
Leopold
Favorite team: | South Carolina ![]() |
Location: | Columbia |
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Occupation: | Army officer |
Number of Posts: | 1310 |
Registered on: | 9/16/2013 |
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re: China makes 30 million cars per year.....
Posted by Leopold on 6/11/25 at 6:55 pm
I want to see this statistic. Show me, because I call it BS.
re: Why are US dependents of military personnel being evacuated from the Middle East?
Posted by Leopold on 6/11/25 at 6:10 pm
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Where's he headed in black tie?
He misunderstood.
Putin said he was going to tie him up and beat his arse black.
re: Zelensky Finally Took Some Of His Dead Soldiers Back. Russia handed over 1,212 Bodies
Posted by Leopold on 6/11/25 at 6:07 pm
Jesus, there's always one.
False. Here are the numbers.
Arms Production by Countries
The United States, unsurprisingly, accounts for 43% of all arms production alone. France is 2nd, Russia 3rd, China 4th, and then the list is just Western allies of the US.
Keep in mind, Russia's numbers are probably inflated due to their habit of lying and stealing. But NATO alone outproduces everybody by a country mile.
False. Our military does not rely on China for anything. COVID showed we were getting a few chips from China for CAC Cards and things like that, but we fixed it as a result. There are places where Russia is firing 100% of their artillery rounds from North Korea - it's genuinely pathetic.
False. We've barely scratched the surface of our military reserves, and since we built our military to fight the Russians there should be no discussion as to whether sending aid to Ukraine is smart or not.
False . If we want to insist on them paying cash for equipment then fine, let's let them decide whether they can pay for it.
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Western companies easily out produce Russian production
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Unlikely true.
False. Here are the numbers.
Arms Production by Countries
The United States, unsurprisingly, accounts for 43% of all arms production alone. France is 2nd, Russia 3rd, China 4th, and then the list is just Western allies of the US.
Keep in mind, Russia's numbers are probably inflated due to their habit of lying and stealing. But NATO alone outproduces everybody by a country mile.
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And the US and the west is heavily dependent on China for parts.
False. Our military does not rely on China for anything. COVID showed we were getting a few chips from China for CAC Cards and things like that, but we fixed it as a result. There are places where Russia is firing 100% of their artillery rounds from North Korea - it's genuinely pathetic.
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We have given them in mass most of what we have
False. We've barely scratched the surface of our military reserves, and since we built our military to fight the Russians there should be no discussion as to whether sending aid to Ukraine is smart or not.
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They dont have any money to buy anything.
False . If we want to insist on them paying cash for equipment then fine, let's let them decide whether they can pay for it.
re: Pope Leo bends the knee to China
Posted by Leopold on 6/11/25 at 4:11 pm
The church is going to outlast the CCP.
re: Zelensky Finally Took Some Of His Dead Soldiers Back. Russia handed over 1,212 Bodies
Posted by Leopold on 6/11/25 at 4:06 pm
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I guess its better to blame congress than to admit that western manufacturing cant keep up with demand and the types of weapons that the west has chosen to focus on, while making lots of money for R&D companies, does not play out well in a long war.
Western companies easily out produce Russian production- keep in mind the Russians are reliant on the North Koreans, of all things. We just choose not to give them what they need.
The Ukraine has asked to buy equipment, for example. We should be selling them everything they want, for both of our benefits, we just choose not to do it, for silly reasons.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/6/25 at 7:37 am
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You are naive if you think Russia is just fighting Ukraine. They also aren't using their full ability to fight this war.
I not only know that they aren't just fighting the Ukrainians, I'm proud of it. Send them more of our taxpayer money, I am fine with it. Absolute bargain.
And if Putin hasn't committed whatever any reasonable human being would consider to be Russia's 'full ability' than he's literally the biggest Frick Up on the planet right now, considering what this war is costing him and his country.
If the Russians continue to mess this up they are going to treat him like one of the Romanovs.
The Russian Peace Plan expertly explained
Posted by Leopold on 6/6/25 at 5:26 am
re: Russia is now bombing Kiev
Posted by Leopold on 6/6/25 at 3:28 am
The Russians are the aggressors and invaders.
I wouldn't cry when Nazi's got killed invading Poland, France, etc., or cry when China tries to invade Taiwan and Chinese are killed, and I'm not going to cry when a Russian who knows damn well he's targeting innocent civilians gets killed doing so.
I wouldn't cry when Nazi's got killed invading Poland, France, etc., or cry when China tries to invade Taiwan and Chinese are killed, and I'm not going to cry when a Russian who knows damn well he's targeting innocent civilians gets killed doing so.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/6/25 at 2:24 am
I count four. Four Russian "Kalibr" 3M-54 Crusie missiles.
At roughly $6.5M apiece that's about $25,000,000 wasted on killing innocent women and children while doing nothing to help Russia win this war.
Oh, excuse me - 'Special Military Operation'
Dumb schmucks.
At roughly $6.5M apiece that's about $25,000,000 wasted on killing innocent women and children while doing nothing to help Russia win this war.
Oh, excuse me - 'Special Military Operation'
Dumb schmucks.
re: Russia is now bombing Kiev
Posted by Leopold on 6/6/25 at 1:21 am
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Ukraine can’t match Russia soldier for soldier.
They don't need to. In a Force-on-Force conflict the defender enjoys a 5 or 6 to 1 advantage - the guys who run at the machine guns lose 5 or 6 times the people the people behind the guns lose. That, and the apparent enormous advantage they have in drone technology (along with horrendous Russian stupidity, laziness, and incompetence) means the fight is much more 'fair' than you would suppose.
