US has no good options in Ukraine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Have fun with a kneecapped ability to make chips:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/white-house-tells-chip-industry-brace-russian-supply-disruptions-2022-02-11/

Russia has a ton of ammonium nitrate too. Russia could blow up US inflation even more by disrupting chip supplies by blocking critical materials needed to manufacture them, and by making food prices a lot more expensive by making fertilizer shortages.

Might not be a picnic for the U.S., but Russia's economy is laughably insignificant compared to the U.S. Maybe it could've turned into a real competitor once the Soviet Union collapsed. But Putin and his oligarchs have been smashing and grabbing for decades. Corruption has left the place a hollowed out shell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It hasn’t entered it yet and you’re making judgement let about their exit strategy already.

Russia is already in crimea, parts of east ukraine, Abkhazia and Transnistria. There is no exit strategy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the fact that Biden has not appointed an ambassador to Ukraine at all relevant to any of this?

It is bizarre that there is only an interim/acting ambassador and it has been this way since 2019.

Steven Pifer, a former U.S. ambassador in Ukraine, said that the current chargé d’affaires in Kyiv, Kristina Kvien, “is doing a superb job.” Ted Cruz and company would probably just block Biden’s nominee anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It hasn’t entered it yet and you’re making judgement let about their exit strategy already.

Russia is already in crimea, parts of east ukraine, Abkhazia and Transnistria. There is no exit strategy.

Israel can annex stuff but not Russia?

[Anonymous]

WH pool: A White House official tells your pooler:

 President Biden's call with President Zelenskyy has concluded. They spoke from 1106 – 1157 EST

I am willing to bet that Biden didn't try to extort Zelenskyy for US and NATO protection.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the US need any options? Who gives a shit about Europe and Russia? Russia could colonize Europe tomorrow and it would not affect my life at all. If Russia and China want to make the world into a shit hole, let them...I'm so sick of the world criticizing the US for not minding its own business. Fine. I agree..we should mind our own business and the world shouldn't come crying to us when they have to live under the boots of Putin and Xi. We can continue on with our life in our own neighborhood.

It would be an interesting world if this was all true. Maybe we could just say buzz off to the world. Secure the southern border. Navy only defending the coasts. But it does not work like that. What happens in Europe matters in Denver or Los Angeles or Arlington. Same with China. Russia is out for no good and someone has to stop them. We are the only sheriff on the planet. Some people don't like that and we are often not good at it. But there it is. Putin F'd this up. He has to invade for domestic reasons. It will destroy his economy. He will then feel compelled to take out some NATO countries so he can trade with us -- there is the war. Russia's military can't face us if we want to fight. Iraq was in better shape to fight us. They could go nuclear but that is unlikely because we would respond. This is a mess. Putin could back off and avoid this if we gave him something big. But I doubt we will. This is the most dangerous time in the last 40 years. And we have an over the hill President and a VP that does not read briefing books or memos and otherwise has no idea what is going on. And that is a vast improvement over what we had last administration.

If America were a sheriff, it’d be brutal, corrupt and incompetent. And bad with money too.

2020 called. They said you belong back there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the US need any options? Who gives a shit about Europe and Russia? Russia could colonize Europe tomorrow and it would not affect my life at all. If Russia and China want to make the world into a shit hole, let them...I'm so sick of the world criticizing the US for not minding its own business. Fine. I agree..we should mind our own business and the world shouldn't come crying to us when they have to live under the boots of Putin and Xi. We can continue on with our life in our own neighborhood.

It would be an interesting world if this was all true. Maybe we could just say buzz off to the world. Secure the southern border. Navy only defending the coasts. But it does not work like that. What happens in Europe matters in Denver or Los Angeles or Arlington. Same with China. Russia is out for no good and someone has to stop them. We are the only sheriff on the planet. Some people don't like that and we are often not good at it. But there it is. Putin F'd this up. He has to invade for domestic reasons. It will destroy his economy. He will then feel compelled to take out some NATO countries so he can trade with us -- there is the war. Russia's military can't face us if we want to fight. Iraq was in better shape to fight us. They could go nuclear but that is unlikely because we would respond. This is a mess. Putin could back off and avoid this if we gave him something big. But I doubt we will. This is the most dangerous time in the last 40 years. And we have an over the hill President and a VP that does not read briefing books or memos and otherwise has no idea what is going on. And that is a vast improvement over what we had last administration.

If America were a sheriff, it’d be brutal, corrupt and incompetent. And bad with money too.

2020 called. They said you belong back there.

Yes because American performance overseas post 2020 has been, like, a model of frugality, efficiency and integrity.

