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07-18-2014, 10:03 PM | #1 |
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When there is zero threat of reprisals, bad men are on the move.
I'm not a warmonger. But we have a president who is perceived as a complete douche. That's not good. |
07-18-2014, 10:18 PM | #2 |
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07-18-2014, 10:26 PM | #3 |
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Putin's victims:
https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/...57183544598528 I liked this quote: "In Putin's Russia, plane attacks missile." So true. Russian news is full of stories saying that Ukrainian air traffic control intentionally told plane to decrease altitude. Last edited by SoonerCoug; 07-18-2014 at 11:44 PM. |
07-19-2014, 02:12 AM | #4 |
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Now Russians are saying that the missile was a Ukrainian attempt to shoot down a plane carrying Putin. Idiots.
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07-19-2014, 02:39 AM | #5 |
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I would have a show of force. I would bring in a carrier. I would announce weapons support for Ukraine. In addition to the sanctions.
I would not try to convey that I am a pussy. Obama conveying that puts us all in danger. |
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Maybe Obama wants to avoid further escalation. Bringing more guns to a fight might not be the best solution. |
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07-19-2014, 09:51 AM | #7 |
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As someone who spent her entire adolescence in war and is living in a region carpeted with instability and bathed with violence, I would say, yeah go for it. Show some theeth. Your people would love it.
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07-19-2014, 10:29 PM | #9 | |
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Here are some recent evaluations of the Russian economy. http://www.economist.com/topics/russian-economy https://www.google.com/search?q=Russ...2F%3B565%3B420 http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/russia/overview http://www.ibtimes.com/russian-econo...t-help-1633198
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07-20-2014, 01:43 AM | #10 | |
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The effect of this is to make Putin wildly popular. |
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