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A reminder that Russia is not Putin (Original Post) PdamnedQ Feb 2022 OP
Important point...Putin is making this happen...no one else. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #1
But...but...but... regnaD kciN Feb 2022 #2
Fake news. WheelWalker Feb 2022 #3
Explain? PdamnedQ Feb 2022 #4
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting! alwaysinasnit Feb 2022 #5
Sheila Jackson Lee just said the same thing on MSNBC. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #6
The suffering of Ukranian people is the most tragic thing about all this. The suffering Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #7

OAITW r.2.0

(24,737 posts)
1. Important point...Putin is making this happen...no one else.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 01:39 AM
Feb 2022

The people of Russia has lived with Trump Maximus for 25 years. If a bullet hits his skull, few will weep.

BigmanPigman

(51,649 posts)
6. Sheila Jackson Lee just said the same thing on MSNBC.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 02:30 AM
Feb 2022

This is about Putin's vanity and ego. Russian people do not benefit from this. No one benefits from this. Putin represents himself and himself alone. He wants his legacy to be his superiority as a world class leader. The opposite is more likely to be the outcome. He will be seen as a failed leader in every imaginable way.

Scrivener7

(51,075 posts)
7. The suffering of Ukranian people is the most tragic thing about all this. The suffering
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 07:25 AM
Feb 2022

that WE and the NATO allies must inflict on the Russian people, who are just trying to live their lives like we are, is the second most tragic.

The surrender of the Russian tactical unit yesterday where they said, "We didn't want to kill anyone" is telling.

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