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no one cares what russia says. pompous warmongering windbags
These are not meant to help settle the conflict.  They are meant to protect the civilian infrastructure that Russia keeps blowing up trying to freeze the Ukrainian citizens to death by committing a war crime. >

Exactly. Russia is playing "I'm a victim of western expansionist imperialism" card at every turn when its own expansionist imperialist efforts are stifled. It will continue to pretend that it is at war with the US because it can't bring to admit that "little Russia" Ukraine is kicking its ass. It will blame the US backing Ukraine for the conflict started and restarted, blame the US for the failure of peace while refusing to change its demands of Ukraine since the start of the war and blame the US for the war when it could end it immediately by withdrawing from Ukraine. >

Russia’s “no, you” reverse cargo cult shit needs to be heavily memed and mocked if it’s to be beaten >

Why do you think we already have the “In Soviet Russia…” jokes? Now it just needs to be “In Russia”. >

Because a Russian man name Yakov Smirnov came to the US to become a comedian and escape the USSR. This was the big bit that got him over the hump into stardom >

In Soviet Russia, Tim doesn't think so you! >

In soviet Russia, time knows what everybody is! >

"Oh good. Then you won't have any problem with them then, right?" >

Why do we gaf what Russia is saying anyway?? We can’t trust a word out of their mouths >

Exactly!  So if they say Patriot missiles won't help Ukraine we need to send as many as possible. >

Translation: Russia is worried. 
Good. >


The same ones that the houthi rebels in Yemen overwhelmed with homemade drones? 

Sometimes I think people just don't think about things. You should know that patriot missiles were developed back in the 1970s. Of course they're going to fail against drones, which are a fraction the size of manned aircraft the patriot missile was designed to take out. The point of Patriot missiles is to replace heat seekers with friendly detection.
You might as well complain how mice constantly escape from bear traps. >

The newer upgraded versions can definitely take out drones. >

Very likely, the biggest issue is drones have a small signature and we have other technologies that don't require firing a $2 - $4 million missile to take out a $40 drone. >

The Israeli Iron Dome is spending about 100k per missile to take out $100 home made rockets. >

That's painful, but better than 7 figure ones I guess.
There's 2 sides to war economics: how much does it cost & how many can you make despite how much it costs. >

Better that than the drones taking millions of dollars in infrastructure or vehicles. >

Let me translate for you: Russia worried Patriot missiles for Kyiv may help settle Ukraine conflict. >

It won't help settle the conflict in Russia's favor. >

Opinion rejected. Get fucked Putin. >

You know Putin could drop dead tomorrow and nothing would change regarding Russias stance toward Ukraine, right? >

Putin's right. We really should be sending fighter jets, tanks, APCs, attack and transport helicopters, and long range missiles to Ukraine to help settle it. >

So WW3, you mean?
Sounds fun to you?
How's mom's basement? >

Russia can’t carry on a small regional war with any success. What world war? >

Not on their own at least. Someone needs to aim them. >

Missiles don’t kill people. People kill people. >

No, missiles do in fact kill many many people; often at the same time. >

US stocks most of its missiles in the air force bases in WY, ND and MT. They are sitting there. How come they haven’t killed anyone there yet? >

Day isn’t over yet. >

True true.