You need to express yourself better (Reply #36)

In the discussion thread: Most Americans Don't Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives? [View all]

Sun Jan 30, 2022, 09:19 PM

36. You need to express yourself better

because its comes across as you not understanding what NATO is, but you thinking it obliges the USA to go to war over a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since you've been told it doesn't, then clearly your position is now unexplained. No-one knows what you think apart from you.

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63 replies	Author	Time	Post
Most Americans Don't Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives? [View all]	Klaralven	Jan 2022	OP
We made a treaty w NATO partners.	Chin music	Jan 2022	#1
This is where I am as well	Bettie	Jan 2022	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#4
The US has no treaty obligation with respect to Ukraine	Klaralven	Jan 2022	#6
So, you think it would be cool to allow	Bettie	Jan 2022	#7
Most former Warsaw Pact members are now members of NATO, so they are covered by treaty.	Klaralven	Jan 2022	#9
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#10
That's the point I was planning to make	Bettie	Jan 2022	#12
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#14
Ukraine is not a NATO member	Klaralven	Jan 2022	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#16
I don't know what you mean	muriel_volestrangler	Jan 2022	#34
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#35
You need to express yourself better	muriel_volestrangler	Jan 2022	#36
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#46
Ukraine is 'NATO allied' and should be a NATO member	radius777	Jan 2022	#43
But they're not n/t	Polybius	Jan 2022	#49
No war period.	Demsrule86	Jan 2022	#32
It's what I've been thinking as well, Chin music. At some point Uncle Sam's word ...	Hekate	Jan 2022	#26
Re: staring down the jaws of the Russian Bear...	Jedi Guy	Jan 2022	#38
Putin is attacking the EU the way he's attacking the US: with propaganda and cyber-weapons	Hekate	Jan 2022	#39
"Security assurances" as presented in your post is a bit vague.	Jedi Guy	Jan 2022	#40
Didn't mean to be snarky about my search; just indicating there's a lot--and a lot I needed reminding	Hekate	Jan 2022	#41
We have no treaty with Ukraine.	former9thward	Jan 2022	#31
Ukraine isn't in NATO	Polybius	Jan 2022	#48
To defend the West and democracy,	radius777	Jan 2022	#53
Screw that	Polybius	Jan 2022	#54
It's not about nation building like Iraq was, which was a war of choice.	radius777	Feb 2022	#62
The Ukraine isn't in NATO	iemanja	Jan 2022	#55
Yep, this is apples and oranges.	GoCubsGo	Feb 2022	#59
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Feb 2022	#61
America is a one party system when it comes to war.	Magoo48	Jan 2022	#3
Russia is already at war with us.	Irish_Dem	Jan 2022	#5
We were the Ukraine when Trump was President.	Texaswitchy	Jan 2022	#8
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#11
Calling it "the Ukraine" is Soviet speak -- stop that, please.	W_HAMILTON	Jan 2022	#30
Ok	Texaswitchy	Jan 2022	#37
Progressives trust Biden's leadership on Russia	wellst0nev0ter	Jan 2022	#13
Curious article, the author seems to be taking issue w/ progs taking stances that 80+% of DU agrees	Celerity	Jan 2022	#17
We now have a President with other tools ....	albacore	Jan 2022	#18
Yep.	Texaswitchy	Jan 2022	#20
Good points	Hekate	Jan 2022	#27
+1	crickets	Jan 2022	#29
Anybody who wants to play the Ghandian role and lay in front of Russian tanks has my support.	tirebiter	Jan 2022	#19
I have cousins distant but still family in Czech Republic.	Texaswitchy	Jan 2022	#22
How are they doing now?	Klaralven	Jan 2022	#23
Ok.	Texaswitchy	Jan 2022	#25
All the best to them	Hekate	Jan 2022	#28
I'm certainly not on the Russian side...	albacore	Jan 2022	#33
There isn't going to be war with Russia	iemanja	Jan 2022	#21
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#24
Media Issue. They're fake not-pushing for War with Russia.	haele	Jan 2022	#42
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#45
"war" is a Strawman	amaico	Jan 2022	#44
This should be handled by the European Union and we need to	Emile	Jan 2022	#47
NOBODY IS ARGUING WE SHOULD BE ATTACKING RUSSIA.	Tommy Carcetti	Jan 2022	#50
Thank you! nt	GoCubsGo	Feb 2022	#60
I wasn't aware we were going to war with Russia...	brooklynite	Jan 2022	#51
It's a Strawman poll	amaico	Jan 2022	#52
Some folks posted elsewhere here on DU ...	electric_blue68	Feb 2022	#56
This message was self-deleted by its author	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Feb 2022	#57
Putin is working to destabilize Ukraine from within first.	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Feb 2022	#58
+1. Putin is waging information warfare across the globe.	radius777	Feb 2022	#63

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