Posted on 11/19/2024 8:06:46 AM PST by delta7
Nations if they want peace.
Should always be prepared for war.
A strong defense is a good deterrent.
Sweden and Finland would be stupid not to prepare for war. Putin made his intentions clear years ago...they both have a lot more experience with Russians than Armstrong does.
Greta Thurnberg’s army is coming for us since we ignored their big Climate Change shindig.
The irony is that if they had stayed neutral like Switzerland they could just be sitting with popcorn and watching without any concern of being dragged into a major war. The genius of the “elites” strikes again! /s
Started long before 2014, too.
I doubt that Ukrainians forgot about the genocide of millions.
Also a good deterrent is staying out of stupid crap and minding your own business. Sweden was well over a century and Finland was 80 years out of the war business and had functioning national models.
Now their feminist and beta male leaders have managed to flood Sweden with Africans and moslems. Grenade and bomb attacks happen daily. Women are certain to be molested, groped and raped if they walk the formerly peaceful streets.
And now, both countries have managed to push their way into a war. Sweden was able to stay out of WWII. But couldn’t avoid Ukraine.
A solid defense is half the equation for peace. The other half is avoiding alliances and strife that does not involve your own people.
We are only alive because Putin allows us to be. Why haven’t we surrendered to him yet? Better to be a live slave than die a free man.
No worries. Since ancient Rome we have had the adage, “if you want peace, prepare for war.”
Given Finland’s history with Russia taking over part of their territory in WW2, Finland should have prepared for war the minute Russia began war with Ukraine.
This article is so riddled with fallacies and even outright lies as to not be worth refuting, sentence by sentence - but with regards to the above statement: It doesn't matter what the "average Russian" wants. Russia is now a dictatorship, and Putin wanted and wants war.
Regards,
Yeah, just like during their last encounter with the Russians (Soviets): The Finns got 10% of their territory stolen when the Soviets invaded, while the Swedes were forced to walk a geopolitical tightrope to avoid being invaded by the Soviets' ally, Nazi Germany.
The situation back then was admittedly quite complicated - but the Scandinavians have obviously learned their lesson well: You can't trust Ivan.
Regards,
At some point, US neocons will realize - it was a nice 30 year run, but its now a multi-polar world, again.
The sweep of world history, just reverting back to the mean.
The Soviets will sweep across Europe!
Don’t you feel any shame at pulling out this old, 70 year-old stupidity? Don’t you guys have anything else?
Sweden should have been bombed to dust during WWII. They were the primary supplier of iron ore to Germany.
This is idiotic. Russia isn’t attacking Sweden or Finland.
With whose money?
They can’t afford a war.
I know zeepers live in the past and don’t understand that Russia under Putin is not the same as the USSR under Stalin. Thanks for confirming that. The fact is there is zero objective basis for imagining that Putin has hostile designs on Finland or Sweden. His focus throughout his administration has consistently been on protecting Russians from mistreatment up to the level of genocide, as in the case of the attacks on Russians in eastern Ukraine. You are siding with the worst of the bad actors in this mess.
With NEOCONS in govts all around the world and folks here...MANY OF YOU...they would be crazy not to :)
None of you will be happy until you get your WWIII :)
Maybe you’re bored with life..but should think of the kids.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.