Oh wait...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It hasn’t entered it yet and you’re making judgement let about their exit strategy already.

Russia is already in crimea, parts of east ukraine, Abkhazia and Transnistria. There is no exit strategy.

Israel can annex stuff but not Russia?

The deflection doesn’t stop. Does it? Fresh handbooks from the kremlin?

[Anonymous]

Why aren’t Americans giving green cards to Ukrainians ?

[Anonymous]

USA annex Hawaii, Baker Island Howard Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atolls, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, Wake Island, and Kingman Reef. US commits ethnic cleansing in Hawaii and wipes out the heritage of its native people. US tests all sorts of atomic bombs in the Pacific and continues to dump toxic radioactive waste there while the inhabitants have developed many kinds of cancers over the years. Meanwhile, the island nations the US annexed, like Samoa etc., have absolutely abject poverty and horrible health care for the residents who have some of the worst health outcomes due to lack of care. All of that = USA good.



Meanhwil, other countries want to block expansion of a military buildup near its borders while the US cries about annexation and oppression. The USA lectures countries about ethnic cleansing while they did the same to Hawaiians and Native Americans.

Talk about 2 faced hypocrisy. How easily Americans forget how much annexation they've done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USA annex Hawaii, Baker Island Howard Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atolls, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, Wake Island, and Kingman Reef. US commits ethnic cleansing in Hawaii and wipes out the heritage of its native people. US tests all sorts of atomic bombs in the Pacific and continues to dump toxic radioactive waste there while the inhabitants have developed many kinds of cancers over the years. Meanwhile, the island nations the US annexed, like Samoa etc., have absolutely abject poverty and horrible health care for the residents who have some of the worst health outcomes due to lack of care. All of that = USA good.



Meanhwil, other countries want to block expansion of a military buildup near its borders while the US cries about annexation and oppression. The USA lectures countries about ethnic cleansing while they did the same to Hawaiians and Native Americans.

Talk about 2 faced hypocrisy. How easily Americans forget how much annexation they've done.

Lol, Russia isnt trying to "block expansion of a military buildup near its borders. That would be Ukraine and NATO. Russia is the one engaging in an "expansion of a military buildup" near the borders of Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USA annex Hawaii, Baker Island Howard Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atolls, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, Wake Island, and Kingman Reef. US commits ethnic cleansing in Hawaii and wipes out the heritage of its native people. US tests all sorts of atomic bombs in the Pacific and continues to dump toxic radioactive waste there while the inhabitants have developed many kinds of cancers over the years. Meanwhile, the island nations the US annexed, like Samoa etc., have absolutely abject poverty and horrible health care for the residents who have some of the worst health outcomes due to lack of care. All of that = USA good.



Meanhwil, other countries want to block expansion of a military buildup near its borders while the US cries about annexation and oppression. The USA lectures countries about ethnic cleansing while they did the same to Hawaiians and Native Americans.

Talk about 2 faced hypocrisy. How easily Americans forget how much annexation they've done.

We don’t forget and we don’t rewrite history. But we do evolve and learn from past mistakes. What part of history are you struggling with? Perhaps I can help.

[Anonymous]

I read some of these posts and am dumbfounded by those that condone Putin’s actions. I just don’t understand what service Fox News, it’s opinion folks, and the Trumpers believe they’re offering America. Everything is ripped from context and is revisionist. Can someone briefly translate their nuttiness?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USA annex Hawaii, Baker Island Howard Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atolls, Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, Wake Island, and Kingman Reef. US commits ethnic cleansing in Hawaii and wipes out the heritage of its native people. US tests all sorts of atomic bombs in the Pacific and continues to dump toxic radioactive waste there while the inhabitants have developed many kinds of cancers over the years. Meanwhile, the island nations the US annexed, like Samoa etc., have absolutely abject poverty and horrible health care for the residents who have some of the worst health outcomes due to lack of care. All of that = USA good.



Meanhwil, other countries want to block expansion of a military buildup near its borders while the US cries about annexation and oppression. The USA lectures countries about ethnic cleansing while they did the same to Hawaiians and Native Americans.

Talk about 2 faced hypocrisy. How easily Americans forget how much annexation they've done.

We don’t forget and we don’t rewrite history. But we do evolve and learn from past mistakes. What part of history are you struggling with? Perhaps I can help.

Sure, we might not rewrite history, we just write over indigenous peoples of sovereign nations like Hawaii so they we can turn their land into a tourist destination for golfing and going to the beach. Then we have the chutzpah to lecture everyone else on genocide, annexation, and freedoms.

[Anonymous]

Anyone else worried Putin will attack during the Super Bowl to grab attention?