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17. Silly

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2022, 02:15 PM

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Should Congress declare war on Russia? [View all] sarisataka Apr 2022 OP

I'm not sure - what be the reasons or justification to go to war with Russia? Dan Apr 2022 #1

As a response sarisataka Apr 2022 #3

Using Iraq 2003 as a precedent? Bucky Apr 2022 #13

They are not our allies.... Dan Apr 2022 #14

WTF??? CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #2

There are near daily threads sarisataka Apr 2022 #6

We should not declare war. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #7

I agree and also sarisataka Apr 2022 #8

That poster even clarified within the thread Mariana Apr 2022 #15

Yet some said yes there sarisataka Apr 2022 #27

Right. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #33

We are already intervening. Are we at war? lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #26

Are American soldiers shooting at Russian soldiers? sarisataka Apr 2022 #28

If Russia decided to start rolling across Europe, invading NATO countries, yes. yagotme Apr 2022 #4

I voted no, though in a sense we are already at war. Marvin Marvin Apr 2022 #5

Thank you, sarisataka, for slicing through the bullshit. Mariana Apr 2022 #9

I have low tolerance for intellectual dishonesty sarisataka Apr 2022 #16

+100. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #29

The U.N. should authorize a peacekeeping mission ripcord Apr 2022 #10

Even if a "peacekeeping mission" could get approved Mariana Apr 2022 #18

The U.N. stated objective in the Korean was was to establish peace ripcord Apr 2022 #23

Why not just call them "soldiers" whose mission would be "combat"? Mariana Apr 2022 #35

No. Don't expect a war with Russia to have some kind of rules. It won't. Ukraine is not asking us dameatball Apr 2022 #11

We should declare war on the real enemy - milestogo Apr 2022 #12

Silly USALiberal Apr 2022 #17

How so? nt sarisataka Apr 2022 #21

lol ok nt Torchlight Apr 2022 #43

No. Iggo Apr 2022 #19

No, of course not, as that would almost guarantee a nuke launch. Celerity Apr 2022 #20

The question is would an "intervention" sarisataka Apr 2022 #25

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that fucking clear enough? Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2022 #22

We declare war on Russia, what does China do? Rizen Apr 2022 #24

I think China would sit it out. Their nukes aren't needed by either side. marie999 Apr 2022 #32

https://www.usa.gov/join-military brooklynite Apr 2022 #30

A call away... yagotme Apr 2022 #34

Very satisfied, so far, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #31

Me too, gives me faith that the majority of DUers think President Biden is Emile Apr 2022 #38

It is reassuring on one hand sarisataka Apr 2022 #39

Yep, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #41

"There is no doubt we would "win" but there will be a cost yet to be determined. " Strelnikov_ Apr 2022 #36

It was meant to be sarisataka Apr 2022 #40

This is a matter for Europe to decide... AntiFascist Apr 2022 #37

Absolutely not, because... LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #42

Yes voters should sign up for service tenderfoot Apr 2022 #44