Earn your Double O badge. bellingcat.com/resources/2022…
US propaganda outlet article talks about sleuthing Russian buildup....uses press release photo to illustrate article. rferl.org/a/russia-build…
Open source sleuthing is all the rage. Vlad is using the hysteria to full effect. Even threatens nuclear warski! Look at my missiles! Look at them dammit! wsj.com/articles/russi…
back in 2014 when Vlad took his first stab at Ukraine. Most analysts said...pffft. What a loser. The little man is bluffing. brookings.edu/blog/order-fro…
In 2016. Putin's secret brain trust said "hey, we can put a looney old guy in the White House" and they did. theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
Trump said and did a lot of weird things in office. He pal'd around with dictators. Removed our troops. Putin knew Trump was a grifty pussy, bet wrong on Biden. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
The U.S. media keeps asking "What if Putin invades" No dumbass. Putin has already invaded Ukraine and continues to violate Ukraine sovereignty. The question is how much this time? 2014: bbc.com/news/world-eur…
The art of warfare is primarily about deceit and surprise. Why would Putin use traditional land forces to invade Ukraine when the ability to choke off his oil and oligarch franchise business is so easy? rferl.org/a/russia-ukrai…
Over a third of Russia's income is petro. Vlad doesn't want NATO up in his hizzy. This temper tantrum has allowed him to normalize troop buildups along the north, south and eastern borders of Ukraine. He knows Biden won't bitch slap him back to St Pete. economist.com/the-economist-… 
Bottom Line? Putin is weak. So he bottom feeds in Africa, threatens weaker kids in Europe, stirs up fuckery in UK and US, carries water for KSA and UAE and adopts the spoiler tactics that make us look like a bully if we acted swiftly and appropriately. nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/pu…
What is "Appropriate"? Well expose Putin for what he is. Draw nice little lines to all the oligarchs. Burn anything that touches Europe, US or ally nations. Create a government in exile. Begin chaos. Bring back the good old days. businessinsider.com/army-special-f…
My buddy Billy Waugh was trained to HALO Special Atomic Demolition Munitions. He went on to have a stellar career. He is 92 now. #respect
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