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Azerbaijan launched an invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh (which is technically part of Azerbajian but really a part of Armenia) today with the apparent backing of Turkey. This is the most recent development in the frozen conflict since the clashes along the Azeri-Armenian border in July and perhaps is an even greater escalation than the a four day quasi-war in 2016 that ended in a stalemate. It's the first declared war between two sovereign states since Russia's invasion of Georgia. Many view this as an extension of the Turkish-Russian proxy conflict already playing out in Libya and Syria. Armenian sources are accusing Turkey of funneling Syrian fighters into Azerbaijan and providing F-16 cover, whereas the Azeris have expressed alarm at Russia's alleged covert rearmament program in Armenia. Russia has just concluded the Kavkaz-2020 joint exercises with Iran and Armenia simulating a naval invasion in the Caspian Sea (no points for guessing who that is aimed it) while Turkey's relationship with Armenia is uh, well, DOES this conflict continue to escalate? WHAT does this say about America's ability to enforce peace globally? WILL this retroactively justify all those panic purchases you made back in March? WHEN will Tupac kill the marauding Turk with rap magic? ALL THIS... and more!!!
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https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1310278055768846338 Cross posting from trump thread Anyways things are about to get extremely normal
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Sep 27, 2020 20:32
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I really wonder what are the forces at work stoking the fire of this conflict, there’s no way a guy like Aliyev would think he can start poo poo without getting some form of guarantee... what’s the bigger picture here.... there’s no way this whole thing is just about some tiny strip of nowhere land no one gives a poo poo about.... was there some form of gas reserves discovered? Trouble domestic events happening in Azerbaijan so Aliyev had to lash out to distract people?! I wonder...
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Sep 27, 2020 20:36
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The gas deposits are in the Med, and that's why Greece and Turkey have been more confrontational than normal recently
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Sep 27, 2020 20:43
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https://twitter.com/Emil_Em1/status/507621572073365506?s=19
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Sep 27, 2020 20:44
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Atrocious Joe posted:The gas deposits are in the Med, and that's why Greece and Turkey have been more confrontational than normal recently Well yes I know I’m just wondering what’s causing this conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia and their respective backers
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Sep 27, 2020 20:44
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Erdogan needs a win. Libya is a quagmire, Syrian intervention did not go off as planned, Greeks have diplomatic advantage in the Aegean.
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Sep 27, 2020 20:53
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Ghost of Mussolini posted:Erdogan needs a win. Libya is a quagmire, Syrian intervention did not go off as planned, Greeks have diplomatic advantage in the Aegean. stop
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Sep 27, 2020 20:56
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choose your fighter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYTJpWJ-lXM or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKA9xJx-NKg
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Sep 27, 2020 20:58
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:choose your fighter: Armenia did not embrace heavy metal sad. Hopefully this brief warfare gets everybody less angry as is the custom.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:05
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Nonsense posted:Armenia did not embrace heavy metal sad. this dude seems pretty cool though 
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Sep 27, 2020 21:11
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:choose your fighter: Armenians and us Greeks are naturel allies but that Azeri video was so much better. I am now confuse.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:13
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Nonsense posted:Armenia did not embrace heavy metal sad.  https://youtu.be/xqrsHQvp4TU
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Sep 27, 2020 21:14
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Thar Azeri video and song sucks. First one good
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Sep 27, 2020 21:14
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Another part of the world that I have to learn something about? I don't think so. Nice try thread.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:16
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paul_soccer12 posted:Thar Azeri video and song sucks. First one good
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Sep 27, 2020 21:28
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https://twitter.com/Sturgeons_Law/status/1310297138308370432
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Sep 27, 2020 21:31
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does anyone else remember when baked alaska's "bodyguard" picked a fight with a group of armenian gangbangers in L.A. and got stabbed a bunch of times? anyways
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Sep 27, 2020 21:32
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geopolitics are so complicated 
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Sep 27, 2020 21:33
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paul_soccer12 posted:Thar Azeri video and song sucks. First one good The first one looks like some Armenian's cocaine ideas after playing some call of duty. The second one is too polished and lacking soul, like a Disney remake.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:35
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the moderate rebels are here to party https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1310289755213619200?s=19
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Sep 27, 2020 21:36
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Dante80 posted:Armenians and us Greeks are naturel allies but that Azeri video was so much better. I am now confuse. azeris can’t even make the tanks fire on beat. terrible.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:36
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jfc eurovision really did a number on these countries
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Sep 27, 2020 21:37
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i dated an armenian girl and her dad was a real jerk but her mom was a sweet lady so
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Sep 27, 2020 21:41
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The naval rivalry between Greece and Turkey over oil drilling sounds about as nonviolent as the bloody Cod War.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:51
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Very  Armenian vid of the aftermath of an Azeri mechanized assault. Shows several corpses including a BMP that got turned into a crematorium.
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Sep 27, 2020 21:53
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are there any videos from the azerbaijani side or have they literally spent the entire day getting owned by various armenian missiles
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Sep 27, 2020 21:54
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https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1310147154187636737
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Sep 27, 2020 21:59
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sum posted:Very i wonder what kind of ATGMs they were using
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Sep 27, 2020 22:00
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Those drat caucasians! 
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Sep 27, 2020 22:01
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The Caucasusian *checks notes* drill and blast zone
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Sep 27, 2020 22:03
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:yeesh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Armenian_Armed_Forces#Anti-tank_weapons Some of the footage looks like Kornet missiles are used.
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Sep 27, 2020 22:06
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Dante80 posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Armenian_Armed_Forces#Anti-tank_weapons probably remote-detonated IEDs and anti-tank mines in the mix too. tune in tomorrow for another edition of bellingsquat.
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Sep 27, 2020 22:08
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:yeesh Fun(?) fact about BMPs is that they were designed for the battlefield of WWIII Germany with the expectation that any disabling shot would kill everyone inside due to chemical/radioactive exposure. Consequently the designers de-emphasized the survivability of the crew and passengers in case it was knocked out because they assumed everyone inside would be dead men anyway. This lead to design decisions such as storing ammunition in the passenger compartment and putting fuel tanks in the doors (!!!!). Anyway point being is that they're even more of a death trap than a normal lightly armored AFV.
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sum posted:Fun(?) fact about BMPs is that they were designed for the battlefield of WWIII Germany with the expectation that any disabling shot would kill everyone inside due to chemical/radioactive exposure. Consequently the designers de-emphasized the survivability of the crew and passengers in case it was knocked out, because they assumed that they would be dead men anyway. This lead to design decisions such as storing ammunition in the passenger compartment and putting fuel in the doors (!!!!). Anyway point being is that they're even more of a death trap than a normal lightly armored AFV. 
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Sep 27, 2020 22:10
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:so, like, every ATGM in the russian export inventory over the past 20 years. With some Frenchies sprinkled in for good measure.
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sum posted:Anyway point being is that they're even more of a death trap than a normal lightly armored AFV. All IFVs back then were death traps. Hell, the M113 for instance was made with 5083 Aluminum Also, those fuel tanks in the doors were routinely filled with sand in service..for some weird reason. 
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sum posted:Fun(?) fact about BMPs is that they were designed for the battlefield of WWIII Germany with the expectation that any disabling shot would kill everyone inside due to chemical/radioactive exposure. Consequently the designers de-emphasized the survivability of the crew and passengers in case it was knocked out because they assumed everyone inside would be dead men anyway. This lead to design decisions such as storing ammunition in the passenger compartment and putting fuel tanks in the doors (!!!!). Anyway point being is that they're even more of a death trap than a normal lightly armored AFV.
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