Most of americans still havent figured out they elected their own putin. A lot dumber and ‘child friendly’ but still putin. The only way he’ll leave office is in a coffin. In the mean time you have no idea how bad it will get for you. Get out while you can.
Ngl, making a guy without a functional air force walk past the most advanced air superiority fighter on the planet while the world's only model of strategic stealth bomber flys over is kinda a flex, but that was probably not Trump's intention.
Honestly, it's so fucking aggravating. Biden flew to Ukraine to meet Zelensky *during the war*. Trump invites Putin to Alaska and fucks up the chance to do a rug pull and punch him in the dick when he got here.
I'm not an expert, but I would think there is no way in hell either of those two would be dumb enough to let any of those planes actually carry munitions during that fly over. Just in case
"Stealth bomber's pretty cool, right? You want one? Tell you what, you can take that one home with you if you want. I'll have Hegseth scrub it down, put a new coat of wax on it, and you can fly it home tonight." —Trump, probably
This entire scene is the definition of how dictators waste money to look powerful, only reason they do this is to instil fear. Don't let any of it scare you, and fight against it
And you can bet the Russian contingent was photographing EVERYTHING and marking GPS coordinates for potential future attacks and air strikes. That is the airbase that intercepts Russian incursions into US airspace. Trump should NEVER have allowed Putin on US soil. Trump is such an idiot and surrounded by idiot appointees.
I know it seems like a "good" solution but it would actually create a worse scenario, vacuum of power would be immense, every scoundrel below them would attempt to sieze power or a fraction of it, chaos would start. Yes, right now it is bad but everyone knows what to expect, if you suddenly take both of them out you can say goodbye to peace that's left. They must be removed in proper ways.
True, but everything has risk and nuance in these situations. "Better the devil you know" is still preferable when the likely alternative is multiple devils you don't know. Action for the sake of action doesn't push us forward.
A related but not related story. Back in the day, playing GTA 5 with my buddy. Some other player took up residence on top of a building and kept sniping us, and whenever we tried to figure out where he was, pop, dead again. So my buddy drives to the airport, puts a whole bunch of remote bombs on the nose of a private jet, takes off, and flies toward the building. Lines up, dive-bombs, gives some incredible speech, hits the roof in a fireball, and completely missed the guy on the roof. So all 1/2
that is to say, they might make the sacrifice and still miss. Sorry for delay, was trying to find the capture of the moment, I had it saved somewhere. If I find it, I'll post it. 2/2
Idk if it's ever been true or not but it's so ingrained in people that world leaders have doubles to stand in for special events, no one's wants to look dumb hitting his stunt double
So Zelensky gets shit on when he goes to the white house, and the ENEMY gets the red carpet? America has fallen, NATO (sans US) better get ready quickly.
I mean, we helped design this crap, the US uses parts from our factories and use the same spec ammunition. I'm no expert but if we ever get to the point where the US and the EU+other free nations are exchanging bombs, we're all fucked.. just so the rich and powerful in our respective countries can keep what they've got.
Honestly flying stealth bombers and fighters while Putin walks by our air superiority fighters his nation has been unable to replicate for the past 30yrs is the biggest dunk imaginable, even if that wasn't the intention. "Hey check out all this shit you can't afford and down have the national brain power to design"
Johnsky
Could have saved the world with one bomb.
skathanas
Most of americans still havent figured out they elected their own putin. A lot dumber and ‘child friendly’ but still putin. The only way he’ll leave office is in a coffin. In the mean time you have no idea how bad it will get for you. Get out while you can.
ElusiveThing
And the criminal war in Ukraine is now over, right? That's what we were promised.
blissblush
Everything about this screams “I’m an insecure fucking choad.”
Jimthebutler
One button would have done so much good
SerialChickenLover
Do F-22s still have auto cannons?
VioletLadyKady
Ill settle for the B2 doing its thing.
