@StanOverflow If you're absolutely determined to completely ignore ALL of the context, sure. But this is deliberately sticking your head in the sand. You're free to stare at the biggest assembled invasion force Europe has seen in 75 years and call it an innocent tailgate party if you like, but it was stupid to claim that Russia's posture was not aggressive ten days ago and it's monumentally insane today.

@J... my point was purely about the formation itself, not Putin, not the build up, not the context. If you saw a whole load of American tanks at a base in America parked in tight formation, that would not imply they were about to attack someone, just that tight formation is an efficient was to park vehicles.

@StanOverflow Well, in the context of this Russian invasion force it's not a terribly helpful, useful, or insightful observation. Context is everything, and this answer was not shy on context. There was no doubt among any military observers here that Russia's actions were aggressive - overtly, blatantly, and shamelessly aggressive. I can understand Putin grasping at straws by attempting to construct an innocent narrative based on alternative facts, but you?

@J... well in the context of me replying to an answer that talked about tight formations and offensive actions I'd say it was pretty obviously relevant lol.

@StanOverflow Well, to my ears it sounded like a desperate and laughable attempt to dismiss blatant Russian aggression. It's something I'd expect from a Russian troll, not in a serious discussion.

@J... well it sounds to me like you misread my initial comment and have been desperately trying to salvage your mistake ever since, just take the L.

@StanOverflow I understood it perfectly fine. You deliberately insisted on ignoring context and spun a ludicrous theory based on a flimsy argument in a fantasy world. Yes, vehicles can park next to each other without signalling war. But not these vehicles. Not in anyone's most charitably imaginative fiction could those Russian units be considered to be doing anything but being 100% BOLDLY hostile. Anything else is just being deliberately disingenuous.

@J... there really is no point continuing if you fail at basic reading comprehension and are imagining things I never said. Here is your L.