would “simply undermine the entire system of the European Union”.
To a certain point, this rhetoric is in line with other disinformation narratives spread by Russian media, pro-Russian groups, and various social media channels, as well as pro-Russian politicians in the European Parliament.
Ouch, the truth hurts doesn’t it?
I searched for information about Ukraine using cluster munitions on civilians and didn’t find anything. Ukraine didn’t even have cluster bombs at that time so I know you’re lying just like every other Russian troll.
Russia shouldn’t have taken Crimea, plain and simple. Don’t give me nonsense about Ukraine hurting Russians because all Russia does is attack civilians. Putin doesn’t care about his people.
Google “Russia snubs UN court hearing in case brought by Ukraine - Ukraine seeks emergency order from ICJ to halt hostility on its territory, arguing Russia falsely applied genocide law to justify its invasion.” By Aljazeera 2022 March. There are many other articles that discuss how Russia boycotted the hearings, but you’re being the typical Russian troll you don’t want to know the truth.
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@vladislavovi44 😂 You’re joking right? You didn’t even know what RAM was. My comments are entirely accurate. In fact, you won’t find one credible source that agrees with you. Russia is decades behind the US. The Su-57 is a perfect example. It’s less powerful, its radar signature is much larger, its radar pales in comparison, and its situational awareness and sensor fusion come nowhere near the F-22. Another example is the Russian Su-34. Downed Su-34s have shown to carry taped-on GPS devices that I can buy from Walmart. It shows two things. That Russian navigation systems stink, and that they can’t rely on Russia’s Glonass.
Just a few samples of what the F-35 can do. It pretty much does the flying so that the pilot can strategize. The F-35 automatically detects targets, determines a probability of kill for each one, shares this information with other assets in the field, and determines the best firing solution to defeat the foe.
The F-35 has in tests linked with a HIMARS and destroyed a naval target with a GLMRS rocket, and it’s also linked with a SAM to intercept a cruise missile.
Russia is not a technological leader, and it’s shown it in the war in Ukraine.
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@ Just the fact that this war has gone on for over three years and Russia isn’t able to take control of the skies against a very small air force and outdated aircraft is telling by itself. In fact, the number of increased airstrikes by Ukraine is steadily going up. I’ve seen more bombs dropped from Ukrainian fighters this last week than ever before.
Russia claims a lot of things that aren’t true. I’m still seeing HIMARS strikes routinely on Russian targets. Long range drone strikes are still very common. No joke, around a year ago I saw a Storm Shadow flying over the heads of a Russian S-400 battery as the soldiers laughed as it was heading towards a Russian airbase in Crimea. I’ve seen 30 year old ATACMS take out S-400s while the SAMs just seconds before launched missiles trying to intercept them. You name it, Russia’s SAMs have routinely failed to protect ammo dumps, airbases, training grounds, naval bases, headquarters, bridges, etc.
I’ve seen it in videos, unlike you who only spouts Russian propaganda.
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@ As you know it’s a cat and mouse game when it comes to jamming. “HIMARS systems are being upgraded with anti-jamming technology to mitigate the impact of electronic warfare, particularly in response to Russian jamming tactics in Ukraine. This includes updates to the GPS system, inertial navigation, and software on both the targeting system and rockets. The U.S. military is also implementing software updates to the HIMARS targeting system and the rockets themselves to make them more resilient to jamming.” It’s why we’re still seeing HIMARS taking out Russian targets to this day. Facts are Russia’s SAMs haven’t effectively protected its strategic targets.
If Russia had a true 5th generation fighter it would rule the skies, and everything below would be subject to attack. Aircraft carry much heavier bomb loads, they can have an immediate effect in a battle, and they can effectively shut down an offensive push on the spot. If Russia had control, it would also be more effective in getting troops behind enemy lines, it would be able to thwart Ukraine’s air force, it would silence air defenses, and it would have a severe impact on Ukraine’s command and control systems, including its communications. Instead Russia is losing more men in just one week than what the US lost in twenty years in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I see the video results. They’re showing S-400s getting destroyed. They’re showing Storm Shadows hitting Russian airbases and command centers. They’ve shown ATACMs striking numerous Russian targets. How do you think that Russia has lost so many commanding officers?
