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War in Ukraine

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

  1. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Don't forget the eight senators that went to Moscow on July 4, with various explanations of what they said and why they went


    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...hCcyZJO11jksadZ6LBfqHOXWyNbHvs4iViHJqa-FJBItA


    So, what do we call these Red Square Republicans? My interlocutors on Twitter suggest “Moscow Mules.” Or, given the position they put themselves in before our masters in Moscow, perhaps they should be called the Prostrate Eight: Sens. Richard C. Shelby (Ala.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Hoeven (N.D.), John Neely Kennedy (La.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), John Thune (S.D.) and Johnson, plus Rep. Kay Granger (Tex.).


    Their excellent adventure included a ballet performance of “Sleeping Beauty,” and fairy-tale notions pervaded their official meetings, too. “I’m not here today to accuse Russia of this or that or so forth,” Shelby told Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. “I’m saying that we should all strive for a better relationship.”
     
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  2. oragator1

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    Why is president in quotes?
     
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  3. VAg8r1

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    Just a guess but probably because he believes that the former president with the orange complexion really won the election and should still be in the White House.
     
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  4. duggers_dad

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    Why the hell not ? Moscow is a spectacular city.
     
  5. Swamplizard

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    Ehh you would be wrong, but guess away unlike you and a bunch of other folks on here I haven't liked a president elect for the last 20 years I personally thought trump was and is a buffoon as well as I think biden is too
     
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  6. duggers_dad

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    Western leaders and celebs flocking to Kyiv with one message for Zelensky: “Keep your people dying.”
     
  7. VAg8r1

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    Still doesn't answer the question regarding your use of the quotation marks. Even if you don't really like Joe Biden he still won the election is in fact the president.
     
  8. duggers_dad

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    Fact-Checked: Sadly True
     
  9. Swamplizard

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    If you want to honor him all the power to you..I'm not stopping you nor is anyone else that I am aware of I won't. I didn't vote for him, I don't believe he is doing a good job, or doing anything good for the people of this country but if you do you do you!
     
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  10. GatorJMDZ

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    They stop shooting at each other when you watch just to f with you.
     
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  11. Sohogator

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    Japan steps up in a big way

     
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  12. duggers_dad

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  13. Sohogator

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  14. G8trGr8t

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    with all the corrupt countries out there, do you honestly think that Ukraine is most corrupt? seriously? come on man, it isn't even close
     
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  15. swampbabe

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    It was today’s coordinated talking point.

     
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  16. chemgator

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    Biden's visit to Ukraine is infuriating Putin and the Kremlin war bloggers. Biden is upstaging Putin, who was planning on making a speech about how well the war is going. The war bloggers are upset that Biden got to Kiev, and Putin could not get there. Some of the bloggers even appear to be losing faith in Putin's war machine.

    Biden's Ukraine visit upstages Putin and leaves Moscow's military pundits raging | CNN

    Not our comrade, however. Delusions full steam ahead!
     
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  17. chemgator

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    Belarus is scheduled to be swallowed by Russia by 2030, according to documents leaked from the Kremlin. Putin's plan was to pretend to have Russia "merge" with Belarus, with Russia taking over the exhausting responsibilities of running the country from the overwrought Belarussians. No word yet from the Belarussian citizens whether they like this idea. I suspect that their leader is going to be a little less popular in the morning when he gets his nose out of Putin's ass.

    It's actually interesting to read that Lukashenko and Putin do not like each other. Both are waiting for the other to die. Lukashenko owes Putin for helping to keep him in power, while Putin has been (unsuccessfully) pressing Lukashenko for troops in the war.

    Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus

     
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  18. citygator

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    Putin America first eh? Baaaah.
     
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  19. carpeveritas

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    Talk about a sign of weakness and portraying things are not going well for Ukraine and the war with Russia. Putin was informed of President Biden's visit and to be honest they should have been informed but it reveals a tenuous situation with the current status of the war in Ukraine.

    If Ukraine is winning this war Russia would have never been notified of President Biden's visit.
    • Russia and the world now have a very clear picture of US / NATO / EU involvement in the war.
    • China now understands there will never be a NATO / US / EU resolution to this war as long as President Biden remains in office.
    • If Ukraine is winning the war why do you need Russia's approval to visit Kyiv?
    • President's Biden's safety in Kyiv is not a guarantee and it is clear that Ukraine with all of the allies support cannot stop the Russian assault on Kyiv. In short it is not safe to be in Kyiv period.
    • This is a sign of desperation on the part of the US.

    U.S. alerted Russia to Biden's Ukraine visit for "deconfliction purposes," White House says
    Washington — The U.S. notified Russia of President Biden's secret visit to Ukraine hours before his departure in an attempt to avoid sparking conflict when he was in Kyiv, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Monday.

    The White House said the nature of the trip to an active warzone was unprecedented, given the lack of a U.S. military presence in Ukraine and the small U.S. diplomatic footprint in the capital. Mr. Biden and a small group of top U.S. officials were on the ground in Kyiv for about six hours Monday to mark the upcoming one-year mark of Russia's war on Ukraine. It was the first time Mr. Biden visited since Russia's invasion.
     
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  20. Sohogator

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    Lots of nonsense except for the italicized bit. You’ve established that you don’t know Jack about anything related to military or military strategy. You should ditch the avatar.
     
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