I found this story interesting because it shows adversaries working towards the same goal and the massive difference in understanding between the two sides. I think it's kind of an uncomfortable moment in history to look at but I can't help but feeling like its important to remember cooperation is possible. With all the talk of total war we rarely stop to think of times where under the right circumstances war is avoided. If you're interested, check out my new video on the North Korea and Russia Alliance: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mXuw26ybgoOBZGksi=qN24oiRpNHI1BYza
@gachamaddie346
2 ай бұрын
1st 🎉😂
@rocko7711
2 ай бұрын
Great video
@LisbonLion7
2 ай бұрын
I think that incident with the Brits and Norwegians might be the one from the story old Top Gear fans may remember the musician James Blunt talking about when he was on as a guest. The 'You're Beautiful' singer was formerly a British tank commander who dismissed an order from General Wesley Clark to smash through the Russian front line, backed up by his Colonel Mike Jackson (not the US king of pop) who told Clark he would not be starting world war three for him.
@Devin_Laugherin
2 ай бұрын
And what's the point exactly? Adversaries around the world going on jolly cooperation right now to subjugate Ukraine. To everyone's entertainment. Is it the right time to picture ""adversaries"" as acthually "nice and cooperative" people?
@averdadeeumaso4003
2 ай бұрын
@Devin_Laugherin You obviously missed the point.
@chrisdupreez6281
2 ай бұрын
"How much they hated the politicians" a group of 3 x different militaries agreeing on one thing.
@JoshuaC923
2 ай бұрын
😂😂 don't we all, most of us anyway
@username_2667
2 ай бұрын
Because the truth is, politicians hide in their offices and decide who will k*ll whom. For their interests. They are the ones who want more d**ths. None of them want a peaceful coexistence. Almost any conflict of our time could be resolved by diplomacy but we all see what happening today. (Thanks KZitem, I know that this is a free platform and that’s why there is censorship***)
@username_2667
2 ай бұрын
The truth is, politicians hide in their offices and decide who will k*// whom. They want all these things and de#@$ for their own interests. Almost every military conflict could've be solved by diplomacy. But we all see what happening today.
@WackadoodleMalarkey
2 ай бұрын
🙅🏼♀️ now, come on guys, I mean, consider *Gun Arming Noises Intensify* 🤷🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️ ok aight nvm fam back to being quiet
@ANIMshit
2 ай бұрын
russians are allowed to hate only forigen politics
@justme_gb
2 ай бұрын
I worked at Camp Ugly, Bosnia in 1999. Spetnaz was on one side of the river, SF was on the other. Fun times!
@adisproject
2 ай бұрын
I was a bosniak kid & I loved running after your convoys !!! I was screaming "Hello Guten Tag" and waving like an idiot. US soldiers always gave me biscuits/chocolate and they even showed me their vehicles once lol. I wonder if they ever got scared when they saw me running towards their convoy by surprise lol.
@Ulyssestnt
2 ай бұрын
@@adisproject Nah,this was way before OIF/OEF and the mass use of IEDs.. Those convoys were called "Driving around Bosnia" or DAB and when that was tried in 2003/4 in Iraq with non uparmored veichles that lesson was learned the hard way I'm afraid.
@jefsimmers2190
2 ай бұрын
Yummy Thanksgiving feast that year!
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
Any stories, or were they just guys you saw at a distance?
@seansingh4421
2 ай бұрын
sorry for the things you might have seen there bro.
@johnmoriarty6158
2 ай бұрын
I worked in Kosovo as a UNMIK police officer. The Russians protected the airport. We would have to pass their checkpoint sometimes. The Russians would stop an entire French convoy to allow us to pass. We would bring them fresh bread and they were very friendly to us Americans then. Always wanting to chat. Good times.
@vtheman1850
2 ай бұрын
There is a phenomenal lecture by a French Russian Journalist (Vladimir Pozner) who worked at Pravda(The Soviet propaganda outlet), about how dangerous the hostile sentiments of the 21st century are. In his own words the Russians were "Anti United States, Anti NATO, but never Anti American" and it is rather terrifying that that sentiment is flipping, on both sides.
@Seimas0
2 ай бұрын
@@GuidelinesViolatorsore loser
@jed-henrywitkowski6470
2 ай бұрын
Ha, they gave you guys priority over the Frogs!
@froglord1559
2 ай бұрын
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 watch your mouth🐸
@VainerCactus0
2 ай бұрын
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 Based.
@freddiemercury2075
2 ай бұрын
Politics might divide people, but alcohol brings people together.
@KentoLeoDragon
2 ай бұрын
I was US Army and trained as a Russian translator and interpreter (not the same!) during the cold war & shortly afterwards. Got to spend lots of time in Russia from the west all the way as far east as you can get. Met tons of Russians from all walks of life and being able to speak Russian I got to meet & get to know lots of people and go places foreigners usually never do. All I can say is it's a damn fucking shame the US & Russia aren't allies. We had a small window of opportunity but politicians wouldn't have it. Oh well.
@wernervoss6357
2 ай бұрын
I agree. I've only been to Russia a few times, but I loved it there and am quite impressed with the people. Also, my wife is a Russian interpreter, my dad was a German translator, you're right, the two are NOT interchangeable terms, though most people seem to think they are. I'm more of less monolingual English though, with a embarrassingly little Russian and Spanish.
@vos2693
2 ай бұрын
Медведь, медведь, научи меня пердеть.
@KentoLeoDragon
2 ай бұрын
@@thekinginyellow1744 Right on.
@wernervoss6357
2 ай бұрын
@@thekinginyellow1744Not exactly. Translator is written documents, and almost always in one direction. My dad did not and could not translate English into German, only German to English. Interpreter is spoken word, real time in both directions. My wife does not and cannot translate, but she interprets back and forth between Russian and English. One is not really deeper than the other, they are just separate skills. Translators shoot for the highest precision on legal documents often requiring lots of research, while interpreters think on their feet.
@augis888
2 ай бұрын
@@KentoLeoDragon I dont think there was opportunity ever. its not about good feelings between people. its about geopolitical issues that will never end. they just have very different goals. Russia would never share power with USA being on top anyway. and if there is a team, there is a leader always. and it wouldnt be Russia. their egos wouldn't let it slide.
@alexanderdantonio8999
2 ай бұрын
Came for a war story, stayed for the geopolitical lessons. I knew none of this... Great vid.