Russia is only taking ground because Ukraine isn’t being properly supplied, and because Putin doesn’t care about how many Russian troops lives are lost. The US has been the main supplier of weapons, and yet it’s just a small percentage of what’s in the U.S. arsenal. Furthermore, the United States has only provided less than 5% of its annual DOD budget to help Ukraine, with much of the aid from old stockpiles. With Trump in office it will only get worse for Ukraine. He’s not interested in providing billions in weapons when he believes that the European countries should be doing more.
Remember when Wagner was heading towards Moscow with just a few thousand troops and Russia couldn’t stop them? Putin had to flee in fear. Remember when Ukraine took a large chunk of Kursk? If Russia had air superiority that never would have happened. And Ukraine didn’t start receiving the more sophisticated air defense systems until way after the war started.
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Says a Russian troll whose country has intentionally targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, restaurants, residential areas, shopping malls, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, etc. In addition, Russian troops have kidnapped, raped, maimed, tortured and murdered scores of innocent Ukrainians, including children. Russia’s is a terrorist state, worse than Al Qaeda and ISIS.
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@joelau2383 Blah, blah, blah, you have diarrhea of the mouth. Those weren’t excuses why the US went into Iraq, they were facts, something that you obviously can’t accept. And what about Afghanistan? After 9/11 did you expect the US to just sit there and take it and not do anything about it? Do you have a brain? You’re right, the US has been in a lot of wars. Many of those wars other nations have wanted US troops. Look at South Korea, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the UK, all want US troops present on their soil. You keep calling the US the bad guy but more people immigrate to the USA than any other nation. More people come to the US for a degree in higher education than anywhere else. You spew more and more BS because you don’t have a clue what you are talking about.
It’s obvious that you’re just a US hater. You know nothing about history and jump on the bandwagon to hate the US and NATO. Without NATO and the US, Al Qaeda and ISIS would still be rampant. Without NATO the Serbs would have continued their atrocities against the Albanians. Without the US and NATO countries many nations wouldn’t receive aid, donations and relief. And no, it’s not to just look good. Don’t be an imbecile. It’s aid that helps people. You wouldn’t give credit if your life depended on it. I don’t go to border towns in Mexico to help the poor to just make myself look good. Giving aid to the poor helps everyone in the long run. The USA and other NATO countries and US allies provide more aid than all other countries combined.
Tell me, where are you from, or are you afraid to let me know? I bet you’re Arab and you hate the USA because it supports Israel.
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@joelau2383 I feel sorry for you. You don’t know how to be sensible and are extremely narrow minded. Yes, it is factual that no WMDs were found. It is also factual that the US admitted it, something that a country like Russia wouldn’t have done; that Sadam admitted that he intentionally tried to deceive the world that he still had them because of his fear of Iran; that he had used used them before on the Kurds in the north; that his own people lied because they wanted him overthrown; that Sadam wouldn’t let UN inspectors access to all sites, and that not all the chemical weapons were accounted for, and finally because US army disposal experts who returned from Iraq came down from illnesses from exposure to chemical weapons. There was good reason to believe he still had them.
Your argument fails by thinking that just because a nation has done something wrong in the past that it’s now okay for another nation to do something just as bad today. With your line of thinking it would be okay for a country today to kill millions of Jews just because it was done in the past. And with your way of thinking, it was okay for Russia and Assad to intentionally bomb hospitals, and to use chemical weapons on innocent people. It’s okay to you that China is making claims to territories claimed by other nations, and to have heavily contested disputes with practically all its neighbors. You’re a hypocrite by only criticizing the US and NATO.
So you think it’s okay for Al Qaeda to attack the Twin Towers filled with thousands of innocent people? You’re off your rocker.
The US did not intentionally support ISIS or Al Qaeda. Don’t give me that BS. You’re a gullible fool to believe such BS. No country has been at war with the trash longer than the US, and no country has tracked, killed or captured as many worldwide as the US.
Facts are that Russia and China have so few friends because they have pissed off and alienated so many of their neighbors.
