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Foreign Affairs

Warpy

(113,131 posts) Fri Nov 1, 2024, 02:02 PM Nov 2024

Russia is sending 76-year-old men into battle now

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Russia is sending 76-year-old men into battle now (Original Post) Warpy Nov 2024 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Island Blue Nov 2024 #1

Anything to get away from the situation ? OnDoutside Nov 2024 #2

The video gave a pretty tragic reason Warpy Nov 2024 #4

Jeez Bayard Nov 2024 #3

They're press ganging migrant workers Warpy Nov 2024 #5

trump will get there if installed again Bayard Nov 2024 #6

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OnDoutside

(20,679 posts)

2. Anything to get away from the situation ?

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 03:16 PM

Nov 2024

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

4. The video gave a pretty tragic reason

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 04:38 PM

Nov 2024

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.

Bayard

(24,172 posts)

3. Jeez

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 03:25 PM

Nov 2024

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

(113,131 posts)

5. They're press ganging migrant workers

Reply to Bayard (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 05:27 PM

Nov 2024

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

(24,172 posts)

6. trump will get there if installed again

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 05:33 PM

Nov 2024

Deport our undocumented population over to fight for Putin.

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