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This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

Of course not, but it’s no surprise we have the largest contingent given the size of our population and the fact we’ve been cycling kids through war zones for two decades.
Big candidate pool.
We even have one on this board, and he checks the boxes.
Probably also a factor in the success the UKR forces are having in modern combat tactics. As you note, lots of real-world experience and of course, state-of-the-art equipment and weapons.
 
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I'd go! World-class salmon fishery on that island. :)


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When I converted to Catholicism, one of my Irish friends told me, 'You could definitely be Catholic - you look a little malformed...maybe Czech or Slovak."
Not saying this is your case, but a lot of times I see pictures of east Europeans and clear signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.
 
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Our northern neighbor is benefitting a bit from this conflict:

Careful there. They'll use all of that money to further strengthen their hockey program and it'll be decades before the USA can make up that ground. lol
 
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I’m going to have to place some doubt on this report. A child’s hair does not turn grey from stress. Even if it did, it would take several months to show. Hair does not grow that fast.

The woman being raped repeatedly with her husband shot dead in the front yard and her son crying in the next room has been reported by multiple sources. From everything I've read about these Russian savages, there are probably hundreds or thousands like her.
 
I wonder if we will ever know a relatively precise number on how many Americans participated.

We will eventually have a pretty good idea. Apparently, there is a good market in book writing for special ops types after they retire.
 
I’m going to have to place some doubt on this report. A child’s hair does not turn grey from stress. Even if it did, it would take several months to show. Hair does not grow that fast.
No doubt there have been and will be atrocities.
But this is an old propaganda theme.

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No doubt there have been and will be atrocities.
But this is an old propaganda theme.

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It’s especially true of the Russians, though. They used wide scale rape as a terror/revenge tactic at the end of WW2. The Cossacks did it before that.
 
I'm of the mindset that NATO should NOT grant Ukraine membership meaning that NATO troops will not station in Ukraine nor will NATO weapons be placed. However I do believe that NATO should grant a security treaty with Ukraine that promises NATO defense should Ukraine be invaded by Russia in the future, even in some limited process. Russia can be assured we won't station missiles there or ready invasions but if they step into Ukraine again we will defend them.
 
I'm of the mindset that NATO should NOT grant Ukraine membership meaning that NATO troops will not station in Ukraine nor will NATO weapons be placed. However I do believe that NATO should grant a security treaty with Ukraine that promises NATO defense should Ukraine be invaded by Russia in the future, even in some limited process. Russia can be assured we won't station missiles there or ready invasions but if they step into Ukraine again we will defend them.
If that has been done last December, do you think Putin invades anyway?
 
If that has been done last December, do you think Putin invades anyway?
I don't know because I still don't understand fully Putin's game. My guess is no as he really didn't expect Ukraine to fight back. Had he known the fight he would have been in for I think maybe he doesn't invade, at least not in the way he did. Maybe he slowly pushes his control of the Donbas region and tries to build a land bridge to Crimea but I don't think he tries to take over the country. Now he's got himself stuck with no good way out. Had he truly understood that he'd be in for a real fight then no, I don't think he does that.
 
I don't know because I still don't understand fully Putin's game. My guess is no as he really didn't expect Ukraine to fight back. Had he known the fight he would have been in for I think maybe he doesn't invade, at least not in the way he did. Maybe he slowly pushes his control of the Donbas region and tries to build a land bridge to Crimea but I don't think he tries to take over the country. Now he's got himself stuck with no good way out. Had he truly understood that he'd be in for a real fight then no, I don't think he does that.
Especially if he knew that NATO would be fighting him as well (under a security guarantee).
 
I'm of the mindset that NATO should NOT grant Ukraine membership meaning that NATO troops will not station in Ukraine nor will NATO weapons be placed. However I do believe that NATO should grant a security treaty with Ukraine that promises NATO defense should Ukraine be invaded by Russia in the future, even in some limited process. Russia can be assured we won't station missiles there or ready invasions but if they step into Ukraine again we will defend them.
Seems somewhat like form over substance to me, as the important part is the promise that we will defend them. I don't think we need to park more missiles in Urkraine. I suppose it would be nice to have an airbase in Ukraine...
 
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Does your shit stink? Did your people help annihilate the Natives?
I am not following. I understand that "They don’t willingly put up with our shit" correlates to said annihilation of Native Americans. However, "Most Natives I know would kick European shit to the curb" suggest to me going without "Western" trappings, but that really does not having to do with whether one's shit stinks. Maybe you were going for something else. Probably the wrong thread for this anyway.
 
I’m going to have to place some doubt on this report. A child’s hair does not turn grey from stress. Even if it did, it would take several months to show. Hair does not grow that fast.
We had a neighbor kid a little older than I was in HS. He had an after school job driving a big CO-OP truck. He was driving over a bridge when it collapsed. Fortunately, the truck and bridge went straight down and the truck landed upright. He may have suffered bruises and abrasions but that was it. That kid's hair turned gray shortly after that while he was still in high school. I know it sounds crazy but it really happened.
 
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I am not following. I understand that "They don’t willingly put up with our shit" correlates to said annihilation of Native Americans. However, "Most Natives I know would kick European shit to the curb" suggest to me going without "Western" trappings, but that really does not having to do with whether one's shit stinks. Maybe you were going for something else. Probably the wrong thread for this anyway.
Wrong thread, correct.
I basically responded to tunza and you fell in line.
Wrong thread. Sorry, Nolelou.
 
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