The USA accepts thousands of immigrants, far more than any other nation. The US can’t accept everybody. The majority come to the US and have to live off of government aid and handouts. You can’t expect the US to take in everybody.
Yep, you’re afraid to tell me where you’re from, coward. It’s easy to attack others, but you’re chicken 💩 to say where your from.
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@joelau2383 Maybe that's you're problem, y'ou think you're always right.
Are you crazy? Germany didn't pay for the killing the Jews. They killed over 6 million of them. Do you the think that the USSR has paid the price for invading Poland, and raping over 100,000 Polish women? It's funy how you single out the US and NATO. Or, how about China's crimes against crimes against the Turkic Muslim population? I suppose you think that's okay since it's happening in China.
Like I mentioned earlier, times were different back then. Many countries bombed civilian areas to try to stop the inferstructure that helped create the war supplies for the adversary's troops. Germany, the US, England, the USSR, etc., all did it. You don't see that happening intentionally by the US today. In fact, if the US accidentally kills innocent people you'll find that they US will try to pay them compensation. No amount brings back a life, but it's better than how Russian bombed civlian areas in Syria to try to kill ISIS members. It used dumb bombs over and over not caring who was below. But since it's Russia, I guess that's okay for you. On the other hand, you can find many west videos of attacks being called off because of civilians being in the area. The Taliban know this, and they would intentionally put children outside meeting places knowing that the US wouldn't attack.
If you followed US military acquistions, you'd find that many US missile's warheads are getting smaller and smaller, and in some cases no warhead at all, For instance, the Hellfire now has a spinning blade that is attached. It's so that the missile can be launched to kill just the intended target, and so that innocent people around that person don't get hurt.
[ Why is it wrong for China to capture islands and waters and be successful like the west?] Because the territory belongs to other countries. You're argument is that China can do whatever it wants, but the US and NATO can'ty because of your opinion of historical events. All nations have an ugly past, including Russia and China.
The US actions in the past of using white phosphorus in Vietnam would never be done by the US today. With your line of thinking, since Stalin killed many of his own people why can't the US do the same today? I insult you because you're trying to justify that Russia and China can just go off and attack whomever they please, and that's wrong. Ever hear the expression two wrongs don't make a right? Just because NATO/US did something that you perceive as wrong in the past, doesn't justify China or Russia also doing something wrong today. And it goes the other way around, too. Many many years ago the US actually burned women at the stake for witchcraft. Suppose China started the same practice today against its own people. Does that make it right? Of course not. And furthermore, you don't find the US or NATO going around and invading other countries just so that they will have ownership of them. For you to think that the US and NATO to let China do what it wants, and to take territory that also belongs to other nations is absurd. Many nations like the Philipines used to base use troops, but those troops were under a lease agreement. The Philipines decided that they no longer wanted the US income from those base agreements so the US left. Funny think now is that the Philipines is now asking the US for help to fight off China. And what did Russia do when it know Ukraine was thinking of not renewing the lease for the naval base in Crimea, they invaded and took control of it. I gues that's okay to you, as well.
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@rogerwilco5918 It’s true. You just can’t accept it. In fact, the Taliban intentionally placed kids outside their meeting places because they knew the US wouldn’t attack if they were there. You can also find videos here on YouTube that show when the Taliban are too close to civilians that attack runs are called off.
On the other hand, Russia has intentionally targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, restaurants, humanitarian centers, railway stations, shopping malls, etc. We shouldn’t be surprised as Russia also bombed hospitals in Syria on purpose, too.
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@rogerwilco5918 It’s true. You just can’t accept it. In fact, the Taliban intentionally placed kids outside their meeting places because they knew the US wouldn’t attack if they were there. You can also find videos here on YouTube that show when the Taliban are too close to civilians that attack runs are called off.
On the other hand, Russia has intentionally targeted hospitals, schools, playgrounds, residential areas, restaurants, humanitarian centers, railway stations, shopping malls, etc. We shouldn’t be surprised as Russia also bombed hospitals in Syria on purpose, too.
