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Russia is sending 76-year-old men into battle now (Original Post)
Warpy
Nov 1
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OnDoutside
(20,656 posts)2. Anything to get away from the situation ?
Warpy
(113,130 posts)4. The video gave a pretty tragic reason
The guy knows if he goes to the front, his life expectancy is measured in hours between the insane orders and simple exposure. He knows it's likely suicide.
Are they also accepting women to go to the front lines? Young boys?
I'm thinking trump could get drafted if he runs there after the election--but his tiny little hands couldn't hold a rifle.
Warpy
(113,130 posts)5. They're press ganging migrant workers
and scouring the third world for desperately poor people to go fight for them as mercenaries.
Historians are not going to have nice things to say about Putin.
(Sorry about the dupes, DU is having problems tonight, lots of timed out messages)
Bayard
(24,145 posts)6. trump will get there if installed again
Deport our undocumented population over to fight for Putin.