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War in Ukraine

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

  1. l_boy

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    Wow.
     
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  2. ursidman

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    Sean Penn in Ukraine to film documentary on Russian invasion

    Actor Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine making a documentary about the Russian invasion, Vice Studios confirmed to Variety on Thursday, as Russia began a full-scale attack on its neighbor.

    The Oscar-winning star and longtime humanitarian activist appeared at a press briefing by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on Thursday, listening to government officials speak about the crisis many world leaders are calling the worst conflict in Europe since 1945.
     
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  3. ursidman

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    The leader of the Republican Party says Putin was a smart businessman because he was able to acquire an entire country for $2 worth of sanctions. What a vile, vile human.
     
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  4. ursidman

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    The Putin fanboys on the right are sickening. Should still be in prison

     
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  5. vaxcardinal

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    US Intel is actually usually right. It’s just this time the information was allowed to be broadcast for all to see.
     
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  6. CaptUSMCNole

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    Some folks on here need to study up on the recent political history of Ukraine and how political operatives of both US political parties were involved. It is a deep and twisted tale of political operatives chasing money and ultimately ended up having an impact on US politics.

    I’m not going to say that every American should rally around Biden but I think he should get a grace period of 72 to 96 hours to show what his Admin is doing. Putin just went with his most Dangerous Course of Action and that changes the calculus a fair amount.
     
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  8. gogator7444

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    Just...wow. He & his supporters should just move to Moscow. Maybe Daddy Putin will make him his second.
     
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  9. orangeblue_coop

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    The leader of the Republican party is something else, I tell ya. Would be great if someone from that party of "alpha males" had the guts to publicly tell him now isn't the time for his nonsense, too bad there isn't.
     
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  10. gogator7444

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    Wonder if those supporting Putin realize that may sway voters against them & put the midterms at risk? Like I've said Biden has done enough and is unpopular enough, but basically he & his supporters are saying democracy isn't important and Putin can do as he likes.

    Those who have a lick of decency and common sense need to continue to speak up loudly lest they be grouped in with the other Putin lovers.

    And I fully stand by my statement that it feels like pre WW2 appeasement. Sanctions are ok and they need to go waaaaaay further. But by basically saying yesterday that he didn't expect Sanctions to stop Putin from taking over Ukraine, it's basically saying "fine you can have Ukraine but don't go further". Literally how UK and others negotiated with Hitler. So Hitler kept taking and taking.

    And frankly I doubt Biden will come down on China supporting Putin because the economic havoc would be really bad....once again bringing to the front that the US & other western countries need to stop relying so much on cheap labor/lack of regulations and ramp up manufacturing here.
     
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  11. g8rjd

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    Really, really disappointing.

     
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  12. gogator7444

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    Ok hear me out. This is considered supporting Russia. Can the US now FINALLY send a cyber attack or something, sanction them, etc, and TAKE OUT their call centers/scammers?
     
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  13. g8rjd

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    Considering the fact that those signatures could result in arrest or worse, this is really something.

     
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  14. AndyGator

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    Wow. Perhaps someone can explain why India would support Russia.
     
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  15. G8trGr8t

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    Perhaps that is what triggered Putin
     
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    Putin wants a reconstituted USSR. Any other stated motivation is window dressing.
     
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  17. gogator7444

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    I'm sure a better mind than me can explain deeper but I'd read something about years ago Putin going to India and then India signing a bunch of trade agreements, alliances, etc, good until the late 2030s?

    Plus likely seeing an opportunity to make money.
     
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    Dude has been BSC for a while. The traitors who want to see the US destroyed and rebuilt in their image are certainly self evident
     
  19. GatorBen

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    They’ve always been Russia/USSR aligned.

    India had a “Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation” with the USSR, and refer to their relationship with Russia now as a “special and privileged strategic partnership.” India is either the largest or second largest export market for Russian military equipment, etc.

    The US would have the potential option of using a sanctions threat against India to get them to fall in line. There is an existing US law that should have resulted in sanctions against India for buying Russian S400 missile systems in 2018 and leasing a Russian nuclear submarine in 2019, but the US has been granting them waivers from the sanctions as not being in the US’s best interests. Not sure those waivers will necessarily continue if India is going this direction.
     
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  20. AndyGator

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    Thanks. I was just googling about that.