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@chadhaire1711 Google Closing Doors: How Europe Is Restricting Russians From Traveling, and you’ll find, Several countries, such as Estonia and Lithuania, decided to restrict the entry of Russian citizens at the national level. Others (Latvia and Finland, for example) said they wouldn’t accommodate Russians fleeing the military mobilization that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on September 21. The EU finally decided to tighten visa regulations further as a response to the increasing number of Russians trying to enter the bloc.
Many countries around the world have restricted entry to their territory for citizens of the aggressor country. Moreover, russians were banned from bringing personal belongings and cars to the EU. So, it is obvious that russians are becoming even more unwelcome in Europe.Thus, among the items that russians are no longer allowed to import into the EU are:
- suitcases, bags and wallets;
- some items of clothing and leather and fur products
- cosmetic products;
- semi-precious and precious stones;
- mobile phones, cameras and laptops.
The European Commission notes that these items cannot be imported by russians even temporarily when traveling for tourist purposes. This means that EU customs officials can confiscate these items at checkpoints.
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@forgamesonly2438 Got examples when the US invaded and said it was for humanitarian purposes, or you like other Russian trolls who can only lie?
It’s the USA who has been fighting the real terrorist like Al Qaeda and ISIS far longer, captured or killed many more of them, and has fighting them globally. It’s also the USA that provides the most aid, relief, and assistance than any other nation. You’re probably just a US hater because the US supports Israel. If you hate the USA so much why are you here supporting a US company, YouTube, using a phone or computer that has US microchip technology in it, and using the internet and routers, both of which were discovered by the US? At least you can go support Russia on RuTube. And at least you don’t find US trolls there the way you find Putinbots here.
Russia is willing to attack another country for its own security, but in the process it’s willing to attack another country, a country that was once Russia’s ally. Don’t you see the hypocrisy?
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I just found out that the Biden administration said it’s not attainable to send the Migs to Ukraine. As an American, I am more than embarrassed by the Biden administration’s hypocrisy. I know it won’t do anything, but I contacted the White House, and each of my Congressmen to let them know that they’re jokes by not help keeping the US’s word. If NATO can’t provide a no-fly zone, at least it can provide the aircraft and make it attainable. I am more than livid. Biden screwed this up, pulling out of Afghanistan, inflation is at an all time high, crime has increased, our nation is more divided then ever with whiny-ass liberals, the border with Mexico is worse, I can go on and on. I wish that both Putin and Biden would just remove themselves from office and let grownups do the job.
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Well then you’re not too smart. The F-35 has a much smaller radar signature, its radars, sensors, AI, situational awareness, sensor fusion, aviation, are all significantly better than the Su-57. Just ask yourself an honest question. Why would Russia’s longtime ally, especially in regards to military partnerships, leave the partnership to develop the Su-57 unless it wasn’t happy about its progress? Facts are India had already invested several hundred millions into the partnership, and it decided to leave after having numerous concerns especially with its lack of stealth features and its unreliable and unpowered engines.
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@mihaiilie8808 Russian chips are not anything like modern day ones today. Russia’s significantly behind technologically. It doesn’t have access to the manufacturing technology that only the west provides. Even China uses western equipment and software to produce its chips. It’s well known that Russia is not a high tech manufacturing country. Russia depends on western parts. A good example is how Russia is having to use Cold War era thermal sights for its tanks. It previously had access to French sights, but the sanctions have resulted in Russia having to use technology that’s many decades old. It’s funny how you’re claiming that Russia is just as advanced, yet it’s fielding tanks made in the 1960s.
Russia doesn’t have any material science advantage over the US. That’s Russian propaganda. It’s Russia that has copied western designs, not vice versa. Look at Russia’s Zircon missile. Its design copies the US X-51 Waverider, which broke the world record for hypersonic duration of flight over a decade ago. You can find a video of it here on YouTube. Just search X-51 Waverider Breaks World Record for Hypersonic Duration of Flight (2010). To date, Russia has not shown any proof that its Zircon actually works. There aren’t any credible videos of it in flight, and Russia hasn’t used it in Ukraine. Furthermore, having hypersonic weapons isn’t anything new. The US nuclear warheads already fly almost Mach 30.
And finally, even China can’t provide Russia with chips. It uses US software, which its not going to risk losing by breaking the sanctions requirements. It’s true that Russia is having to get chips from household appliances, but it’s obvious that Russia is struggling because of the aged equipment that Russia has had to revert to in Ukraine.