GlenL
Remember when you thought saluting a North Korean general would be the dumbest thing he did?
lildude52ca
how that wasnt grounds for immediate dismissal is fucking beyond me.
antoinettehaupt2
Because Putin has found a simple minded deranged old idiot who spends 24 hours a day finding ways to serve no one but himself
Just happens to be POTUS as well
Good luck to us all 🙏
Anaphriel
This should be "look at how bad we could fuck you up." But instead comes across like Drumph is showing off his toys at his friends sleepover.
cosinewave
One errant cluster bomb later and the word is very different.
Mr21782Man
In case you're wondering, that's $4.5 billion worth of military hardware. Or 3 times the amount of money dogeshit cut from federal spending.
alaest0r
It's okay because I saw them ripping up some homeless tents so I'm sure that'll offset it
ManholeStellarReconveneSubstanceOlympicsReunion
It doesn't surprise me that Tre45on would let DaddyPutin walk on one of his ties.
ElbowDeepInUserSub
For such a small man with such a weak army, Putin was awfully smiley about all of that.
androgenoide
He has a lot to smile about.
captainhappen
Ngl, making a guy without a functional air force walk past the most advanced air superiority fighter on the planet while the world's only model of strategic stealth bomber flys over is kinda a flex, but that was probably not Trump's intention.
captainhappen
flies*
theskirrid
Yeah, totally a side effect. Look at all the Temu gold shit President Rapecrime's had nailed up all over the White House. Just showing off.
captainhappen
Honestly, it's so fucking aggravating. Biden flew to Ukraine to meet Zelensky *during the war*. Trump invites Putin to Alaska and fucks up the chance to do a rug pull and punch him in the dick when he got here.
sindail
I'm not an expert, but I would think there is no way in hell either of those two would be dumb enough to let any of those planes actually carry munitions during that fly over. Just in case
StarmineRendezvous
Just throw the fucking plane at them and eject.
slowshootinpete
weapons and ammunition are actually really tightly controlled in the military in general
NKato
Very. It's going to take an entire base mutiny to change that calculus very quickly.
nik282000
Banzai! Pilot would be a hero forever.
57rescraft9
Putin: "Holy shit, that's what we're up against?"
taez555
Russian propaganda is going to eat this shit up. What a fucking embarrassment.
KoalaOnTheJuice
To think we went from holding him to account for his brutal invasion to honoring him with multi million dollar flybys just to welcome his presence.
hohohoooo
With the lifters in his shoes, Putin walks like Flamingo....
DVSBSTrD
You mean Trump. Look at how high up his heels go. There's nothing but air in the first four inches of his shoes.
karlfrack
How far we have fallen.
SteveMND
"Stealth bomber's pretty cool, right? You want one? Tell you what, you can take that one home with you if you want. I'll have Hegseth scrub it down, put a new coat of wax on it, and you can fly it home tonight." —Trump, probably
StarscreamAndHutch
Biff! 2 coats if wax!
Powerish
That pedo is not 6'3"
KT8819
Where was the fly over when Zylensky visited?
GaldorOfNihlem
This entire scene is the definition of how dictators waste money to look powerful, only reason they do this is to instil fear. Don't let any of it scare you, and fight against it
end3r420
But … but why though
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
Trump's suit is a mess....
Kyzyl
How would a bomber make the people on the ground safer? So they can bomb the nearby cities if someone throws a sandwich at them?
mrthewhitee
It's a parade not a patrol.
InfocalypseRising
It's not for safety, it's just dick measuring.
sadurdaynight
"Look how big my invisible dick is!"
Hardpourcornography
In howler monkeys the ones with the smallest balls scream the loudest.
CaldariBob
Someone really feels self-conscious about his tiny, mushroom-shaped dick.
Stumpkiller
And you can bet the Russian contingent was photographing EVERYTHING and marking GPS coordinates for potential future attacks and air strikes. That is the airbase that intercepts Russian incursions into US airspace. Trump should NEVER have allowed Putin on US soil. Trump is such an idiot and surrounded by idiot appointees.
OhIfIMust
Just 1 of those pilots...
AceBandito
"Tower, hypothetical question: What heading is the nearest no-extradition country?"
