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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. gogator7444

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    From CNN live. Please by all means keep defending Putin.

    "Kharkiv mayor says 9 civilians killed in Russian rocket attacks Monday

    From CNN's Tim Lister in Kyiv

    At least nine civilians have been killed by Russian rocket attacks Monday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The mayor said this includes the deaths of three children.

    "Today we had a very difficult day. It showed us that it's not just a war, this is a massacre of Ukrainian people," he said on his Telegram account.
    "The missiles hit residential buildings, killing and injuring peaceful civilians. Kharkiv has not seen such damage for a very long time. And this is horrible," he said.

    Terekhov said four people came out of shelter to get some water and were killed.

    A family of two adults and three children were burned alive in their car, he said. Another 37 people were injured
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    The Kharkiv city administration gave the same numbers."

    Just so incredibly sad and maddening that anyone continues to defend him.
     
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  2. WarDamnGator

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    I was thinking the same thing, I guarantee that video of the professor who "got it right 7 years ago" is being spread by Russian bots. Not saying that Plank is, just that he probably visits other sites where it's being spread, and then brings it here.
     
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  3. orangeblue_coop

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    Who requested that this guy come out of retirement and spew this nonsense?
     
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  4. gogator7444

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    The NHL has pulled out of all operations in Russia.
     
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  5. WarDamnGator

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    So the Christian version of God drives a crazy war criminal to bring about the "end of times"? Sounds like something people should be into worshiping.
     
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  6. GatorBen

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    N101FG flew to Fort Pierce on Friday, Tampa on Saturday, and Panama City last week. N100FG flew to Atlanta on Thursday and West Palm on Tuesday.
     
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    Grievances that are derailing what is supposed to be an informative thread filled with updates and discussion on the War in Ukraine.
     
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    certifiable batshit crazy, yet fools keep sending a holes like him money....
     
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  10. demosthenes

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    I wonder if we could go in to Ukraine with Ukraine’s consent to take out that group. They’re not Russian forces after all…
     
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  12. apkgator

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    Pretty much anything on the planet he cannot or does not control adds fuel to the fire......where does it end?
     
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  13. dingyibvs

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    OK, but you're missing the point. It doesn't matter why Ukraine is planning to join NATO, it only matters that it is, and that's a red line for Russia.

    A good analogy would be what happened after the Arab Spring in Egypt. Mubarak was replaced by a Islamic government led by the Muslim Brotherhood in a democratic election. That crossed a red line for Israel and the government was overthrown by a "don't-call-it-a-coup" coup with Obama's acquiescence if not assistance.

    What's right or wrong simply doesn't matter in geopolitics and I really don't care to debate it. I have no position on morality in my analyses.
     
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    Self determination is no longer a thing we care about?
     
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  15. demosthenes

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    Why not just a video conference? Gravity of the situation aside, that’s just stupidly silly.
     
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    Just what the world needed :D
     
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  17. orangeblue_coop

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    At least they didn't break out the Cone of Silence

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  19. demosthenes

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    Apparently not if it offends the unthinkably fragile sensibilities of an irrational dictator.
     
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  20. altalias

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    All is fair in love and war. That sounds like both.
     
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