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Blackwater's founder, Erik Prince, talking about the Russian army

Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:16 pm
Posted by John Barron
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:16 pm
With all the BS spewed by the Politicians and Neocons that want perpetual War, it is good to see experts like Erik Prince give an honest assessment.


Posted by lake chuck fan
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:25 pm to
Prince is a patriot and speaks truth.
Posted by John Barron
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:29 pm to
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Prince is a patriot and speaks truth.


Correct. It is refreshing to hear the truth because we rarely do anymore
Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:31 pm to
Everyone should watch every one of his SRS episodes and especially the most recent one about China.

People truly have no grasp on our venerability right now
Posted by FLTech
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:31 pm to
Russia is not impressive at all. They are getting beat by little ole Ukraine
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:33 pm to
Where are his comments on the lack of our focal points of war (navy, air) being left out of the fight and his analysis on the impact of either?
Posted by dnm3305
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:35 pm to
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Russia is not impressive at all. They are getting beat by little ole Ukraine


Lol, no they aren’t. They are kicking Ukraine’s arse, and they are fighting against all of our tech, weaponry, and intelligence.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:36 pm to
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People truly have no grasp on our venerability right now

Venerability is a good thing. I think spelling check got you out of “vulnerability”.
Posted by John Barron
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:43 pm to
Trump might want to listen to Erik Prince instead of those Clowns Zelensky and Lindsey Graham.


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Posted by FLTech
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:45 pm to
If Russia was legit. This war would have been over 2+ years ago. Like Trump said, they are nothing more than a paper tiger.
Posted by TFH
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:50 pm to
Maybe they are but it would be better if they weren’t getting a masters degree in modern warfare right now. The saving grace is that we are learning the same lessons and monitoring their tech and tactics
Posted by TacMed68W
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:51 pm to
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They are getting beat by little ole Ukraine


Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia

This is from the BBC which hates Russia…maybe you need to research a tad before spouting nonsense.



Posted by Diamondawg
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:53 pm to
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If Russia was legit.
They are always legit due to nuclear weapons.
Posted by Jbird
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:54 pm to
Hey a new guy!
Posted by John Barron
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 7:55 pm to
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If Russia was legit. This war would have been over 2+ years ago. 


That would of been a hell of accomplishment if Russia defeated NATO provided 300 billion in equipment, weapon systems, training, planning, and intelligence in 2 years.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
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Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 8:04 pm to
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Russia is not impressive at all. They are getting beat by little ole Ukraine

There's a BIG asterisk * that goes along with this statement.

Ukraine has held their own when you get to more central regions, and they fought admirably in their losing efforts in eastern regions. But they did it at the cost of hundreds of thousands (and more) of lives, and with hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of first-world defensive and offensive armaments and ordnance provided mostly by the American taxpayer. And they've long been conscripting well-above-military-aged citizens to take the field against The Bear.

Meanwhile, Russia can continue to keep on sending wave after wave, even though they've lost hundreds of thousands (and more) of their own, and just keep conscripting and sending more for as long as it takes.

If it's a war of attrition, Russia wins it hands down. If the western world had never armed Ukraine and provided active logistical and Intel support, The Bear would have taken everything all the way to Kyiv 18 months ago.

But Erik is still correct. Russia has been exposed. Their greatest weapon (deterrent) is having the largest nuclear arsenal on earth, by far. And they're going to keep it that way. But Russia is not a military threat to the US. Give China another ten years and they absolutely will be.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 8:08 pm to
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Russia is not impressive at all. They are getting beat by little ole Ukraine


Was listening to a YouTube yesterday about the continual degrading of the air defense systems in Russia by the Ukrainians currently. Eventually the Russian leaders will pull defenses into Moscow to save themselves. They will leave all others out to dry.
Posted by Hayekian serf
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Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 8:09 pm to
I almost went work for them a few years after I left the army during the Somali pirate shenanigans.

I’m happy I didn’t.

But he’s right
Posted by BlackPawnMartyr
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 8:45 pm to
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Like Trump said, they are nothing more than a paper tiger.


Trump was trolling the EU globalists when he gave that sarcastic speech. Basically telling them they can do it themselves.
Posted by doubleb
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 8:50 pm to
Why didn’t you link his entire speech instead of a couple of pieces?
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