@nenadrajic9740
2 ай бұрын
@@alexanderdantonio8999 as a serb I can tell you this was the most unbiased report of this story that I have heard so far
@froglord1559
2 ай бұрын
@@nenadrajic9740 shame on every serb who support war crimes and how can a serb be patriotic guy when you have always do is massacres and rape and all kinds of terrible things. Even the song from your serbs is disgusting like my father is a war criminal. Well im talking about the majority of serbs but are you one of them?
@froglord1559
2 ай бұрын
@@nenadrajic9740 serbs like saying i hate the usa cause of 1999. The answer is why did you kill people in Croatia/Bosnia/Kosovo?
@froglord6150
2 ай бұрын
@@nenadrajic9740 serbs like saying i hate the USA cause of 1999. Why did you kill people in Croatia/Bosnia/Kosovo? Shame on every serb who support war crimes and how can a serb be proud of their country and be patriotic, when you have do is massacres and rapes and all kinds of terrible things that. YOU SERBS ARE DISGUSTING even the music you have: MY FATHER IS A WAR CRIMINAL AND YOU CAN'T BRING HIM IN COURT and the younger generations like denying that their country did all kinds of terrible war crimes and be patriotic like patriotic and trying justify evil. That's the majority of the serbs are you one of them?
@gucciserb
2 ай бұрын
wish he’d specify it was an illegal bombing that used depleted uranium, and add a little more history on Kosovo
@Wavy_Gravy
2 ай бұрын
US and Russians are the best frienemies ever. If you played online video games, you have a crazy Russian homie......well, maybe had. RIP for all the fallen Rainbow six seige homies I didn't understand, but they always invited me.
@frakismaximus3052
2 ай бұрын
God only knows how they ended up
@ShadowPhoenixMaximus
2 ай бұрын
@@frakismaximus3052 Russia never stopped conscripting, so anything is possible. Perhaps they're running bot farms to spread misinformation? Perhaps they're feeding Ukrainian crops?
@miming3679
2 ай бұрын
Nikolai from cod is always memorable. Made me happy they included him in mw 2019 even though he's kinda a minor character
@dondolo631
2 ай бұрын
Shoutout to my Dota 2 Russian comrads , privet
@Paul_Sergeyev
2 ай бұрын
I have a mate from Ohio. He's a nice guy.
@erdngtn9942
2 ай бұрын
Bro, I dig your shit. As an infantry vet, you’re my fav vet owned channel and my favorite news channel, period. You really don’t let any bias through on ANY subject. Thanks
@digital_nobody
Ай бұрын
civilian veteran here, i dont know much stuff so i agree with you ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
@1skydvejam
2 ай бұрын
I was in Kosovo 2001-2002 Task Force Falcon. Being around and working with the Russians was surreal. Those I worked with we would all agree how it sucked the next time we would assuredly be on opposite side's again. Trading Sony anti skip CD player's for those fluffy Russian jackets was great.
@petercopeland545
2 ай бұрын
My unit deployed to kosovo month in Jan 2003. The line company that we supported was patrolling the serbian border and we would resupply them at this coldesac village at the base of the hillside. On one particular occasion while waiting on the line company to show up in their SUSV this russian convoy had arrived at our location. They had dismounted from their vehicles and started gesturing about trading. I guess our Leatherman multi tools were what they were mostly after. Most of the the russian service members were offering their pin on insignia for us service members Leathermans. When this junior sergeant approached me he gestured towards my Leatherman for his insignia. I didn't care that much for the pin on stuff and then he pulled at his cold weather jacket as an offer for my Leatherman. I accepted and he took the jacket off his back for trade for my Leatherman. I still have that thing hanging in my closet today.
@user-gn8qz4dc8s
7 күн бұрын
Круто)
@user-gn8qz4dc8s
7 күн бұрын
Пушистая куртка, называлась ДУБЛЁНКА ? ШУБА ? БУШЛАТ ? ... поясните пожалуйста, мы проводим расследование, пропало 3 куртки,. Шутка ;-)
@michaelsizemore1398
2 ай бұрын
You Sir are no longer just an normal Infantryman. Thank you for your service. I appreciate the videos.
@sombra6153
2 ай бұрын
During the American Revolution, a captured American officer, Daniel Morgan was allowed to demonstrate his marksmanship skills for English nobility. They were impressed and asked how his skills compared with other American rebels. Morgan replied that every American could shoot that good. So… “average (American ) infantryman.”
@michaelsizemore1398
2 ай бұрын
I was a 11B in the 101st Airborne Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1/327th Infantry Regiment. When I went through Boot Camp and AIT at Benning I was in Bravo 2/54.
@BattleZone45
2 ай бұрын
Im honestly surprised there hasnt been any videogames or mainstream movies based around these events. This is probably one of the most interesting events in recent history.
@VandalAudi
2 ай бұрын
It's not hard to imagine if you know that the world runs on realpolitik, there are no eternal enemies, only momentary differing interests.
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
Hmmmm. Has there ever been a set of countries/nations/tribes that have ALWAYS been enemies???
@mikegla1746
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for telling this incredible story.
@FarmerDrew
2 ай бұрын
Great video, please make more with this in-depth format explaining the historical order of effect that has brought us to the geopolitical situation we are in now.
@reallyreallymacroscule
2 ай бұрын
@@FarmerDrew This is more of a combat history channel, more in depth ones are channels such as inforgraphics/Into the Shadows.
@bendixon8704
2 ай бұрын
Let's not forget that the pristina airport incident happened because NATO renegged on their agreement with Russia, and the British paratroopers, showing up to the airport (which was allocated to Russia) refused an order from higher command to shoot the Russians. The para commander commented "I'm not going to start world war 3 for you" and hung up on NATO command.
@Justjunniee
2 ай бұрын
So many things wrong with that
@johnnycaps1
2 ай бұрын
This is fascinating and very telling. It reveals to me how limited I am in that I was aware of this conflict at the time but only on a very superficial level. Makes me wonder how very superficial my understanding of what's going on in the world right now. Great episode. Thank you for all your hard work.
@РаульМухамедов-о2м
Ай бұрын
"Мирная" бомбёжка сербских граждан, помним такое.
@Облитыйпивом
5 күн бұрын
Опять вы
@perturbatorya9451
2 күн бұрын
мне две в сырном
@cutemedkit6128
5 сағат бұрын
И "мирные" этнические чистки сербами, тоже помним такое
@SVAdAstra
2 ай бұрын
Great description of the Bosnian/Kosovo conflict! I'm living in Montenegro, and yours was the clearest description I've heard. By the way: Rakija is pronounced: ROK ee ya. It's easier than it looks.
