Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 13:15     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what would be the impact of this war on US? Should there be preparation/worry?


If Putin succeeds, he doesn't stop at Ukraine. There's also a huge Ukrainian-American population, vast majority of whom are recent immigrants and their 1st gen American kids. Lots of American citizens and Green Card holders in Ukraine itself.

I would expect retaliatory cyber attacks on US infrastructure - hacking, ransomware - on the energy and banking sectors.


Isn't there also a huge Russo-American population? And lots of American citizens and green card holders in Russia/
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 13:14     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is straight out of Hitler's playbook when he invaded Poland. Claim that genocide is being committed and make up an excuse to invade.


Russia has planned numerous false-flag operations to try to justify attacking and annexing more of Ukraine:

- false flag mass grave “discovery”. Russia will claim it found evidence of a “human rights atrocity” in the form of a mass grave in Eastern Ukraine; it will claim Ukrainian nationalists are murdering “Russians” so it has no choice but to invade and occupy Ukraine;

- false flag “chemical weapons attack.” Russia has moved large amounts of concentrated ammonia to its border with Ukraine; Russia may release the ammonia, and falsely claim Ukraine “attacked” Russia with crude chemical weapons, leaving Russia no choice but to invade.


Hey maybe they should claim they discovered WMD in Ukraine. Bring a tube to wave around or something. Worked brilliantly in the past, no?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:41     Subject: US has no good options in Ukraine
To understand Russia, examine their history (and see if they plan something similar, as a false flag, in Ukraine):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:39     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:This is straight out of Hitler's playbook when he invaded Poland. Claim that genocide is being committed and make up an excuse to invade.


Russia has planned numerous false-flag operations to try to justify attacking and annexing more of Ukraine:

- false flag mass grave “discovery”. Russia will claim it found evidence of a “human rights atrocity” in the form of a mass grave in Eastern Ukraine; it will claim Ukrainian nationalists are murdering “Russians” so it has no choice but to invade and occupy Ukraine;

- false flag “chemical weapons attack.” Russia has moved large amounts of concentrated ammonia to its border with Ukraine; Russia may release the ammonia, and falsely claim Ukraine “attacked” Russia with crude chemical weapons, leaving Russia no choice but to invade.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:24     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Liz Truss making a play for Prime Minister. Kudos!

Can you imagine BoJo doing any of this?

Liz Truss to deliver speech in Ukraine capital warning Putin of ‘pariah status’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-truss-ukraine-speech-putin-b2016826.html

Liz Truss signs trilateral security agreement between UK, Poland, and Ukraine
https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/ukraine-poland-the-uk-sign-agreement-as-russian-threat-looms/
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:21     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:what would be the impact of this war on US? Should there be preparation/worry?


If Putin succeeds, he doesn't stop at Ukraine. There's also a huge Ukrainian-American population, vast majority of whom are recent immigrants and their 1st gen American kids. Lots of American citizens and Green Card holders in Ukraine itself.

I would expect retaliatory cyber attacks on US infrastructure - hacking, ransomware - on the energy and banking sectors.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:15     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
what would be the impact of this war on US? Should there be preparation/worry?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 12:01     Subject: US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Biden and Blinken have this- let them do their job.


Let’s just hope Putin doesn’t invade when Joe is distracted by something more important, like lime jello or chocolate pudding for dessert.


I can understand not agreeing with Biden's policy choices. I cannot for the life of me understand having a strong emotional response to the man himself.


NP.

I do not have any emotional reaction to the president.

I am concerned he appears to be suffering from serious mental decline, and possible Alzheimer’s disease.



We can't diagnose him obviously, but it's apparent there is some decline. You can look at all the videos which prove his grasping for words and some confusion. I hope he can hang on for 3 more years.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 11:38     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:This is straight out of Hitler's playbook when he invaded Poland. Claim that genocide is being committed and make up an excuse to invade.


Russia is also using the same playbook they used to attack Georgia in 2008. In 2008 Russia even claimed to be withdrawing troops before they just had to act to protect the civilians from the Georgian aggressors.

Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 11:28     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
This is straight out of Hitler's playbook when he invaded Poland. Claim that genocide is being committed and make up an excuse to invade.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 11:05     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine

Putin has erred. This has reinvigorated NATO. Europe is no longer asleep at the wheel.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 10:15     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
Russian-backed forces in Eastern Ukraine bombed a kindergarten school, trying to provoke a response from the Ukrainian government forces which would serve as a pretext to invade further.

Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 09:31     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
A US Deputy Ambassador was just expelled from Russia.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 08:45     Subject: Re:US has no good options in Ukraine
So true

Anonymous
Post 02/17/2022 08:32     Subject: US has no good options in Ukraine
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Biden and Blinken have this- let them do their job.


Let’s just hope Putin doesn’t invade when Joe is distracted by something more important, like lime jello or chocolate pudding for dessert.


I can understand not agreeing with Biden's policy choices. I cannot for the life of me understand having a strong emotional response to the man himself.


NP.

I do not have any emotional reaction to the president.

I am concerned he appears to be suffering from serious mental decline, and possible Alzheimer’s disease.



My father is 80 and actually has Alzheimer's. Biden clearly does not and it's offensive and disgusting to use it as a political attack.