Act of War?

Oerets · #1 05-11-2021, 06:14 AM

Is the Hacking of the Colonial Pipeline a US fuel pipeline by a Russian based group an act of war?

How could it not be?

Nothing in Russian can happen to this degree without the approval from the top.

What will our response be now?

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...rgency-rcna878

RickeyM · #2 05-11-2021, 07:09 AM

I agree about the approval from the top. Probably tRump's BFF Putin testing Biden to see what the U.S. response will be. What will the response be to our response?

donquixote99 · #3 05-11-2021, 03:42 PM

We need to fuck them up to a similar degree. Get to a MAD regime in this arena.

Mark B · #4 05-12-2021, 01:42 AM

Act of War? Nah, just doing business.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/10/hack...-shutdown.html

Mark B · #5 06-05-2021, 02:31 PM

Biden should inform Putin that all acts of sabotage against the U.S. that emanate from Russia will be considered approved by the Russian government, and responded to accordingly.

finnbow · #6 06-05-2021, 03:04 PM

Russia is nothing but a large criminal enterprise run by a murderous thug. I'm just finishing Bill Browder's book "Red Notice." It's insane how corrupt, greedy and ruthless Putin and his cronies are. No wonder Trump adored him so.

bobabode · #7 06-05-2021, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donquixote99

We need to fuck them up to a similar degree. Get to a MAD regime in this arena.

Yep. Putin is a second rate, penny ante crook running a third rate kakistocracy. He needs some pain.

mpholland · #8 06-06-2021, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobabode

Yep. Putin is a second rate, penny ante crook running a third rate kakistocracy. He needs some pain.

Imagine his wealth and influence if he was upped to first rate!

Dondilion · #9 06-06-2021, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finnbow

Russia is nothing but a large criminal enterprise run by a murderous thug. I'm just finishing Bill Browder's book "Red Notice." It's insane how corrupt, greedy and ruthless Putin and his cronies are. No wonder Trump adored him so.

Bill Browder - the driving force behind the Magnitsky act.

An act which amounts to reinforcing, supporting Putin's point of view on oligarchs' financial outflow.

Rajoo · #10 06-06-2021, 11:33 AM

Putin is about to wreck the US economy as it is showing definite signs of resurgence, which is the same strategy McConnell and GOP/GQP have adopted. I-40 bridge spanning Tennessee and Arkansas has been shut down for two months for major repairs, yet Moscow Mitch is blocking the Infrastructure bill which will also create blue collar jobs. This is beginning to look more and more dangerous, similar to the 2016 elections whereby Putin had a big hand in getting a crook elected president. Inflation rises, interest rates rise and GOP/GQP will be back in the drivers seat.