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@mihaiilie8808 You’re obviously not keeping up on the news. The US has had many successful hypersonic tests, especially as of recently. And the United States doesn’t need any Russian technology to be successful, unlike Russia that depends on western technology. Russia claims that it has maneuverable hypersonic missiles, but Russia claims many things that aren’t true. Russia has difficulty striking targets accurately even with older guided munitions. Plus, the significant majority of Russia’s weapons are vintage, and Russia doesn’t have either the manufacturing technology or the funds to build high tech weapons on mass scale efficiently.
The US has been testing many different kinds of hypersonic missiles, including the 183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). One was launched from a B-52H Stratofortress on May 14, 2022 successfully hitting its target. There have been numerous successful tests, especially as of recently.
Search here on YouTube for, EVIDENCE SUGGESTS RUSSIA’S ‘HYPERSONIC’ KINZHAL MISSILE IS POWERED BY AMERICAN TECH. Russia depends on US technology. That’s a fact that you can’t seem to be able to grasp.
Russia’s weapons look good on paper, but realistically not so much. There are reasons why Russia is behind the west, including its inability to manufacture high tech equipment on mass scale costly, but also the fact that Russia has a very long history of copying from the west. By the time Russia copies a design, it’s already old technology in the west.
Russia can’t win a nuclear war. There are no winners. One thing we’ve learned in Ukraine is that Russia’s weapons don’t work as well as Russia claims. Its weapon systems are overhyped.
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Russia is taking huge losses from western equipment. We routinely see Russian S-400s, S-300s, air defense systems, command centers, air fields, ammo dumps, barracks, training facilities, etc., getting destroyed by ATACMS and HIMARS. With just a small percentage of each country’s military budget, Russia has suffered so bad that it uses Chinese golf carts and bicycles on the front. Russia still hasn’t been able to even take back Kursk region. And don’t forget that Russia lost in Afghanistan and recently in Syria. The US at least achieved its primary goal in Afghanistan. I would bet by your comment that you don’t even know why the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in the first place.
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@jt7638 You don’t know WTF you’re talking about. I used to work with sponsored research for both R&D and applied research. Yes, the government sponsors large amounts of monies, but it primarily to educational institutions like universities, governmental agencies like NIH, space institutions like JPL, but when it comes to big pharmaceuticals the companies themselves fund the majority of their research, and it is one of the reasons why drug costs are so high as they need to recoup their costs. For instance, a clinical trial for a drug starts in the lab, may eventually go to pre-clinical animal studies, and then if they get FDA approval the drug or device has to go through various phases before it can be used for the public good. The whole process can take over twenty years and cost many hundreds of millions of dollars.
You also need to actually go look at Senator Senima’s donor list. The majority are not big pharma, and the donation amount referenced starts back in 2012. And what’s funny is while all these progressives are claiming she was paid off, go look at their own donors and you’ll find they have their own questionable sources of income. It’s a joke.
In the end, she is doing what she’s supposed to do, represent what the people of Arizona want. She barely won against a very conservative Republican, Martha McSally, and a large portion of the Arizona population is moderate. There are very few liberals, with most residing in Pima County, which has a large Hispanic population.
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@DIREWOLFx75 You read too much propaganda.
“To guide Krasnopol, Russia employs unmanned aerial vehicles to illuminate targets with a laser beam.However, low cloud has been the key limiting factor in the round’s performance because its laser detector does not have time to spot the laser energy and manoeuvre for striking.”
What is comical is your bragging about Russia’s artillery, while Ukrainian soldiers literally laugh at how inaccurate it is.
You fail to recognize that it’s dependent on a laser finder, which is affected by poor weather, visibility, smoke screens, plus if the laser designator is destroyed it’s ineffective. The Excalibur has been extensively effective, and it’s destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and armored vehicles.
You knock the Javelins, yet they’re the missiles that held back Russian tanks on numerous occasions. You can lie all you want. It’s why people don’t trust Russians. The Javelins have been so effective that Ukrainians are even naming their kids after them. There are numerous videos of Russian tanks getting annihilated by them. You got a credible source about the kill rate? Of course not. All you Russian trolls do is lie.
