cougar Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 4 hours ago, User said: And you have some random guy you know… and still can’t answer the question. Was there a question? You said 20,000 killed / month and I said I do not believe that. If you think Russia is losing the war, so be it, I can't tell you otherwise. Quote
cougar Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 On 1/17/2026 at 1:00 PM, paxamericana said: You’ll see. Venezuela, that’s just the opening ACT. The entire western hemisphere North and South America is now undisputedly America. There’s not a country on earth that can do anything about that either. Greenland remains Danish in name only. It’s already effectively under US control. So bemoan America all you want but this zone of American power will be the best place on planet Earth in the foreseeable future. Shielded by American might from the coming chaos. Hitler thought Europe was his too. Look where it got him. And no, it can't be the "the best place on Earth" because what goes around comes around. I think the US administration lives in a bubble of utter stupidity. Instead of demilitarizing and using the funds to help the healthcare system and the average American, they are bent on producing more weapons and putting them in space! Not only that, they expect the other countries to follow suit and produce more weapons. What do you need weapons for , if you do not intend to use them? And who are you going to be fighting? The other nuclear powers? We all know how that will end. Quote
User Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 18 minutes ago, cougar said: Was there a question? You said 20,000 killed / month and I said I do not believe that. If you think Russia is losing the war, so be it, I can't tell you otherwise. Yes… I asked you how many are killed each month if you don’t believe that number and what is your source and methodology. Instead of engaging on the point, you change the subject to a broader subjective one of who is winning. I didn’t ask you to tell me Russia is losing. I asked you a simple question, to explain how many Russian you think are dying each month right now and what your source and methodology are for that estimate. Quote
cougar Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 (edited) 3 minutes ago, User said: Yes… I asked you how many are killed each month Oh, that I do not know. It will be a different figure each month, I bet.😉 I would have thought, no more than 500 / month. Edited January 22 by cougar Quote
Army Guy Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 US gets a deal in Greenland It looks like Trump gets his deal in Greenland who would have known....I wonder what happens now...to all his doubters....to all the rhetoric of collapse of NATO, of European countries stationing troops on Greenland...sorry had to laugh there for a second as Canada volunteered 16 air force personal , Yes our highly trained Air force people will be wondering around in Greenland , doing what nobody knows, it's a secret ...Last time our Air force was in the artic, one of them got lost on the tarmac...Yes i said tarmac....a massive search was conducted and this guy was found...now to his credit it was very foggy....and he kept warm just walking in circles... Anyways Kudo's to the Airforce for stepping up, while the rest of the military is busy....I guess they will be stood down as the US got it's deal....whew that was close , the Air force almost had another mission....and it was not a 5 star hotel.... Back to Greenland looks like the US will be able to put on many more bases on Greenland, including the iron dome...Trump also got a deal on critical minerals, and many other things they were looking for.... 1 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
ironstone Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 34 minutes ago, cougar said: Oh, that I do not know. It will be a different figure each month, I bet.😉 I would have thought, no more than 500 / month. Search engine suggests it's more like 20000-25000 per month or about 1100 killed or wounded per day. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-ukraine-war-report-card/russia-ukraine-war-report-card-jan-21-2026 Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 4 minutes ago, Army Guy said: Back to Greenland looks like the US will be able to put on many more bases on Greenland, including the iron dome...Trump also got a deal on critical minerals, and many other things they were looking for.... You seem to be rejoicing at that? Where did you see the deal? 1 Quote
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Just now, ironstone said: Search engine suggests it's more like 20000-25000 per month or about 1100 killed or wounded per day. https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-ukraine-war-report-card/russia-ukraine-war-report-card-jan-21-2026 This number will be totally unsustainable. You can't bring the new soldiers in fast enough, let alone train them in something before their corpses need to be transported back. It is unbelievable. You can only kill so many in large military operations and a ton of shooting. I do not think their frontline is that "busy". Quote
ironstone Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 22 hours ago, BeaverFever said: TACO lost, plain and simple It looks like they gain access to the critical minerals and also an increased military presence. That's a win not a loss. But it was inevitable that leftists would characterize any net benefits as negatively as possible Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
