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calimary

(80,700 posts)
85. "Watch certain campaign warchests collapse."
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 06:00 PM
Mar 2022

HELL Yeah, with a Big WHOA NELLY and a Ha-Cha-Cha!

THAT will be MOST revealing!

Because we are not treaty Allies with Ukraine SoonerPride Mar 2022 #1
... Ex Lurker Mar 2022 #107
So as not to start WW3 n/t luv2fly Mar 2022 #2
THANKS! elleng Mar 2022 #14
You want to start a war between USA and Russia? That is what you are suggesting. Doodley Mar 2022 #3
That convoy seems like a trap. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2022 #12
Been thinking the same thing. That or psyops. mobeau69 Mar 2022 #28
Hmmm... that thought hadn't occurred to me. calimary Mar 2022 #65
Putin will retaliate with nukes. relayerbob Mar 2022 #4
Putin isn't ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #25
You do realize, I hope, dumbcat Mar 2022 #32
If Putin is ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #35
Yep, just like dumbcat Mar 2022 #40
Not An Apt Comparison ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #80
I have said that too and been roundly mocked. So I guess, Putin can do anything he wants Samrob Mar 2022 #50
I totally get that. calimary Mar 2022 #81
Not a test most people are willing to see taken Miguelito Loveless Mar 2022 #52
Well, what I said is ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #64
there bdamomma Mar 2022 #101
you are assuming Putin is a rational actor jcgoldie Mar 2022 #33
I most certainly do ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #66
Covid bdamomma Mar 2022 #102
Lavrov reiterated that it WOULD result in nuclear war relayerbob Mar 2022 #41
IMHO All Bets Are Off With Him Me. Mar 2022 #54
Fiona Hill disagrees with you. mahina Mar 2022 #62
I'm sure Fiona Hill ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #68
And others' evaluation of it mahina Mar 2022 #77
I think I'd want to take her seriously. calimary Mar 2022 #92
Yes. mahina Mar 2022 #97
Well, he certainly wants you THINK that. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #71
See my answer above regarding Lavrov relayerbob Mar 2022 #78
Again. They certainly want us to think that. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #79
This is a decision that was made, not to delcare no fly zone so we will not bomb MIGS question everything Mar 2022 #5
A local friend who knows these things said mahina Mar 2022 #63
I'm afraid we won't pass that aid TheFarseer Mar 2022 #111
Because if US or any NATO countries intervene, then it's likely to be world war III. Claustrum Mar 2022 #6
Exactly..we/NATO cannot be the aggressors. It will make things worse for all Ukrainians, possibly PortTack Mar 2022 #17
The nuclear war fear-mongering is off the hook. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #72
Maybe it's fear-mongering. Claustrum Mar 2022 #76
Putin must have one hell of a bomb shelter. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #7
Actually he does, an underground palace with massive supplies PortTack Mar 2022 #10
That would be all he had. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #75
hmm.... bdamomma Mar 2022 #105
Unfortunately, the more insane he acts, the more he gets away with what he's doing. n/t AntiFascist Mar 2022 #55
Exactly Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #74
I read somewhere it was bombed, not all of it. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #8
This is why foreign relations and tactical military operations are best left to professionals EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #9
The "sheesh" was totally unecessary. Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #18
That's just, like, your opinion, man EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #27
:snort: Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #29
Poster starts with "please help me understand..." jcgoldie Mar 2022 #23
Snark abounds in this thread. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #47
You actually made me laugh at that, AngryOldDem! calimary Mar 2022 #96
Mary, you will get a variety of comments to your question but maybe not a direct answer Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #11
There's just such a sense of helplessness - to have to watch while the Russians do this calimary Mar 2022 #30
To "bomb" the convoy lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #13
Thank you guys for the input here. calimary Mar 2022 #15
Putin wants nothing more than to draw the US into his 'war'. Budi Mar 2022 #16
I think it is political too TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #53
Very interesting bdamomma Mar 2022 #106
We got so damned lucky didn't we. I hope Americans can see & appreciate that fact. Budi Mar 2022 #109
Because we want to avoid this DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #19
Because we are afeered that a petty tyrant 48656c6c6f20 Mar 2022 #20
Unnecessary hyperbole. He's not "waltzing across Europe" because that would involve NATO & EU Hekate Mar 2022 #56
Unnecessary chatter. 48656c6c6f20 Mar 2022 #70
We (and NATO, and other nations) have provided the means and the training to do it. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #21
To get directly involved in a military conflict in which you are not a combatant.... Caliman73 Mar 2022 #22
If you have to ask that question you seriously have not been paying any attention Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #24
good to ask questions bigtree Mar 2022 #26
I'll ask it rhetorically, then. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #31
You are then wanting to start an armed conflict between the US and Russia? Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #39
It may come to that. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #44
No, but why start a bigger war if you don't have to? marie999 Mar 2022 #51
Fiona Hill hamsterjill Mar 2022 #67
Do you know that he doesn't? Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #90
I HAVE been paying attention. Old retired journalist here who remains a confirmed news junkie. calimary Mar 2022 #34
I can only repeat my post then Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #38
There are credible voices on those outlets I named, which is why I never bother with Pox Noise. calimary Mar 2022 #48
I worked 4+ decades in the Retail Sector Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #93
That was one nice thing about being on the radio. calimary Mar 2022 #95
It's a fair question. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #46
WWIII, is why; Russia has nukes, US/NATO involvement would lead to bad things very quickly (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #36
Because taking military action against that Russian convoy MineralMan Mar 2022 #37
And believe me, MM, I hear that, too. calimary Mar 2022 #58
Yes, of course. However, I don't remember this much angst MineralMan Mar 2022 #73
That's a big one among my questions. calimary Mar 2022 #94
NATO bombing on Russian territory full justification that Putin will use for WWIII . hlthe2b Mar 2022 #42
Because WW III is a lose/lose proposition JCMach1 Mar 2022 #43
The only way to win is to not play RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #61
Because mankind has not yet invented 10,000,000 SPF sunblock n/t Strelnikov_ Mar 2022 #45
Indeed. calimary Mar 2022 #49
I trust President Biden is doing the right thing! Emile Mar 2022 #57
I trust him, too. calimary Mar 2022 #59
Russia already more or less declared war on NATO DenaliDemocrat Mar 2022 #60
Because we are more afraid of them, than they are of us. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #69
Agree. n/t kiranon Mar 2022 #83
Same reason US didn't do that in Czechoslovakia in 1968, David__77 Mar 2022 #82
As others have said, no treaty, and no desire to start WW3, but usonian Mar 2022 #84
"Watch certain campaign warchests collapse." calimary Mar 2022 #85
Because, this isn't our war to fight. Texasgal Mar 2022 #86
The 1994 Budepest memorandum suggests otherwise Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #87
Why aren't we banning Russian oil? BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #88
This is a better question. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #89
Yes, I have to admit I wasn't aware of that, then saw a headline. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author markpkessinger Mar 2022 #98
The risks of engaging militarily are real, but what is the alternative? markpkessinger Mar 2022 #99
There certainly is that. calimary Mar 2022 #100
Getting involved before Russia attacks a NATO country would unite the Russian people behind Putin Maeve Mar 2022 #103
As far as I know Ukraine has been hitting it with Turkish drones Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #104
I get why WE'RE not bombing it, but why aren't THEY bombing it? LAS14 Mar 2022 #108
Lawrence O'Donnell provided some VERY logical and convincing arguments tonight (Friday, 3/4/22) calimary Mar 2022 #110
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