Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Response to iemanja (Reply #133)
WarGamer This message was self-deleted by its author.
Edit history
Cannot view edit history for self-deleted messages.
136 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
+1, US still is the 800 lb gorilla when it comes to stand military especially navy
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#50
Putin isn't "crazy". He's hungry and greedy, but he's also historically literate.
Bucky
Feb 2022
#69
They're behind every right-wing scheme lately. If in doubt, look at the next trucker target:
lagomorph777
Feb 2022
#25
Honestly, we'd raise hell too if Putin tried to put troops or missles in Cuba, South America, etc.
Hoyt
Feb 2022
#10
Russia has basically attacked our country with interfering in our elections
rockfordfile
Feb 2022
#41
Is your overt whataboutism saying it was OK for them to do so? Yeah, we're hypocrits and Putin
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#58
No one said they did, they helped Trump and that was bad enough. Also, Clinton only got 100k less...
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#64
And those tensions were intentionally exploited by Russian propagandists. nt
Tommy Carcetti
Feb 2022
#77
Now, be fair. We've pretty much stayed out of elections in other countries.
Captain Stern
Feb 2022
#61
Yes, but you're still missing the point if you think the Captain was disagreeing with you.
Bucky
Feb 2022
#75
one suspects the real goal is to re-establish the old soviet union with dictator putin nt
msongs
Feb 2022
#21
Well, it is attached to the Ukrainian mainland, so I would beg to differ there.
Tommy Carcetti
Feb 2022
#28
Yes I should have said "around 5 miles of geographic connection to Ukraine..."
WarGamer
Feb 2022
#29
if "Crimea was sovereign territory of the Ukraine" then it was their sovereign right to realign.
Bucky
Feb 2022
#91
+1, anyone who's heard the story of what he was doing on the day crap hit the fan in USSR ...
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#62
I heard earlier that Ukraine is starting up their own military exercises...
electric_blue68
Feb 2022
#43
People making it sound like Crimea was Putin's Sudetenland seriously need to read some history
Bucky
Feb 2022
#94
The OP keeps saying Putin's intent is neighborly, and we are silly alarmists to worry...
Hekate
Feb 2022
#115
The port of Sevastopol has always been the main Black Sea port of the Russian Navy...
Bucky
Feb 2022
#97
I don't know about metals or minerals resources but when I was growing up in the...
electric_blue68
Feb 2022
#114
Ukraine is a sovereign nation and should be in NATO. Putin can go F himself.
radius777
Feb 2022
#110
Right? Ukraine is a sovereign state. As such, they should be free to join NATO if it is the
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Feb 2022
#117
Biden tells U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine immediately amid 'troubling' signs of Russian escalation
sarisataka
Feb 2022
#136