Posted on 01/30/2023 4:44:08 PM PST by Vlad0
American and NATO efforts to assist Ukraine in its conflict with Russia have escalated alarmingly since Putin launched his invasion almost one year ago. We began by doing virtually nothing to help Ukraine, except rhetorically and by way of offering Ukrainian leaders a one-way flight into exile. Since then we have imposed history-making economic and financial sanctions against Russia, and we have progressively taken on the responsibilities of funding, supplying, training, and providing intelligence for the Ukrainian security forces. It is an open question whether the average Ukrainian soldier now serves under Volodymyr Zelenskyy or Joe Biden.
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What effect, then, will it have on Putin’s resolve and Russian public opinion when the German Foreign Minister casually declares war against Russia, and when Germany dispatches its most modern tanks to fight on Ukrainian battlefields? The question answers itself. These intemperate actions are a fulfillment of the worst Russian nightmare: of an aggressive Western campaign to invade and destroy Russia herself (of which Ukraine is a part, in most Russian minds). It is a repeat, in fact, of the German tactics of World War II, which sought to use Ukrainian “nationalists” as cannon fodder against Soviet Russian forces. All this is confirmation, from the Russian point of view, of the extremely high stakes for which they are fighting, and of the fact that they, not Ukraine, are the nation that is targeted for destruction.
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In the medium term, it is much more likely that Russia will mobilize more of its reserves and militarize as much of its industrial sector as possible so as to facilitate an all-out effort to defeat the present government and security forces of Ukraine in a spring or summer offensive. And that, of course, will pose to the West even more agonizing questions about the lengths to which we are willing to go to “win” a war in Ukraine that we, by our naïveté and arrogance, helped to provoke, and which we seem to have no earthly idea how to end on favorable terms.
“Look who is talking. You are clearly on the side of What is still Americas biggest enemy. We are not sacrificing Americans we are stopping a ruthless dictatorship that is still the biggest threat to the peace of this world. “
Unlike you, I advocate for America’s interests exclusively.
The only “side” I am on is America’s.
You however on on the side of Ukraine, Eastern Europe and NATO...above America. That makes us enemies.
“You are plainly on the side of Russia. In fact I think you actually live in Russia. “
You believe these things because you are stupid.
Hey! Everybody! Come over here and look at this stupid bastard!
look who is talking this is clearly a Russian sympathizer and when I look at him and some posts from people like him I think Mariner Vlad and some others are actually the same person. I think he is clearly a Russian bot. Don't take my word for it just look at these posts. Do they actually look like someone from this country or let alone and American Conservative? Decide for yourself.
Since you always throw in with Putinista Russia you should move there post haste. Though I hear the Docs there are not that good. Putin seems to be getting some doctoring from Israel. For his cancer and Parkinsons.
Anyways, good luck. Be sure to grab yer scurvy aszz when the hypersonic missiles fly.
“Since you always throw in with Putinista Russia you should move there post haste.”
No, I intend to expel you surviving traitorous bastards from this country.
Lolsz you get a fuming clown rating.
“No, I intend to expel you surviving traitorous bastards from this country.”
Does anyone else besides me see a slight Russian accent in this?
You, who has never worn an American uniform of any kind, accuses me of being a Russian?
Damn, you’re stupider than I thought.
go away boy, otherwise real mean will piss on your shoes.
“go away boy, otherwise real mean will piss on your shoes.”
Again slight Russian accent. Obviously he is a thug just like his country and why they are obviously dangerous
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