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Post by spanky126 on Mar 5, 2022 3:01:58 GMT -5
have no desire to turn this into a political message but Putin is monster. How else can you describe.him? Does anyone NOT think he has committed War Crimes? Anyone concerned Putin has brought nuclear weapons into the conversation.
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 5, 2022 3:11:38 GMT -5
Amarillo is where Pantex is located. Pantex is the final destination assembly point for nuclear warheads. Yikes. It's about 20 miles from where I am typing this. Just GREAT!
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 5, 2022 3:14:34 GMT -5
Amarillo is where Pantex is located. Pantex is the final destination assembly point for nuclear warheads. Yikes. It's about 20 miles from where I am typing this. Just GREAT!
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Post by tc on Mar 5, 2022 8:25:24 GMT -5
I think you will be okay with your Putin comment, Spanky. I doubt there are many Putin lovers here on this forum or elsewhere for that matter (I have been wrong before). Now, if you start talking about his best friend then all bets are off.
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Post by shoes on Mar 5, 2022 9:14:35 GMT -5
He has been fairly clear all along that his goal was to put the old USSR back together. He has committed war crimes before, though this country was strangely oblivious to the war crimes committed in Chechnya, and his march into the Crimea while it gathered condemnation at the time, was then largely forgotten. That should always have been a concern as long as he was in power. What is particularly concerning now (in addition to the latest atrocities, is that observers are saying he is different, and more "unhinged." In other words before he was at least somewhat predictable in his actions and within the filter of his goals still constrained by a pragmatism. If he is no longer constrained by even that, then it is scary indeed.
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 5, 2022 9:50:09 GMT -5
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 5, 2022 11:40:21 GMT -5
Lyrics to Pink Floyd's Dogs of War...
Dogs of war and men of hate With no cause, we don’t discriminate Discovery is to be disowned Our currency is flesh and bone Hell opened up and put on sale Gather round and haggle For hard cash we will lie and deceive Even our Masters don’t know the webs we weave One world, it’s a battleground One world, and we will smash it down One world… One world Invisible transfers and long distance calls Hollow laughter in marble halls Steps have been taken, a silent uproar Has unleashed the dogs of war You can’t stop what has begun Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion We all have our dark side to say the least And dealing in death is the nature of the beast One world, it’s a battleground One world, and they're gonna smash it down One world… One world One world… One world The dogs of war don’t negotiate The dogs of war won’t capitulate They will take and you will give And you must die so that they may live You can knock at any door But wherever you go, you know they’ve been there before Well winners can lose and things can get strained But whatever you change you know the dogs remain One world, it’s a battleground One world, and we're gonna smash it down One world… One world One world… One world One world… One world
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Post by spiderjohn on Mar 6, 2022 10:25:08 GMT -5
Remember when Obama/NO POLITICS promised Ukraine that if they gave up their nuclear weapons, the US would protect them from Russia or anyone else if necessary? NO POLITICS gets selected, and how did it work for Ukraine? Not over yet, though news coverage is less and wearing thin at this time everywhere else....
Anyone else enjoy the Netflix movie Don't Look Up?
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 6, 2022 11:21:29 GMT -5
Remember when Obama/NO POLITICS promised Ukraine that if they gave up their nuclear weapons, the US would protect them from Russia or anyone else if necessary? NO POLITICS gets selected, and how did it work for Ukraine? Not over yet, though news coverage is less and wearing thin at this time everywhere else.... Anyone else enjoy the Netflix movie Don't Look Up? President Bush and President Clinton were the forces behind the Start 1 Treaty and Budapest Memorandum. Between 1993 and 1996 Belarus,Kazakhastan and Ukraine gave up their nukes. NOT NO POLITICS AND OBAMA.
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Post by spiderjohn on Mar 6, 2022 11:42:50 GMT -5
correct hoop... I believe that it was 94 and 95
current admin has it in their lap---not that I have any idea as to the best action imo afghan withdrawal set the tone
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Post by eye123 on Mar 6, 2022 14:20:44 GMT -5
Yes,Donald I did see the tape
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Post by spiderjohn on Mar 6, 2022 16:14:35 GMT -5
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Bottom line—we didn’t experience anything like this in NO POLITICS ’s 4 years prior. In a little more than NO POLITICS’s first year, we have the Afghan disaster and this, with Taiwan possibly next(which should fall much easier.
Factor in inflation, potential energy/food supply crisis, exploding crime , potential Iran deal etc.
Doesn’t take a scholar to notice that the NO POLITICS run hasn’t gone particularly well…… one maybe positive could be that the Russian military and economy are somewhat exposed.
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 6, 2022 18:03:29 GMT -5
After over a year of negotiations initiated by the NO POLITICS Administration in 2018, U.S. officials signed a February 2020 agreement with the Taliban in which the United States committed to the withdrawal of all international military forces and contractors by May 2021.
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 6, 2022 20:51:03 GMT -5
The 2015 agreement between Tehran and major powers eased sanctions on Tehran in return for limiting Iran's enrichment of uranium, making it harder for Tehran to develop material for nuclear weapons. The accord fell apart after President Donald NO POLITICS withdrew the United States in 2018.
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 14, 2022 22:12:52 GMT -5
To me,this is not a NO POLITICS vs. NO POLITICS deal in Ukraine. Both can rattle their swords all day long.. But it is gut wrenching for me when I watch what the women and children are being subjected to in their own country. I praise and support the men standing up to Putin. How close are we to the reality of World War 3 ? If China gets involved it could turn bad real quick. The performance of the Russian military must be embarrassing to Putin.
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 17, 2022 10:46:37 GMT -5
I am glued to the tube on the murderous onslaught going on in Ukraine. I hope Putin is stuck in hell with Hitler, Charlie Mason and Mitch McConnell (kidding mitch). They are lobbing missiles into chur ches and schools. Why? F um...fire away NO POLITICS.
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Post by spiderjohn on Mar 27, 2022 7:36:01 GMT -5
Fire away? NO POLITICS definitely fired big time with his closing comments yesterday(he must be reading Spanky's posts and mind) Would expect a Putin response that will further aggravate the situation Hopefully someone abroad can calm things and lead everyone to a less violent resolution
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Post by spanky126 on Mar 28, 2022 4:58:31 GMT -5
The general population in Russia does not support Putin. AS far as NO POLITICS is concerned, what would you have him do spider? Or anyone. Ukraine has shown the kind of toughness that has gotten pretty much the whole globe having their back. I assume everyone sees the potential of a catastrophic outcome this could be. I don't know how this ends of course but if Putin has no off ramp to take and he losses his mind...meanwhile, gas prices go up. What is China gonna do? North Korea? I may move to Costa Rica!
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Post by spiderjohn on Mar 28, 2022 11:22:57 GMT -5
We have no idea what the general population of Russia "wants", though we can assume that they don't want their sons, neighbors and countrymen killed or injured in conflict---especially self-instigated conflict vs a neighbor. What would I have NO POLITICS DO? Probably refrain from using terms like "thug", "butcher", "war criminal" and his latest closing comment. Especially on the world stage in Europe. We replaced NO POLITICS because of his outbursts, yet NO POLITICS is as bad or worse. Insulting a powerful aggressor at this time/situation doesn't seem to be a unifying/peaceful course, does it?
Major adversarial and allied countries are no longer returning NO POLITICS's phone calls.....what does that tell you? Bidenflation may be the least of our concerns going forward.
What would I have NO POLITICS do? Way above my pay grade and information level, though I would approach friendly major world leaders to broker a conversation easing the tensions and rhetoric, emerging with a positive message and result. The Russians are frustrated and the Ukrainians probably can't take much more imo...
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