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06-10-22 16:01 #803
Posts: 2374Originally Posted by PedroMorales [View Original Post]
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06-10-22 15:58 #802
Posts: 2794Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
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06-10-22 15:50 #801
Posts: 516We can all agree that you're a LilliPutin-loving sycophant
Originally Posted by PedroMorales [View Original Post]
Putin is a murderous, fascist, thug. And he'd smash you like a bug without giving it a second thought. His "best case" scenario is that cancer kills him before he can be put on trial for his heinous war crimes.
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06-10-22 11:17 #800
Posts: 2843Whether We Like it or Not.
A well balanced Article which doesn't read like an Early End to the war.
https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/u...-b1004824.html
Main points of concern. "Correspondents being briefed by Whitehall officials last week were surprised to be warned that the UK and United States now expect the fighting in Ukraine to go on to the end of the year".
"Ukrainian forces realise that they are in for a long fight — and British strategic analysts now think the war itself and security crisis is set to run for at least three years more".
Conclusion. 'The war has become like firelighter fuel on the flaring cost-of-living emergency — affecting the food and energy security of this country. Supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression is now part of the UK's own survival and prosperity. As many in Washington and Whitehall now recognise, this is no longer a discretionary matter".
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06-10-22 09:05 #799
Posts: 1056Firing Squads for British "Helpers"
We can all agree the captured British and Moroccan mercenaries are getting off lightly. A firing squad is too good for their types. But then we have full flown racists, Hasbara trolls and Russophobes here, all happy to see the corrupt Zelensky regime figt to the last Ukrainian Nazis, thousands of whom are now POWs (unlike the mercenaries).
All political parties, bar the Nazis, are now banned in Ukraine and their assets confiscated.
Playing Russian roulette with Russia. Tomorrow Bosnia. Tsar Nicholas got to Paris. Drive the Americans and their Nazis and ISIS puppets out of Europe.
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06-10-22 05:12 #798
Posts: 516You've been wrong, so far. Why stop now?
Originally Posted by DramaFree11 [View Original Post]
Every single one of your posts simply oozes ill will against Ukraine. And, when the transparently BS window dressing is stripped away, the hateful bile is there for all to see.
At least our other resident haters, Pedro M and Golfinho, are honest shambolic losers. You're just a shambolic loser who lacks even a shred of honesty.
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06-10-22 00:43 #797
Posts: 499Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
After almost 2 years working with Ukrainians on reform efforts, I know they are trying to improve as a rule-of-law Western democracy. They are not where they need to be, but they are making progress. It is far better than what Russia has done.
Any help we (anybody) gives Ukraine is contributing to a safe, prosperous, peaceful, and positive rule of law future. Americans complaining about paying $5 a gallon for gasoline need to read about the real sacrifices people made in past wars. Beating the enemy at the gates--an enemy bent on destroying Western civilization--takes sacrifices. I don't think it would be possible to do too much to help the Ukrainians.
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06-09-22 21:33 #796
Posts: 2794Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
If gas prices keep going up and Bidden refuses to drill then Putin can go on for ever. Hell you guys are making him richer and Russia. They can work around the sanctions. We dodge a bullet with Covid, the economies were battered, and started to rebound, but I doubt we will be so lucky this time, I hope I am wrong.
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06-09-22 20:59 #795
Posts: 516Putin's neo-imperialism
https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...at-s-conquests
Here are some excerpts:
1. With respect to St. Petersburg:
A) "you get the impression that by fighting Sweden he (Peter the Great) was grabbing something. He wasn't taking anything, he was taking it back".
B) "none of the countries in Europe recognised this territory as belonging to Russia".
C) "Everyone considered it to be part of Sweden. But from time immemorial, Slavs had lived there alongside Finno-Ugric peoples".
2. With respect to Russia's current mindset:
A) "It is our responsibility also to take back and strengthen.
B) "Yes, there have been times in our country's history when we have been forced to retreat, but only to regain our strength and move forward".
The author of the article implies that these comments are aimed at, and restricted to, the Ukrainian conflict. But I don't see any such limitation in Putin's actual language and wording. The same rhethoric and rationalization could easily be applied to Baltic and Nordic countries, as well as Poland and beyond. The plain fact of the matter is that anyone who thinks this war is ONLY about Ukraine is engaging in wishful thinking. The best antidote to Russian ambition is for them to be comprehensively defeated in this current war.
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06-09-22 20:59 #794
Posts: 2041Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
I agree with you. Even if the United States was producing more gas at the margin, we Americans would still be paying the global market rate. No Administration is going to tell the oil industry where to set prices. They can of course ***** and moan.
Having said, American and European green policies are a bit off track when it comes to geopolitical realities. I think some on the Left are reconsidering their opposition to nuclear energy.
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06-09-22 16:38 #793
Posts: 516Did you respond to the wrong post?
Originally Posted by Paulie97 [View Original Post]
1. I'm not the poster who uses, or advocates using, Tucker Carlson as a source. In fact, I specifically noted that I don't watch him.
2. At no point did I stake out a personal position on US energy policy. What I did, however, is delineate the parameters of an argument that could be made. In other words, my point was to show that simplistic pseudo-conclusions are a flawed way to look at things. The reason why I used the phrases "there's certainly an argument to be made," and "a balanced argument would explore," is because much about that topic is open to debate. I don't have a settled opinion because I haven't thoroughly researched the matter. If you have, good for you.
Right now, the policies I'm most interested in are those that directly assist Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression. I have no time or patience for those who whine about high fuel prices while civilians are being killed by Russian orcs. Pretty much everything else, IMO, is tangential noise.
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06-09-22 08:33 #792
Posts: 1680Yep
Originally Posted by VinDici [View Original Post]
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06-09-22 07:49 #791
Posts: 1680Well
Originally Posted by Jmsuttr [View Original Post]
https://www.reuters.com/article/fact...-idUSL2N2VQ2ZV
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-...e-at-the-pump/
P.S. For those that like roll down the road with a lot of machinery, giant pickups and SUVs, well the chickens have come home to roost. Unless you seriously need those kinds of vehicles for work or to transport large families, I have no sympathy when you pay $5 for a gallon of gas.
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06-08-22 23:53 #790
Posts: 516Russia is committing genocide. What kind of deal is possible?
Originally Posted by DramaFree11 [View Original Post]
https://www.justsecurity.org/81564/c...aine-genocide/
What you conveniently forget, and others who suggest there's a "deal" that allows Ukraine to "fight another day," is Russia's extensive record of elimination a list statements against Ukraine.
https://www.justsecurity.org/81789/r...-a-collection/
So, if someone is trying to kill you, by what logic do you have a duty to stop defending yourself? Is it fine with you if those who could help refuse because you're not a saint? Or should we just shout "just work things out and stop" at you and your assailant (who is much more powerful and will annihilate you the moment you stop resisting)?
So, whether you agree or not, there's a clear consensus among many countries that Ukraine is fighting for its very survival against a genocidal aggressor. And, when someone is trying to kill you, every day you stay alive is a win.
FWIW, if there's any justice in the world, the aggressor will be the one who ends up being destroyed, removing them forever from being a future threat.
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06-08-22 23:33 #789
Posts: 324You keep conveniently forgetting that anything other than a total loss for Russia will result in them quietly rebuilding and then trying this again as soon as they are able. Ukraine is fighting for its very existence, once that is assured, they can work on things like better governance.
Originally Posted by DramaFree11 [View Original Post]