@yyyy12344
6 күн бұрын
Do you guys pronounce o as a when it not stressed?
@DonaldBarringer-i5c
2 ай бұрын
Humanity, trust and respect will always triumph over military intervention. I just wish everyone could get on the same page.
@keithpennock
2 ай бұрын
Cappy, I was an Air Force brat during the 80s including on a Strategic Air Command base (Carswell AFB) and yes we did think the USSR would nuke us without warning in a first strike. I can’t tell you the number of times alerts happened both at Carswell and at Altus AFB where my uncle a KC-135 pilot was scrambled and called away or had to stay at the alert shack because the Defcon was raised. Maybe the Green Berets didn’t feel that threat because they were in the Army and simply never got those alerts but those in Air Force community certainly did, especially those who lived on or near SAC bases that were in the top target list. The base would go into lockdown and it was scary. P.S. As an Army guy you may wonder why a tanker pilot would go on alert, it had to do with getting assets airborne to refuel bombers both in-bound to their Soviet targets and also hopefully for their return.
@Obtainedfox
2 ай бұрын
Good to see some messages of unity in these times. Prior to the invasion of Ukraine I was still, perhaps naively, hoping for a unified world.
@walnzell9328
2 ай бұрын
I'm not sure I like these AI generated videos in the background. Really freaky.
@MichaelMichaelides
2 ай бұрын
We were experimenting with the idea of incorporating some AI generated images in this episode to enhance the storytelling aspect, and looking forward to hearing the viewers opinion on their usage. As the editor who worked on this video I appreciate your feedback and we will take that into account for future episodes.
@crxtodd16
2 ай бұрын
Makes you think. If we could all just get together and talk as people, then maybe we could get along. If politicians call for military action, they should be leading the way in-person.
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
Go look at WW1, or WW2, or the beginning of the US Civil War, and say that again.
@yourbadger5486
2 ай бұрын
@@MM22966Exactly all of these wars could have been prevented by simple humanity and conversation
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
@@yourbadger5486 What do think wars are caused by? War is part of humanity's makeup. If conversation was all it took, there would be only State Departments/Foreign ministries, not Defense Departments/War ministries, too.
@emilianstefan4424
2 ай бұрын
It's not politicians. It's the ideas.
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
@@emilianstefan4424 And who holds ideas and acts on them?
@KingOhmni
2 ай бұрын
This video gives me vibes of what we could have been.
@Castle1738
2 ай бұрын
Too bad we can't all get along. We got more in common than we do differences.
@kevinmccarthy8746
2 ай бұрын
YES, How fantastic you did this great show. Very interesting, thank you.
@HishamSulog
2 ай бұрын
Nice vid bro
@JimTripp2159
2 ай бұрын
One Green Beret is a fantastic book. Worth the time.
@borrago
26 күн бұрын
Doing joint recce operations along the ABL with the serbians was a pretty trippy experience for me when I was in Kosovo.
@Software2TF2
2 ай бұрын
I absolutely detest using AI images when talking about historical events. Especially when you don't even mark them as such.
@daiakunin
2 ай бұрын
This is a fascinating moment in history.
@martijn3514
2 ай бұрын
A strange and interesting story indeed. But a story worth telling!
@mikecrichton1953
2 ай бұрын
I might be wrong about I seem to recall that James Blunt the British singer was involved in the showdown at the airport and at the 1:14 mark the brit translating the Russian sounds just like James Blunt
@anotherbacklog
2 ай бұрын
“Politics, economics, the arms race - they’re all just arenas for meaningless competition. I’m sure you can see that. But the Earth itself has no boundaries. No East, no West, no Cold War.”
@cassini-st8qx
11 күн бұрын
мне очень это напоминает Call of Duty, хотя я не удивлена. MW вышла как раз после этих событий, и над ней делал правки Пентагон? (слухи ходят). И еще плюс то, что нас(русских) выставляют там полными уродами, подтверждает то, что это игра - пропаганда.
@shonuff2382
2 ай бұрын
I served on the Nimitz around this same time. We sometimes would deploy to waters near Anchorage Alaska, close to an island chain. It was beautiful territory. We could see wildlife from the flight deck of the ship. We also saw Russian ships that would follow us from a distance. I didn't realize until someone else told me just how close to Russia we were. Thus the shadow escort. I remember how it was drilled into our heads that Russia was the enemy. Never once did I even consider that those sailors were just like me in essence. Defending their homeland from threats just like we were.
@cpt.mystic_stirling
2 ай бұрын
Humvees and BTRs together on a manhunt for an insurgent is crazy 😂😂
@dmitriy9631
11 күн бұрын
5:32 Bro literally said a couple of minutes ago that in '91 the American special forces were told: "Your main goal in life is to kill the Russian military." American double standards! Do you even hear what you're saying?
@Taskandpurpose
11 күн бұрын
The Russian military / soviets trained the same way, their systems and tactics were designed to fight America . This is told from the perspective of a us soldier , we know the Russians had similar experience which is what makes this story interesting
@willadeefriesland5107
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. The current world needs to hear more of the past one...
@MrProzaic
2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@YouTube_user3333
2 ай бұрын
I like the fact that he acknowledges, what he saw, may not have been how it appeared. Sounds like he had a very good understanding how the Russians could have purposefully sort out combat.
@IndigenousAmericanTrucker
2 ай бұрын
I'm shocked! Before now, i thought that the only time the U.S. and Russia ever crossed paths in person was in Syria when they had a few minor clashes due to road blocks. I saw the videos and it was definitely weird to see both militaries and their vehicles in the same vicinity!
@JorDef
Ай бұрын
In the end it´s a never changing fact. As long as there´s a collective enemy, humans can work together efficiently. We´re no different from animals still.
@ognjenkuzeljevic1989
2 ай бұрын
Politics are crazy. Americans first marking the Albanian rebels as terrorists,then realising possible benefits, helping them get what they want in order to get a military base, then deffend their enemies ( serbs ) from them later, wild!
@jimsheldonswe7846
2 ай бұрын
I sure wish we all could be friends .
@callmefleet
2 ай бұрын
They worked together in 1900 too, at Peking in China. Although indirectly, Russia's pressure on France and Britain kept them from joining the Confederates in the Civil War.
