BruceVC

That was partly the reason, Clinton was horrified at the way those two dead Delta Force soldiers were dragged naked through the streets of Mogadishu by militant groups and paraded in some sort of grotesque theater Trump would never have tolerated that, thats one of the things I liked about Trump

Yes they will more than likely " defeat " then Ukrainian army but whatever happens after that the sanctions will continue You must see this as a longer term conflict than just the terrible war in Ukraine, the true weapon against this Russian aggression are the sanctions So yes Putin can achieve victory by occupying Ukraine but they will lose the war due to the Western sanctions but either way they will have to pull out of Ukraine in the next 6-24 months maximum I would guess ?

Aaahhh, you being sneaky Mamie the US and its allies cant and wont intervene in every conflict or examples of genocide. For example their was no military intervention in Myanmar and the genocide of the Rohingya Muslims because thats Chinas backyard and to be honest they should have stopped it And unless its a conflict linked to Islamic Extremism and is a direct threat to the US the US needs African Union agreement to intervene in Africa or the government of any country to request US military involvement As far as I know the African Union never asked for US military intervention in Rwanda because back then, 1994, it was seen as imperialism or neo-Colonialism or some other similar word that has a selective definition

The US didnt intervene in Rwanda, we were talking about US military interventions that are not about oil and are about things like humanitarian reasons

You ask a good question, how much can the West stomach? I am prepared to continue for as long as it takes to end Putins War. The problem with not finding a real negotiated settlement is you just embolden Putin and his warmongering and that doesnt help anyone. Lets look at the sequence of events that led us to this We were told Putins not a warmonger : That was a lie We were told Putins worried about NATO but he is one trying to recreate the old Soviet borders irrespective if the citizen of that country want to align with Russia or not We were told Putin wanted to negotiate around Ukraine : That was lie We were told Putins buildup of troops on the Ukraine border was just a " training exercise " :That was a lie We were told Putin wont try to unilaterally recognize the separatist states : That was a lie We were told Putin wont invade Ukraine : That was a lie We were told invasion was about helping Russian speaking people and the denazification of Ukraine: That was a lie We were told the Russian military wont target Ukrainin civilians : That was a lie The West and its allies needs to make a stand ,as Putin cannot be ever trusted to not do this again, over Ukraine and it shouldnt end until we come to a proper, agreed on settlement that the Ukrainians also agree to

Malc thats a terrible thing to suggest, what about the humanitarian mission in Somalia that the movie Black Hawk Down was based on? What about Bosnia and Kosovo...I dont think either of those countries have oil?

I have found the best criticism is constructive criticism from others because if we only rely on self criticism than we often miss things about ourselves.

Yes the US has been the largest producer of oil for years, thats another reason why its silly when people go on about " The US only invades countries that have oil " because thats patently untrue

Hes Canadian, he cant be American

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-march-9-2022-231603838.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Good news, the oil price dropped to $110 just on sentiment that OPEC will produce more oil Hopefully they stick to this commitment because then the Russian invasion will have less global economic impact around this commodity @Darkpriest Its good news if OPEC will sustain it

The Russians have just bombed a hospital amongst other civilian targets....so either they the most incompetent army in the world or they are indeed targeting civilians which makes them craven and truly reprehensible

Interesting read and he makes some good points

You right again Sarex, " better dead than red "

Where country do you live in, I just realized I dont know but I assume its in East Europe ?

Thats one way of looking at it or maybe you can see this as the countries of the EU are stronger together and reject the notion of being forced to join Putins unconvincing new empire and thats what the majority of citizens of the EU want and believe?

I honestly dont know if Gorth condemns the invasion or he is fine with it because he has mentioned things like Monroe Doctrine and Real Politick. And I am not sure how this influences his personal view around this invasion of Ukraine I think its important we all honest with that simple question because the consequences of Putins War are economically going to hurt us all until Putin reverses what he started And people must be honest, if you fine with this invasion then just say so. But own it at least

Im 80 hours into The Forest and Im still having lots of fun. I have started creating my own "camps " that include rabbit breeding cages, gardens and I even have a tree-house that I can rest in without being attacked by the stinking cannibals Great survival game

Interesting perspective, so based on that argument are you saying it should be fine and globally acceptable for Putin to invade other East European countries because Europe isnt unified? Because what still confuses me about this justification of Putins War is what are you saying? Either you condemn what Russia did or you fine with it ....so what is it ? And Im not being patronizing, I honestly am not sure where you personally stand ?

Arent East European countries part of Europe ? So when Putin says he wants to recreate the borders of the failed Soviet Empire I hate to question your knowledge of geography but that means European countries...so guess what friend, it is your war

Also the Russian Central Bank can print Rubles to create a semblance of consistency within Russia and citizens can at least draw money in Rubles. Yes the currency is almost worthless but for a while people can still buy goods within Russia using the Ruble But the risk is this could lead to more inflation and hyperinflation like we saw in Zimbabwe but we still some way off as long as Russia can continue to sell commodities in $ But overall the Russian economy is looking bleak and disastrous

Wow you really are angry and confused, I get it your side has been proven to be the bigger liars and warmongers than the US but dont blame the rest of us Remember its Russia that has invaded Ukraine, not the US that has invaded Iraq so you musnt get confused when you vent and express outrage

That would be funny and ironic I must admit

China, the country that was the birthplace of Corona and most other viruses Let me guess Sarex, you suggesting we should care what China thinks about Biological labs in other countries

Okay I see what you saying

Im not understanding your post? What is the Polish government hiding behind and what do you expect them to do? They supplying aircraft to the Ukrainians and in turn getting aircraft from the US. This is what the Ukrainians have been asking for ? Isnt that what your government is doing?