There’s a reason why Russia’s military got no sales at the recent arms exhibition, while the US companies racked up billions in sales, and that’s because Russian weapons are a joke.
I’ll look at the rest of your ridiculous comments later when I have more time, but thanks for the laugh!
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@DIREWOLFx75 LOL, you are a comedian!
[The Russian ATGMs have been highly effective against western tanks and other AFVs. ] Is that why Ukrainians are so thankful to have Bradely Fighting Vehicles? They've taken repeated hits and kept going. In the meantime, Russian tanks continue to set world records for turret tosses. I've seen numerous Javalins and NLAWS destorying Russian tanks over and over. You're just too embarrassed to watch the videos because they're easy to find.
[When the number of Javelins fired against Russian tanks dropped below a ratio of 1 kill per 50 fired, ] What's your source, your ass? HAHAHA. The fact that you have to lie in every comment tells me that you know yourself that you're wrong.
[Guess why you hear no requests for more of them] You don't pay attention to the news do you? Ukraine is continuing to ask for and receive Javalins. In fat, Estonia just provided another supply.
[Stinger likewise, literally THOUSANDS have been used. And there's not even a single hard confirmed kill by them] Why am I not surprised, you lied again. Here's just one of many examples: On 22 May, retired Major general Kanamat Botashev, fighting for Wagner PMC, was killed in Luhansk Oblast when his Su-25 was shot down by a FIM-92 Stinger missile.
[Russia quickly achieved a 80+% successful interception ratio against them.
Which was supposed to be impossible according to the company that makes the Patriot] And yet another lie. If that was the case why has Ukraine been so successful in destroying bridges, barraks, ammo dumps, command centers, airfields, etc., which have been protected by Russian SAMS? HIMARS has totally changed the couse of the war and made Russia look like a fool.
[Latest model thermal imaging in Russian tanks outperform the best the west have by about 50%.] And of course another lie. Doesn't having integrity to be honest mean anything to you? If your statement was true, why would Russia announce that it is going to reverse engineer the thermal imaging systems that it imports from France? You're a fool.
[Latest update on Ukraine KIAs, in excess of 1 million. ] HAHAHA, Where did you get that number from, the Russian media, the least trustworthy source in the world? You can literally find numerous videos of dead Russian soldiers litering the battlefields. In some case they are piled sky kigh. Interecepted phone call of Russian soldiers have described how they load up one truckload after another of dead Russians. Grow up and stop lying!
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Why does it not surprise me that Russia attacked a humanitarian HQ? They have no morals. They’ve attacked schools, playgrounds, hospitals, railway stations, shopping malls, residential areas, etc.,They’ve committed horrific atrocities, including raping, looting, maiming, torturing and murdering innocent people. It wasn’t that long ago when Russia and Ukraine were brotherly nations. Putin has made them enemies.
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@mandarkale9320 I think you're thinking of the F-22. The F-35 is selling now for only around $80 million, which is a bargain for a 5th gen aircraft, and it's being sold to numerous countries, including Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Singapore and the U.K.
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I’m going to be hated for this comment, but if Russia is willing to let Ukraine Russia join NATO, and with the condition that it keeps the territory it currently holds, that’s something to strongly consider. The front lines have remained relatively stagnant for the last year, and Ukraine’s largest supplier of weapons (the U.S.) is on the verge of not providing weapons anymore, it will be extremely difficult for Ukraine to take back any more land. It sickens me that my country, the US, has failed to further help Ukraine, but no matter how often I write to my congressmen the level of support isn’t going to change if Trump is re-elected. I fully support Ukraine, but there’s been a tremendous loss of life, and the land is heavily mined and defended, that recovering the land from Russia is far from being easy. It will just result in many more hundreds of thousands of deaths. Joining NATO is what Ukraine needs, and Russia’s not that stupid to take on all of NATO.
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@stankovich7990 Continued from above…. What wars has Russia won that’s so impressive? Chechnya? 😂 It lost in the first war, and it was against Russia’s own countrymen. Georgia? Wow, so impressive that it fought against a just a few thousand troops.