ironstone Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, cougar said: This number will be totally unsustainable. You can't bring the new soldiers in fast enough, let alone train them in something before their corpses need to be transported back. It is unbelievable. You can only kill so many in large military operations and a ton of shooting. I do not think their frontline is that "busy". Russian military doctrine has never been about keeping casualties low on their own side. They just throw them into the meat grinder in the hope that sheer numbers will overwhelm the other side. Search As of January 22, 2026, Russia's total military casualties in the Ukraine conflict are reported to be approximately 1,230,810 personnel. This figure includes both killed and wounded soldiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Breakdown of Russian Casualties Total Personnel Losses: 1,230,810 Recent Losses (as of January 21-22, 2026): Approximately 2,240 (1,170 + 1,070 soldiers) over the last two days alone. I'm no fan of Russia or Ukraine tbh, but I do believe Trump is correct about wanting to end this bloodbath. It's highly unlikely that either side will win outright given what has been happening on the battlefield. Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 6 minutes ago, ironstone said: It looks like they gain access to the critical minerals What was preventing access before? Now they can extract what they want where they want, with no environmental process or restriction and not paying anything to Greenland or Denmark? That seems like armed bank robbery to me. Quote
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, ironstone said: I'm no fan of Russia or Ukraine tbh, but I do believe Trump is correct about wanting to end this bloodbath. It's highly unlikely that either side will win outright given what has been happening on the battlefield. Why would he want to end the bloodbath if he considers Russia an enemy and a threat to his country, large enough that he needs to acquire Greenland??? Think about that. And how many Ukrainians died based on the same sources? Even if it is 10 Russians / 1 Ukrainian, Ukraine would have lost by now. Quote
ironstone Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 1 minute ago, cougar said: What was preventing access before? Now they can extract what they want where they want, with no environmental process or restriction and not paying anything to Greenland or Denmark? That seems like armed bank robbery to me. Of course I am not privy to any details of this framework, but I assume that the US will pay for the mineral rights. I doubt they will just go and take whatever they want without fair compensation. That would be a win for both sides. 1 Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
BeaverFever Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 9 hours ago, Nationalist said: Lol...oh baby wussy googoo...did twumpty-wumpy upset you? It looks like the US will control Greenland for the foreseeable future. Goal achieved. LOL TRUMP BACKED DOWN YOU LOSER. He demanded NOTHING LESS than ownership. He said it was NON-NEGOTIABLE. He got nothing. He threatened tariffs. Threatened military force but backed off both. 9 hours ago, Nationalist said: Now...before you start your ridiculous "putin puppet" horseshit, MacGregor is a real expert. Not just a bought and paid for talking head. But tell ya what. If you feel so strongly about Ukrainian sovereignty, go fight. No? Lol...have a warm and fuzzy day...Chicken Little. This guy has been a bought a paid for Russian shill for over a decade. Regular contributor to Russian property outlets like RT. He also holds all kind of rightwing nutjob beliefs like America had more white slaves than black slaves. Id you deel so strongly about Russias right to invade and conquer other countries, go fight. No? Whats rhe matter chicken little? Don’t want to end up like that other Trump & Putin loving American. MAGA fool who went to fight and was raped and murdered by his RUSSIAN fellow soldiers? Bet you never heard of that genius sisnyou? His wife is still complaining they won’t return his body. Quote
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ironstone said: Of course I am not privy to any details of this framework, but I assume that the US will pay for the mineral rights. I doubt they will just go and take whatever they want without fair compensation. That would be a win for both sides. I kind of wonder why something that could have been arranged by a simple kind ask, had to escalate to a WW3 status. There has to be some sacrifice made by Greenland in this "deal". Didn't Trump want to have a similar deal with Ukraine - minerals in exchange for protection? "Minerals" can mean a lot of things including gold. My guess is, when the Americans got in that Greenland military base / bases, they started snooping around and exploring , drilling, what not and found a ton of gold. Then the Whitehouse decided they can simply annex the island and take all of it. Edited January 23 by cougar Quote
Chrissy1979 Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 55 minutes ago, Army Guy said: US gets a deal in Greenland It looks like Trump gets his deal in Greenland who would have known....I wonder what happens now...to all his doubters....to all the rhetoric of collapse of NATO, of European countries stationing troops on Greenland...sorry had to laugh there for a second as Canada volunteered 16 air force personal , Yes our highly trained Air force people will be wondering around in Greenland , doing what nobody knows, it's a secret ...Last time our Air force was in the artic, one of them got lost on the tarmac...Yes i said tarmac....a massive search was conducted and this guy was found...now to his credit it was very foggy....and he kept warm just walking in circles... Anyways Kudo's to the Airforce for stepping up, while the rest of the military is busy....I guess they will be stood down as the US got it's deal....whew that was close , the Air force almost had another mission....and it was not a 5 star hotel.... Back to Greenland looks like the US will be able to put on many more bases on Greenland, including the iron dome...Trump also got a deal on critical minerals, and many other things they were looking for.... Wow. You’d believe anything. I have to agree about the Canadian military though. You’ve convinced me it’s full of low-IQ cowards snd babies. 1 Quote
ironstone Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 31 minutes ago, cougar said: Why would he want to end the bloodbath if he considers Russia an enemy and a threat to his country, large enough that he needs to acquire Greenland??? Think about that. And how many Ukrainians died based on the same sources? Even if it is 10 Russians / 1 Ukrainian, Ukraine would have lost by now. The numbers vary according to sources, but the estimate I just saw says 2.28 Russian casualties to 1 Ukrainian. Over 1.2 million Russian casualties vs 540000 on the Ukrainian side. I think Trump should be taken at his word about wanting to end the war since he has publicly put pressure on Ukraine as much as he has against Russia. 26 minutes ago, cougar said: My guess is, when the Americans got in that Greenland military base / bases, they started snooping around and exploring , drilling, what not and found a ton of gold. Then the Whitehouse decided they can simply annex the island and take all of it. If they wanted to, the US could march in and take it over if they wanted to. They didn't do that. In spite of Trump's often over the top rhetoric, they negotiated some kind of deal instead. It's not like the Americans have never had a presence there, at one time they even had an entire nuclear powered base built under the snow. Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
