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Xolodno

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33. Absolutely No. And then some.

Reply to Firestorm49 (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 01:31 AM

Sep 2022

I've always admired DU, despite being partisan, open to opposing views to a point. But as of late, it resembles message boards I used to visit praising the invasion of Iraq.

So...I'll get flamed for this, no surprise.

If Ukraine went West, that would have been the demise of Putin. You may be wracking your head about that, which only explains the lack of understanding of what is going on here. The fact he did act, insures his right to rule.

Granted this isn't what everyone wants to hear on DU, but it doesn't make me wrong. And you are free to disagree, but, I sadly think I will be proven right.

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Could we be witnessing the demise of Vladimir Putin? [View all] Firestorm49 Sep 2022 OP

One for the good guys. Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #1

Or the fuck will just start nuking them...He will not go away quietly. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2022 #2

That is my fear MissB Sep 2022 #10

We shall see nt prodigitalson Sep 2022 #3

What will Trump and the other Putin supporters say when Puntin's execution is announced? Buckeyeblue Sep 2022 #4

I hope so TlalocW Sep 2022 #5

You're not alone. Firestorm49 Sep 2022 #13

Den Haag dsweet Sep 2022 #6

In the event of a nuke attack CanonRay Sep 2022 #7

I agree. I think he'll be deposed before he considers throwing nukes around. Firestorm49 Sep 2022 #12

has Tucker Carlson weighed in on this? DBoon Sep 2022 #8

I think that Putin's odds are similar to Trumps. Chainfire Sep 2022 #9

He's probably the wealthiest man in the world FakeNoose Sep 2022 #11

Of course its possible. I said it would take 2 to 3 years from the invasion BootinUp Sep 2022 #14

My impression is that 'opposition' is being very, very careful stopdiggin Sep 2022 #15

I doubt it but I will be happily surprised if so Meowmee Sep 2022 #16

Putin has taken Russia in a backward trajectory. Firestorm49 Sep 2022 #17

He did that a long time ago and he is still here doing more harm Meowmee Sep 2022 #21

Russians don't like "weak" strong-men Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #18

No, they don't. The next one would be a hardliner, speak easy Sep 2022 #19

Hardliner? Perhaps. Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #20

Hardliner? Vladislav Surkov. speak easy Sep 2022 #22

They don't have the equipment to field armed forces under a general mobilization. Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #24

I agree with you on the strategic outlook, speak easy Sep 2022 #25

No Lend-Lease (for them anyway) this time. Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #28

Russia has not lost any tactical nukes :( speak easy Sep 2022 #29

Wasn't he supposed to be secretly dying of cancer? tinrobot Sep 2022 #23

I suspect Putin's end will be neither graceful nor political. He built a machine to control Russia Ford_Prefect Sep 2022 #26

Well, he'd earn it - like nothing else in his rotten life peppertree Sep 2022 #27

Agree 100% Frances Sep 2022 #30

Well I blue-wave Sep 2022 #31

Please, please, please!!! 🙏 🤞nt Raine Sep 2022 #32

Absolutely No. And then some. Xolodno Sep 2022 #33

Everything Trump touches dies. Solomon Sep 2022 #34