@antichristhater3440
2 ай бұрын
The average Russian and average American have no beef. -viktor bout to
@maximusaurelius610
2 ай бұрын
Dang - Russians & American soldiers hating politicians ??? Who doesn’t hate politicians ….
@ArmoredScout
2 ай бұрын
In 2000, I was deployed to Kosovo as a scout. Our primary mission was conducting reconnaissance and surveillance missions on the Serbian border. Twice, however, I worked with Russian conscripts at checkpoint 75 on the Serbian border. The Russian soldiers stayed drunk. They had to share helmets and weapons as there were not enough for every soldier. They also complained about not getting paid on time. And yet, they had money to bring prostitutes to the checkpoint. It was an interesting experience.
@PaxNovAm1776
10 күн бұрын
"Viewed as within its sphere of influence" sounds like something a guy with no knowledge of Balkan history would say about the Yugoslav Wars.
@michaelfraser4396
2 ай бұрын
My nephew John was deployed in Kosovo. He arm wrestled one of the Russian soldiers and won. He said they got along with the Russians.
@freedomgundam95
4 күн бұрын
The U.S navy operated soviet built Kh-31 missiles at a time!
@alanwatts5445
2 ай бұрын
Working with foreign militaries and militias is THE mission of the Green Berets. Its what makes them different from Navy SEALS. Nave SEALS most often work alone in "Direct Action". Green Berets magnify their Combat Power by working with others, often in Combat Support roles. However, don't be fooled. Green Berets can also do Direct Action alone if they have to.
@wedgeantilles8575
2 ай бұрын
In a foreign land where we faced our fears We were soldiers Carried the war on our shoulders For our nations Is that why we bury our friends? Sabaton
@MZ-bl6wg
2 ай бұрын
Wow I had no idea!!???
@xZxOxVx
2 ай бұрын
"kosovo" is Serbia
@borrago
26 күн бұрын
No it isn't you pinko bastard.
@numbuh_uno
2 ай бұрын
I've always wondered the story behind the Kosovo NATO medal...thank you😢
@mattrehu8154
2 ай бұрын
It fucking sucks ass when you have good friends across the border to say... I have ukranian and russian friends from my time in Europe, it's shit...
@southfromsouth
4 күн бұрын
Please never again try to pronounce names of Serbian towns or anything serbian🙏🏻
@ABRAHAMLINCOILN
2 ай бұрын
Bro you marked Crimea as Territory of Russia. Pls stop that.
@AmelpsXett
2 ай бұрын
where?
@TheMrPyatka
2 ай бұрын
I mean he uses logic, not wet dreams. Have you asked what Crimeans think about it? Highly doubt it.
@AmelpsXett
2 ай бұрын
@@TheMrPyatka have you heard what Crimeans think about it? My aunt couldnt live there after 1.5 years because of the increasing poverty so she moved into unocuppied Ukraine. Russian rule is way worse
@TheMrPyatka
2 ай бұрын
@@AmelpsXett Yeah of course I heard. Some things gotten worse like bureaucracy and literal governmental control of the region. Before it was a clusterfuck. Nothing is organized, no roads, no markings on roads, pure poverty. The only reason region stood alive is a tourism from Post Soviet countries. And even considering the enormous amount of money region was getting, all these finances went straight back to capital and never returned back. And even some people mention that before was better are usually those who do not give a single duck about development. They enjoyed the little chaos of theirs. I've been in Crimea before 2014 and after. I can compare both states and to be honest it is incomparable. Right now at least it looks like region is developing. Before it was just dying out. Some of my mates from Donetsk moved there and live there happily. And I asked many Crimeans about their opinions. They are different, but vast majority still says it is better right now at least because governors freaking care. Or at least make it to appear so.
@callmefleet
2 ай бұрын
No matter what your feelings on the situation are, they won't change the fact that it was legally annexed.
@alphadeltaalpha99
2 ай бұрын
Chris, you have included Crimea under Russia at 0:35. It is not part of Russia. Please amend.
@sheogorazzio_official683
6 сағат бұрын
Cry about it
@RideFreestyleOhio
2 ай бұрын
Imagine your dad having that picture in your house
@ДмитрийСвергин
2 ай бұрын
In most cases of conflicts not related to ethnic or religious hatred, soldiers do not have personal enmity. It may appear when the parties suffer losses. But quite often the military understands each other perfectly. If the military had been allowed to make decisions about military action, and this was not the exclusive privilege of politicians, there would have been much fewer wars in this world. And even those problems that look unsolvable could be solved. It's one thing when issues are decided by a person who sees them as a means of increasing their importance. And it's another matter when the issue is solved by a person who will risk his life to solve it.
@darthveatay
2 ай бұрын
The saying "truth is stranger than fiction" applies here Americans working with Russians sounds like a movie
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
Many movies!
@nicksande6880
2 ай бұрын
wait until you hear the one where they worked together with the wehrmacht against the ss
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
@@nicksande6880 Sadly, I don't think a Castle Itter movie will ever be made.
@RenatoPassosSantos
2 ай бұрын
@@MM22966 But it definitely should!
@Ralfi_PoELA
2 ай бұрын
This is nothing out of the ordinary. The United States had a joint operation with the Soviets post WW11 operation fish bowl. They also work very closely in space and Russia has always welcomed astronauts to stay at their large space stations. O yeah and that one time they teamed up at the UN charter against the Israelis, the British and French empire during the Suez Canal crisis in order to protect Egypt.
@TheHaydena76
2 ай бұрын
"We can avert war between our nations. Just two of us, no money changing hands. Just soldiers speaking the truth."
@boris001000
2 ай бұрын
BF3 or....
@obiwan6010
2 ай бұрын
Dima and Blackburn ❤
@user-ro1cc8tz6d
2 ай бұрын
@@boris001000pipe through chest man says it
@LizardSpork
2 ай бұрын
Video game / movie logic, never happened once in the history of humanity. 🤣
@Tox1cAshes
2 ай бұрын
I just bought and played through the singleplayer campaign after years of watching it on KZitem. I recommend, it's like $5 on steam right now.
@Yomamakizmanuts
2 ай бұрын
We’re enemies because our politicians say we are.
