Comments by "Hardtack \x26 Beans" (@hardtackbeans9790) on "TLDR News EU" channel.

  1. I would definitely like to hear the actions of Macron explained. This should be good. Not being in lock-step with the US is perfectly understandable. Except the timing couldn't be worse. I see Macron as approaching these dictators with hat in hand & saying what they want to hear. It would be much more beneficial to keep the wolves from Taiwan's door to NOT say some of things he did say. Standing by idly in a situation very similar to the one in Ukraine is just a weak 'as long as it isn't in my back yard' response.
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  2.  @julianshepherd2038  You hear the Russian troops talking about being 'rotated in' but complain they aren't allowed to leave. So a one side rotation I guess.
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  3. 'Best Buds let's bunk together for the night' LOL!!
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  4. 'Caskets' and I agree totally with what he & you say. They can't draw down too far from the other borders they have with 'not so friendly' nations. And a declaration of war & mobilization with a draft would draw from all regions. So it isn't so much they have no options. Just none of them very good.
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  5. I'm sure India & China will start paying full price for oil from russia any day. Because they are such good friends with them. LOL!! Any country dealing with russian oil is buying well below the 'cap' price.
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  6.  @alexvaulin1140  That was the goal all along after their first 'goal all along' couldn't be acheived. 😀😀
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  7.  @rorytribbet6424  I have been to russia many times over the years. There is little if any improvement except in the centers of power. Rural areas have changed little since I first went in 1997. And they may be worse.
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  8. I would hope everyone remembers that some troll/bots do get paid by the responses they get. So if you arguing with them it makes them more money. Not a lot but enough in St. Petersburg. Best to not argue & report the to YT to be deleted. If you must argue (sometimes I do too) still report them. It only takes 3 or 4 complaints to have it removed. No comment, no paycheck. If you catch it early enough.
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  9. There is a chance this might be the closing scenes of the war. And when you make trolls unhappy you are doing a good job. LOL!! I even saw one yesterday say the Russians were waiting for winter before they get serious. 🤣I think Ukraine is winning big time more on their own competence. But there is no denying the incompetence on the other side.
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  10.  @JamesC785  Agreed. But a general mobilization won't go over well in the large cities. I think the regime is smart enough to know this.
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  11. A playground bully will make all sorts of threats to get their way. You can either get completely out of their way & let the abuse escalate or you can call their bluff. Blooding their nose enough will settle the issue also. So what will it be world? Let Russia get away with everything it wants like some petulant child, or call their bluff & bloody their nose if needed?
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  12. I really don't want to bring up the obvious to some of you. But for those that don't know. The Orc troll/bots sometimes get added extras if they are good. They will get about 30 kopeks per comment & a few will get a little more if they get others responding you them. You might be paying for Ozymandias Carnifex next sack of potatoes just arguing with them. Probably best just to report their comments & have YouTube delete them.
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  13. Sounds like the 'preppers' of Europe. Lots of people laugh at the preppers in the US. Imagine their surprise of some if what they prepare for turns out to be true. I think the 'preppers' here go too far but much of what they advocate is just common sense as well. It will serve you well in a disaster situation. So even though the Finns seem to be obsessed, considering the neighborhood, maybe they are just right & the rest of us are fools.
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  14.  @bonganimavuso7638  And most of western Russia was lost to Napolean & Hitler never to be returned. LOL!! You are an obvious military genius.
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  15.  @andreksjour  They packed only enough supplies for that time & even had parade decorations for a victory march in Kyiv. All the state media claimed it & they said nothing then without the Kremlin's approval. To say Lord Farquaad never said it is technically correct. He was rattling off a lot of other nonsense. In practical terms, he was shouting 7 days or less to the world. Trying to correct others on this point is pathetic.
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  16.  @julianpetkov8320  Estimated by little putin's 'Yes Men'. LOL!!
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  17. If given all the weapons in the world you would still have russian strategist. There are many crippling aspect to the russian war machine. Logistics created by third graders. A fighting force confused by what they are fighting for. Probably the worst handicap for russia is their military planners. Without them you have a pile of corpses 200k high in Ukraine or 500k high with general mobilization. It would make little difference to the outcome.
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  18.  @logicalconceptofficial  😀"It's only a flesh wound" LOL!!
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  19.  @politics21c  They actually are confirming a lot of what is happening. Trying to put it in the best light. But you have your own narrative to talk about. Go ahead . . . I won't interrupt you.
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  20. Oh! 10 replies deleted. Somebody must be busy reporting Trolls to YouTube. LOL!! Some might call it kidnapping too. Displacement sounds so non threating.
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  21.  @scottyd3138  That is true, it helps the matrix.
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  22. Ummm . . . That would be shocking to say the least. Precious few of them & they don't release those for export at all.
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  23.  @JamesC785  One can only hope they are really between a rock & a hard place this time.
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  24.  @sergionodesguru1736  Uncle Vova. Or the dwarf emperor of the Kremlin. He has lots of titles.
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  25. The old soviet designed weapons were mostly serviceable. Good enough to stop rioters in Hungary & elsewhere. Some of it was pretty good on the battlefield (i.e. how well Ukraine uses mostly soviet equipment today). The real 'spanner in the works' for russia is their seeming unfamiliarity with how to use their equipment on the battlefield. Also any new system russia seems to come up with is either a waste of time or again monumental bad use in time of war.
