-I didn't vote for Biden

Neither did anybody else.

call it extortion. fine with me.

But more living Ukranians, Russians, and Americans is a good thing.

Are the mineral rights going to cripple Ukraine? I hope not.

European colonization
the middle east
treaties and $$ exchanged through NATO

It's all paying for access, paying for protection, much like organized crime.

welcome to the real world.

-You don't make an agreement with someone and then add stipulations on those agreements after the fact. That's just wrong to me.

what do you do for a living? Have you had any business experience whatsoever?

It's only $500b. If we asked them for a case of good scotch would you still be bitching?

Is it the amount? Fine.....then how much is fair?

Do you have a number in mind?

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Good for you

-I didn't vote for Biden. Please do try again Eberly.

how does that matter to this?

The issue is your profound ignorance of history and how the world works.

So we ended a war peacefully, avoided US troop casualties, and got a check for $500 billion.

Who wants to keep crying this was a bad deal? Please step forward to be recognized.

This is a little old but the reality is real

The US military is a mercenary of sorts with our allies.

-What a disgrace this is. Extorting the victim for protection goods.

The disgrace is pretending you wouldn't be cheering this if Biden did it.

Let's face it. Nobody cares we're getting some concessions from Ukraine.

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I would say Boaz's definition mostly because not all democrats are anywhere near as liberal as Boaz believes.

I've had the opportunity to meet some New Yorkers and other large city democrats.

They aren't as liberal as you'd think.

So I agree with JPW. Average democrat ... ... not necessarily average liberal

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I don't know. It doesn't look that way.

But you're describing much of the world at one point.

I was wrong. It's telling you what to do....not what to avoid.

I haven't clicked on the article.

I'm going to guess that I'm violating 1 of the 4 rules. Only 1.

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Thanks....I wondered if there were more "opportunities" for Putin.

Good thread!

#97 | Posted by Karabekian

Thanks. I had some help though....

-And Trump tacitly is giving Russia a green light to invade Lithuania and Estonian when it is finished with The Ukraine.

You believe Putin will keep going? seriously?

This is key, IMO. Where could Putin go and not drag the UN or NATO into it?

----- the other week you were aghast that anyone stood up to Nazis marching in Ohio.

you're so cute.

I applauded those folks. I made fun of the morons here who think they're helping by screeching about it on a blog.

"your life sucks"

I talk like that to people who openly complain about what's going on and how life sucks for them

you're so invested into bringing people down you're willing to assign such things to people you know don't feel that way. Madbomber is a good example.

Does your life suck?

You never miss a chance to bring race relations (you're not white), homosexuality (you're gay), immigration (you're an immigrant), lack of democracy (you live in California where you feel you're underrepresented in DC).

Does your life suck?

Did I miss any other self-victimization aspects of your life? More boxes to check to ensure you're fkkkked no matter what?

-This country is fkkked

because I'm talking?

You sure do think I'm pretty darn powerful, don't you?

-What are the specific "Berneeism" policies that you find abhorrent?"

I think what's significant isn't that Madbomber finds them abhorrent or not.

It's that the Democratic party finds them abhorrent enough to keep Bernie on a shelf for the rest of his life and doesn't come anywhere near the White House.

-So you'd give up part of your home in the name of a tenuous peace? I damn sure wouldn't!

Is there a gun to my kid's heads?

I get your point....but aren't we trying to save lives?

Or is the argument this deal going to cost more Ukranian lives in the future? As well as Russian lives.....

Or is this peace actual peace?

-is that a fair solution to you?

for the Ukranians who are still alive and can get back to their lives because nobody is trying to kill them anymore?

-Perhaps it was because they were afraid Russia would cut of their main source of fossil fuels

No question that's a factor.

-A patriotic American whom Donald Trump has made your children and your grandchildren more likely to die in a war.

I have a 17 year old son.

Who's considering an academy appointment.

This hits close to home......