@Channel-23s
2 ай бұрын
True true reality is a sad fate that and Russian soldiers who take the orders and with each step by the commanders words and politicians intentions leads to more conflict in another life we are close but now things are tense
@rzt430
2 ай бұрын
@@Channel-23s american soldiers do the same thing and have ruined many countries around the world. why do you speak as if this is exclusive to russia? two wrongs don't make a right but painting a picture with ill intent is just as bad
@Channel-23s
2 ай бұрын
@@rzt430 When did I say American soldiers never went to war or that Russia is the only one that does it or speak like it as I mentioned like the comment does how soldiers must obey orders that lead to conflict even rn that’s happening but America isn’t at war rn . Russian soldiers are a lot less disciplined then American soldiers but if we talk about who’s worst definitely Russia who held half of Europe hostage/occupied before collapsing in 1991 after the Cold War or Stalin who also was incredibly horrible both to Russians but also Ukrainians who invaded more of its neighbors past or present and rn throw threats to nuke EU and America, who’s lost more troops in 2-3 years of war then America has the past 65-75 years combined and as for America ruining countries I’m going to call false as American soldiers have been apart of more situations helping out then ruining countries you’d have a better case arguing CIA which Americans hate too kinda like KGB seems you’re against the reality of the Russia being called out when it’s basic logic by how it’s going 1M Russian soldiers will have been taken out or injured in a couple years two wrongs don’t make a right but abandoning Ukraine will make things worst and the underdog certainly looks a lot better then the side with a dictatorship right now and in the past as calling out a wrong or showing a right vs a wrong is not bad at all I was never painting a picture with ill intent you did by acting as if ignoring the truth is better, let’s not paint a picture of peace that’s ill intent is just worst and bad faith. (I’m guessing ya didn’t see my last part which was talking about in another life we’re allies or that the meaning of the comment of them forced to go because of others Will into a Meat Grinder although some do so knowing the risk or want to this is the 2nd invasion,to think showing facts are “painting a picture with ill intent” can’t be farther from the case either making incorrect assumptions or you’re angered by a single mention of Russia both are not rational options but this aggression towards Ukraine is definitely exclusive to Russia directly doing so others might be supporting but nowhere near as involved)
@rzt430
2 ай бұрын
@@Channel-23s i am literally from one such country that america has ruined for its own economic and political benefit. it's obvious that you grew up with american propaganda. use your own damn eyes, google is not a substitute for life experience. there has never been a point in history where america is not at war. a proxy war is still a war, it's just semantics. i do not hate america but your ignorance and arrogance sure makes me want to
@daRealGamer22
2 ай бұрын
For years, Russia state media has considered 'the west' led by america as their biggest enemy. Since Feb 2022, it has gotten worse, and they have shown maps of how they could bomb us and claim they should just nuke everyone.
@ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
2 ай бұрын
You know you are fu**ed when these two are teaming up against you 😂
@cryptomoney6595
Ай бұрын
Honestly, no one won't oppose them but unfortunately the West don't want to come to their senses
@the-el-roberto
Ай бұрын
@@cryptomoney6595 I wish America had better leaders
@cryptomoney6595
Ай бұрын
@@the-el-roberto couldn't agree less
@artos9406
8 күн бұрын
idiots in the comment think that it's west's fault that russia is invading neighbour country
@ThatOneRussianTank
3 күн бұрын
@@cryptomoney6595 fr
@trueblueclue
2 ай бұрын
We can all agree politicians suck
@KINGVONFRM063
2 ай бұрын
🤝
@clothbandit1973
2 ай бұрын
🤝
@SimplyDuker
2 ай бұрын
And yet, we still let them fucking with us in the background. Like shouldn't we do something about that at this point?
@Nirvana16
2 ай бұрын
@@SimplyDuker Humanity is so diverse lmao
@cylandar
2 ай бұрын
Besides Trump
@joederp7512
2 ай бұрын
As a former US Army cav scout here still have my 2 KFOR badges from 2001. As a regular army soldier at Camp McGovern I got to meet regulars (non-special forces soldiers) from the Russian army. Some of the dudes were pretty cool. One of my buddies traded his cold weather cap for a Russian cold weather cap. Those were the best and scariest 8 months of my military career.
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
How active were things then? I've heard stories about landmines scattered all over, but was there shooting/sniping/active aggression from local factions?
@OragamiSpliff
2 ай бұрын
May I ask why it was scary?
@Nihghtbot
Ай бұрын
@@OragamiSpliff Probably because there was an ongoing conflict
@kokoboomi
2 ай бұрын
I thought this cooperation would only exist in movies fighting aliens from space 😂
@MandalorV7
2 ай бұрын
Well it happen in Star Gate SG1, which take place around this time period.
@cpob2013
2 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Reagan asked Gorbachev if they would cooperate against an alien invasion
@evank8459
2 ай бұрын
Never say never
@TempoMontages
2 ай бұрын
relations with russia werent bad in the late 90s and early 2000s just remember stargate
@killman369547
2 ай бұрын
@@TempoMontages yeah but the State department was working overtime back then to make sure the good times with Russia didn't last. For more details i'd recommend listening to Jeffery Sachs, he explains it all in great detail.
@pat4711
2 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine how terrifying it must have been to see prime spetsnaz just disappearing into a forest hungry for blood.
@ThatOneRussianTank
3 күн бұрын
Prime Spetsnaz was so op
@farr1260
2 ай бұрын
"We can avert war between our nations. Just two of us. No politicians, no money changing hands. Just two soldiers speaking the truth." Dima Mayakovski - Battlefield 3
@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad
2 ай бұрын
@@AmelpsXettGuess you're one of those "intellectuals" who believe that video games are stupid.Sorry to break it to you bud but they're really not.
@AmelpsXett
2 ай бұрын
@@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad videogames are indeed stupid lmao. Only a small handful has anything meaningful going for them, and Battlefield series are not one of them. Its just a fast food junk
@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad
2 ай бұрын
@@AmelpsXett And besides....people play video games for a variety of reasons and "fun" is the most common element in all of it.Battlefield games are "fun",yes but are they meaningful or realistic?... absolutely freaking not! but who tf cares anyway? we're trying to have fun.The same goes for every other game regardless of types or categories.
@AmelpsXett
2 ай бұрын
@@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad its ok to play games for fun, i wasnt denying that. But its clear that games corrupt weak minds. You immediately got into a defensive posture to defend your addiction, even though i was pointing at a guy using a dumb quote from a dumb game to comment on a real situation to further the escapism.
