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Deuxcents

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9. It is Ukraine 's fight that we are helping and there have been

Reply to former9thward (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 01:40 AM

Jan 2023

American volunteers/instructors on the front lines who’ve lost their lives. The Ukrainians have asked for help and we are..we just can’t walk away nor should we unless or until they ask us to stop I hope I’m wrong but they won’t be the last calling for help if Putin isn’t taken care of.

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Rothkopf: We've Done Lots for Ukraine, but Winning Will Take Much More [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2023 OP

FFS whatever happened to diplomacy n/t leftstreet Jan 2023 #1

Ask Neville Chamberlain. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #2

lol I said diplomacy, not appeasement n/t leftstreet Jan 2023 #4

You don't use diplomacy with genocidal regimes Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #8

There are some people that it just doesn't work with. Crunchy Frog Jan 2023 #5

This 👆 Nevilledog Jan 2023 #6

Hard to negotiate with someone who tortures, rapes, murders children. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #10

Diplomacy doesn't work with leaders like Putin Kaleva Jan 2023 #13

Ukraine is not giving. Nor should we or other democracies invested in this. 🇺🇦 Deuxcents Jan 2023 #3

We and other democracies are not losing any lives. former9thward Jan 2023 #7

It is Ukraine 's fight that we are helping and there have been Deuxcents Jan 2023 #9

We need to ensure Ukraine wins the war. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #11

The Ukrainians seem determined to fight this to the end Kaleva Jan 2023 #12

the job of the attacker is to win. the job of the defender is not to lose. Javaman Jan 2023 #14