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Yes Russia could throw its whole Army at them and eventually win no doubt. Putin would break him army doing it though
Both of these things have happened and Russia is making laughable 'gains' on the battlefield that serve no purpose, and the army is now broken.
Putin is going to keep this up until either Russia or Ukraine breaks. My money is on Russia breaking first, in one way or another.
re: Can The US Government Seize Space X
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 11:58 pm
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I don’t see why they couldn’t. It is a matter of national security.
Because there are these pesky little things called 'laws'....
re: Elon is likely off his meds…
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 11:55 pm
Tell Elon to make sure to dust off his nose.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 11:40 pm
He absolutely said Russians. Wasn't Fred Thompson awesome? I absolutely would have voted for that guy to be president.
But the character meant Soviets, as we were fighting the Soviets in those days. Russians was just slang for Soviets in those days - I mean Ramius, the character the Admiral was referencing, was Lithuanian, a citizen of a country that's now a proud member of NATO.
Make sure to read the book - it's even better.
But the character meant Soviets, as we were fighting the Soviets in those days. Russians was just slang for Soviets in those days - I mean Ramius, the character the Admiral was referencing, was Lithuanian, a citizen of a country that's now a proud member of NATO.
Make sure to read the book - it's even better.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 11:18 pm
Deadly series
In 3 1/2 years and a million casualties they've taken land a little bit larger than the state of Pennsylvania and have less to show for it after they were beaten back during the Battle of Kiev and additional Oblasts:
Russia's Battlefield Woes
Let me give you all some context.
Today, June 6th, marks the 81st anniversary of D Day, the day America and her allies landed on the beaches of France.
May 8, 1945, marks Victory in Europe, when the Germans formally surrendered to the Allies.
That's 11 months, boys and girls. Less than a year.
Less than a year for America and her allies to kick Nazi Germany's teeth in, take over half of Europe and do so while taking 400k casualties, and to do so while preparing to fight and fighting a second war in the Pacific against arguably the two foremost military powers on the planet at the time. That's winning.
The Russians can't control a 10th of that land in 3 1/2 times the time alloted against a country that barely had a functioning military and had a comedian as a PM.
They're losers, people. And the whole worthless, backward, drunk country is going to fall apart before they ever get to Kiev.
In 3 1/2 years and a million casualties they've taken land a little bit larger than the state of Pennsylvania and have less to show for it after they were beaten back during the Battle of Kiev and additional Oblasts:
Russia's Battlefield Woes
Let me give you all some context.
Today, June 6th, marks the 81st anniversary of D Day, the day America and her allies landed on the beaches of France.
May 8, 1945, marks Victory in Europe, when the Germans formally surrendered to the Allies.
That's 11 months, boys and girls. Less than a year.
Less than a year for America and her allies to kick Nazi Germany's teeth in, take over half of Europe and do so while taking 400k casualties, and to do so while preparing to fight and fighting a second war in the Pacific against arguably the two foremost military powers on the planet at the time. That's winning.
The Russians can't control a 10th of that land in 3 1/2 times the time alloted against a country that barely had a functioning military and had a comedian as a PM.
They're losers, people. And the whole worthless, backward, drunk country is going to fall apart before they ever get to Kiev.
re: Russia is now bombing Kiev
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 11:05 pm
In other news, water is wet:
History of Russia bombing Kiev
Bombing civilians didn't work for the Germans against the British.
It didn't work for the Allies against the Germans.
It's not going to work now and only pisses off the Ukrainians more.
History of Russia bombing Kiev
Bombing civilians didn't work for the Germans against the British.
It didn't work for the Allies against the Germans.
It's not going to work now and only pisses off the Ukrainians more.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 9:48 pm
The Russians are already unloading on the Ukrainians with all they have, which by the way, is around 30-40 planes less, and it isn't having an impact.
This is why the Ukrainians aren't intimidated by the Russians, nor should they be.
This is why the Ukrainians aren't intimidated by the Russians, nor should they be.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 9:45 pm

Incorrect. The Soviets didn't take a dump without a plan.
The Russians won't even bother to build an outhouse.
re: Russia strikes back at Ukraine
Posted by Leopold on 6/5/25 at 9:01 pm
Ukraine attacks military targets and a Main Supply Route and Vlad attacks civilians.
A worthless strategy. This is why Russia is losing irreplaceable tanks and planes, and Ukraine won't be surrendering.
Can't wait for the next Ukraine attack.
A worthless strategy. This is why Russia is losing irreplaceable tanks and planes, and Ukraine won't be surrendering.
Can't wait for the next Ukraine attack.
re: Pretty wild Russian aircraft the Ukrainians bombed here.
Posted by Leopold on 6/4/25 at 4:43 pm
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I don't believe Russia has aspirations for Europe
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The invasion of Ukraine is not a sign of Russian expansionism, IMO
Putin has repeatedly stated over the years they were interested in 'annexing' Europe, even going so far as to mention an empire from Lisbon to Vladivostok.
Look - are there going to be Russian boots in Paris or Berlin? No, I seriously doubt it, most especially after their piss-poor performance in the Ukraine War.
But it's clear he has aspirations towards at least the Baltics if not Poland, Romania, and even possibly Finland - Finland didn't just join NATO for the fun of it. And while we can argue whether or not that's the US's problem, it's still an issue.
re: General Michael Flynn offers Trump advice on how to proceed with the Russia/Ukraine war.
Posted by Leopold on 6/4/25 at 4:16 pm
It's amazing how many people want to reference 'Dark Forces' when the guy who thought up, orchestrated, planned, and executed the war is standing right in front of everybody:


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