Which countries did the US lose? It defeated Saddam’s army in less than a month, something Iran couldn’t do in ten years. It removed the Taliban from power in just three weeks, and with just a few hundred troops. An unlike Russia that fought in its own backyard, the USA had to travel halfway across the world.
Just look at all over the world where Russia’s equipment is getting beaten. In Syria you’ll find Israeli warplanes striking targets at will. Russia’s SAMS haven’t done shit. Look in Azerbaijan where Russian made air defenses were humiliated and Russian made EW systems didn’t work. Now look in Ukraine where Russian tanks are literally getting their lids blown off, and the Russian army is suffering huge losses. And then look at exercises in China and Egypt where Su-35s were easily jammed, and it resulted in both Egypt and Algeria canceling their remaining orders.
And tell me, WTF is Russia going to do now that it doesn’t have easy access to US made microchips that it’s dependent on to make high tech equipment? Russia can’t make them in its own, and China isn’t willing to help Russia, either.
The truth hurts doesn’t it!
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@stankovich7990 What Russian hypersonic missiles? You mean those that we’ve only seen in cartoons? Haha! You mean Russia’s weapons that need US microchips to work?😂 You ever hear about the Minuteman or Trident II? They both have hypersonic warheads. And the USA has numerous programs in the works that aren’t that far off from going into mass production. Is Russia a technological leader to build high tech equipment on mass scale efficiently? A resounding no! Russia doesn’t even have 5th gen fighters or bombers in service. The USA put stealth aircraft in service over 40 years ago, Russia is still struggling. The USA put AESA radar in service over two decades ago, Russia still doesn’t have it in any active fighters.
The Iranians attacked because the US took out their top general. That was their payback. The US lost no soldiers, and the US and Israel have taken out many Iranian militia for years.
The only fight between the USA and Russia was when Russian mercs got bombed to bits.
What did Russia do when it’s mercenaries we’re bombed? Nothing. And yes it happened, fool. What did Russia do when the Turks shot down a Russian fighter? Nothing. What did Russia do when Israeli aircraft caused it to shoot down its own recon aircraft that had 15 Russian airmen? Nothing. What is Russia doing now when the USA is providing Ukraine with weapons and intelligence to kill Russian soldiers and sailors? Nothing.
You obviously don’t even know why the USA was in Afghanistan in the first place with that kind of dumbass comment. If you did you would know that the USA met its primary objectives and never planned to stay there forever, let alone twenty years, which was already too long. Both presidential candidates the year before the pullout said they were going to withdraw the troops. The taxpayers got tired of footing the bill.
You’re not bursting my bubble, you’re just showing that you’ve got shit for brains. How exactly did the USA lose in Iraq when it achieved its goal of removing Sadam from power, its now a democratic nation, and its an ally of the USA? Speaking of allies, how many does Russia have? Very few. Ukraine used to be a friend of Russia’s, but with friends like that who needs enemies?
The Georgian army’s troops that were trained by the US were still in Afghanistan when Russia attacked. Russia went up against just a few thousand troops, and in the process many flaws were discovered. It is what led to Russia’s re-modernization program. Just like today, Russia had horrific suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) capabilities and poor secured communication systems. Russia lost anywhere between 3-10 aircraft in just one week, and against SAMs that Russia should have known how to defeat. You would think that Russia would have learned, but that is not the case. It’s generals are getting killed because they keep using unsecured communications. Russia still has problems with SEAD. It’s pretty sad when Russia’s Air Force can’t obtain air superiority over Ukraine’s Air Force that has only a few outdated Mig-29s.
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@ВладимирСергеевич-к3б There’s tons of proof of atrocities committed by Russia. Remember Bucha? Russians have kidnapped, raped, tortured, maimed and murdered innocent people. Not only have calls been intercepted, but Russian prisoners have described the atrocities. Torture chambers are commonly found, maimed bodies, girls being raped, etc., have been discovered throughout the conflict. Russia’s has also attacked dams, residential areas, shopping malls, railroad stations, humanitarian centers, hospitals, etc., all of which are war crimes. For many generations to come the Russian people will pay for these crimes.
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