(12-07-2023, 10:33 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(12-07-2023, 08:13 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status...loKQg&s=19

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status...4Jo7Q&s=19

American troops are already in Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia. All places that are next on Putin's list.  If Putin gets peace on his terms with Ukraine, he will threaten a NATO ally next.  Also, it's more or less guaranteed that if the peace negotiations end with Ukraine ceding land to Russia, the remainder of Ukraine will become a NATO ally.  And it won't be long before Putin pokes it.

Putin and the Russians are still chafed at Finland, who had always had an uneasy peace with Russia. So much so, Finland even allowed them to influence their politics to a degree in order to keep the Bear assuaged. But they've never liked each other and have drawn plenty of blood in the past. The Finns finally gave them the middle finger and jumped over to NATO eight months ago.  The Russians considered Finland a northern buffer zone with the West. Ukraine is their southern buffer zone. Putin is feeling cornered. 

Retired Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said on the radio today the war in Ukraine is highly beneficial to U.S. weapons developers because it provides the opportunity to test and prove weapons systems without risking American lives. It's so ironic. We're contributing to keep their space program alive with the ISS but are using their young men as test subjects for weapons. 

The global web of politics and power is fascinating. It also goes to show just how primitive mankind is.

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