Who cares what Putin thinks

[georgephillip]

Russia can only blame itself for having such poor relations with it's neighbors that they all want the protections of NATO membership.

Russia had nothing to gain from continuing the Cold War after the demise of the USSR. US arms merchants had a great deal to lose from a "peace dividend"

Who won that war?

Ex-Nato head says Putin wanted to join alliance early on in his rule

"Vladimir Putin wanted Russia to join Nato but did not want his country to have to go through the usual application process and stand in line 'with a lot of countries that don’t matter', according to a former secretary general of the transatlantic alliance.

"George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary who led Nato between 1999 and 2003, said Putin made it clear at their first meeting that he wanted Russia to be part of western Europe. 'They wanted to be part of that secure, stable prosperous west that Russia was out of at the time,' he said."

 

[gipper]

Russia had nothing to gain from continuing the Cold War after the demise of the USSR. US arms merchants had a great deal to lose from a "peace dividend"

Who won that war?

Ex-Nato head says Putin wanted to join alliance early on in his rule

"Vladimir Putin wanted Russia to join Nato but did not want his country to have to go through the usual application process and stand in line 'with a lot of countries that don’t matter', according to a former secretary general of the transatlantic alliance.

"George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary who led Nato between 1999 and 2003, said Putin made it clear at their first meeting that he wanted Russia to be part of western Europe. 'They wanted to be part of that secure, stable prosperous west that Russia was out of at the time,' he said."

The war profiteers in the US won.

 

[georgephillip]

Second, you're right. The U.S. never should have backed the 2014 coup in Ukraine. Nor should we have supported the war in Donbas.

Third, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia was, from a military viewpoint, the biggest military blunder since WWII.

Imho, wars of aggression can never be condoned but some can be explained. Had the US abstained from meddling in Ukrainian politics I think it's unlikely Putin would have made his Big Mistake.

I suspect that timing is everything in regards to whether or not Putin's invasion is the biggest mistake since WWII since the global economy is far more fragile today than it was when Bush invaded Iraq in 2003.

What is the Great Reset - and how did it get hijacked by conspiracy theories?

 

[georgephillip]

The war profiteers in the US won.

They've been on a winning streak since November 22, 1963

Maybe their luck is about to run out?

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Morning Joe | MSNBC Morning Joe Live with Joe Scarborough Putin is going to do what Putin does, and he already has.

Critics of Biden for calling Putin out for what he really is, are people afraid to call a spade a spade, or they support Russia.

I mean seriously folks, at this point, do you think appeasing Putin with soft language is going to stop him from bombing children's hospitals or any civilian living quarters? The guy is a mad man. A war criminal. A genocidal maniac. He's no genius like Trump has called him. If he were really a genius, he wouldn't be bogged down with his military right now.

Ukranian's aren't fighting to steal land like Putin. They are trying to keep there's. In the mean time, Putin commits mass murder. You tell them Joe. Don't be afraid to call him for what he is. We have your back. We don't support Putin's imperialistic massacre like some of these Trump stooges in this country.

Suddenly, you leftists DON'T care what the world thinks?

Welcome to the don't-give-a-shit club.

 

[georgephillip]

Finally, The U.S. dollar will remain the world's currency reserve. There is no viable alternative.

I think the jury's still out on that one:

"Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population"​

Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population | MR Online

Imho, much of the world including Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, and India are becoming thoroughly disgusted with the hypocrisy of US economic sanctions, and the most direct way of dealing with that problem is to revisit the dollar's global reserve status.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

I think the jury's still out on that one:

"Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population"​

Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population | MR Online

Imho, much of the world including Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, and India are becoming thoroughly disgusted with the hypocrisy of US economic sanctions, and the most direct way of dealing with that problem is to revisit the dollar's global reserve status.

You commies are fucking shameless.

 

[gipper]

You commies are fucking shameless.

Commies…lol. WTF!

 

[georgephillip]

Agreed. If the so called experts are right, losing reserve currency status could result in a huge devaluation of the dollar. So, our money could be worthless.

