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| Did This Country Save the World From World War III? |
| 2023-02-02 |
| [ZERO] Politicians love war. It’s the biggest grift for the defense industry that bankrolls the political class. War also allows the politicians to distract the public and get their attention focused elsewhere.... All while they increase the size of the state at home. To this very day, this harsh reality of politics holds true. The present war in Ukraine has been used to increase defense spending to extraordinary levels across the West. On top of that, several European nations have used the war to clamp down on speech that is deemed to be "pro-Russian." So much for the "free world"! The amount of military aid being sent to Ukraine is simply breathtaking. It’s not only basic arms being sent there by Western nations, but also tanks and advanced missile systems. Moreover, there’s even talk about sending advanced aircraft to Ukraine to help it bleed out Russia. While this conflict remains a proxy war for the time being, the Russians will only tolerate so much Western aid being sent to Ukraine. Eventually, they will treat NATO as a party to this conflict and may start destroying Western vehicles that deliver this aid to Ukraine. From there, all bets are off.... |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #20 Though her history is kinda absurd, Turkiye's a durable bird... "A phoenix?" "A fascist?" "Yes!" Out of the ashes Ascends... Abdulhamid the Erd. |
| Posted by: Jumbo Glomoting9011 2023-02-02 23:04 |
| #19 Isn’t a famous saying about land wars in Asia? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-02 22:54 |
| #18 Bob is running the Herb McCoy "we." I have nothing to do with his "we's." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 13:53 |
| #17 Corruption f*cks up everything, Fat Bob. It is never your friend. Oh, unless you are also corrupt. Where there is corruption, people are less free, and trying to use corruption to enhance freedom is bass ackwards. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 13:48 |
| #16 Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe. But who cares? BLUF |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 13:46 |
| #15 There are a disturbing number of Putin puppets in this thread. Must be afternoon in St. Petersburg. They're off their lunch break and back to posting. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-02 13:45 |
| #14 It's not about democracy in Ukraine. Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe. Their crooked elites are going on a spending spree blowing all the cash we gave them right now. But who cares? The point is to utterly crush Russia. We hit them so hard they never get up again. They aren't just a threat to America, they're a threat to the whole world. Butcher Assad in Syria would collapse without Russian aid. Would it make you feel any better if I referenced Napoleon's invasion in 1812? It also started too far from Moscow and was a single-axis attack. Starting to see a pattern here? |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-02 13:42 |
| #13 Fat Bob is channeling the ghost of Adolf Hitler. You wanna fight them Ruskies? Go right ahead. Just stop trying to pretend that it's about democracy in Ukraine. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-02 13:21 |
| #12 I do get that people in Russia who have done nothing to improve the situation there since czarist times are waiting for someone else to parachute in and solve their problmes. F*ck off, sh*tbags... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 13:14 |
| #11 Does anyone anywhere think we're ever going to invade Russia? I didn't think so. F&*k islamist Turkey. |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-02-02 13:10 |
| #10 ref #2, ..."Putting Trump in office was their declaration of war." Tells me all I need to assess your opinion Bob! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-02-02 12:33 |
| #9 The US will NEVER invade Russia from Turkey or anywhere else. |
| Posted by: Bill Greans6336 2023-02-02 11:12 |
| #8 ^ Truth |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 10:27 |
| #7 Word for word from the textbook. Turkey is a generous 0 and 2 for assisting NATO as a second front in a regional military operation. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-02 10:23 |
| #6 Huuuuuuuuhhh, you're out on a limb with that one Bob. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-02 09:02 |
| #5 ^ Hyuk! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-02 09:01 |
| #4 Turkey is absolutely necessary in NATO. It gives us a vitally needed second front for an invasion into Russia. Without it, a single-axis attack from Poland risks disaster, ala 1941. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-02 09:01 |
| #3 Turkey is now the home of the international Muslim Brotherhood, and Erdogan is its sponsor. In April 2019 Trump sought to gain agreement to designate the MB a foreign terrorist organization, and sanction its activity in the US and elsewhere. The plan was fought by Democrats, including their surrogate, the New York Times. The move followed a visit by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, who had outlawed the MB. Had Trump succeeded, Turkey would have had to have been placed on notice that its emplacement in NATO was in jeopardy, and the possible upshot could have been the expulsion of Turkey which does not belong in NATO in the first place. Save the world from World War III? Laughable. |
| Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2023-02-02 07:33 |
| #2 We are at war with Russia The sooner stupid people learn this, the better off we'll be. Russia needs to be crushed and removed from the world stage. Putting Trump in office was their declaration of war. It's indicative of just how deeply the rot is that we haven't acted to put an end to their interference in internal affairs which we decide ourselves. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-02 07:23 |
| #1 ...No, Turkey didn't save the world from WWIII, and if they did it was entirely unintentional. Sultan Erdogan is a throwback to the last days of the Ottoman Empire, and whatever he does is for his benefit and his alone. If Turkey and by extension the world benefit...well, that's nice, but I'm sure he'll try not to let it happen again. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-02-02 06:42 |