Anonymous wrote:Will DCUM send their children to die fighting Russia? Or will they leave that to the kids from red states…..again?

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

That’s what people of limited vision said when Hitler invaded Poland.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:If Russia wants to decimate their economy, let them. Ukraine is vastly better armed and battle hardened compared to 2014. It will be a quagmire for Putin, and the sanctions alone will obliterate their economy. They won't be able to finance it for very long. Occupation is a lot harder than invasions. There will be years and years of insurgencies that will be difficult to eliminate. This may end up encouraging a country like Finland to join NATO.

This.

And if the Russians are forced out of SWIFT, it will kill their economy and isolate the oligarchs money. that won't stand.

There is a theory that the Ukraine build-up is a deflection of the Russian annexation of Belarus. That may make more sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

Why should there be any world order at all? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to the Japanese Empire expanding in the Pacific? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to Germany invading Poland? The whole reason world order and laws exist is to prevent yet another world war that will kill 200+ million people. Unfortunately, many countries bout there cannot get out of their expansionist mindset and learn nothing from history.

Is the bolded supposed to be sarcasm?

Cough cough Iraq cough cough Afghanistan cough cough any number of US-led invasions.

Wrong. Swing and a miss. There was never any intent of permanent annexation.

Cannot say the same about Russia, which has repeatedly and recently expressed a desire to re-annex all lands formerly part of the Soviet Union.

You're saying the world order rules concern only permanent annexation?

Don't be ridiculous. Of all the countries to appeal to the "world order", the U.S. should be the last in line.

Oh please.. says the Ruskie who invaded/intervened Afghanistan, Mongolia, Czechoslovakia, Manchuria x2, Poland, Hungary, Finland X2, all.of the Baltics....

Russia and China have no leg to stand on either based on their imperialist/expansionist histories if you want to go down this Rabbit hole.

Anonymous wrote:Russia now has about 100,000 troops sitting on Ukraine’s border, and is sending strong signals it will invade as soon as the weather reaches the right moment. Russia is filling Ukraine media with all sorts of misinformation and fake news in advance of an attack. Biden is working with many other countries to discourage Russian aggression and warn of economic sanctions these countries will impose. Biden does not have many choices here.

The Trumpublicans - led by FoxNews - are of course supporting their Russian masters in all this, and saying the US should just let Russia invade other countries without consequence. More traditional Republicans are saying the US should send military support to Ukraine. No matter what Biden does, they’re all sure to try to blame him if Russia invades.

Are there any good options?

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

Why should there be any world order at all? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to the Japanese Empire expanding in the Pacific? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to Germany invading Poland? The whole reason world order and laws exist is to prevent yet another world war that will kill 200+ million people. Unfortunately, many countries bout there cannot get out of their expansionist mindset and learn nothing from history.

Is the bolded supposed to be sarcasm?

Cough cough Iraq cough cough Afghanistan cough cough any number of US-led invasions.

Wrong. Swing and a miss. There was never any intent of permanent annexation.

Cannot say the same about Russia, which has repeatedly and recently expressed a desire to re-annex all lands formerly part of the Soviet Union.

You're saying the world order rules concern only permanent annexation?

Don't be ridiculous. Of all the countries to appeal to the "world order", the U.S. should be the last in line.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

Why should there be any world order at all? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to the Japanese Empire expanding in the Pacific? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to Germany invading Poland? The whole reason world order and laws exist is to prevent yet another world war that will kill 200+ million people. Unfortunately, many countries bout there cannot get out of their expansionist mindset and learn nothing from history.

Is the bolded supposed to be sarcasm?

Cough cough Iraq cough cough Afghanistan cough cough any number of US-led invasions.

Wrong. Swing and a miss. There was never any intent of permanent annexation.

Cannot say the same about Russia, which has repeatedly and recently expressed a desire to re-annex all lands formerly part of the Soviet Union.

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Anonymous wrote:No one has offered any ideas for what US can do to prevent invasion. Is this something the US just can’t stop?

Good article on this topic:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-halt-putin-ukraine-push-american-troops-invasion-biden-sanctions-kyiv-kremlin-russia-11642449547

-"Formal defense ties uniting Sweden, Finland and the U.S. with a commitment to defending the Baltic states, or the restoration of close defense relations between the U.S. and Turkey (which has sold Ukraine drones and has much to fear from a resurgent Russia), would impress Mr. Putin more" than just sanctions

-"To defend peace abroad, President Biden needs to make some peace at home...The administration can and should develop a Russia policy with bipartisan support and put that unity prominently on display."

-"Finally, he needs to open an effective back channel to explore a way forward. Mr. Putin isn’t wrong that Washington and Moscow need a relationship that acknowledges Russia’s new power. Quiet conversations between senior people on both sides are likely to be more effective than official exchanges."

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

Why should there be any world order at all? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to the Japanese Empire expanding in the Pacific? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to Germany invading Poland? The whole reason world order and laws exist is to prevent yet another world war that will kill 200+ million people. Unfortunately, many countries bout there cannot get out of their expansionist mindset and learn nothing from history.

Is the bolded supposed to be sarcasm?

Cough cough Iraq cough cough Afghanistan cough cough any number of US-led invasions.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.

Why should there be any world order at all? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to the Japanese Empire expanding in the Pacific? What happened when the world turned a blind eye to Germany invading Poland? The whole reason world order and laws exist is to prevent yet another world war that will kill 200+ million people. Unfortunately, many countries bout there cannot get out of their expansionist mindset and learn nothing from history.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why do we care? It's not like the Ukraine is a major economic force. They don't have oil or a large manufacturing base. I'm not sure why it would be in the US's interest to get involved.

I could probably make a good argument for NATO and/or UN involvment, but I'm not sure why the US would want to get involved on its own. Feel free to convince me otherwise.