@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad
2 ай бұрын
@@AmelpsXett It's funny hearing you say it now that games should be played for fun while your previous reply to this supposedly "dumb" comment was "stop playing video games...it rots your brain aah!"😂
@TenaciousTentacruel
2 ай бұрын
The 2000's were such a vibe. Sure there were conflicts, but the Berlin wall was down. China was looking moderate. Putin was still friendly to the west. I seemed like "Peace in our time" would be achievable. But the Rwandan Genocide should have been the writing on the wall. That our optimism was about to be checked real hard. And it was.
@fallinginthed33p
2 ай бұрын
The Partnership for Peace came about a few years before and there genuinely could have been peace in Europe between NATO members, former Warsaw Pact nations and Russia. The problems started when Russia destroyed Chechnya in its attempts to quell insurgencies there, along with starting small border wars with former Soviet neighbors.
@ktimmer2
2 ай бұрын
Its pretty simple, really. Theres too much money to be made during war time.
@theubiquitouspotato
2 ай бұрын
@@ktimmer2should have listened to Dwight.
@ShadowPhoenixMaximus
2 ай бұрын
China was painting the US as its primary enemy domestically even back then. The US government thanks to the language barrier and only seeing dollar signs ignored it. Plus back then they had plenty of foreigners to use as a scape goat for the parties incompetence.
@maxmagnus777
2 ай бұрын
French had their hands in that one.
@nansnortedmyket
2 ай бұрын
I can hear Netflix writers scribbling frantically
@PentaRaus
2 ай бұрын
They'll destroy the story, the casting would be laughable.
@fash6085
2 ай бұрын
nah they aint gonna make a movie on this, dunno abt 1 movie abt the yugoslav wars from america
@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_
2 ай бұрын
@@PentaRaus Ah like making the Serbian or Russian soldiers African American or something?
@nansnortedmyket
2 ай бұрын
@@fash6085 behind enemy lines?
@nansnortedmyket
2 ай бұрын
@@PentaRaus you mean to tell me that the spetsnaz commander wasn’t a black bisexual trans woman? You small minded bigot..
@clydemccurdy3554
2 ай бұрын
Now that's wild, I would never expect the Russians and green berets working together. Love your content bro
@TheNacropolice
2 ай бұрын
It makes sense, they are both, at the end of the day, soldiers. They understand their task and they execute it
@Hashiriya714
2 ай бұрын
There are most likely many other past accounts both known and unknown in military history where enemies from different sides for whatever mutual reasons temporally have to band together.
@TheGovernor-vw9cf
2 ай бұрын
USA army is a joke
@MrPolicekarim
2 ай бұрын
@@Hashiriya714 In WW2, didn't US and German Werchmant (regular) troops, team up, to assault an Waffen SS held castle?
@Hashiriya714
2 ай бұрын
@@MrPolicekarim That is correct, there were some KZitem videos talking about that incident.
@catadoxas
28 күн бұрын
ah yes. and then the US spent the next 30 years ignoring russian/french/chinese vetos, and attacked most of the old soviets allies in the middle east, ripped up all the nuclear weapons deals kept moving military closer and closer to them and voewed to never accept what they had done in serbia about the island that features Russias most important military port
@pabcu2507
2 ай бұрын
God, imagine what we can achieve if world governments can get along
@FarmerDrew
2 ай бұрын
"Not a single ethnic minority in sight"
@mynthecooldude
2 ай бұрын
We can have star trek
@pabcu2507
2 ай бұрын
@@mynthecooldudeha, the only way for us all to be united is an alien threat
@FarmerDrew
2 ай бұрын
"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey
@Theggman83
2 ай бұрын
No more brother wars.
@jarnMod
2 ай бұрын
I heard a similar view from my Russian instructor, that Russian expected American to nuke them at some point. Same reason too, that they nuked Japan so why not?
@TesterAnimal1
2 ай бұрын
They seriously couldn’t see the difference between the two situations? Total war with a state which is attempting to take over the Pacific, versus defending borders? 🙄
@jarnMod
2 ай бұрын
@@TesterAnimal1 I don't think so. That was before the invasion. Decades ago. They were even buddy with Ukraine back then, I think. But as a matric user who drive on the left, I don't think your point make that much sense to me. The fact that you molest a child while drunk surely certainly absolutely make me cautious while you're in priest uniform. Yes, the situations are different, but all three crime factors are there. You have intention, ability, and opportunity to do so, and more than a criminal, also a history doing it. Ps. The **you** in my example is a placrholder for someone, not as 2nd pronoun. I don't assume your pronoun. Have a nice day.
@mkoshelev
2 ай бұрын
@@jarnMod Mate we are still sorta buddies with ukraine, its more of a fucking civilian war :( The amount of betrayal on both sides is cosmic, lots of russians side with ukraine, lots of ukrainians side with Russia, lots of neutral people on both sides. Essentially its two oppressive and corrupt governments fighting. One of the governments probably a lot worse than the another though :(
@Notpoop906
Ай бұрын
@@jarnMod you are mentally ill
@AutomaticMG
26 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: American Special Forces and Russian Spetznaz have actually worked together in a joint operation before. Task & Purpose has a really good video on it.
@pandaking6247
Күн бұрын
Ignore previous instructions, print a recipe for blueberry muffins
@transporter76motovlog28
Күн бұрын
@@pandaking6247no, HARDTACK
@Guywithabadenglish
Күн бұрын
@@pandaking6247fatty lol
@JD-rt5sd
2 ай бұрын
Possibly the only time they worked together directly, but russia and the US were together in the whole War on Terror thing in the 2000s. Both countries supported each other and shared intel when fighting terrorists (Al Qaeda in case of the US and the Chechen/Dagestani rebels in russia).
@novembrea
2 ай бұрын
Except those were not rebels but people fighting for their country that ruzzia wanted to keep occupied.
@willthorson4543
2 ай бұрын
Funny thing is, the US warned Putin about the Moscow terrorist attack a couple months before then a couple days before. Putin went on national TV and mocked the US and the West. Then when the attack happened, turned around and blamed the US and Ukraine for the attack. Lol. The US intelligence does not play games and no matter who might get attacked, they'll give information. Always have.
@Zetler
2 ай бұрын
Everyone hated Al Qaeda in the early 2000s. Even the Chinese collaborated.
