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ruet

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20. No Existential Threat Needed.

Reply to Ghost Dog (Reply #18)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:22 PM

Feb 2022

Just the routing of the force that is currently operating in and around Ukraine. If losing said force is an existential threat to Russia, it shouldn't have been committed to that battle. That force is reported to have shaky moral anyways. A few days of NATO airpower pounding them might be enough to completely shatter it.

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To those proposing a NATO-Russia war over Ukraine [View all] Ghost Dog Feb 2022 OP

Save the people and kill the monster lefthandedskyhook Feb 2022 #1

The question is whether it can be avoided anyways. ColinC Feb 2022 #2

You are saying that, from now on, Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #6

In my pessimistic, small mind. Probably. ColinC Feb 2022 #8

Europe nor the US is proposing such a military confrontation iemanja Feb 2022 #3

Russia qazplm135 Feb 2022 #4

Yeah, Joe SCABS demolished VINDMAN this A.M. - I championed VINDMAN from Day 1, but lately UTUSN Feb 2022 #5

But, this is EXACTLY why EndlessWire Feb 2022 #9

"world controlled by Putin and Xi" - none of us want that. I'm hoping PUTEEN might be canceled. UTUSN Feb 2022 #11

Yes, that would be helpful EndlessWire Feb 2022 #12

His ilk don't think there's anything for them to explain. UTUSN Feb 2022 #14

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Feb 2022 #15

President Zelensky does NOT want NATO or US boots on the ground. And with good reason PortTack Feb 2022 #7

This is NOT true. EndlessWire Feb 2022 #10

Precision Bombing of Russian Supply Lines... ruet Feb 2022 #17

In that case Russia says it would strike the bases Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #19

I don't know what the right thing to do is... BlueCheeseAgain Feb 2022 #13

By Not Using Nuclear Weapons? ruet Feb 2022 #16

Before permitting an "existential" degradation of military strength Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #18

No Existential Threat Needed. ruet Feb 2022 #20

I think Russia would understand any NATO attack to be existential, though, Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #21

NATO will not use its military to save Ukraine. marie999 Feb 2022 #22

Thanks for that, marie999. Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #23