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Magoo48

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30. Russia doesn't want war. When NATO was launched promises were made on all sides which

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #28)

Mon Jan 24, 2022, 06:28 PM

Jan 2022

were broken.

How would we feel if Russia had nukes in Canada, Cuba, and Mexico if all three were Russian allies?

China doesn’t war, but they do remember past treatment by their neighbors who are now allied with the west.

War is a greed driven racket.

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NATO sends ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2022 OP

It appears NATO is united blue-wave Jan 2022 #1

+100 I'm with you. nt abqtommy Jan 2022 #2

Too bad republicans are still turncoats. C_U_L8R Jan 2022 #9

the amazing part is: this is exactly why NATO was created. Javaman Jan 2022 #20

Look back four years and TFG was calling NATO useless. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #3

Yup the Con was clearly putin's puppet in downplayong NATO onetexan Jan 2022 #5

Biden may send troops to 'eastern Europe' left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #4

More a deterrence against MORE incursions. If Putin sees only talk, he may try more oldsoftie Jan 2022 #6

911 here on US soil was the first time the NATO pact was invoked onetexan Jan 2022 #7

Let's hope that, if our troops do wnylib Jan 2022 #17

More like making sure he stops after taking Ukraine IronLionZion Jan 2022 #23

As posted left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #24

On Friday a friend in Scotland tweeted that 2 fighter jets screamed overhead close to the ground yaesu Jan 2022 #8

Russia is testing us about Ukraine, China is testing us about Taiwan, marie999 Jan 2022 #10

well it's almost certain that the world stopdiggin Jan 2022 #15

you bet they are... Javaman Jan 2022 #21

Sweden pretended to be neutral IronLionZion Jan 2022 #11

They had a Nazi government during the war. left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #25

I hate Nazi governments IronLionZion Jan 2022 #27

Thank God! DemUnleashed Jan 2022 #12

We can thank Traitor Trump, the Repubes, and Trump's cult for dividing and weakening our country LaMouffette Jan 2022 #13

Putin is going to invade Ukraine. gab13by13 Jan 2022 #14

Yes, it sure looks like it. 😕 ShazzieB Jan 2022 #34

War Department and MIC Jingos are fired up. The greedy and morbidly rich are licking their chops. Magoo48 Jan 2022 #16

funny you say that. Javaman Jan 2022 #22

"for the peace lovers" EX500rider Jan 2022 #26

War is a greed driven Racket. Magoo48 Jan 2022 #31

And appeasement also does not work EX500rider Jan 2022 #33

Oh, so its OUR fault Putin & china want to take over most of the world? oldsoftie Jan 2022 #28

Russia doesn't want war. When NATO was launched promises were made on all sides which Magoo48 Jan 2022 #30

When Ukraine gave up their nukes, Russia promised not to attack them oldsoftie Jan 2022 #32

Which NATO country do you think has nukes next to Russia? EX500rider Jan 2022 #35

Shades of August, 1914 CanonRay Jan 2022 #18

More like September 1st, 1939. Ray Bruns Jan 2022 #19

I was thinking of the mutual buildup which inevitably led to war. CanonRay Jan 2022 #29