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To: TonyinLA

Everything you said about Ukraine is true. It’s a trash country. But it is a sovereign nation. It can do whatever it likes within its own borders. Russia had no right to send tanks across a sovereign border, and start a war. For that I consider Putin to be a war criminal.

But wait. NATO has been provoking Russia for decades. Was that provocation deliberate or due to stupidity? It doesn’t matter. As the old saying goes, don’t poke the bear. NATO poked the bear.

Idiots on both sides. Fools on both sides. It’s just like with WW1. No good guys.

Trump might be able to sort this mess out. And he might be the only one.


6 posted on 05/24/2024 5:02:19 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Leaning Right

—>> Russia had no right to send tanks across a sovereign border

Which borders are not “sovereign”?

Which nations have a “right” to send tanks across borders?

Military actions are always used as a last resort to resolve serious differences.

I’m not sure “rights” apply…


8 posted on 05/24/2024 5:21:37 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Leaning Right

You wrote: “ NATO has been provoking Russia for decades.”
Could you give one (as in one, two, three…) example of the said provocation? Poking the effing bear by sending him chicken thighs (Bush’s legs, as they were called in Russia by hungry population), buying his oil and gas for years and propping his economy by foreign investment (Ford’s Russian plants) that gave many Russians decent jobs? Poking the bear, my azz…


9 posted on 05/24/2024 5:28:12 PM PDT by exinnj
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