From today's Pentagon briefing: What's up with this?

[Tomconroy]

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[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Hmmm.

This seems important.

[pwb]

2. I hope he reminded Comrade Sergei that Russia isn't a pimple on our ass?

The secret is starting to show.

[Tickle]

3. Please Please Please

let it be about a peaceful withdrawal

[mitch96]

4. I'd love to be a fly on the wall during THAT conversation...nt

[EndlessWire]

5. I'll bet it's about Sweden and Finland

and NATO's impending growth.

You know, we can't be certain, but it seems to me that NOBODY wanted to invade Russia, and that Russia is throwing a tantrum because it wants to posture like the neighborhood bully it has become. What, not enough attention? Nobody profits from reunification of past territories into the former USSR. All those countries are happy unto themselves, living life.

If it weren't for Russia, we could concentrate on climate change, stabilizing food distribution, and other general concerns. But, nooo, we have to fight a war over....what? Russia wanting to control the Black and Azov Seas?

I think it probably IS time for the US to just casually warn Russia that hanky panky at the Finnish border will not be tolerated. Just a suggestion. A cordial warning that we have their backs.

[Bucky]

6. It's about ensuring the nukes don't go flying

Putin's obsession with victory might just include throwing a nuke into the closest NATO facility. Keeping his underlings calm and flexible could be the difference between thousands and hundreds of thousands of needless deaths

[haele]

7. Question is, did the call go through?

I thought Shoigu had a heart attack?
The question is who is actually in charge any more.


Haele

[Baked Potato]

8. Communication is good. Nt