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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Putin is hosed. He's backed himself into an unwinnable situation. Too bad for the Russian people. [/quote]

How so? Europe and the US are not going to lift a finger to save Ukraine. Sanctions aren't going to do much. OPEC has more loyalty to its own members than outsiders, and Saudi Arabia won't budge on oil, which means Europe has a gas problem, since it gets its gas from Russia. China is in Russia's corner purely to act as counterweight against the West, which it wants to destabilize, on its way to becoming the world's next superpower.

Yes, it's an unwinnable situation for Ukraine and the West.

If you have opposing views backed by logical arguments, I'd be happy to be proved wrong.

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DP. You’ve drunk the kool-aid. Not saying that the West won’t have some problems if Russia invades, but ultimately Russia will lose. First, Ukraine is a country of 40 million that hate Putin’s guts. Putin cannot occupy Ukraine and the West will fuel an insurgency. Second, Putin has never experienced the sanctions he’s about to experience, including those against his own assets. That may change his tune. Also, if Putin becomes a pariah, OPEC may be more interested in cooperating again with the US. China has recently backed away from supporting Russia’s invasion, even though it was happy to cement a cheap Russian energy contract. In the end, Russia is acting this way because it is weak. If Russia was something people envied, countries would flock to its door. Instead, Russia is a hellhole that no one except criminals want to partner with. Nothing like gaining friends at the point of a gun. That’s all Putin’s got. [/quote]

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