Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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Lifer
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Interesting reflections in NYTimes right now on Putin, his state of mind in particular since pandemic. He's been morphing, evidently losing his mind:


“We are now all trapped in this situation,” she wrote on Thursday. “There is no exit. We Russians will spend many years digging out from the consequences of this day.”

During the pandemic, analysts had noticed a change in Mr. Putin — a man who isolated himself in a bubble of social distancing without parallel among Western leaders. In isolation, he appeared to become more aggrieved and more emotional, and increasingly spoke about his mission in stark historical terms. His public remarks descended ever deeper into distorted historiography as he spoke of the need to right perceived historical wrongs suffered by Russia over the centuries at the hands of the West.

The political scientist Gleb O. Pavlovsky, a close adviser to Mr. Putin until falling out with him in 2011, said he was stunned by the president’s dark description of Ukraine as a dire threat to Russia in his hourlong speech to the nation on Monday.

“I have no clue where he got all that — he seems to be reading something totally strange,” Mr. Pavlovsky said. “He’s become an isolated man, more isolated than Stalin was.”

Ms. Stanovaya, the analyst, said she now felt that Mr. Putin’s heightened obsession with history in recent years had become key to understanding his motivation. After all, the war against Ukraine appeared impossible to explain strategically, since it had no clear resolution and would inevitably only increase anti-Russian sentiment abroad and escalate Russia’s confrontation with the NATO alliance.
 

sao123

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Turn on Fox News and get back to us.

thats a 24/7 live feed here.
So far I've heard Kristi Moem rips 'ridiculous' media for suggesting Biden critics side with Putin.
Maybe you should stop listening to CNN...

and this particular gem...

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Toe to toe in your world means we all have a nice nuclear winter. Get the fuck out of here with your nonsense.
 

fskimospy

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thats a 24/7 live feed here.
So far I've heard Kristi Moem rips 'ridiculous' media for suggesting Biden critics side with Putin.
Maybe you should stop listening to CNN...

and this particular gem...

ToeToToeJoeTweet.JPG
Biden was correct. How dumb would you have to be to think otherwise?

Wait sorry, you were the guy who thought rural areas subsidized cities. Lol.
 

sao123

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Do you want World War III?

Are you ignorant of the munitions, intelligence, and humanitarian aid US and Europe are providing Ukraine?

Get your head out of your fucking ass and think for a little bit. You can disagree with Biden and every other Western power in the world about putting our own boots on the ground in Ukraine, but don't turn this into some partisan bullshit. We are doing every possible thing short of war. Your rhetoric is doing Putin's bidding.

if you have read my posting earlier in the thread, you would know that War with Russia is already inevitable, I just prefer to be on the winning side.
Ezekiel 38.
 

UNCjigga

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if you have read my posting earlier in the thread, you would know that War with Russia is already inevitable, I just prefer to be on the winning side.
Ezekiel 38.

So the guy who has—to date—called out all of Putin’s moves before he made them and assembled a coalition to cripple Russia before the invasion even began ISN’T winning???
 
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if you have read my posting earlier in the thread, you would know that War with Russia is already inevitable, I just prefer to be on the winning side.
Ezekiel 38.

Why would holding back from deploying troops in Ukraine at this point make a difference as to whether the US would beat Russia in a war?
 
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So the guy who has—to date—called out all of Putin’s moves before he made them and assembled a coalition to cripple Russia before the invasion even began ISN’T winning???

What exactly has "calling out" his moves accomplished? This isn't GI F****** Joe, where knowing is half the battle...
Awareness has not prevented not a single Russian solder from attacking Ukraine. Has not stopped a single shot from being fired. Has not eliminated a single enemy combatant...
This is literally sending thoughts and prayers... Watching it all go down, while doing nothing but yelling, "Hey don't do that. don't do that. C'mon Man, I asked you please to not do that."

O How I wish Reagan were still president.
 
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fskimospy

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America has been supporting neo-Nazis in Ukraine that are fighting Russia. What a great bunch of people. America, on the right side of history once again.

You do agree that Russia invading its neighbor is bad, right?
 

brycejones

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What exactly has "calling out" his moves accomplished? This isn't GI F****** Joe, where knowing is half the battle...
Awareness has not prevented not a single Russian solder from attacking Ukraine. Has not stopped a single shot from being fired. Has not eliminated a single enemy combatant...
This is literally sending thoughts and prayers... Watching it all go down, while doing nothing but yelling, "Hey don't do that. don't do that. C'mon Man, I asked you please to not do that."

O How I wish Reagan were still president.

What have you done?