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haele

(12,693 posts)
6. No. I understand how you feel, but no.
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 04:54 PM
Mar 2022

Escalating the conflict directly with Russia with NATO air will not save the Ukrainians, who are not part of NATO, and it will only give the Russian invasion force there a morale boost. And other countries -like China's proxies - will step in to help Russia go from a regional conflict to a greater conflict because "The West is Bad"

Sucks. But treaties are Laws; that's why the Ukrainians have set up their International Legion -and people are flocking to that organization.
And also why they're being given arms and planes and drones.
This has got to play out.
Putin may take Kyiv, but his installed puppet government won't stand because he can't hold it.

Sorry.

Haele

He has nukes. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #1
So following your reasoning drray23 Mar 2022 #4
Invading a nato country is our red line. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #8
The NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a series of actions Torchlight Mar 2022 #20
But then what's the answer? hamsterjill Mar 2022 #5
Again: NATO is our red line. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #12
That's assuming he gets to launch them all Calculating Mar 2022 #21
We let him go to the border of a NATO country and not an inch more. nt Gore1FL Mar 2022 #13
You will wait forever. SoonerPride Mar 2022 #2
No, they won't. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #9
Dictators display the same traits as rapists and domestic abusers Walleye Mar 2022 #3
No. I understand how you feel, but no. haele Mar 2022 #6
Has Ukaine requested NATO involvment? If they have I must have missed it nycbos Mar 2022 #7
yes they have been asking NATO to establish air superiority drray23 Mar 2022 #10
Okay that I missed nycbos Mar 2022 #14
When a NATO Country is attacked, NATO will get involved directly. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #11
If we join in the air sarisataka Mar 2022 #15
Putin is not backing down. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #16
I bet we do, too. hamsterjill Mar 2022 #17
Yes. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #22
If Russia commits genocide the West will go in. radius777 Mar 2022 #18
Both Syria and Ukraine are not NATO members. LuckyCharms Mar 2022 #19
They really need to start soon. JasonMain Mar 2022 #23
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