Moscow is different IMO - a higher percentage of well-educated and well-connected citizens. A couple other cities also. They know better.
Vast expanses of rural Russia are a half century behind. They get the propaganda mainlined.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Vast expanses of rural Russia are a half century behind. They get the propaganda mainlined.
That's not accurate. We are currently refining Canadian oil in several locations around the US. Saw it on CNN last night or the previous night. That's another lie.
Russian citizens are cowards and idiots evidently. I will never see them as anything but that from here forward.
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You're saying that our refineries are not able to refine WTI? I have no idea where you're getting that information (MSNBC?) but you're wrong. Just plain wrong.
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You and I are definitely in agreement. That statement is absolutely false.LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
You're saying that our refineries are not able to refine WTI? I have no idea where you're getting that information (MSNBC?) but you're wrong. Just plain wrong.
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Anyone who can speak a second language will know what the rest of the world thinks. I believe that’s why we’re seeing the reaction in St. Petersburg that we are.
I believe Transnistria a sex tourism hotspot for “family values” GOP politicians who visit incognito to get their ghey on.Which countries recognize Transnistria?
Although Transnistria declared independence in 1990, no United Nations member recognises its sovereignty and the region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova. As of 2011, only Abkhazia, the Republic of Artsakh and South Ossetia recognise its independence, all themselves states with limited recognition.
My question would be if you are going to protect the airspace why wouldn't you protect the ground? The first forces the second.
Patience. This thing is going to drag on until/unless Putin can actually control territory with boots on the ground. He has not come close to doing that in a meaningful way. And then after that (if it happens), he will have an insurgency to deal with. Yes, terrible for civilians, but this is what must occur if Putin is to “win”. I don’t think he can win if this occurs.
Just curious...what "stroke of a pen" is keeping them shuttered? An on-point factual response would be appreciated.
Just bear in mind, no flies are typically imposed when you have air superiority, and not typically to let two other parties fight it out on the ground.
Not to nit-pick...but turn your damn phone SIDEWAYS!!
At the very least stop buying Russian oil and gas. In fact, I heard the other day on Bloomberg that we haven’t imported any Russian oil and gas so far this year anyway. So just codify it.
If people stop buying Russia oil we will see a spike in oil prices, maybe double what the price is now.
I don' think that's right. I know Biden wanted a bunch in 2021.
Honestly, people have stopped buying Russian oil and gas. That’s why the price is where it is. No one wants to risk the uncertainties of such a purchase, regardless of price.
If old Lindsey plays for the other team who cares?
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All I know is Ukraine asked for it, so they must think it will be to their advantage.
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I'm all for that actually but a no fly zone is a middle ground IMO between full involvement and non involvement of our military forces.
I think when Putin started his buildup we should have called his bluff and put a half a million troops in Ukraine.
Putin was doing this buildup for a long time without mentioning it on Russian state TV. There is a reason for that, he wanted to give himself an out. So he was feeling us out to see if we would stand up to him.
We didn't so then in the last few days Russian state TV starts bombarding his people about how Ukraine is a danger to them and they are run by Nazis.
$112 a barrel and we’re all STARTING to care a lot. Pump increases averaged $.22 a gallon overnight. 😧
Of course they would. But we’ve done no flies where people aren’t lighting us up from the ground and where there the c/c radar and air capability is already wiped out. That is not this situation.
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Weren't you one of the people bitching about gasoline prices all winter?
You prepared to pay $6 a gallon?
Or maybe you WANT that to make Biden look bad. Hmmmmmmm.
Usual friggin idiots laughing at your post.
They’re either 20 something millennial dimwits or they’re from the shallow end of the gene pool.
Stop buying Russky oil.
We’re likely going to $6 gas anyway - and by the way every poll out there shows that a majority of Americans think Joe already looks bad.
But this is about bigger stuff than Joe.
Well yes perhaps, but that is not a no fly zone. That is offensive action that carries huge strategic and tactical risk.
I don’t know that with a stroke of a pen we could dramatically increase production. I’m ready to do what we can, though.
It sucks for the environment, but we need to be energy independent. Oil ties us to the worst people on the planet.
If by 20 something dimwits you mean the usual international customer base of trafigura, you would be right.
Why Russian oil can't find buyers even as crude soars above $100 a barrel
The U.S. and its allies haven't aimed sanctions at Russia's energy exports yet, but buyers are already shying away from the country's crude even as prices soar.
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Honestly not sure he has the man power for Urban warfare beyond a couple months. Once seized.
