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Ukraine in the Colosseum

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Posted By: FlyRight, 2/27/2022 9:39:52 AM

It’s not as if the U.S. and its NATO allies have failed to react to Vladimir Putin’s amplifying threats and current onslaught against Ukraine. We’ve seen months of frantic U.S.-led diplomacy, European visits to the Kremlin, speeches in Munich, additional U.S. troops dispatched to reinforce NATO, UN Security Council meetings and new sanctions on top of old sanctions. Nonetheless, it’s hard to escape the sense that the mighty democracies of the West are not so much standing with Ukraine as sitting like spectators at the Colosseum — watching Ukraine do single combat against Russia.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: MDConservative 2/27/2022 10:05:50 AM (No. 1084336)
It is indeed sad and unfortunate that Ukraine is in a war. It was largely a NATO creation with its expansion into the Warsaw Pact and playing with Ukraine's desire to become part of the alliance. The West broke its "promises" to Russia not to do such. It now has a number of former Warsaw pact countries as members, for what they're worth, in an alliance wholly directed toward Russia. (Imagine Russian and Chinese bases in Mexico.) And now the knuckleheads are still clamoring for NATO to "do something", like engage in the shooting themselves to defend "democracy" - ironically, while the US, Canada and France are dismantling the same at home. (Today's news is a threat by Russia to go nuke...ready for that? Wanna play in that sandbox?) Putin's playing on his own turf for reasons that are fairly easy to understand on their surface. NATO is shown to be the toothless alliance it has been for years, with the US the only member capable of taking the field meaningfully. The vaunted German Army is a shambles, and it is considered among the best Europe has to offer. Their effete views of defense are now exposed. And it's time to follow up on PDT's desire to cut ties. George Washington warned us 220 years ago to avoid permanent alliances, like NATO, and European "intrigues", which is Ukraine. The USA just has to be the Leader of the Free Loaders...spending our treasure and spilling our blood for "democracy", while our own version withers.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 2/27/2022 10:12:26 AM (No. 1084345)
What a difference between Canada's Trudie and Zelensky. No-guts Trudie goes into hiding with his tail between his legs because he is afraid of some truckers. Whereas Zelensky stands tall for his country and is visible and outspoken while the russkie military machine bombs the hell out of his country. Trick question - who should we admire here?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Mofongo 2/27/2022 10:45:33 AM (No. 1084396)
#2, if Putin wished to “bomb the hell” out of Ukraine, this would have been over in 24 hours. Are you a “Russia, Russia, Russia” parrot?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Krause 2/27/2022 10:50:46 AM (No. 1084404)
Gee, I really thought Blinken could diplomate our way to victory. didn't you?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: czechlist 2/27/2022 11:00:37 AM (No. 1084422)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... we are being invaded across our southern border and niether NATO nor Ukraine has sent assistance. Our petroleum industry is stilled by government policies while we import oil from Russia and other unstable foreign sources. The current idiots in power will have us suffer and die so that some future generations MAY not
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