Some economists predict a price increase of 200% to 300% when the dollar loses its global reserve status; such a loss would also make it impossible to support the 800 US military bases currently dotting the globe.

RDWolff

 

[georgephillip]

You commies are fucking shameless.

Capitalist scum

Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population | MR Online

"Recent history includes the 2014 U.S.-orchestrated coup in Ukraine, followed by a war of the central government against those in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk resisting the coup government and its policies.

"Those policies include a ban on the Russian language, the native tongue of the region and a significant part of the country (ironically, including President Zelensky).

"By the end of 2021 the war had taken 14,000 lives, four-fifths of them members of the resistance or civilian Russian speakers targeted by the government.

"Through years of negotiations Russia tried and failed to keep the Donetsk and Lugansk regions inside a united Ukraine.

"After signing the Minsk agreements that would do just that, Ukraine, under tight U.S. control, refused to comply even with step one: to talk with the rebellion’s representatives"

 

[francoHFW]

Lol. You’re a D who only consumes corporate media news sources, so you prove you know nothing with every post.

And you listen to total idiots who can't get a job cause they are insane. You hate corporations? You are the commie lol...You people really seem to be going round the bend. Trying to be Americans and loving Putin the shytte. Ditto Trump. Your movement is shattering with this insanity....

 

[francoHFW]

Capitalist scum

Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World’s population | MR Online

"Recent history includes the 2014 U.S.-orchestrated coup in Ukraine, followed by a war of the central government against those in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk resisting the coup government and its policies.

"Those policies include a ban on the Russian language, the native tongue of the region and a significant part of the country (ironically, including President Zelensky).

"By the end of 2021 the war had taken 14,000 lives, four-fifths of them members of the resistance or civilian Russian speakers targeted by the government.

"Through years of negotiations Russia tried and failed to keep the Donetsk and Lugansk regions inside a united Ukraine.

"After signing the Minsk agreements that would do just that, Ukraine, under tight U.S. control, refused to comply even with step one: to talk with the rebellion’s representatives"

So China and India didn't vote for it? LOL! Well good to get the communist outlook...You are in the world's smallest echo chamber....

 

[francoHFW]

Yeah it’s too bad. We have way too many of these duopoly dupes on this forum.

I HAVE A MASTERS IN hISTORY, SPEAK 3 LANGUAGES AND YOU FOOLS ARE TOTAL INTERNET MORONS...OOOPS. lATER VERY MUCH, TWITS...DAMMIT LOL. Try journalism and reality....Start with the BBC and France 24 and DW on Create...

 

[gipper]

Some economists predict a price increase of 200% to 300% when the dollar loses its global reserve status; such a loss would also make it impossible to support the 800 US military bases currently dotting the globe.

RDWolff

That’s a happy consequence. The imperialist empire will be forced to die.

 

[gipper]

I HAVE A MASTERS IN hISTORY, SPEAK 3 LANGUAGES AND YOU FOOLS ARE TOTAL INTERNET MORONS...OOOPS. lATER VERY MUCH, TWITS...DAMMIT LOL. Try journalism and reality....Start with the BBC and France 24 and DW on Create...

That’s really sad. You know so little yet attained a masters degree. Talk about grade inflation.

 

[gipper]

So China and India didn't vote for it? LOL! Well good to get the communist outlook...You are in the world's smallest echo chamber....

Communist outlook??? WTF. Once again you don’t know what your talking about.

 

[francoHFW]

That’s really sad. You know so little yet attained a masters degree. Talk about grade inflation.

They don't teach your idiocy anywhere...

 

[francoHFW]

Lol. You’re a D who only consumes corporate media news sources, so you prove you know nothing with every post.

so did you vote for trump?

 

[francoHFW]

Communist outlook??? WTF. Once again you don’t know what your talking about.

That article is from an actual communist/socialist org...mronline. I am a French Socialist who absolutely hates communism. The difference is democracy...

 

[gipper]

They don't teach your idiocy anywhere...

How would you know? Your news sources are all corporate ones that only promote the government’s narrative, but you aren’t smart enough to figure that out.