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Toxic Putin is going for bust. The west must stop him before this contagion spreads [View all] babylonsister Mar 2022 OP

I think we are going to end up in a shooting war eventually with Russia Walleye Mar 2022 #1

That will be the end of the world. LisaL Mar 2022 #2

Yes, that well might be ... but then again, does the rest of the world allow Putin to RKP5637 Mar 2022 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #9

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2022 #13

This is the sword of Damocles that has been hanging over our heads since I was a child in the 50s Walleye Mar 2022 #10

Very good point. paleotn Mar 2022 #14

Yes, I clearly remember that, when the Soviet Union wnylib Mar 2022 #52

Yes, the feeling I'm getting now is both sickening and familiar Walleye Mar 2022 #53

I had a brother in the Navy during wnylib Mar 2022 #58

I was also 13 in the Cuban missile crisis. Living very close to a major East Coast airbase Walleye Mar 2022 #59

Once the Missile Crisis was over and wnylib Mar 2022 #63

There are several battles we are fighting now that I thought we had won a long time ago Walleye Mar 2022 #64

I was literally, physically nauseated wnylib Mar 2022 #69

Greatly increases the risk, no doubt... paleotn Mar 2022 #11

That is mere supposition. harumph Mar 2022 #24

I'm not so sure. Look at what they're doing now. Crimes against humanity Walleye Mar 2022 #57

This YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #36

You may be right. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #3

+100000. wnylib Mar 2022 #70

Yes, sadly, I think it might be inevitable. Putin has become a madman. I don't see how he can RKP5637 Mar 2022 #7

I think that also. If we would only help Ukraine more, Ray Bruns Mar 2022 #21

At this point the only way we could help Ukraine more is by firing on Russian positions Walleye Mar 2022 #23

Sadly... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #50

Problem for Toxic Man is, the Ukrainians won't be bombed or battered into submission. paleotn Mar 2022 #5

Do they have a history of resistance? former9thward Mar 2022 #83

Evil motherfucker is a clear menace to all humanity dalton99a Mar 2022 #6

Exactly, and any thinking he will give up and just go away are tragically mistaken. RKP5637 Mar 2022 #34

+1. And trying to placate a bully will only lead to more bullying dalton99a Mar 2022 #37

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2022 #38

That's the dilemma. I guess the lines are the NATO country borders. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #49

I've been sending this same message to the WH daily. sinkingfeeling Mar 2022 #8

I'm glad Biden is president instead of the article author - that's lunacy. David__77 Mar 2022 #12

Agreed 100%. hadEnuf Mar 2022 #41

Often (I think) people feel Putin will respond to sanctions, etc. as they would. However, Putin has RKP5637 Mar 2022 #15

I don't believe Putin is going anywhere else besides Ukraine, for a long while. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #16

That's what the cautious and timid are speculating; I hope you're right Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #20

Towards that end, I read that we are not sanctioning Belarus Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #22

Interesting point that had not occurred to me. wnylib Mar 2022 #51

Belarus is of course a Putin puppet state, but the people there Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #54

Yes, the world has a right to see Belarus wnylib Mar 2022 #61

To answer your question, that's where the military analysts and experts come in! Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #62

Indeed. Considering Putin's nuclear threats, wnylib Mar 2022 #67

You keep making the same claims, but fail to back any of your arguments. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #31

Well said. Agree. wnylib Mar 2022 #71

Right. Don't forget Crimea, Georgia, Chechnya. Makes me think of how trump would realize the errors erronis Mar 2022 #27

Only idiots believed Trump would ever turn into anything better than a destructive idiot. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #46

True. He wants to go further, wnylib Mar 2022 #73

Yep. It's hard to determine his mental state, but it's clear that Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #74

True, but his reactions wnylib Mar 2022 #77

I think there's a strong case to be made he's a psychopath, definitely. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #78

For sure, which is why I believe (hope) wnylib Mar 2022 #79

I have to disagree. Putin has made public statements about expanding Russia's sphere of influence. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #28

I agree with you that severe sanctions need to be in place for the foreseeable future-- Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #43

Vaporize the Vlad MFer randr Mar 2022 #17

Oh no, we can't stop Putin with our military, he *might* use nukes Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #18

Bookmarking....if the day comes russia does step outside of Ukraine, it will meet the might of NATO! PortTack Mar 2022 #25

+1 c-rational Mar 2022 #29

What if Putin seizes Latvia after Trump is reinstalled? Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #55

+1000 DemocraticPatriot Mar 2022 #84

Russia will be after the rest of the nuclear plants. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #75

Russia will be after the rest of the nuclear plants. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Mar 2022 #19

I'm not sure Putin is a mad man.... RicROC Mar 2022 #26

Good analysis, IMHO. The Russians wanted stability, even if it meant a return to soviet-style govt. erronis Mar 2022 #30

If I recall correctly, Bush senior used the Shock Doctrine when Yeltsin wanted to go for an economy c-rational Mar 2022 #32

He must know that world war is the only thing that might keep him in power. Jakes Progress Mar 2022 #33

Since when is the US the world's POLICE? Justice matters. Mar 2022 #35

Lots of chickenhawks bloviating lately. nt. Mariana Mar 2022 #87

Yep. Can't even "POLICE" the traitors within...nT Justice matters. Mar 2022 #88

Wouldn't it be better if someone quietly took him out YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #39

Wouldn't it be better if someone quietly took him out?? YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #40

I bet he's so well babylonsister Mar 2022 #42

As he SHOULD be! bluestarone Mar 2022 #80

since Tuck Carltooth has his head so far up Putin's ass... lambchopp59 Mar 2022 #44

There has to be some that are close to Putin Mr. Evil Mar 2022 #45

Wish NATO would inform Putler they are "unhappy" with him. KS Toronado Mar 2022 #47

There's a school of thought that Putin wants a showdown (not necessarily Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #60

Lots of thoughts on what that strategy would accomplish. KS Toronado Mar 2022 #66

I'm guessing, looking at all the "Z-swastika" shit they're doing over there Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #68

This is solely not a Ukraine situation but a world situation nightwing1240 Mar 2022 #48

While I absolutely refuse to cede Ukraine to the madman, I can't imagine that, if the worst happens, BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #56

History has shown us what might happen. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #72

I am SO worried about this going nuclear. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #81

I totally agree. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #85

My cynicism says that too much wealth is filtering upwards for that to happen. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #86

NO NUKES!! n/t XiJung Mar 2022 #65

I know the USA & our Democratic Cha Mar 2022 #82