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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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    Wait...so is this by countries NOT in NATO or is NATO getting involved? Tried tapping on a pic but it didn't link anywhere for me.
     
  2. oragator1

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    Turkey is contemplating closing the Black Sea.
    That would be fun.
     
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  3. vaxcardinal

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    Clearly you’re no military expert;)
     
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  4. GatorBen

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    This is the EU doing it, not NATO. But assuming they’re trying to give Ukraine jets Ukraine already has experience flying (MiG-29s), the EU members who have them (Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania) are all NATO members.
     
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  5. g8rjd

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    Okay munitions experts, if this is real what the heck is it?

     
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  8. gogator7444

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    Thats what I was thinking, so it's not officially NATO but it's NATO countries. So is Putin going to reach for the nukes?
     
  9. g8rjd

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    Well, Vlad has done more than anyone in the past 70 years to unite Europe. I’ll give him that.
     
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  10. 96Gatorcise

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    I was just thinking that. Russia might get surrounded by NATO by the time this is done.
     
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  11. gogator7444

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    Thermobaric?
     
  12. gogator7444

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    They did. They have some kind of act where it closes access but allows only for ships to return to their home ports, can only be a certain size, etc. Unless this is new and a FULL no access closure
     
  13. channingcrowderhungry

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    Bottom of a pint glass
    That kind of looks like that fertilizer warehouse explosion in Beirut a few years ago.
     
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  14. g8rjd

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    That’s part of why I’m asking the munitions folks.
     
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    Admittedly, I am not.
     
  16. 96Gatorcise

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    Better look at explosion

     
  17. g8rjd

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    Womp womp.
     
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  18. gogator7444

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    Please don't let it be a chemical plant.
     
  19. gogator7444

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    Can't stand Kathy Hochul but good job on this one.

    "New York governor businesses to cease transactions with Russian entities:

    Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Sunday instructing state businesses to cease transactions with Russian entities. Hochul called for a review of all state purchases and said she will not permit any investments that “directly or indirectly aid Russia as it commits these human rights violations and atrocities,” according to the order. The order goes into effect immediately and will remain in effect until federal economic sanctions against Russia are removed, Hochul said."
     
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  20. g8rjd

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    Concerning development.

     
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