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The Russian leader praised his country’s arms while meeting with defense industry workers.
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Every country on the planet needs to adopt a policy of vocally and publicly calling his bluff at every turn. Make him lose face by overtly calling his bluff every time he opens his mouth about any little thing at all.
We should treat him as if his 50-year-old nukes are ancient, non-functional rust tubes overseen by black market scalpers and people who know better than to launch them. Because that’s exactly what they are.
I wonder which Russia he’s talking about?
Hear me out please. If we’re going for a dollar to dollar comparison, he might have a point… That’s about the only way that makes any lick of sense though
Ah, so your armies are just incredibly poorly trained, then?
No need to improve them then, comrade.
Lololol
You see comrade, Russias weapon systems are very advanced. We have this old soup can from 1976 with very sharp edges on the lid. How can you compete with this? Your demise is imminent!
Ok, buddy.
Sure Jan
Man, I haven’t thought about the Iraqi Defense Minister in years!
According to Wikipedia, his statements may have been more a function of the system than his own willingness to outright fabricate material.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf
His pronouncements included claims that American soldiers were committing suicide “by the hundreds” outside the city, and denial that there were any American tanks in Baghdad, when in fact they were only several hundred meters away from the press conference where he was speaking and the combat sounds of nearing American troops could already be heard in the background.
US intelligence analysts later concluded that Al-Sahhaf confidently made false statements because he genuinely believed in what he was saying. As the American forces approached Baghdad, the Iraqi army falsely reported that they had successfully counterattacked US forces, destroying numerous tanks and killing hundreds of American troops. Army Col. Steve Boltz, the deputy chief of intelligence for V Corps, expressed that they held the belief that Al-Sahhaf sincerely held the information he reported to be true. Boltz theorized that because Saddam’s regime was known for frequently punishing those who delivered bad news, military officers would fabricate reports about the battlefield situation. This systemic self-deception within the Iraqi hierarchy led to a surprising lack of awareness when the Americans entered the capital, with some captured Iraqi officers later bewilderingly admitting that they had no idea that the US forces had been so close.
This is meant for the abused, uneducated, brainwashed internal audience.
The Kremlin knows they’re struggling against 40 year equipment from dusty warehouses.
Get off the drugs Vlad
Ok Grandpa, time to get you back to the rest home
Speaking about Russia’s defense industry, Putin said it “demonstrates a very good both pace and quality of work,” and the superior weapons it produces includes “missile equipment, armored vehicles and everything that is used on the battlefield.”
We are indeed fortunate that Putin’s sense of innate fair play and sportsmanship causes him to refrain from deploying these world-beating T-14s to Ukraine.
