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2naSalit

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11. This isn't going to end well

Reply to another_liberal (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:39 PM

Feb 2014

and it appears to be either a continuation of what has been happening since the alleged "Arab Spring" and/or it is a view of what's to come... even here with the decade.

After reading the link Nadin posted, I can't see where that scene is going to come to any kind of acceptable resolve, may become the Syria of Europe. I'm hoping for something better for these people but I don't see it.

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Weapons convoy headed to Kiev? [View all] another_liberal Feb 2014 OP

Doesn't Ukrain still have USSR nukes? n/t doc03 Feb 2014 #1

I think they gave those up years ago . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #2

pretty sure they turned them over to Russia arely staircase Feb 2014 #8

Why the fuck do I see 911 Rudy and that asswipe McCain on TV doc03 Feb 2014 #3

McCain wants another war, and a big one if possible. another_liberal Feb 2014 #6

Warmonger McCain liberal N proud Feb 2014 #26

If McCain isn't MIC's boy . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #28

Oh boy, I just started a crash course on nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #4

Several good insights in that one. another_liberal Feb 2014 #5

Thanks for the link! nt valerief Feb 2014 #7

Here is another one nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #10

Ah. It explained something that puzzled me. Igel Feb 2014 #12

RT where the protesters are the bad guys. nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #9

Some of the protesters are quite bad, that much is certain. another_liberal Feb 2014 #13

yeah the Russian puppets have tried to turn the handful of fascists arely staircase Feb 2014 #14

You think the fires in Kiev . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #15

I think the people of Ukrain deserve better than Putin puppets nr arely staircase Feb 2014 #16

We agree on that much. another_liberal Feb 2014 #18

The Putin puppets are attacking and killing Ukrainians arely staircase Feb 2014 #19

Sounds like you think compromise is out of the question? another_liberal Feb 2014 #24

unfortunately I think that is the case arely staircase Feb 2014 #29

I will admit . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #30

I don't click into Russian propoganda. nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #31

Just the anti-Russian variety? another_liberal Feb 2014 #35

yes. you have me. I get all of my news from "anti Russian propaganda" whateverthefuck that might be arely staircase Feb 2014 #36

That looks like an air rifle seveneyes Feb 2014 #33

You may be right . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #34

what is the Ukrainian government doing that is dangerous and ill advised? arely staircase Feb 2014 #37

The Ukrainian government under Yanukovich is full of corrupt pricks, . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #39

glad we agree on that at least arely staircase Feb 2014 #40

This isn't going to end well 2naSalit Feb 2014 #11

Almost half of the Ukraine is ethnically Russia. another_liberal Feb 2014 #17

Hmmm 2naSalit Feb 2014 #20

I have seen quite different figures on ethnitcity. another_liberal Feb 2014 #21

I used that as something that 2naSalit Feb 2014 #22

It appears the truth may be . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #23

actually it looks like the CIA was closer than you nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #38

The history of the Ukraine shows long dissatisfaction with the old USSR and Russia today. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #25

No doubt about that! another_liberal Feb 2014 #27

Actually long before the Soviet Union Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #32