BruceVC

Thats true, they get a lot of unfair grief And sometimes both parents and politicians can be very selective with their anger

https://time.com/syria-white-helmets/ The White Helmets are going to be advising the Ukrainians on a humanitarian level on how to best deal with the typical Russian military campaign of " bomb and target civilian areas " They went through this in Syria where the Russian air force bombed the city of Aleppo to the ground. The link I posted discusses some of what the White Helmets went through in Syria

Yes but you an ex-marine so its to be expected 🇺🇸

You lucky, I wish I was retired What did you use to do for a living?

Yes but we all know teachers finish work at 2pm and get more holidays than anyone else

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crude-oil-markets-trying-stabilize-162933124.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Oil price $105 but still very volatile and still influenced by factors like the actual production capacity of countries outside of Russia and Ukraine

Mostly because of the sarcastic comment " So Ukrainian victory in 2 weeks or so, then ? "

Some really interesting reads, thanks for sharing

Wow, you really sound disappointed that the Ukrainians are doing better than we thought against the much larger Russian army that is better funded and resourced? Russia clearly doesnt have a very well trained army especially for ground combat, they very effective at levelling cities to the ground from miles up in the sky with airpower but not actual boots on the ground strategy But Russia should still win this conflict so need to be worried But they will lose the war and the sanctions will have the last say

I do think Putin is neurotic and paranoid but I dont think he is politically or economically suicidal He is still a survivalist. For example he is paranoid about getting the virus, remember how Macron was treated and had to sit at the end of that huge table. A suicidal person wouldnt care about the virus in such an extreme way ? But he is committed to this invasion and he needs to save face and needs to win something from the negotiations

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?