Comments by "LRRPFco52" (@LRRPFco52) on "The Collapse of Empires" video.

  1. He has been very specific about forecasting Ukrainian loss eventually, due to the sheer numbers Russia has compared to Ukraine. Russia hasn't mustered a general mobilization for Ukraine yet, since Putin planned to preserve the main forces in Moscow and Saint Petersburg for defense, and the invasions of Poland, Finland, and the Baltics. Now he's faced with the decision whether to escalate to a general mobilization, use tactical nukes, some other strategic move, or back down and negotiate a peace treaty/ceasefire. Ukraine has emphatically stated that they will continue to fight until all of Ukrainian territory is repatriated, including Crimea and Donbas. My gut tells me Putin will escalate. He's the only "strongman" Russia has left, and all the oligarchs owe their positions to him.
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  2. He said after the crop harvest report in September. Not sure when exactly that is.
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  3. If I recall correctly, he wasn't talking about wells freezing by themselves, but freezing if shut down due to shipments not being able to export. Since the US and Canadian energy firms are the only ones with the expertise to drill through permafrost, Russia can't afford to let the drill sources shut down now, as the US/Canuck firms and their technicians have already pulled out.
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  4. Nunn-Lugar is what happened in the 1990s. The US and IMF gave billions to Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, and Georgia in exchange for securing and demilitarizing nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
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  5.  @crkn8771  Horrific was a bit extreme. Russians take pride in embracing misery, because misery is the norm. Once you accept it, you can move on in life and carve out something. This is very unfamiliar to people in the US.
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  6.  @lachlanbell8390  The US is an accidental empire, without the ambitions of emperors.
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  7.  @Big_Tex  I'm a huge critic of Carter, but he actually worked on nuclear submarine technology in the US Navy.
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  8.  @-morrow  He actually goes into great detail to support his forecasts and thoughts, moreso than other sources, especially academics and news.
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