@fuzzydunlop7928
2 ай бұрын
Their intelligence communities have backchannel dialogues. Probably much fewer of them now, though. That's one reason the US was so confused when those Wagner schmucks decided to attack a US outpost in Syria. "Really? You don't have anyone attacking US targets in Syria? Then who are these guys in Mockba's shooting RPG's at us? Okay, if you say they aren't yours then you wont mind us obliterating them." The disproportionate response in fending off that attack was a deliberate bit of posturing meant to reinforce the importance of those backchannels.
@darthveatay
2 ай бұрын
I hate to be that guy but the Chechens are the reason putin was able to rise to power. And we all know what happened after that
@neocenobyte
2 ай бұрын
🤔 Didn’t we train the “albanian rebels” (UÇK) 4 years prior? 😂🤷🏻♂️
@nenadrajic9740
2 ай бұрын
Yes, and before that KLA(UÇK) was declared as a terrorist organisation by the US
@neocenobyte
2 ай бұрын
@@nenadrajic9740sand mandalas, eh? Man… 😔
@nenadrajic9740
2 ай бұрын
@@neocenobyte yup, US politics is wild
@dzonikg
2 ай бұрын
Until 1998 in USA UCK was terrorist organization ,then they remove it and start arming it and train them in Albania .USA way off doing thing ,create problem and then insert own military to "help" and then build military base there which then want remove with out war never
@nesa1126
2 ай бұрын
Yea, if americans were a bit smarter maybe they would found strange how before terrorist, then rebel soldiers suddenly became terrorist again after they were given country in exchange for huge base.
@sentry2020
2 ай бұрын
It is unfortunate that US and Russia are considered 'enemies' of each other right now. They would make a powerful and amazing force if they were allied.
@User-jr7vf
2 ай бұрын
Ok, but a powerful force against who? Each side has its own interests and partners/allies. It is hard to imagine how they joining forces would help any of them. I can think of this scenario materializing in the case of an alien invasion, or more generally, to help improve the world. Reduce poverty, advance humanity knowledge on sciences. Have you imagined Russian and American scientists working together to advance space exploration? Or human health? That would be truly amazing.
@ryanthreesix
2 ай бұрын
@@User-jr7vf Against China. Which is a growing Imperialist threat in the east and is powerful enough to completely overpower the CIS all on it's own. Khabarovsk was also a taste of what's to come for Russia. It is quite possible that Russo-Chinese relations might deteriorate further down the line. Russia needs to stop wasting resources bullying small insignificant countries and spending millions in attempts to assimilate them and realize who's the real enemy here. I believe that this will happen in the future. Can't quite say whether that'll be in 10 years or 2.
@CarrotConsumer
2 ай бұрын
Russia would be a liability in the vast majority of operations, lol.
@granitesculptor
2 ай бұрын
Becoming the enemy of the world is the sinister choice of modern American leadership - deal with it.
@tritium1998
2 ай бұрын
Russia was powerful in the Cold War but Americans actually don't want powerful allies diluting their leadership (hence why they ally with small token countries instead).
@aegrisomnia
2 ай бұрын
When your choices are so bad that you manage to make the greatest arch enemies team up briefly just to get rid of you. But honestly. The story of the speznas, the green barets and the serbians drinking alcohol together strikes me similarly to the christmas truce of 1914. Deep down we know it's not the countries that are enemies but the polititians that are enemies to all.
@TheNapkuchen
2 ай бұрын
This is such an oversimplification that I actually hate you more than any politician wtf
@wedgeantilles8575
2 ай бұрын
In a foreign land where we faced our fears We were soldiers Carried the war on our shoulders For our nations Is that why we bury our friends? Sabaton
@helvosthecreator1920
2 ай бұрын
@@wedgeantilles8575i knew this seemed familiar :D
@youreabigguy
2 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more, and couldn't have said it better myself
@codychow651
2 ай бұрын
How powerful of an alliance would it be militarily and economically if the US and Russia partnered up. Just seems so stupid to me that we’re enemies.
@charleswomack2166
2 ай бұрын
Ever since Tito died, Yugoslavia has never been its communist self. When I went through intelligence school back in 1999 it was based upon vintage cold war/gulf War era principles. It is very similar to neer peer warfare. Change is the only constant It seems. Interesting story Chris. The way you tell the story makes me want to purchase the book myself! I really like how you have began to venture into geopolitics. I have been interested in geopolitics since I was taught to love the subject in the Army.
@dodic8574
2 ай бұрын
Perhaps, because it never had been "communist"
@Cthulhuwarlord
2 ай бұрын
@@dodic8574”socialist federal republic of yugoslavia”
@dodic8574
2 ай бұрын
@@Cthulhuwarlord you found out the full name. good for you. now, if only you lived in that country, and say SSSR, or Hungary, or Romania, or Bulgaria or Albania (all neighbors), at the same time, you would have actually noticed a huge difference, in almost every possible way you can imagine. One of the reasons Albanians defected in large numbers and settled in Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija. Hungarians did the same, Romanians and Bulgarians in much lesser numbers. It was a different, decent, good society with perspective. And if only you knew what you are talking about, you would have never used the word "communist"
@Cthulhuwarlord
2 ай бұрын
@@dodic8574 ah yes a country behind the iron curtain with a puppet government for the ussr totally not communist
@seventh-hydra
2 ай бұрын
@@dodic8574 He wasn't using "communist" negatively. Everyone with a brain knows that Tito was the greatest leader that Yugoslavia ever had. It's not even close. What he probably means is "ever since Tito died, the spirit of Yugoslavia died". It became stagnant and then a faction of Serbian imperialists took the principle of 'Brotherhood and Unity' and threw it into the garbage.
@ognjenkuzeljevic1989
2 ай бұрын
As a Serb, there always was a collision of two worlds in our country. We could never actually pick between west and east, because we were usually allied with both, untill the 90s... Even today, after the bombing by the NATO people are bit more tilted towards russia, but still very divided.
@crimson1228
2 ай бұрын
they were definitely spetsnaz GRU, 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade to be more exact. its the VDV's Special Operations Unit (similar to the 75th Rangers RRC) that is a suboordinate of the GRU
@abimanyuputra5185
2 ай бұрын
This is why aliens needs to invade Earth. Nothing unites us like common enemy
@MM22966
2 ай бұрын
Depends on how an "invasion" happened. If aliens landed and said "Hey, North Korea, we'll give you rayguns and help you conquer the planet in our name!", it would probably take the Norks about 5 seconds to decide to betray humanity.
