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elocs

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36. I gotta say...I don't care and will be trashing this thread in a moment. n/t

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Tue Jun 3, 2025, 04:42 PM

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The Ukraine's attack on Russia was NOT "Russia's Pearl Harbor." [View all] Du916 Jun 2025 OP

So right. Very excellent point. Hopefully more progressive media will pick up on that. Amaryllis Jun 2025 #1

That is incredibly lazy journalism canetoad Jun 2025 #2

I thought it was a genocide JoseBalow Jun 2025 #3

You are correct. As mentioned above, it's lazy journalism. Liberal In Texas Jun 2025 #4

The true problem happened long ago DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #9

Seems more like FAFO to me KentuckyWoman Jun 2025 #5

Russian Telegram bloggers were the first to use that framing, so yes, it's not helpful Emrys Jun 2025 #6

That guy hoping that russia's response will be the same as America's Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #27

Don't disagree, but another comment stumpysbear Jun 2025 #7

I went back and forth Du916 Jun 2025 #15

That's how I learned to refer to it Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #24

I believe it was shortly after the invasion BidenRocks Jun 2025 #18

i grew up hearing people say "the" ukraine; parents, school, etc orleans Jun 2025 #21

Do you speak Russian or Ukrainian? DFW Jun 2025 #30

I nominate this post and analysis BaronChocula Jun 2025 #8

The only similarity is At Dawn They Slept. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #10

Absolutely. It's a war. Sneaky things are fair play in war. Melon Jun 2025 #11

It was much more a Midway type event. The embattled and out numbered U.S. fleet flashman13 Jun 2025 #12

Conclusion: dchill Jun 2025 #13

And freely regurgitates pro russian narratives. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #25

Bullies... Godot51 Jun 2025 #14

And the scale is nowhere near Pearl Harbor at all. WarGamer Jun 2025 #16

Russian bloggers seem to be pushing it Kaleva Jun 2025 #28

Not surprising DFW Jun 2025 #31

I knew you'd be mad about it and try to diminish what was a wildly successful operation. BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #34

not mad at all... WarGamer Jun 2025 #35

Whatever you want to call it, Ukraine's action sent dobleremolque Jun 2025 #17

There is no Golden Dome! BidenRocks Jun 2025 #22

The reason for the analogy that I have heard is that... reACTIONary Jun 2025 #19

That makes sense True Dough Jun 2025 #33

I've only seen it referred to that way in a tweet Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #20

That wasn't the point! Grins Jun 2025 #23

your reasoning is sound Skittles Jun 2025 #26

Not a Pearl Harbor moment at all. It was a Scapa Flow moment, for those versed in naval history. pecosbob Jun 2025 #29

Whatever the true number of aircraft destroyed DFW Jun 2025 #32

I gotta say...I don't care and will be trashing this thread in a moment. n/t elocs Jun 2025 #36

I think the comparison is in regards to a new, relatively untried tactic Torchlight Jun 2025 #37