cougar Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 2 hours ago, ironstone said: The numbers vary according to sources, but the estimate I just saw says 2.28 Russian casualties to 1 Ukrainian. Over 1.2 million Russian casualties vs 540000 on the Ukrainian side. I think Trump should be taken at his word about wanting to end the war since he has publicly put pressure on Ukraine as much as he has against Russia. If they wanted to, the US could march in and take it over if they wanted to. They didn't do that. In spite of Trump's often over the top rhetoric, they negotiated some kind of deal instead. It's not like the Americans have never had a presence there, at one time they even had an entire nuclear powered base built under the snow. At this rate Ukrainians should run out of soldiers soon. Their population is some 30 million which includes women, children, retirees and other groups that cannot be in the army. As for the US marching in on Greenland, the EU would have clearly fought over it, so that would be a war with Europe over an island covered by ice. What kind of a situation that would be? Bombing London? Bombing Paris? Bombing Oslo, Berlin, Bon, Helsinki and so on.... destroying Europe just because "we are unstoppable", out of arrogance? You think you won anything out this situation? Quote
Army Guy Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Chrissy1979 said: Wow. You’d believe anything. I have to agree about the Canadian military though. You’ve convinced me it’s full of low-IQ cowards snd babies. It is being splashed all over the media, Our military does not care what you think about them....they've learned long ago that they can not depend on Canadians to have their backs....And yet knowing that they still serve the Ungrateful....i guess they got more class, than you crissy you should stick to only fans and selling feet pics.... 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
Army Guy Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 3 hours ago, cougar said: You seem to be rejoicing at that? Where did you see the deal? Not rejoicing, i find it funny that 16 air men made the news, and Canada acted like it was making a valuable contribution to an exercise...looking back it's not funny, its really sad that was the best we could do.... 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
Army Guy Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 3 hours ago, cougar said: This number will be totally unsustainable. You can't bring the new soldiers in fast enough, let alone train them in something before their corpses need to be transported back. It is unbelievable. You can only kill so many in large military operations and a ton of shooting. I do not think their frontline is that "busy". Maybe it is time to do some research.....and those numbers have been sustained since the beginning of the war...and Russia is not transporting corpses any where they leave them where they fell, Ukrainian are sending back the bodies in mass....when they can... like we said do some research....Russia is very busy.... 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
User Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 4 hours ago, cougar said: Oh, that I do not know. It will be a different figure each month, I bet.😉 I would have thought, no more than 500 / month. Sources and methodology. How did you come up with that figure? 3 hours ago, BeaverFever said: LOL TRUMP BACKED DOWN YOU LOSER. He demanded NOTHING LESS than ownership. He said it was NON-NEGOTIABLE. He got nothing. He threatened tariffs. Threatened military force but backed off both. Backed down from what? You are such a clown, man. Quote
Hodad Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 (edited) 15 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: The Art of the Deal:CBS Greenland will stay sovereign. The US gets to build up military support. The left still does not get it. Trump goes in hard, acts like a bull in a China shop and then gets the deal done on the terms he actually wanted. He never wanted to own Greenland. He just wanted to have a military base so that Russia and China would not. Look, Russia and China would never invade North America proper. They aren't capable. But they would invade Greenland. It would be easy to take and it would be a huge strategic advantage that they could use as a negotiating chip. Trump just put that chip in his pocket. It's gone. Once our base is up and running, Greenland will be secure. Total and complete bullshit. We already have a base. We used to have an even larger presence but voluntarily shrank it. The existing agreements easily cover anything we want to do there and Denmark has been a close and cooperative ally since WWII. There is literally NO defense-related reason. There was no hard bargain to drive. Trump said he wants to own Denmark because he wants to own Denmark. And for the same insatiable, narcissistic lust for validation that has him claiming and renaming things domestically. He wants to be a king domestically and an emperor abroad. He is a fundamentally broken person. As stupid as it was to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico, in retrospect it's surprising he didn't try to call or the Gulf of Trump. He is dead serious about wanting to own Greenland. And it will come up again. The political cost is high enough that someone got through to him this week, but his ego won't let it go for long. Edited January 23 by Hodad 1 Quote
paxamericana Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 14 hours ago, herbie said: I agree, being passive is not a good, that’s why you should try to be an active supporter of your emperor. Quote
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