Phoenyx (06-02-2023)
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This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
Phoenyx (06-02-2023)
We watch Russia - but we must watch what our leaders are up to here in the West
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
Phoenyx (06-02-2023)
Scott Ritter: Sending F-16 to Ukraine Will Backfire
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230525/sc...110582931.htmlThe Ukrainian air force already flies the SU-27, an aircraft will similar or superior capabilities than the F-16. The Russian air force and air defense network has negated the ability of the Ukrainian SU-27’s to have any meaningful impact on the battlefield. The decision to provide Ukraine with F-16 aircraft is a purely political one, designed to create the impression that the US and its European allies are doing everything possible to give Ukraine a fighting chance in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Indeed, its appearance could be a problem for Ukraine, given the hype surrounding the aircraft. Ukraine may attempt combat operations it is not prepared for under the misguided belief that the F-16 will, in and of itself, held turn the tide of the battle. But it will not. Far from a magic weapon, the F-16 is little more than a poison pill which will result in the deaths of many more Ukrainian aircrew and soldiers as Ukraine continues to wage a war against Russia it cannot win.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
Phoenyx (05-31-2023)
In Ask the Expert Ritter says that the Russians who stayed, almost all of them, say of those who left at the start of the Special Military Operation "Good Riddance", they just offloaded the weakest part of their society. Left unsaid is that the Russians dont have to take them back, and if they do come back memories will be long.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
Presumably you're referring to Donbas, but the judgment applies more generally. Russia will have to live with what Putin has done for a LONG time.
He miscalculated, thinking he could pull off his "special military operation" quickly and easily. Instead he started a major war. Now there's no going back.
Russia is a kleptocracy which has been a brutal tyranny for most of its history.
I don't think that was called for. I certainly have my disagreements with Nordberg, but I think he made a fair amount of good points here, as I pointed out in post #44.
"Trust those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it" - Andre Gide
anonymoose (06-02-2023)
I don't have enough information to be sure what that would look like. However, I do believe that the answer to that question could be found by looking into how we got to where we are now, with the idea of trying to reverse some of the damage. Imagine some is sick. The more you know about what led to them getting sick, the better idea you have of knowing how to get them well. Now, I know things didn't exactly start in 2014, when those behind Euromaidan apparently engaged in a coup against the elected Ukrainian President of the time, Viktor Yanukovych. Nevertheless, I think that's probably a fairly good place to start- that is, having a new look at who was behind it. I think the following article is a good place to start:
The Hidden Truth About Ukraine, Kiev Euromaidan Snipers Kill Demonstrators. Italian Documentary Bombshell Evidence | globalresearch.ca
Once the Neo Nazis behind Euromaidan essentially became the new government, this led to more atrocities, such as what happened in Odessa:
Burned alive: How the 2014 Odessa massacre became a turning point for Ukraine | rt.com
Anyway, there have been recent peace initiatives by China and Brazil. Scheerpost published an article that gets into this a few days ago:
When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? | Scheerpost
Unfortunately, the U.S. still adamantly refuses to even support calls for a ceasefire, as can be seen from the following antiwar.com article published today:
Blinken Dismisses Calls for a Ceasefire, Says US Must Build Up Ukraine’s Military | antiwar.com
"Trust those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it" - Andre Gide
No question there were a lot of mistakes made even before 2014, that was just one of many.
I just finished reading this book, a quick read. You'd like it since it goes along with your narrative.
Problem w/ correcting past mistakes by the West is that it would ignore serious proximal mistakes made and being made by Russia. They're like a jilted lover who somehow thinks he/she will get their ex back by stalking and harassing which only further alienates the ex.
Ukraine and Russia are done. And who will rebuild Ukraine no matter who wins? Certainly not Russia.
I'm now in the process of reading this one. There's no shortage of books on the subject of this conflict. Very complicated.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
The big unknown is how much of Ukraine Russia is going to be forced to destroy before they do as they must.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
What remains of Ukraine will be neutral, largely demilitarized, and denazified.
This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.
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