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PortTack

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12. ☝️☝️☝️

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:22 AM

Mar 2022

Painful as it is, we are talking about a death toll in the thousands versus possibly in the millions. I don’t believe for a moment it’s pooties threats that keep us from acting. This is about containing the damage.

And we cannot act unilaterally without NATO! Talk about crazy.

In war there are no good outcomes...

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It feels like Ukraine is Buffer Fodder [View all] boston bean Mar 2022 OP

I think Putin is determined to drag us into it. He wants to be able to claim we attacked first Walleye Mar 2022 #1

Dead on. We need to go in. denbot Mar 2022 #2

I am feeling the same. We are watching Hitler 2.0. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #3

Hitler didn't have Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #8

Putrid will be killing himself if he does that and he knows it. Our intel says he won't use them onecaliberal Mar 2022 #15

Agreed Calculating Mar 2022 #4

I'm not an expert either, bb. brer cat Mar 2022 #5

Biden has a hell of a lot more experience in these matters than any of us. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #9

☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Mar 2022 #12

Get it, but still conflicted. Hoyt Mar 2022 #6

A month ago I never would have supported going in. Changed my mind. Tomconroy Mar 2022 #7

I know two Ukrainians qazplm135 Mar 2022 #10

No left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #11

The phrase is 'cannon fodder'. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #13

If we go in I'd expect all of Ukraine to be decimated first. herding cats Mar 2022 #14

Legitimate fear of a Russian mad man with nukes JCMach1 Mar 2022 #16