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2022-06-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by badanov 2022-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The process is pretty straight forward.
If they had enlisted into the Ukraine military, they will fall under the Geneva convention for POW status. As should all the Ukraine military captured. If they did not, they will fall under spies and mercenaries as far as Geneva is concerned and Russia will use them as political tools or put them on trial and execute them. They had to know the cost of being captured.

Posted by 49 Pan 2022-06-17 10:17|| 2022-06-17 10:17|| Front Page Top

#2 If they were nonofficial combatants, I can't see getting worked up over them and sure can't see the US gummint grabbing its ankles to get them out of the stew.

Of course, that will all happen. Media hair on fire in 3..2..1...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-17 10:20|| 2022-06-17 10:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Being involved in war fighting is bad on several levels. Being involved in somebody elses war fighting really is asking for trouble.

Find a new hobby.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-17 10:31|| 2022-06-17 10:31|| Front Page Top

#4 US gummint made Ukraine every US taxpayer's hobby. Without any of that "democracy" stuff they like to screech about.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-17 10:34|| 2022-06-17 10:34|| Front Page Top

#5 No truer words at #4.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-17 10:50|| 2022-06-17 10:50|| Front Page Top

#6 I actually heard Secretary of Energy Granholm use the term "war footing", and Biden is talking about the Defense Production Act. It sure seems like the administration thinks we are back in the Cold War.
WIKI citation: "The Defense Production Act of 1950 (Pub.L. 81–774) is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950 in response to the start of the Korean War.[1] It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War"

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-06-17 13:21|| 2022-06-17 13:21|| Front Page Top

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