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2. I'll second that hope that you're right. I see Petro

Reply to JackRiddler (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 09:00 PM

Aug 2014

getting deposed for this.

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Ukraine Asserts Russian Invasion and Reinstitutes Draft [View all] JackRiddler Aug 2014 OP

Hope your comment proves correct Dems to Win Aug 2014 #1

This will not sit well with the vast number of folk who do not want their sons fighting for a regime Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #3

I'll second that hope that you're right. I see Petro ballyhoo Aug 2014 #2

Wow, amazing to see how many on DU are excited about an expansionist Russia. 7962 Aug 2014 #4

What's "amazing" is your power of misinterpretation. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #5

Obviously They HAVE been making progress otherwise Russia wouldnt be invading openly. 7962 Aug 2014 #9

Oy vey. "Russia invading openly." If Russia were invading openly, Kiev would VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #10

Yes, keep "hoping" for a more aggressive Russia. What threat to Europe has Ukraine been? 7962 Aug 2014 #11

I'm anti-fascist. Why do you support neo-Nazis (Right Sector) and fascists (Svoboda)? VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #12

Have you read the definition of fascism and applied to Putin. pampango Aug 2014 #15

Thank you for that. very well said. 7962 Aug 2014 #21

So you advocating for an aggressive US/EU response Union Scribe Aug 2014 #13

Back in 1989-90, IIRC, then Secretary of State James Baker promised his VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #17

Listen to Putins speech from today. If that doesnt tell you where we are, nothing will 7962 Aug 2014 #22

So the last ones drafted for the Army thought they would get out in October jakeXT Aug 2014 #6

Ukraine spends 1.1% of GDP on its military. Russia - 5%. Income inequalty in Ukraine is like Sweden. pampango Aug 2014 #7

Military budget and income inequality JackRiddler Aug 2014 #8

I read that Ukraine's president asked for a 50% increase in defense spending - to 1.7% of GDP. pampango Aug 2014 #14

Indirectly this illustrates how ridiculous... JackRiddler Aug 2014 #16

Ahh yes, the 'coup'. The world's first "I'm leaving because I want to" 'coup'. pampango Aug 2014 #18

Truly a selective history. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #19

As is yours. Though I appreciate you not defending the "I'm leaving because I want to" coup. pampango Aug 2014 #20

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