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Walleye

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5. Well, good we can weaken Kim's army at the same time that we weaken Putin's's

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 09:36 AM

Nov 20

To quote from the Patton movie: “no son of a bitch ever ever won war by dying for his country, he wins by making some other son of a bitch die for his country”

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What we know about North Korean troops in Ukraine [View all] red dog 1 Nov 20 OP

I'm glad Biden has approved the use of land mines too Native Nov 20 #1

I agree red dog 1 Nov 20 #11

There have been anecdotes of language and communication problems, Emrys Nov 20 #2

Yes, the group rotation part is clearly stated in the article. red dog 1 Nov 20 #12

These soldiers are "trained to withstand a high degree of physical pain and psychological torture..." cadoman Nov 20 #3

how about some ice cream Tetrachloride Nov 20 #4

I hope they get to use their training. nilram Nov 20 #6

"orcish lines"? red dog 1 Nov 20 #8

Well, good we can weaken Kim's army at the same time that we weaken Putin's's Walleye Nov 20 #5

The Patton quote might be apocryphal... Wounded Bear Nov 20 #10

Well, I never believed it was real, but it does describe who he was. And it's a good line. Walleye Nov 20 #13

however, bigtree Nov 20 #7

Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Nov 20 #9

There have been stories about the NK troops being selected for having family in their home country. Emrys Nov 20 #15

I wonder if they are prepared for kamikaze drones coming at them Walleye Nov 20 #14