So your position is that Putin is done after taking Ukraine such that he has zero further ambitions? And your position is that NATO would never accept Sweden or Finland?
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I started to respond to this but then realized I’m falling into trap of arguing left vs right nonsense.
Or my stated facts vs your opinions? If you think we live in a pre-911 political atmosphere regarding socialism in this country, you are entitled to your opinion.
She's overstating the case, but that's her job. I can't argue that whatever "coalition" there is and actions they take that Biden isn't a big part of it. Without the interest of the rest of NATO, what could the US have done alone? Yes, not enough was done and being done but this has been years in the making imo.
Ahhhh!!
You were a drill sgt?
Damn , man ——smokey the bear hat and everything??
You know in the USAF — we called them Training Instructors
See?
You already sound like someone who gets better per diem!
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Maybe our terms differ, but I don't see Poland as "flanking" Ukraine. It's just the western border.
Of course it has. We have seen this aggression before. That is why bending over for Putin as in giving him our and the EU’s reliance on energy as if it would pull him into the global community fold was asinine.
One thing that’s becoming apparent now is everything we’ve assumed up to this point has been wrong concerning Russia’s reasons and actions.
We’re all assuming attaining Ukraine has been Russia’s end game.
We’re all assuming attaining Ukraine has been Russia’s end game.
No it wouldn't.
My position was pretty clear: Russia isn't invading Finland or Sweden because they know NATO would respond and they're not going to challenge NATO beyond empty rhetoric. But I know the WWII obsessed old fanboys here will continue to fantasize about WWIII so have at it. Get back to me when Russia is finished in Ukraine and the situation is fully under control.
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The scary part of this is what Putin will do to save face. Sure, the resistance from Ukraine is admirable and the reasonable thing for them to do - but if it leads Putin towards saving face and going w/total destruction ftw - it will be devastating.
Guess you have to hope Putin keeps his “cool” and also goes with the long game - don’t want to see him break to save ego and burn it all down.
Guess you have to hope Putin keeps his “cool” and also goes with the long game - don’t want to see him break to save ego and burn it all down.
The only coalition that biden has built was telling Zwellenski(sp?) To leave his country and people fighting. What an absolute shame biden is to this country.
I'll get back to you when I choose. You're in charge of nothing.
Why would NATO react to invasion of Finland & Sweden when neither is in NATO - just like Ukraine? Finland in particular is pretty isolated other than from Russia.
We'd be smart to sign Finland and Sweden up for NATO TODAY, to further isolate Russia.
If you think the Ukraine situation with Russia is comparable to like Sweden there's no point discussing further. You think NATO would just let two members of the EU get potentially swallowed up by Russia? Lol. No chance.
And TBH it's hard being rational here given you were the guy who last year admitted to getting off to cake fart vids. But I don't want to get too far off topic.
Never been on Twitter. A lot has changed in this country since 9/11. I am not as confident in the resolve of about half of this nation right now. About half would be good with a socialist government and would not fight for America as we know it now. Nationalism is frowned upon by many.
Exactly. If they think that the attacking army would give them free everything...
Exactly. Very similar to the “hunting is barbaric and cruel. That’s why I get my meat at a grocery store” crowd.
False. But you're a pedophile so you don't know the difference between a tank and a volkswagon beetle so...
Or Tech Sergeants? Yeah, I was one for three years. Got divorced after the first year and so decided to just opt for a third. Normally it is a 2-year stint but, you can opt for a third which requires a doctor's approval. They think you are either crazy or a sadist.Ahhhh!!
You were a drill sgt?
Damn , man ——smokey the bear hat and everything??
You know in the USAF — we called them Training Instructors
See?
You already sound like someone who gets better per diem!
Funny how those files were hard to train though.
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He lost all credibility in the post when he assumed old poster were wanting WWIII. Far from it.
Currently, the US produces about 10% more natural gas than we consume. The Marcellus Shale play is only about 20% of that production while the rest is from other shale plays and drilling, both onshore and offshore.
Estimates are that our production should continue to increase consistent with demand, but since natural gas is non-renewable, it will run out eventually. Tough to say when, but geologists think there could be as much as 200 trillion cubic feet of gas just in the Appalachians (we consume about 30 tcf per year in the US). The problem is that we have to frack to get it, and we all know how controversial that is these days.
We can't supply all of Europe in addition to the US, but we can certainly supplement their supply for decades IMO.
Suomi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NATO in 2014. Another defense MoU between Finland and US Air Forces Europe (USAFE) has existed since 2005. While officially maintaining neutrality, Finns are nevertheless NATO Response Force and European Union Battlegroup members, "practically a coalition".
After what that country went through in WWI, anyone who thinks that country or culture is cowardly needs a brain transplant.
Need to also get back to coal production and build newer more "environmentally" friendly plants because coal is abundant in this world. Nuclear plants as well. The New Green climate hawking morons have no clue as to the real damage they are doing trying to eliminate fossil fuels as energy producing assets.
I don’t think many even understand what resolve means. We haven’t fought a war with resolve since WW2. It requires brutality, it isn’t about “ winning hearts and minds”.
A country doesn’t have an insurgency when they are beaten into submission. Which is I’m afraid is about to happen in Ukraine. We are assuming Russia wants the world to accept them after this is over, they may be if the mindset that they’ll be the ones accepting us.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev posted on social media Saturday that "we don't especially need diplomatic relations... It's time to padlock the embassies and continue contacts looking at each other through binoculars and gun sights," according to Reuters.
"The sanctions are being imposed for one simple reason -- political impotence arising from their [the West's] inability to change Russia's course," Medvedev reportedly wrote on his VK network page, apparently shrugging off the economic measures that have been imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Medvedev also said the sanctions give the Kremlin a good reason to pull out of dialogue on nuclear stability and that Russia's suspension from the Council of Europe human rights watchdog gives it an opportunity to restore the death penalty for criminals, Reuters reports.
"The sanctions are being imposed for one simple reason -- political impotence arising from their [the West's] inability to change Russia's course," Medvedev reportedly wrote on his VK network page, apparently shrugging off the economic measures that have been imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Medvedev also said the sanctions give the Kremlin a good reason to pull out of dialogue on nuclear stability and that Russia's suspension from the Council of Europe human rights watchdog gives it an opportunity to restore the death penalty for criminals, Reuters reports.
It may be true, but there’s a lot of propaganda flying around now.
I've read estimates of a 100 year supply and people calling the United States the Saudi Arabia of nat gas.
We’ve got a lot. In Muhlenberg County KY there’s a 13000 acre underground natural gas storage area. I don’t know how much gas it currently has in it, but it’s a lot.
I assume Russia does not want to rebuild the cities of Ukraine and wanted this war to look subtle. If Ukraine could withstand a war, the West would likely rebuild much of the country. Putin wants his cake and wants to eat it too.
It's a backstop and an easy place to continue to supply Ukrainians with arms.
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