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MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
1. Not a pre-defined public one, certainly.
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 02:36 PM
Mar 2022

If there is such a trigger, it is certainly not being publicized.

No doubt there is some sort of trigger, but we won't know about it until it is pulled.

Not a pre-defined public one, certainly. MineralMan Mar 2022 #1
Yes, is there any point at which we help Ukraine? Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #2
What do you think we should be doing? Ocelot II Mar 2022 #5
Yes of course. I am not foolish. But I will not be happy watching wholesale slaughter. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #7
We are not doing nothing. Did you not hear Biden's SOTU? Ocelot II Mar 2022 #10
I don't mean banking help. I mean direct and immediate help to save lives now. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #11
So what should be done, and how? Ocelot II Mar 2022 #12
You aren't intimately involved in US international relations and Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #15
We ARE helping Ukraine. Military supplies, intelligence, economic and diplomatic sanctions on RU mathematic Mar 2022 #25
NATO involvement for now. Or Russia directly attacks us. haele Mar 2022 #3
Not one that relates to Ukraine. Zero. David__77 Mar 2022 #4
This is the pivotal question for our time. Big Blue Marble Mar 2022 #6
Have felt this for days now. Sadly it seems like a given Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #8
That's the thing. We don't need any boot on the ground. drray23 Mar 2022 #9
Could we? Ocelot II Mar 2022 #16
They do... and we have ways of dealing with that. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #19
I'm sure they are considering all options. drray23 Mar 2022 #23
Ridiculous. That would mean shooting down Russian aircraft. tritsofme Mar 2022 #22
Maybe something like Pearl Harbor. ananda Mar 2022 #13
I don't think we want another Pearl Harbor. .n/t. whathehell Mar 2022 #20
I honestly don't think we can guess at that. ificandream Mar 2022 #14
That's one of the things that bugs me. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #17
I agree. For example what if Putin starts using tactical nucs drray23 Mar 2022 #24
The sad truth is that they don't need nukes to level a city. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #28
Volunteer fighter regiments are being organized in many countries. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #18
Why doesn't Putin attack them? Saw video of servicemen Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #26
Too small is one plausible explanation. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #29
Russia isn't a minor Third World or Middle East country we can invade without much jalan48 Mar 2022 #21
The trigger is if they set one foot onto NATO territory. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #27
I wonder if cyber-attacks are now a formal part of 'an attack on NATO' Torchlight Mar 2022 #30
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