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What does Putin want?
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Posted by shadowminister, Monday, 7 March 2022 2:02:01 PM
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The shadow of nuclear weapons has been cast over those nations wanting
to assist another country under threat by an invader. If the invader does not have nuclear weapons countries can exercise their conscience and come to the aid of the attacked country. What a pity that what can be a good deed is so compromised. Think how the Poles must feel, just over the line and they cannot even clear the approaches to Poland of Russians. However this ends up, Sweden and Finland will join NATO and eventually Ukraine will join, they will not forget. Posted by Bazz, Monday, 7 March 2022 2:09:16 PM
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“Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart, whoever wants it back has no brain”? - Putin
This isn't about restoring the USSR but about keeping NATO away from the Russian border by ensuring Ukraine remains as a non-NATO buffer state.This conflict has been going on since 2014 but nobody seemed to care until recently. As for this not happening under Trump, Trump was preparing to remove American soldiers from Germany and, according to Roger Stone and other sources, was planning for the US to exit NATO during his second term. This would have severely weakened NATO and Putin gambled that things would stay much the same in a post-Trump world. Meanwhile Trump and many Republicans continue to support Putin as some sort of genius but remember that Trump was financially bailed out by Russian oligarchs when the banks wouldn't touch him so "he owes them". Posted by rache, Monday, 7 March 2022 11:20:07 PM
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'Useful Idiot' you need to get your head out of the Murdoch Gutter Press and learn from the real world. Since WWII 12 million people have perished in American wars of aggression.
http://www.worldfuturefund.org/ Posted by Paul1405, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 4:46:43 AM
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Putin is a Christian, he was baptized into the Orthodox Church as an infant . There is no doubt about Putins belief in God, often making godly references during speeches.. Putin attends church during holidays, he went as far as having his baptismal cross blessed at the Lord's Tomb in Israel, he has a street in Bethlehem named after him. Putin has done much to restore the Russian Orthodox Church to a prominent position in Russian society.
Heck Putin might be more religious than Biden. God save our souls! Posted by Paul1405, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 7:12:36 AM
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Since 1776 America has been at war 93% of the time. It is by far the most aggressive nation on Earth, other nations are right to fear them. Every year of the 21st century America has been involved in a foreign war. America has fought wars on every contingent except Antarctica, the penguins should be careful, America will be done there shortly delivering their wholesome brand of " freedom and democracy" to the poor birds at the point of a gun.
Posted by Paul1405, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 4:48:23 PM
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To give some perspective, Russia in 10 days has lost many more aircraft, helicopters, tanks and vehicles than the entire Australian army/airforce. The west has supplied Ukraine with many 1000s of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and with an attrition rate of about 5% of aircraft a week, this is not a war that Russia can prosecute for long.
In the background, the Russian economy is only 50% larger than Australia's and shortly to shrink considerably. Russia has only orders for 30% of the oil it produces even at a huge discount and with the war crimes Russia is committing countries are moving to ban the import of Russian oil. And if it continues much longer the US is likely to impose secondary sanctions i.e. black listing banks that buy Russian oil.