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hamsterjill

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14. I don't know what his immediate next target will be.
Mon Mar 7, 2022, 02:40 PM
Mar 2022

But his ultimate goal is the US. We need to understand that, and we need to also understand that because of Trump, Putin is closer to that goal than ever before. I’m not saying we need to panic. I’m just stating the reality.

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All countries are at risk Pachamama Mar 2022 #1
He really won't. His military stinks on ice. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #2
His missiles don't suck. boston bean Mar 2022 #3
That's only one component of an invasion/occupation. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #4
Yep. But it is one hell of a component. Just ask Ukraine who has been begging for a no fly zone. boston bean Mar 2022 #5
They don't have the means to hold ground yet, though. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #8
But they could be bombed to bits. boston bean Mar 2022 #9
But they won't be able subdue the country just from bombing. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #11
But they will be able to kill a hell of a lot of people & disrupt economies. Cause great suffering. boston bean Mar 2022 #13
Yes, but at great expense to themselves in a number of ways. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #15
Are the bodies undead at that moment? boston bean Mar 2022 #19
I'm not sure what you mean. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #21
You may some day. boston bean Mar 2022 #22
True, there's a western answer to for those that HAS NOT been deployed in UKR in force ... YET uponit7771 Mar 2022 #30
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Lithuania, Turkmanistan, Uzbekistan, Latvia, etc. tenderfoot Mar 2022 #6
Moldova sounds like a sitting duck. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #7
Finland or Moldova JustAnotherGen Mar 2022 #10
Moldova BlueJac Mar 2022 #12
I don't know what his immediate next target will be. hamsterjill Mar 2022 #14
Invade with what forces? MineralMan Mar 2022 #16
With missiles. boston bean Mar 2022 #17
SMH... MineralMan Mar 2022 #18
Shake it all you want. boston bean Mar 2022 #20
Thanks. I will. MineralMan Mar 2022 #23
Excellent. boston bean Mar 2022 #24
That's wouldn't be an invasion, by definition. nt. Mariana Mar 2022 #29
Probably none of those sarisataka Mar 2022 #25
Correct Norway is a member. boston bean Mar 2022 #26
If Putin isn't stopped in Ukraine, he can invade wherever he wants. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #27
He really doesn't have an army to invade with. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #28
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