Posted on 03/03/2022 1:10:30 PM PST by Bloodandgravy
Q: What moves could the United States make beyond sanctions right now that would help protect Ukraine?
A: The most important move now is for the president to announce Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. Really. This gives enormous diplomatic leverage and a greater incentive to help the campaign.
... Q: You advocate a no-fly zone?
A: Absolutely. The airspace belongs to Ukraine. If they ask for help, why can’t we fly airplanes in there? Say, oh, it’s because of the Russians, they might come up and contest it. That’s the Russians’ problem. They’re going to get shot down. Okay, then what? Putin says he’s going to use a nuclear weapon. If we back away from that challenge, if we don’t confront it, this is like a two-pair poker bluff, for incredibly high stakes.
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I don’t suppose that old gymnasium is still available. But we could have some hack design the trap doors so the convict bangs their face up on the drop down just to keep the tradition alive. Couldn’t we?
Now I like the Ukrainians and loath puty-put, but this is plain stupid.
They deserve each other.
Trump didn’t fall for Pootin’s bluff. Anyplace. In fact Trump took out the Russky Spec Ops guys in Syria just to make his point. Pooty stayed polite for four years. That’s the exact difference. Some air cover and SAM defence in the UKE would shut this nonsense down before the next day is over. I’m not sure yet who’s going to give Bidumdum a proper head jerk but it has to happen.
Clark is an “F”ING IDIOT!
Nothing belongs to you unless you are strong enough to defend it. The wolf is always at the door.
Ask the American Indians.
Failing to act opens up more areas/countries that Putin could set his sights on.
Agreed, those countries should take steps now to ensure their strength is so vast that the wolf Putin would never consider it.
Try Bush and Clinton as war criminals too. Good for the goose ...
It may be time to re-watch Dr. Strangelove.
“No fighting here, this is the war room”.
Me too!
Hillary and Obama showed him! She went one further and broke Libya into pieces, and started a civil war which is still going on.
This guy has always had a thing for bringing WW3 on. Total nutjob.
Amazing how the old rats come out of the woodwork. Right when you think they’re history - they pop up again! OLD soldiers never die - or old dem politicians!
Clinton. Illegal war against Serbia
Bush . Illegal war against Iraq
Obama . Illegal war against Libya.
War criminals
OK, Ashley Wilkes
I trust nothing coming from this traitor
Sorry to hear him say that. He is a complete loon and I usually believe the opposite of what he says.
Making Putin a ‘war criminal’ while he is still in power gives him no reason to not take this war to the limits.
Clark is a sold out Schwab dope.
“The airspace does belong to Ukraine.”
Well, it depends. If you mean “de jure”, sure the airspace belongs to Ukraine. If they can’t defend it, then “de facto” it does not.
Ashley Wilkes is no Buck Turgidson!
“Putin says he’s going to use a nuclear weapon. If we back away from that challenge, if we don’t confront it, this is like a two-pair poker bluff, for incredibly high stakes.”
Which way would you rather be wrong?
- Putin won’t nuke
- Putin will nuke
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