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atreides1

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18. Too late

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 01:26 PM

Mar 2022

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-says-western-sanctions-akin-162656460.html

"These sanctions that are being imposed are akin to a declaration of war but thank God it has not come to that," Putin said, speaking to a group of flight attendants at an Aeroflot training centre near Moscow.

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So, Putin states the obvious and we (our leaders) have already agreed with him [View all] boston bean Mar 2022 OP

Because we don't want to risk Nuclear War... Pachamama Mar 2022 #1

Unfortunately, this is Ukraine's fight. Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #2

It is very simple. If we implement a no-fly zone, we are declaring war against Russia. JohnSJ Mar 2022 #3

The sooner the better. harumph Mar 2022 #8

Why is it our call to make? CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #10

So we should let him raze all the ukrainian cities to the ground and kill millions? Calculating Mar 2022 #13

"We need to call that bluff". Thank goodness Kennedy didn't do that during the Cuban Missile crisis JohnSJ Mar 2022 #12

TY for Posting this, John.. I Cha Mar 2022 #26

Yes, I certainly agree Cha JohnSJ Mar 2022 #27

Silly USALiberal Mar 2022 #31

Too late atreides1 Mar 2022 #18

He calculated right, EU/NATO won't risk wider war in their backyard and UN is completely impotent Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2022 #4

But atreides1 Mar 2022 #19

He will pound Ukraine cities to rubble, kill its president then pull back and occupy eastern 1/3 Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2022 #20

And he'll face an insurgency that makes Soviet intervention in Afghanistan look MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #23

The Iron Curtain will take care of that, we back to 1955 Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2022 #25

He should be more afraid of us than we are of him. C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #5

Poor Putin. He doesn't want to face amplified opposition. Boo Hoo. How much is BS? Firestorm49 Mar 2022 #6

What's really sad is how many people think Ukrainians JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #7

"used as a human shield by Europe against Putin.." harumph Mar 2022 #11

That was the point Calculating Mar 2022 #15

A Ukrainian woman said this on Katy Tur JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #17

Ya know it isn't just about us CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #9

It would be in our backyard too. harumph Mar 2022 #14

Because a lot of people are cowards honestly Calculating Mar 2022 #16

Based on what? CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #24

***PLEASE STOP WITH THE NO FLY ZONE*** Its a 3rd - 4th level option !! Short range and long... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #21

Putin likens sanctions to a 'declaration of war,' says invasion pushback risks future of Ukrainian s LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #22

All I know is whatever my level of concern is, Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #28

Surprised that anyone here would put it as our leaders "agree with" Putin. Hortensis Mar 2022 #29

It is the truth. Is anything I said untrue? boston bean Mar 2022 #30