Article

2023-02-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

What Ukraine means for the world: The outcome of the conflict will determine the West's authority

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [20 views ] Top

#1 Biden arrives in Warsaw where Poland has a message for Americans with doubts: Back Ukraine or risk a new Russian global conflict as China weighs sending support to Moscow

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-21 06:28|| 2023-02-21 06:28|| Front Page Top

#2 The building, erected in the late 1960s, was supposed to be temporary.

And its mission ended when the Soviet Union fell in the early '90s.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-21 07:21|| 2023-02-21 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 As soon as I can exit this here plane:

Posted by badanov 2023-02-21 08:26|| 2023-02-21 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 The ancient joke used to be that Mickey Mouse wore a NATO watch. At this point he probably has one of their phones as well.

Posted by Cesare 2023-02-21 08:28|| 2023-02-21 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 We... If WE are involved, I'd have you know that I wont being wearing one of your Gold Ribbons. I will not be targeting and shooting at the russians. Guarantees.

How about YOU. Why dont YOU be a hero. I dont want nothing to do with WE. It's YOU. Not US. And YOU can make your difference, YOU join here:

https://fightforua.org/

Posted by mossomo 2023-02-21 12:55|| 2023-02-21 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I tried to find out who this "we" is. I followed the link but could not find the writer's byline. You'd think the guy would be proud of what he'd written and want his name on it but, no. No byline.

Good one, Fat Bob. I thought Russian propaganda was bad but this shit stinks to high heaven.

Yeah, you want a fuckin' war? You go right ahead. Don't come crying to me when you get your butt blown off and stop asking me to pay for it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-02-21 13:15|| 2023-02-21 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I have just learned today that our nuclear bombers are on 7 day 24hr watch. No weekly practice drills. Something is up. I cannot elaborate but this is here and now.

Posted by Dale 2023-02-21 16:30|| 2023-02-21 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 If Putin, Iran, or that nutcase in North Korea lites the fuze on one, it's off to the races.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-21 16:34|| 2023-02-21 16:34|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ Any luck at all, insiders at the big US weapons makers have already done internal studies that show anything but a knockout win by the US at the get-go will be "bad for future business prospects."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-21 16:40|| 2023-02-21 16:40|| Front Page Top

23:56 Zenobia Clunk6660
23:17 DooDahMan
23:16 DooDahMan
23:15 DooDahMan
22:56 SteveS
22:50 Super Hose
22:50 trailing wife
22:40 trailing wife
22:36 trailing wife
22:33 trailing wife
22:31 trailing wife
22:11 trailing wife
22:06 Besoeker
22:00 trailing wife
21:59 Sock Puppet of Doom
21:57 Elminens Chusorong3648
21:53 ACA JOE
21:40 DooDahMan
21:28 DooDahMan
21:13 KBK
20:58 KBK
20:37 Mad Eye Omeretch7959
20:04 Woodrow
19:40 Woodrow