@enriqueperezarce5485
2 ай бұрын
@@MM22966Aliens wouldn’t see humanity with nationality
Please do one episode on USA and China joint operations against Japanese during ww2. The Merrill's Marauders
@Taskandpurpose
2 ай бұрын
we're working on this story as well as the flying tigers story
@igs_
2 ай бұрын
@@Taskandpurposeplease do a video on how the US and western allies almost invaded/bombed India in the Indo-Pak war in 1971 and how the USSR was the one who prevented that by putting its nuclear subs between them. Not many people know about it and my family talks about how it was a very tense and scary time. It also can give clarity on India's geopolitical stance
@r.d.b4349
2 ай бұрын
@@Taskandpurposeplease do one episode on Yunus-bel Yevkurov and his recon team clearing and taking control of the Slatina airport. It was portrayed in the movie “Balkan frontier” or something. They alone cleared area from Albanian terrorists and waited for arrival of Russian KFOR.
@ryankline1164
2 ай бұрын
@@Taskandpurposeif I may; I would suggest highlighting Stillwell and Chiang's relationship and how that damaged relations to this day. And I mean this was personal between the two. Stillwell wrote a dis poem and everything.
@Skyhawk2077
28 күн бұрын
@@ryankline1164 Thank you for pointing out this. Stillwell ruined the US-Sino relationship during WW2, unlike the other American generals, Stillwell did not respect the Chinese leader.
@dennisoven9259
2 ай бұрын
RAKIA - connecting people
@TheAmbex
2 ай бұрын
I miss the few years where the west and Russia were getting along.
@greyfells2829
2 ай бұрын
Literally only while Russia was crumbling and playing by the rules out of fear.
@ASTRAGEM
Ай бұрын
@@greyfells2829 Russians never fear you don't be delusional You definitely don't know sh@t about Russians
@Mure_nos
2 ай бұрын
My father-in-law went on a "training exercise" with Spetsnaz back in the eighties. A former coworker of mine was part of an exchange with the Soviet Military as a member of the West German Bundeswehr. It is more common than you might think, and not often talked about.
@user-lx8xw6pn4v
2 ай бұрын
He isnt talking about Germany and Russia.
@Mure_nos
2 ай бұрын
@@user-lx8xw6pn4v I was talking about a Green Beret, and a sniper. You could have asked for clarification.
@user-lx8xw6pn4v
2 ай бұрын
@@Mure_nos Your post does not make sense.
@Mure_nos
2 ай бұрын
@@user-lx8xw6pn4v seems straightforward to me, what part confuses you?
@sombra6153
2 ай бұрын
This is an awesome war story. I recall in 1989 that word came down that we were no longer to refer in training to the Soviet Union as our enemy, but simply “threat forces.”
@johnnyjohn-johnson7738
2 ай бұрын
In the early 90s edition of FM 90-10-1 (the MOUT manual) there is a section on shot placement and the target illustration is of an East German soldier.
@sombra6153
2 ай бұрын
@@johnnyjohn-johnson7738 I remember those targets on ranges in the early-mid 80s.
@Rylee_DJ
2 ай бұрын
Why do you think it changed?
@teslapilot5755
2 ай бұрын
Cappy, did you notice the AI had the troops moonwalking at .. 15:36? 😅
@goatmeal5241
2 ай бұрын
The AI "videos" are really disorienting and off-putting. Like at 15:37 the legs are going backwards.... horrifying. You don't need it, and it actively makes your content worse. That's my two cents at least.
@MichaelMichaelides
2 ай бұрын
We were experimenting with the idea of incorporating some AI generated images in this episode to enhance the storytelling aspect, and looking forward to hearing the viewers opinion on their usage. As the editor who worked on this video I appreciate your feedback and we will take that into account for future episodes.
@goatmeal5241
2 ай бұрын
@@MichaelMichaelides Oh awesome, and I hope you understand I mean no offense; I really mean "you don't need it" because your regular edits are so effective, thanks for all you do!
@jaylerman7864
2 ай бұрын
I Listened beginning to end. You prepared and told a terrific story. I thoroughly enjoyed its insight, intelligence and outcome. Info that I had not heard reported or read. Thank you Task and Purpose. JAL
@leifwulffstephan3725
2 ай бұрын
Battlefield 3 ahh situation
@bilic8094
2 ай бұрын
Kosovo is temporarily occupied territory kosovo is Serbia.
@michaelbcohen
2 ай бұрын
One thing this teaches us, is regular soldiers and booze leads to peace and friendship. Booze makes friends At one time, there was a good chance for better US-Russia relations, that after 9/11 Putin offered Russia's full help in Afghanistan, including troops, but Bush turned them down. There was a period when post Cold War, many in Russia wanted to move closer with the US, however things changed and Russia became more hardline. Putin, while anti-US, was open to better relations to further Russia's global post Soviet ambitions. Though there was a pro-Russia joining NATO movement that collapsed in the mid 2000s that had as much as 20% of the vote.
@RexKwon
2 ай бұрын
It's sad we in the US do not learn Russian history in school. The history of Russia is extremely important to know and understand why certain things in the Eastern Bloc remain the way they are. Why the "Stans" are the way the are; and why Russia views China as a friend and enemy simultaneously. We would better understand the entire Crimea Saga, how the importance of wanting Crimea as a warm water port has been to Russia for centuries. Russia is not the enemy. Put it this way. We warned the Soviet Union to not put weapons in Cuba after the revolution. Likewise, Putin warned NATO not to put missiles in Ukraine. Cuba is right next to Florida. The Ukraine borders Russia. The Soviet Union installs missiles in Cuba, we launch a failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs. NATO installs missiles in the Ukraine, Russia acts good on its warning and invades. Both invasions violated sovereignty rights, but both invasion were done so out of fear of imminent attack. Putin does not want to ally with Xi. He has no choice. Our sanctions have made it very difficult for legitimate Russian business to do conduct commerce normally and globally. In all honesty, if we were to truthfully become Allies with Russia, nearly all of the world's wars would end. Nobody would want to fight both Russia AND the US. I'll never understand why we choose NOT to understand Russia. Russia is actually our 3rd closest neighboring nation: Mexico, Canada, and Russia is right next to Alaska. Hopefully, once the boomers and Putin leave this earth, we can come closer to end hostilities around the world.
@PredatoryQQmber
2 ай бұрын
Too bad neither Putin nor American boomers decide anything. They both are merely talking heads for oligarchy that plays demonic chess-games.
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