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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine live: Prime Minister of Ukraine says Russian military intervention would lead to war [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)54. No shots will be fired, no matter how much the neo-cons and CTs dream about nuking Putin:
to Segami:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4582939
Not from us, anyway. NOT gonna happen, no matter how long the End Timers have ranted about Gog and Magog. Oh, yeah, they are really getting ants in their pants about it...
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Ukraine live: Prime Minister of Ukraine says Russian military intervention would lead to war [View all]
brooklynite
Mar 2014
OP
It won't. This is no different than the U.S. invading Iraq for WMDs, (really oil, shhhh). Very
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#11
of course, it is just my two cents, probably not even worth that. However, oil is the
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#13
It's mainly gas, but Europe isn't that concerned with gas. Yes, they have pipelines that run through
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#14
Our interests and bases were never threatened by Marcos being overthrown.
former9thward
Mar 2014
#49
There is no threat to Russia's base. Their lease runs another 30 years and no one has even suggested
pampango
Mar 2014
#32
If congress here in US decided it wanted to elect someone else other than Obama, would
LisaL
Mar 2014
#47
Unfortunately, yes. There is a Constitutional process for that, it's called impeachment. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#55
If Obama ordered the massacre of protesters on an American street, he would also be impeached.
chrisa
Mar 2014
#56
Haaaaaaaa, that's funny. Even if it's true it doesn't change much. I did google it and found that
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#15
I don't have stakes in the outcome.. frankly the only thing concerning me is that we stay out of it
2banon
Mar 2014
#22
Sure when you combine the allied forces. We're not going to let Ukraine go down alone. Heck, even
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#17
You seriously think Obama is going get into a military conflict with Russia? Seriously?
2banon
Mar 2014
#23
I think Putin is a bully who won't be stopped until he's confronted. I think the best way to prevent
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#28
Putin won't launch a nuke, especially over threats, he doesn't want to be the man who ruined
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#36
Putin is worried about his own reputation. If it comes down to using nukes vs. losing a war...
Xithras
Mar 2014
#45
Is it not the same bullying and trumped up invasion of Iraq that Bush indulged in as well? - n/t
mazzarro
Mar 2014
#51
No shots will be fired, no matter how much the neo-cons and CTs dream about nuking Putin:
freshwest
Mar 2014
#54
Once Ukrainians allies come to help they will. Russia will be outnumbered at least two to one. With
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#16
You may believe that tripe, but I don't. Russia isn't there defending anyone. Russia is there to
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#31