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PortTack

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17. I think that may come. President Biden is measured, doesn't want to escalate like pootie is

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:55 PM

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Can anything stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine? [View all] BeckyDem Feb 2022 OP

A lot of people and the media seem to think that there was something that the West could have done.. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #1

I posted this in response to Zelenskyy's plea that not enough is being done. BeckyDem Feb 2022 #4

Logistics still take time...Sanctions take time to become fully effective. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #5

But I am sure you can sympathize with his very human pleas. BeckyDem Feb 2022 #7

of course, I imagine that Zelensky understands as well and is making those pleas to move things... Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #8

Yes. His family is one with young children under great threat. BeckyDem Feb 2022 #10

You can leave that to the GOP and trumpers they will take care of the criticizing. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #12

I don't leave anything to them, the complex approaches that can reason this out BeckyDem Feb 2022 #15

Never said it was, never meant to give the impression that your comment was criticism either. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #18

+1 BeckyDem Feb 2022 #19

This is silly. The internal diplomatic response has been criticized as weak and ineffective by whom? Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #2

Silly to look at other opinions that also recognize the grave dangers of Putin? BeckyDem Feb 2022 #9

Silly to characterize the steps already taken as weak and ineffective. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #11

The same day Michael Bociurkiw was interviewed. BeckyDem Feb 2022 #13

Not sure why you seem angered, but OK. Bye. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #14

According to Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #3

How old is this? Yesterday EU agreed sanctions on SWIFT, this will crush the economy PortTack Feb 2022 #6

I agree. I think, though, that the US should add closing our airspace to Russia. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #16

I think that may come. President Biden is measured, doesn't want to escalate like pootie is PortTack Feb 2022 #17

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