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5. Russia is losing 1,300 soldiers a day fighting Ukraine because...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:25 PM

Nov 12

...of incompetent and corrupt commanders looting from military contracts and trying to please Putin and lying about their "successes." We do not want to follow their example. The leader of the country needs to hear the truth. .

They are so corrupt that they fail to report their soldiers' deaths to pocket their pay. More soldiers dying means more rubles in their pocket. In my day, there would have been a lot of fragging of these types of commanders.

Ant the system of loyalty Trump is attempting to set up is ripe for grifting and corruption.

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NEW: VoteVets Responds To News of Likely Trump Purge of Generals [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 12 OP

Putin does not want the US military to be the envy of the world. Irish_Dem Nov 12 #1

Trump keeps emulating Hitler C_U_L8R Nov 12 #2

He kept Mein Kampf on his bedside table MiniMe Nov 12 #3

This book had a gun on the bedside table C_U_L8R Nov 12 #4

Actually, it was a book of hitler's speeches. niyad Nov 12 #6

Russia is losing 1,300 soldiers a day fighting Ukraine because... surfered Nov 12 #5

Of Course It Does Blue Jean Nov 12 #13

Not the only one xuplate Nov 12 #7

Yes, it's a living nightmare apparently headed for Cha Nov 12 #8

Will the generals do the right thing and resist the Orange dick-tator? Let's hope so. Magoo48 Nov 12 #9

The following Hitler's Generals were involved in the several different plots to assassinate Hitler: surfered Nov 12 #10

Wasn't Rommel complicit in the July 1944 Ilsa Nov 12 #17

Yep. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 12 #19

Apparently, most Americans don't care. sinkingfeeling Nov 12 #11

It's not that we don't care... Trueblue Texan Nov 12 #15

I've been posting all this in my Facebook but don't seem to get many responses. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 12 #20

I wonder what role the courts can play in this? Can he fire generals he deems non loyal yes, can he force a PortTack Nov 12 #12

Don't forget what happened to the students shot and killed at Kent State. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 12 #22

He told you he was going to do this. Why are you so surprised? Tansy_Gold Nov 12 #14

For those that do not know what DEFCON..........means turbinetree Nov 12 #16

This is downright scary. He also wants the House to pass a bill kerry-is-my-prez Nov 12 #18

Officers can only be purged by the President during time of War haele Nov 12 #21

Just proposing such a pledge is treasonous. Kid Berwyn Nov 12 #23