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stopdiggin

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7. plus - that is about the only RATIONAL option

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 09:45 AM

Feb 2022

on the table. The world (but particularly Europe) made it abundantly clear that they were not going to get into a shooting war with Russia over Ukraine. And you're absolutely correct in that Biden, and administration, played the cards at hand - nearly pitch perfect. The wailing now in vogue that they "didn't stop" Putin - conveniently ignores the fact that nobody (including Biden on a nearly daily basis) said that it would. Were you not listening this past month?

(I agree with your posts infrequently. you nailed this one.)

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Wow, just wow, Morning Joe really goes after A. Vindman [View all] bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 OP

Last night, my sister started going after Biden, calling him weak and doesn't know what to do. no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #1

There was a thread here yesterday morning Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #2

Well... Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #3

It's easy to arm chair quarterback, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #4

plus - that is about the only RATIONAL option stopdiggin Feb 2022 #7

Umm, see, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #10

Alexander Vindman is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine Goonch Feb 2022 #5

All well and good, but he certainly realizes the provocative nature of US troops inside Ukraine bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #6

Guess he does Goonch Feb 2022 #8

Did you mean to post this in the Lounge? Ptah Feb 2022 #9

I heard many so called experts before Russia invaded praising Biden's doc03 Feb 2022 #11

Not Lounge material. Fla Dem Feb 2022 #12

Locking JudyM Feb 2022 #13