Politics Ukraine / Russia

Discussion in 'Blazers OT Forum' started by Hoopguru, Jan 20, 2022.

  1. e_blazer

    e_blazer Rip City Fan

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    24,204
    Likes Received:
    30,343
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Consultant
    Location:
    Oregon City, OR
    “Draft another center. Spend five turns at hospital.”
     
    Chris Craig likes this.
  2. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    Messages:
    125,173
    Likes Received:
    145,409
    Trophy Points:
    115
    [​IMG]
     
    Chris Craig likes this.
  3. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    26,638
    Likes Received:
    16,953
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Elec. & Computer Engineer OSU Computer Science PSU
    Location:
    Lake Oswego, OR
    Phatguysrule likes this.
  4. Shaboid

    Shaboid Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2014
    Messages:
    10,176
    Likes Received:
    13,423
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Chris Craig and Phatguysrule like this.
  5. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    Messages:
    125,173
    Likes Received:
    145,409
    Trophy Points:
    115
  6. e_blazer

    e_blazer Rip City Fan

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    24,204
    Likes Received:
    30,343
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Consultant
    Location:
    Oregon City, OR
    Nice!

    Behind the mask ain’t bad either:

    [​IMG]
    Long live the queen!
     
  7. Fairly-Hard

    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

    Joined:
    May 2, 2021
    Messages:
    9,062
    Likes Received:
    7,412
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Currently the apartment in the Moda
    If you mock Joe Biden in any way and look past this you are a hypocrite!
    [​IMG]
     
  8. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    59,611
    Likes Received:
    60,010
    Trophy Points:
    113
    SlyPokerDog and Phatguysrule like this.
  9. Fairly-Hard

    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

    Joined:
    May 2, 2021
    Messages:
    9,062
    Likes Received:
    7,412
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Currently the apartment in the Moda
    I honestly don’t think so? I think it would take too many people to agree with him to actually launch a nuclear weapon.
     
  10. Road Ratt

    Road Ratt King of my own little world

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2015
    Messages:
    5,088
    Likes Received:
    3,960
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    A fruitloop daydream
    US Secretary of Defense Admits the Real Strategic Goal in Ukraine: Quagmire for Russia

    The strategic goal of "weakening Russia" is playing with fire—even nuclear fire—and to allow the war to go on indefinitely, or to escalate, at the expense of the Ukrainian people is cruel, dangerous, and unacceptable.



    The Sec. of Defense Just Admitted It!

     
  11. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    45,114
    Likes Received:
    33,874
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Sales Manager
    Location:
    Cincinnati
    I kinda feel like I need to have half of my brain removed so I could understand this rambling nonsensical word salad.
     
    Fairly-Hard and oldmangrouch like this.
  12. Road Ratt

    Road Ratt King of my own little world

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2015
    Messages:
    5,088
    Likes Received:
    3,960
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    A fruitloop daydream
    US Expansionist Goal To 'Weaken Russia' Mirrors Dangerous Tactics In Afghanistan: Dr. Trita Parsi

     
  13. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2008
    Messages:
    20,936
    Likes Received:
    17,813
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Supporting Ukraine via hardware and finances is far less of a danger (nuclear, or otherwise) than any other option. The only other option would be forcing Ukraine to give in to Russia and hoping they stop. Which they will not.

    The US is doing the right thing here, as long as Ukraine is willing to fight. This is the least risky action for the near term as well as the long term. This will cost Russian leadership the most support as well.
     
    GriLtCheeZ likes this.
  14. jonnyboy

    jonnyboy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 12, 2016
    Messages:
    6,626
    Likes Received:
    5,266
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Wyoming
    Given our nation’s history, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re fighting Ukraine in ten or so years. Isn’t that America’s playbook? We get into conflicts with whoever we were funding 10 years prior so their insurgents can use our own weapons against us? If someone was into perpetual warfare with enriching military contractors as the outcome, this play would work nicely…
     
  15. Road Ratt

    Road Ratt King of my own little world

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2015
    Messages:
    5,088
    Likes Received:
    3,960
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    A fruitloop daydream
    Defense Contractors’ Ties To Ukraine Pundits

     
  16. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    59,611
    Likes Received:
    60,010
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Go back three spaces
     
    e_blazer likes this.
  17. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    59,611
    Likes Received:
    60,010
    Trophy Points:
    113
    ehizzy3 and Shaboid like this.
  18. Fairly-Hard

    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

    Joined:
    May 2, 2021
    Messages:
    9,062
    Likes Received:
    7,412
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Currently the apartment in the Moda
    This is much more important right now than Roe vs Wade IMO.

    Hoping we don’t just move on to the next story.
     
    Phatguysrule likes this.
  19. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2008
    Messages:
    20,936
    Likes Received:
    17,813
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Russia has transitioned to just demolishing the whole country. They aren't going to try and hold anything. They are going to carpet bomb every city until nobody wants to live there anymore.

    This is going to be tough... Russia is very good at this tactic...
     
    oldmangrouch likes this.
  20. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    59,611
    Likes Received:
    60,010
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Wouldn't be surprised if Putin gets to his last nerve and starts dropping nukes on Ukraine. He would rather no one have it, if he can't.
     

Share This Page