Jedidiah wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:09 pm

are you saying the Washington Post did not publish this story?

- if you are then you are wrong and should have checked before posting and making yourself look like an idiot.
- if you are not then you are just spamming and trolling and making yourself look like an idiot.

Arnaud Bertrand
@RnaudBertrand
Despite being used to it, I remain absolutely gobsmacked at the lies coming from the American government.

Anyone who pays even remote attention to the subject can see U.S. policy on China and Taiwan has changed dramatically.

For one the core of the policy towards Taiwan was strategic ambiguity, meaning the US not saying if it would defend Taiwan, or not, in case of conflict. Biden has now said at 4 different occasions that the US would.

Another key aspect of US policy towards Taiwan was the absence of American soldiers on the ground. They left when the US recognized the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China in 1978, 45 years ago and... came back this year when 200 US military trainers were officially announced.

Or yet another key aspect of the policy was the absence of official relations between Taiwan and the US... policy shattered by Pelosi's visit to the Island in her official capacity as Speaker of the House.

I could go on and on: the unprecedented arm sales to Taiwan, the constant flow of US warships in the Taiwan strait, etc.

So why lie? For a very simple reason. So that when war arises, just like the Ukraine war, the US can claim it was "totally unprovoked"

Jedidiah wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:24 pm

number 2 it is then.

Decimation of Ukrainian forces continuing today. Ukrainian sources on Telegram reporting whole units of the 57th motorised brigade failing to return 2 hours after failed attack on Bakhmut. 127th division of the Ukrainian column under artillery fire near Novodarovka. And an ''unprecedented number of Russian MIG-31Ks'' (capable of carrying the largest missiles) are in the air and air raid sirens sounding throughout Ukraine.

Ogee wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm are you saying the Washington Post did not publish this story?

- if you are then you are wrong and should have checked before posting and making yourself look like an idiot.
- if you are not then you are just spamming and trolling and making yourself look like an idiot.

As it looks now, the dam has breached because of a state of disrepair, it was under Russian control but noone has seen to the maintenance of the plant and dam, and water levels has been at a yearly high.

theres satellite photos and reports of it breaking more and more the days/week before it collapsed:
https://www.businessinsider.com/kakhovk ... ?r=US&IR=T

The photos spreading around at the time of the collapse also doesnt show any damage from explosions, its cleanly cut off, water pressure bcame too high and pushed through, no explosion marks etc.

The most likely scenario is that it has been left umanaged on the controlling side(russia)

I dont think any side would bomb it, more than the parts of the runway that russia bombed after a retreat last year(shouldnt have affected the dam though)
Both sides had too much to loose on the dam breaking. Ukraines offensive would be significantly harder and civilians and ecology would take huge damage,m and on russias side crimea and trenches would have great problems aswell.

"water cresting above the top" " no regulation happening" 17th may, it were signs of a disaster incoming already then
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/worl ... hovka.html

Jedidiah wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:15 pm

i wouldnt trust a chinese state controlled news source posting on twitter, they go hand in hand with russia, just propaganda. the bots just keep spamming the stupid shit hoping that westerners pickup on it.

Gethsemane wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:03 pm As it looks now, the dam has breached because of a state of disrepair, it was under Russian control but noone has seen to the maintenance of the plant and dam, and water levels has been at a yearly high.

hahaha, after Ukraine has admitted repeated shelling and hitting it with HIMARS missiles. FFS.

Ogee wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:26 pm hahaha, after Ukraine has admitted repeated shelling and hitting it with HIMARS missiles. FFS.

i missed that, show me a "reliable" source on it please, im geniuenly interested, theres a lot of conflicting reports right now