RE: Russia and Ukraine
September 1, 2023 at 9:13 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2023 at 9:13 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 1, 2023 at 9:07 am)Leonardo17 Wrote:(August 24, 2023 at 11:10 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: It was a shit-show from the get-go. Prigozhyn overplayed his hand, trying to intimidate Putin by taking a city of 13 million with a few thousand troops. They would have been crushed no matter what, albeit with much angst and perhaps Putin falling in a few weeks ... after Wagnerites had been exterminated.
When the time came to shit or get off'n the pot, Prig shat himself and then tried to find the commode. Too late, dude, the brown has hit your jeans and everyone can see it. Moral of the story: don't bluff if you can't back it up. It's not like they could guard supply lines or whatnot. Sure, you can gas up at a station, and grab food from stores, but you will run out of ammo.
I say that maybe Prigozhin died because “he had to die”.
Meh, after his revolt, do you think Putin would trust him? I don't.