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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 am
Russia has been historically worried about its borders in Europe. To be fair, they were invaded twice themselves in the last 110 years, more or less. That's why they screwed the Poles at Yalta and the rest of Eastern Europe shortly thereafter, and held dominion for decades.
That still doesn't make NATO decisions responsible for Putin's invasion. It's not like NATO invaded Poland or the Baltics in order to threaten Russia; those countries joined NATO voluntarily in order to seek protection from Russia. They knew what happens under Russian occupation. Other countries, in the Caucasus where that wasn't an option, fell to Putin's ambitions as well.
Ukraine wanted protection in the form of NATO, but it was not forthcoming before the 2014 invasion.
Blaming the Ukrainians for wanting protection against a predatory neighbor doesn't seem justified at all.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 am
Maybe she shouldn't have been wearing that skirt.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 am
Russia was maybe invaded twice in the past 100y, but how many times did Russia invade it's neighbors? Give me a call when you are finished counting.
Hint: the result is >20
Russian interests? How about Ukrainian interests? Russian interests? How about lithuanian interests? Russian interests? How about Finnish interests?
Belaqua quotes a former head of cia? Is it the same belaqua who said to never trust cia?
This shit is so transparent, it offends my intellect that Russian actors like belaqua seen to believe I am ever going to fall for this bullshit. It's so offensive , I'd rather have respect for him if he ever dropped the pretense.... Which he never will do, because he is a coward.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 am
It offends my sensibilities that anyone would defend the naked aggression and support the concept of "might makes right".
If you support bombing and torturing civilians, then right, fuck off. I'll spare my sympathies for your victims, and reserve my rocksalt for you.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 am
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 2:34 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2026 at 2:35 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 am
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 am
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 am
You may be disappointed to hear that the Ukrainian International Legionnaires Unit has been "effectively dismantled." Too many of them got killed. The survivors have been reassigned to regular units.
If you are not yet 60, and you believe that people should be dying to protect Western civilization in the Donbas, there is no reason not to join up.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
January 2, 2026 at 5:04 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2026 at 5:27 am by Ivan Denisovich.)
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