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BlueIdaho

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5. A short hot war followed by a long Cold War.

Reply to moniss (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:46 PM

Feb 2022

Putin is going to want to tie a ribbon on this and call it over. It is the obligation of freedom loving democracies to make this stunt as painful to Russia and China as possible. Cut them off from financial markets, close their borders, and let the Russian people suffer until Putin becomes their enemy as much as ours.

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World expresses outrage, plans stronger Russia sanctions [View all] George II Feb 2022 OP

And I thought the next world war would be completely over resources AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #1

I saw a tweet today saying that now we know what 1939 would look like if we had social media. Initech Feb 2022 #3

The parallels are frightening, right down the the failed "let's talk and see if we can work it out" AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #4

Well you know what they say about those who don't learn from history... Initech Feb 2022 #8

George Santaniya AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #11

Munich is not a strict allegory. Aristus Feb 2022 #19

I think moniss Feb 2022 #2

A short hot war followed by a long Cold War. BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #5

Putin already cratered the Moscow stock markets COL Mustard Feb 2022 #7

Absolutely moniss Feb 2022 #9

Excellent idea. nt. BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #10

Damn those Ukrainians for provoking the Russians COL Mustard Feb 2022 #6

Sanctions will not work in time. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #12

I am not pro war LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #13

I am not pro war either, but we stop Putin now or face years of fighting. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #15

+1000 LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #18

Wow, thats one STRONGLY WORDED LETTER! LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #14

What would you have said? George II Feb 2022 #16

Nothing else. This wasn't the first SWL LiberalLovinLug Feb 2022 #17