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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 64 points 10 months ago

Russian government spokespeople say lots of things.

Very few of them are true, or accurate.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago

Oh it's a bit dumber than that. Russia tried to occupy Afghanistan in the 1980s and got fuckin romped worse than the US did and that was with peak Russian power and no near endless supply of Russia surplus for insurgents to use.

[-] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

USSR went there on the request of their government at the time (unlike America's rampage invasion) and withdrew after the USA heavily armed extremely backwards Muslim extremists who were doing every war crime in the book

It's still a better ending than a 20 year war (u lost lmao)

[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago
[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago
[-] GreenTacklebox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

it doesn't take much effort to pick up a history book. You shold try it sometime.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

You're trying to make a point but it's idiotic since you don't know my stance on anything, you're just guessing and poorly at that I might add.

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

"u lost lmao"?

peak burn, right there. 🙄

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Maybe they're saying Zelensky will make another 9/11 like Osama did after we supported him in Afghanistan?

e: ya'll ever hear the old addage "don't downvote the messenger"? go and downvote putin or something.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 10 months ago

They seem say whatever would be best for them regardless of truth, so you can't even rule out what they say like if they consistently lied.

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