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2023-03-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin stages major nuclear missile exercises involving 3,000 troops in show of strength to the West

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-29 07:43|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "We will lay off their largest cities, conduct nuclear missile drills, and listen to their rock and roll..."

Posted by Raj 2023-03-29 10:05|| 2023-03-29 10:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin is going to light the fuse on a nuke before this madness is concluded. Biden will do absolutely nothing. The UK and France will likely conduct a massive response.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-29 10:09|| 2023-03-29 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Whether you like it or not, Russia has these weapons. Our leaders in previous generations didn't like it either but they had sense enough to avoid direct confrontations with the USSR. That's not being cowardly. It is a pragmatic recognition of the spheres of influence that were established in the aftermath of World War II, the collapse of the Soviet Union notwithstanding. It doesn't mean we let Russian tanks roll through Poland. It doesn't mean that we allow Putin to threaten our vital interests. But Ukraine is not our vital interest. Ukraine is a bridge too far. Ukraine is none of our damn business.

Biden doesn't get it. Maybe he's afraid of losing a money laundering operation. But his foolishness is an existential threat to us all.

The fact is, if Putin is pushed to the point where he feels that Russia's vital interests are threatened, he may well push the button. Are Donbas and Crimea worth it? I don't think so.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-03-29 14:05|| 2023-03-29 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Our involvement in Ukraine is classic domino theory.

Remember how the left used to denigrate domino theory?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-29 14:09|| 2023-03-29 14:09|| Front Page Top

#5 If any country pushes the button I believe it will most likely be North Koreans Kim Yo Jong(promoted to nation's top decision-making body). She is more like their father and will the most difficult to deal with. I do not see Russia or China doing the dirty work. Just as the USA will use a country as they did with the North Stream Pipe line. With the full blessings of Victoria Nuland.

Posted by Dale 2023-03-29 14:45|| 2023-03-29 14:45|| Front Page Top

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