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  26. They have received training. And that is the infuriating part. Not many but then not many systems are being discussed being sent either.
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  27.  @yurichtube1162  AH!! The old 'We haven't started anything serious yet' excuse. Puffing themself up as they are almost deflated. LOL!!
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  28.  @gJonii  There aren't loss of jobs due to sanctions on russia. There are rigs shutting down because of a mini glut right now. 'Mini-Me' the Tsar & his oil fields have become irrelevant in the oil market. And the countries that still do take oil from Blyatistan, are finding out how unreliable they are at delivering it. Fuel at the pump keeps going down & oil wells keep being put out of service due to a lack of demand.
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  29.  @gJonii  I was trying to explain to you why you don't have to worry about russia making lots of money now. I have an oil lease. I have several family members in the business. But I see you have your mind made up. So continue with your narrative.
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  30. I pay a little less for gas/petrol than before the war. I think the pandemic has more to do with recessionary prices we see now than the conflict in Eastern Europe. That effect (with some immediate exceptions) will come later.
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  31. On their way to capture all of Donbass by the end of April, putin had a bit of a stubbed toe in his goals. At this rate, it will take about 3 years just to reach Kramatorsk. But the little Kremlin bunker rat keeps setting unreasonable goals & the russian ministry of aggression keeps failing to meet them. Chuckles the Tsar's most recent is he wants 100% of Bakhmut but May 9th. We will see if the 2nd (worst) army of the world can attain even this.
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  32.  @birdatbattlefield  We are already on the second russo-Ukrainian war. I think you mean the third one.
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  33. Guess it is time to take out the Kerch bridge completely. 😁
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  34. Unless it is insulting don't be so pedantic. It is like the wrong way Ukraine's say some of the weapon systems wrong. It is charming in a way & makes no difference at all. We know what they mean.
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  35. Continue to make videos. Speculation runs wild before it is officially announced 24-48 hours later. The Russian media is actually confirming it faster (strange times we live in) but only half as bad for them. Your videos are still very relevant even if they are outdated the next day
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  36.  @araara4746  Definitely pro ambiguity before the conflict. Doesn't hurt to keep China guessing. While you say nice things like 'yes to one China'. The way to keep the peace is to show strength & that you might just get involved if they show aggression. But if you are a troll/bot, I'm sure you have your narrative to promote.
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  37.  @araara4746  Ambiguity has nothing to do with double standard. It has everything to do with not letting a potential adversary know what you might do. Do not send a telegraph saying, 'I will do this if you do that'.
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  38.  @GeneralSamov  T-34's. LOL!!
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  39. I'm sure you must be wrong. The Orcs declare Kherson 'russia forever'. It isn't like they would leave 5 weeks later after voting it into the mighty russian federation. LOL!!
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  40. I think he said Brent is an American standard (sorry, I'm not going back to relisten) not US. Although for trading Brent is a US standard at least for trading. There are many other countries besides the US in America. WTI, Brent, Ural, and many others are just benchmarks for grades of fuel. Not all oil in US is comes from West Texas either. Almost every field has it's standard so I doubt Canada for example, uses Brent as a benchmark but they might. With so much of a mash up of different grades & benchmarks, I'm willing to cut TLDR some slack if they say one little thing wrong.
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  41.  @gerbrandlub  Ummm . . . They did block the flow shortly after russia annexed Crimea. The flow was only restored Feb 26 by the russians. It was one of the reasons used to invade Ukraine on the 24th.
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  42.  @imresebok1140  Ummmm. Actually fewer than half the armies of the world have any bridging equipment at all. If you are talking about crossing the Dnipro River few countries could use only temporary bridges & it would be a huge effort for them. At certain flow levels no one is crossing a river that is 1 km wide. However, damage a bridge in a certain way to deny it to your enemy & that same bridging equipment can make it usable again in about an hour.
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  43. I think to say a counter offensive isn't assured to be a success is ignoring the mutiny going on in the Orc ranks. Certainly not every russian unit would crumble like so much dust. But you hit some of them hard enough & they would shatter like glass.
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  44.  @cgt3704  The F-16s are fine for air to air combat and they do have considerable capability in the ground attack roll. There really is no clear cut advantage in any of them until you get to stealth or a networked fighter like the F-35.
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  45. I think Poland might become a power not only in Europe but of the world. They certainly seem to have more sober thinking from the government & much less diplomatic wrangling. Which does not mean they are perfect in all they try to do. I see countries like Poland, Indonesia, and others taking over the titles of 'super power' if their geography, resources, national will, move them in that direction.
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  46. You want our opinion? I think the definition of inscrutable is russia. But I don't mind giving you a comment. LOL!! They do need to do something as the newly mobilized freeze to death. Stopping the higher up officers from selling russian winter gear on eBay would be a good start. Probably too late for that to do much good now.
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  47.  @araara4746  Double-speak is hypocrisy. I thought you had something confused.
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  48.  @araara4746  AHHH! There is the rhetoric, twisting the truth I would think a troll would put forward. Go ahead with your rant. I won't be interrupting you anymore.
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  49.  @mandrews1245  I know. And it isn't just in France. But they do seem to excel at this. 'Macron gotta do what he gonna do' I guess.
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  50.  @notliquid1448  What is said in a speech & what is said in private can be completely different. It is more the 'front' that was put on.
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