Russia/Ukraine?

[bae]

WWIII?

Financial apocalypse? (Judging from my accounts, already in motion...)

Nothing to concern ourselves with?

Another GOP/Democrat arena-of-death?

The Rise Of The Oligarchs?

...?

[ToomuchStuff]

Since they aren't a Nato country, not the start of WWIII. I expect we will let them fall, then do more "sanctions", instead of admitting them to Nato and backing that commitment.

Sounds so much like Putin is wanting to reform the Warsaw pact, by invading former controlled countries. If they try to invade one that was accepted into Nato, then maybe WWIII.

Still a storm of fecal matter.

[LDAHL]

I think an aging tyrant is anxious to cement his legacy. It’s a matter of concern if you think freedom is important, or that the neighbors should worry about predatory powers on their doorstep.

I don’t think economic sanctions or sternly worded statements will make much difference against the Russian mindset. I think putting significant numbers of javelin and nlaw missiles into the hands of a sufficiently bloody-minded population will, given enough time and misery and logistical support.

When Stalin died in 1953, the New York Times published an obituary that said “But those who survived the purges hailed Stalin as a supreme genius”. I don’t think that much has changed since then. I do think China is watching the proceedings with interest.

[Teacher Terry]

I feel sorry for the people in Ukraine. I am really glad that Poland is our ally. They have been invaded many times and really suffered under Russia. My DIL’s family still lives there.

[jp1]

Well, apparently the aging tyrant's has moved forward with cementing his legacy as being the best badass our (thankfully) previous president ever met. If that goon were still in office I'd half be expecting him to send American troops to fight on russia's side in this.

https://news.google.com/articles/CAI...S&ceid=US%3Aen

[LDAHL]

I always thought that was stupid, but I did like the way he took many NATO Allies to task for not honoring their budgetary commitments.

[catherine]

Geez, I just looked up Putin's age, since he's been called "an aging tyrant" and he's my age. Watch it, folks. He has enough years left to do a lot of damage. This invasion isn't exactly a dying wish.

I thought the Western invasion years were over. I wonder what Russia's long game is.

[razz]

Geez, I just looked up Putin's age, since he's been called "an aging tyrant" and he's my age. Watch it, folks. He has enough years left to do a lot of damage. This invasion isn't exactly a dying wish.

I thought the Western invasion years were over. I wonder what Russia's long game is.

Chuckling as I had the same thought about the aging tyrant but tempered with deep concern re future activities.

[frugal-one]

Well, apparently the aging tyrant's has moved forward with cementing his legacy as being the best badass our (thankfully) previous president ever met. If that goon were still in office I'd half be expecting him to send American troops to fight on russia's side in this.

https://news.google.com/articles/CAI...S&ceid=US%3Aen

Seeing a$$holes tRump and a few other “republicans” calling Putin a genius should be sent to Russia permanently. They can be governed by “the genius”. How anyone can still be for tRump is beyond understanding.

[oldhat]

It's horrible, but that said, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. It's a huge gamble for Putin. From what I've seen, public support for the invasion among Russians is lukewarm at best. Let's see what happens when Russian boys start coming home in body bags as their economy spirals downward.

So far, I think Biden has played his hand as well as he could have. It's truly chilling to think what would have happened if you-know-who had been re-elected.