This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Virginia class, technically, and we probably have two going after every one of theirs that leaves port.
Some of Old NATO already have "sanctions fatigue." This has been really hard for them.
You posted some tweets earlier about Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. The people who have direct experience with Russia don’t have sanctions fatigue. Old NATO should ask themselves why.
Tough call. I can see the appeal, but I'd also like to see further Russian brain drain.
This is 4 days old, and I think it's fair to say that the NATO/EU/ etc. meetings of the past few days have buttoned that up pretty well.
We could wait 4 years and Germany still won't send more weapons than Estonia
He looks like a real twit. Kind of reminds me of a Russian Josh Hawley.
Straight up in conventional warfare they’d lose to Poland.
I hope you are right, but I'm betting on Estonia. 10 to 1 odds?
Edit: I'll believe it when I see it from Zee Germans
Good interview with Ohioan who flew to Ukraine on the first day of the invasion. With video. Also, a brief mention of a female American also fighting there.
An American helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invaders tells CBS News why he's there, and what he's afraid of
An American helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invaders tells CBS News why he's there, and what he's afraid of
Deutschland is doubling its defense budget and they've already added about €100 billion this year.
Let’s make Ukraine a part of NATO. And then give Russia 30 days to get out peacefully. If not, fry em.
I’m growing weary of talking heads preaching about civility when dealing with the Putin.
Biden called Putin a war criminal and said Russia needs regime change. None of that changes the calculus for Putin.
Biden called Putin a war criminal and said Russia needs regime change. None of that changes the calculus for Putin.
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One "minor" detail: Training.
We have no idea if the US plans to provide US sourced air defenses and/or if they're training Ukrainians to use them. But you can't just provide them and tell the Ukrainians to "have at it".
North Vietnam used Soviet-supplied anti-air missile systems, like the SA2. Russian "advisors and instructors" were openly present with the launchers while the systems were used to shoot down American aircraft, such as 12 B-52s during Operation Linebacker, or John McCain's A-4 Skyhawk.
JFC….we’re talking nukes. Even if only one of them got some missiles off we’re talking massive casualties
I believe today's SAM weapons are a bit more high-tech than they were in the late-1960s.
The Emirati are trash. They just had a productive meeting with Al-Asaad. Probably had a good laugh about funneling the money for 9/11.
I hope they do. I just won't believe it until I see it.
TC Noel
I think at this point we can pretty much disregard anything TC has to contribute here. JMO. I’m also on X right now, so what the hell do i know? Lol.
If a hundred billionaires were being bombed and slaughtered, we'd be moving much, much, faster doing anything and everything to stop the threat. Since it's just common folk, we're doing what we always do for regular people - not much.
I don’t think that’s fair. Sanctions, supply of countless weapons and support, etc.
You are arguing for direct military intervention, I guess?
Escalation of the war would certainly result in more innocent lives lost in the short term. The question is, what about the long term?
