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This was in Mitt Romney's FB feed. He was saluting the Hill AFB F-35s enroute to Europe.

and yet if you want a WWIII this is where it will start.

So...

A couple products that should be sanctioned immediately Tula ammo Red Army ammo Wolf ammo Barnaul ammo We can at least slow down the killing of Americans on our streets with Russian ammo

Erdogan is not happy

Just reading about the Polish and Lithuanian leaders in Kiev today saying all manner of supportive things. Like...they sponsor Ukraine for EU membership. I can imagine their passion might lead to some danger. You can imagine the scenarios where Poland and others who are in the Hate Russia club might say they will fight with Ukraine and not just by proxy.

Love it

Wars can create the furnace that solidifies nationhood.

Not an outcome Putin's buddies like. Why did you create this business crisis for us Vladdie? We could do so much better with someone else.

This is a day old but still essentially accurate. I do believe that only Ukrainian battlefield success defined as survival as a force in being for as long as possible with a viable supply corridor to the West for more ammo, medical support etc. is what will eventually bring Putin down. As in end his regime.

This is a complete no duh. China Must Back Russia Over Ukraine for Support With Taiwan: Editor (businessinsider.com) China and Russia are not 100% allied but they are moving closer and closer to each other.

No kidding

I'm totally for Ukraine being in NATO if they are committed to the Rule of Law, a semblance of democracy, and will contribute to the common defense of the alliance.

Recall the Georgia invasion resulted in a collective WTF? from the W Bush admin. Nobody was ready or had bandwidth to deal with Russia adequately because we were in the first decade of the two decade GWOT.

There are indeed some American pro-gun/professional military contractors (mercs) in Kiev who are touting this very position.

Speculation: He's got the long haul covid cognitive issues. He had the heart trouble a year or so ago. Here are some more informed speculations on this https://lansinginstitute.org/2021/09/29/putins-worsening-health-set-to-be-a-determining-factor-in-russias-policy-over-the-next-four-years/

I've thought this a bit based on his actions and behavior.

Biden appears to understand bullies as only the grownup man who as a kid suffered from bullying could. Biden also appears like the kid on his bike who is rallying the other kids in the neighborhood to fight the monsters from the upside down. Meanwhile Donald Trump is the kid who got his first Russian whore at 14 when he was home from bullying the other kids at military school. His historical ties to the Soviet Union are well documented.

FTR, It does appear Europe is unified.

Do they give expressed written permission or is that implied oral consent?

There is absolutely one way to correct Russia's behavior. Its to bleed him. Ukraine will do that. If we were ever going to have Russia join the civilized world. It has to change leadership.

Supporting Ukraine = going to war. Ok I see you continue to call it "the Ukraine" as well.

We certainly learned the lesson from 1945-1989 in Europe and 1953-now in Korea. Collective security works. It works really well when you have something to lose.