re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

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I just read various articles.

Many of the authors believe Putin is trying to expand the borders to rebuild the old empire.

The Baltic States do. They are ratcheting up their defenses now. Sweden and Finland are obviously worried and we know Poland’s thinking.

You have your opinion and I have mine.

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Peace through strength. Weakness invites bullies.

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Peace through strength. Weakness invites bullies.

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Asking someone to back up a claim they made is bullying?

If me, AU, or anyone else did the exact song thing we would never hear the end of it. He talked out of his arse. It's fine, he should just admit it. The coverup is worse than the crime.

Also keep in mind DoubleB tried to provide a link to a quote before shifting to "that's just my opinion".

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The US needs Europe as a trade partner. Trump knows this and he leveraged trade for protection.

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Up until this point Europe raped us on trade. The trade imbalance was ungodly. And we still provided their protection. That scenario existed for years. Were you ok with that?

I have a hard time seeing an American taxpayer being ok with and knowing that we pay for their defense and they spend their money on social welfare for their citizens. How does.that benefit the American taxpayer?

It might benefit one industry: the MIC who in turn rewards the.politicians with massive donations, positions .on their boards, and/or lobbying jobs to continue the same policy. It is a corrupt system. What other American industry has benefited from that policy as far as trade with the EU? Not Auto, not Ag etc. etc.

You people.have swallowed the.koolaid.

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grifter

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Grifter????

Yea, that’s it I’m a grifter. Citizen is a liar. And you’re the free speech guy when all you do is troll and call people names.

Btw I have plenty of money, I’m not here to take yours.

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to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence game) intransitive verb : to acquire money or property illicitly grift noun grifter noun

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Btw I have plenty of money

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Ukraine needs it

The German-designed, EU-made IRIS air-to-air / surface-to-air missile is very effective against anything the Russians are using against Ukrainian cities now and is doing the job. They are ten times cheaper than the Patriot missiles and don't require US approval to employ.

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In 1995, Germany announced the start of the IRIS-T development, in collaboration with Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Canada. In 1997, Germany had invested more than 500 million DM in this project and held a 46% share. In addition, Italy accounted for 20%, Sweden 18%, Greece 8%, Canada 4% and Norway 3%. Canada later dropped out, while Spain joined as a procurement partner in 2003. The German Air Force took first delivery of the missile in December 2005.[

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The IRIS-T is able to intercept fast-moving and miniature targets, such as air-to-air/surface-to-air missiles and air-to-surface/surface-to-surface missiles and rockets, UAV/drones, and cruise missiles. To improve the probability of a direct hit, the missile is equipped with a Ku band active radar proximity fuze.

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By June 2024, three variants were available: The initial IRIS-T air to air missile with 25 km range, IRIS-T SLS (short range) with 12 km range and 8 km altitude and IRIS-T SLM (medium range) with 40 km range and 20 km maximum altitude.

A third variant, IRIS-T SLX (long range) variant with a dual-mode (IR and RF) seeker, a range of 80 km and a maximum altitude of 30 km, is in development as of June 2024.

Due to increased demand due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Diehl Defence is increasing production of IRIS-T systems and missiles. It plans to produce three to four systems in 2024 and at least eight in 2025, with missile production planned to grow to around 400 to 500 per year starting in 2024.

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Unit cost per missile (IRIS-T) is €400,000. (~US$473080), compared to Patriot missile costs of $4 to $7 million each.

But Russian drone and missile production is increasing and the Chinese are supplying them with components. As these drones are far cheaper than even IRIS missiles, the Russians will have the advantage with their terror campaign.

Therefore, the Russian drone and missile manufacturing sites must be hit. Is IRIS the answer? Probably not, but it is part of the answer. In regards to surface-to-surface applications, IRIS is designed to do this job as well. The only problem is range. Originally designed as an air-to-air weapon, the maximum range (for the T varient) is 100km. Not nearly long enough to be employed against the Shahed drone and cruise missile manufacturing facilities in places like Tatarstan. But if Ukraine is going to win this war, these facilities have to be taken out.

So... if the Germans designed and produced the IRIS missiles and the Taurus cruise missiles, and they're not going to give Taurus missiles to Ukraine, they certainly can give the Ukrainians all the assistance they need to produce a long range missile themselves. Built by Ukraine with technical and financial assistance from Germany, these missiles would change everything in this war.

Last May we had this announcement -

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Germany will deepen its military cooperation with Ukraine by supporting the purchase of long-range missiles produced in the war-ravaged nation, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

“Our defense ministers will sign a letter of intent today on procuring long-range weapon systems produced in Ukraine — so-called Long Range Fires,” Merz said Wednesday during a joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. “There will be no restrictions on range.”

That builds on a broader €5 billion military aid package unveiled the same day by the German defense ministry. It includes German financing for the production of long-range weapons in Ukraine which are already in service with Ukrainian forces and can be deployed within weeks..

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So what are these "long-range weapons in Ukraine which are already in service with Ukrainian forces and can be deployed within weeks"? Right now, if you made it this far, you're thinking about the Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles that sank the Moskva. The new varients have a 1000km range and a 500kg payload and have already hit targets deep in Russia -

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Ukraine successfully tested its first long-range cruise missile [in March], hitting an oil refinery in Tuapse, about 1,000 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory in Russia’s Krasnodarskiy Kray region. It caused a fire that took three days to extinguish.

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This is clearly what Merz is talking about, the Long Neptune. But more range is needed still for Tatarstan. It is 1600km from Ukraine to the Alabuga Special Economic Zone near Yelubuga. Also in the same area is the Kazan Helicopter manufacuring facility and the KamAZ truck plant, the biggest employer in Tatarstan. This target area is the gold mine of Ukrainian planning and could go a long way to curtailing the Russian terror attacks and even ending this war.




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We can just see Marlon Brando lying in his hooch whispering, "The hubris... the hubris..."

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Remember, former Austrian Kneissl is a Russian asset, and moved to Russia years ago.

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And you’re the free speech guy when all you do is troll and call people names

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You know you could have just provided a link than says what you claimed, or since one doesn't exist just said "I was mistaken".

But remember folks, this is a man (or possibly a they/them based on all the confusion this poster clearly has) that is so dishonest that they/them couldn't even answer a yes or no question on whether or not they personally believed something.

Honestly we should expect less than nothing out of anyone who doesn't even have a firm belief system.

Another day of the mods having double standards when it comes to spamming propaganda