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LanternWaste

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17. I'd rationalize Moscow's expansion into the Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine too

Reply to newthinking (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:44 AM

Jan 2016

I'd rationalize Moscow's expansion into the Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine too if my biases depended on doing so.

"Because if people know the truth and the history it becomes obvious and turns the narrative on it's head." It then becomes inexplicable as to why Moscow's state sponsored propaganda arms are consistently used by you as sources... unless of course, you simply hold Moscow to a much lower standard of truth-- which is most probable, regardless of your justifications otherwise.

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Russia's GDP falls 3.7% as sanctions and low oil price take effect [View all] uhnope Jan 2016 OP

All of the Russophobes nyabingi Jan 2016 #1

All they have to do is give back Crimea and stop attacking Ukraine hack89 Jan 2016 #3

And stop throwing journalists out nine story windows and ..... wolfie001 Jan 2016 #4

Not gonna happen nyabingi Jan 2016 #12

perhaps if russia stopped invading Ukraine, we would go back to our support for them. MariaThinks Jan 2016 #6

And when have we ever "supported" Russia nyabingi Jan 2016 #11

You seem more to like Russia than us. treestar Jan 2016 #21

Because in dealing with other countries, especially nyabingi Jan 2016 #23

As compared to the US Proserpina Jan 2016 #2

lol. Despite the horrible machinations of Wall Street, the US economy is really robust uhnope Jan 2016 #7

Conservatives have been accusing Obama of that for years. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #13

People who can count (including some honest economists) Proserpina Jan 2016 #14

It's bullshit FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #15

If you made a living in finance, I might consider your opinion Proserpina Jan 2016 #16

Alberta, Canada is in the same boat as Russia. daleo Jan 2016 #5

It's not just Alberta, it's the whole country. polly7 Jan 2016 #19

Canada focussed too much on oil production during the Harper years daleo Jan 2016 #27

Wow, that's actually a substantial contraction. Little Tich Jan 2016 #8

Unfortunately, moondust Jan 2016 #9

A historical perspective. Crimea was called the "Autonomous Republic of Crimea" for a reason newthinking Jan 2016 #10

I'd rationalize Moscow's expansion into the Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine too LanternWaste Jan 2016 #17

Wikipedia is now moscow propaganda? That is news to me? The Nation is Russia owned? newthinking Jan 2016 #26

Great informative post, newthinking. nt. polly7 Jan 2016 #20

How much moondust Jan 2016 #22

Ukraine looted Crimea. They took most of the tax collections and did little with infrastructure newthinking Jan 2016 #24

the local population is too 'leaded-up' from their $2.00 a gallon gasoline to care much. Sunlei Jan 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author elias49 Jan 2016 #25