Mortbise
Zetor
One. Luigi
SerialChickenLover
Plausible deniability if it was an F-35, too.
klean9
Our military are impotent cowards unless they have overwhelming force against a Third World country …with oil
AtmaDarkwolf
so... cops before they become cops?
lonosham
Alaska has LOTS of oil and the US is a third world country…
mratio
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlczZhMGR3ZDJ1eWxzdWRheG1lN3c1Y2V5dHlxNmcyem5tc2VmbmsweSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/oOX5qIDkzDjeo/200w.mp4
BerryButcher
I know it seems like a "good" solution but it would actually create a worse scenario, vacuum of power would be immense, every scoundrel below them would attempt to sieze power or a fraction of it, chaos would start. Yes, right now it is bad but everyone knows what to expect, if you suddenly take both of them out you can say goodbye to peace that's left. They must be removed in proper ways.
aquilius190
They will not allow themselves to be removed in proper ways. The sooner folks realize this, the better.
cannibalthemusical
An argument made in germany right up until the invasion of Poland I'm sure.
lonosham
“Better the devil you know” still guarantees one devil. There cannot be change, positive or negative, without action
spookyu
True, but everything has risk and nuance in these situations. "Better the devil you know" is still preferable when the likely alternative is multiple devils you don't know. Action for the sake of action doesn't push us forward.
blissblush
They had a chance to become the most honorable kamikaze in history …
DVSBSTrD
Unfortunately all the kamikazes are in Ukraine.
nik282000
Not a single hero among them.
TheResolver
Don't even have to die to do it, "Engine malfunction" dive, eject and watch the show as you float to the ground like an angel.
Maviyakuku
Chicken teriyaki.
Perkunas687
A related but not related story. Back in the day, playing GTA 5 with my buddy. Some other player took up residence on top of a building and kept sniping us, and whenever we tried to figure out where he was, pop, dead again. So my buddy drives to the airport, puts a whole bunch of remote bombs on the nose of a private jet, takes off, and flies toward the building. Lines up, dive-bombs, gives some incredible speech, hits the roof in a fireball, and completely missed the guy on the roof. So all 1/2
Perkunas687
Found the vid. This is my point of view, my buddy was too busy wheeze-laughing to record his end: https://imgur.com/anpRfpp.mp4
Perkunas687
that is to say, they might make the sacrifice and still miss. Sorry for delay, was trying to find the capture of the moment, I had it saved somewhere. If I find it, I'll post it. 2/2
Danack
doot.
Thojira
goal was not achieve, but memories were made
HeraldOfTheBadger
Idk if it's ever been true or not but it's so ingrained in people that world leaders have doubles to stand in for special events, no one's wants to look dumb hitting his stunt double
mysteryliner
World leaders don't have stand in doubles, since they have a very short time in office. Now dictators on the other hand do have them
HsuDoNihm
Trump has no stand-in and Putin only has so many doubles. Thinning the crowd would at least limit his mobility.
4t0m1c4
So Zelensky gets shit on when he goes to the white house, and the ENEMY gets the red carpet? America has fallen, NATO (sans US) better get ready quickly.
Krackajak78
Maybe if Zelensky, dressed up or said 'thank you' even once... They could be doing this
4t0m1c4
I'm not sure most people would trust Zelensky any more if he did.
NKato
And Europe better start developing countermeasures against our stealth aircraft.
4t0m1c4
I mean, we helped design this crap, the US uses parts from our factories and use the same spec ammunition. I'm no expert but if we ever get to the point where the US and the EU+other free nations are exchanging bombs, we're all fucked.. just so the rich and powerful in our respective countries can keep what they've got.
Trunkmonkay
Honestly flying stealth bombers and fighters while Putin walks by our air superiority fighters his nation has been unable to replicate for the past 30yrs is the biggest dunk imaginable, even if that wasn't the intention. "Hey check out all this shit you can't afford and down have the national brain power to design"
4t0m1c4
I'm sure the tRumplican™ propaganda machine dressed it up as a show of force.
Trunkmonkay
They didn't dress it up as anything because nobody is mad over it except for people who are perpetually online.
4t0m1c4
I beg to differ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4mj4011lo