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Old 01-28-2022, 01:31 PM
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The last decent republican.
Hero of WW2, homeboy from Kansas.

I wish I could fly Old Glory around in the bed of my truck without thinking about how Ike fomented the War on Terrorism by radicalizing a lot of Muslims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_I..._d%27%C3%A9tat

Then we had Charlie Wilson's War in Afghanistan, created (and armed) Osama Bin Laden. Had to roll in there (for 20 years) just to find Osama in Pakistan.
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Old 01-28-2022, 10:51 PM
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Typical!

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Greenwald is a brave, thorough, accomplished investigative journalist.
Okie dokie, sure pally. If you like ambulance chasing pissants. (rolls eyes)
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Old 01-28-2022, 11:58 PM
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Old 01-29-2022, 07:28 AM
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The Ukraine project has run up into reality.

Any scholar of Russia would know that the Russians would not allow their prized naval base in Crimea to fall into the hands of NATO.

Secondly, the Donbas area was the industrial heart of both Ukraine and Russia. This is the area noted for high valued equipment, such as aircraft engines and turbines for ships and hydroelectric power. However, it is situated on the Russian border and is inhabited by a significant number of Russian-speaking sympathizers. The Donbas is where there is an active, slow-burning conflict.

The Ukrainian government would like to cleanse the area, but any Russian government which allows that to happen would immediately fall.

Additionally, the Ukrainians having weaponized language and given free rein to right-wing militias have created further divisions.

I believe the Russian military parading on the border is indicating to the Ukrainians the real cost of cleansing the Donbas.
What actually scares Putin is that a former part of the Soviet Union will show success in adopting democracy and fighting corruption, both anathema to Putin's kleptocracy.

FWIW, Russian speakers in Ukraine are far more free than Russian speakers in Russia.
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:22 AM
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=-0z55whpRvg
Glad to know that you see this human excrement as "entertainment".
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:26 AM
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You're right, he's silly. 'First the Ukraine, then Boise?' Ridiculous. But one look at the map makes clear that a strong force in the Ukraine can dominate Eurasia....
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:33 AM
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Glad to know that you see this human excrement as "entertainment".
But all kidding aside, the smart people in Germany mostly dismissed Hitler as a clown. But that left millions for Hitler to work with....
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:48 AM
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But all kidding aside, the smart people in Germany mostly dismissed Hitler as a clown. But that left millions for Hitler to work with....
That's what I'm afraid of.
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Old 01-29-2022, 11:43 AM
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You're right, he's silly. 'First the Ukraine, then Boise?'
Indeed silly. Probably it is the "Red Dawn" syndrome.
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