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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    mrussel1 said:
    dignin said:
    mrussel1 said:
    23scidoo said:
    NATO is a joke.. big..
    NATO has no right under its charter to deploy troops in Ukraine.  
    No right, or not bound to? Serious question.
    Well that's a good question.  Definitely not bound to do so.  Whether they have it in their charter to do so,  I don't know.  
    Quick Google search shows NATO involvement in wars not protecting NATO members. So my uneducated guess is they can get involved if they really wanted too.
  • mrussel1
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    mace1229 said:
    I do t understand all the intricacies of NATO. I don’t really even understand the point since the UN was made just a few years before. 
    I wouldnt think there’s anything preventing other countries from stepping in on their own, without the backing of NATO. But probably wanting to stay out of it in terms of feet on the ground until they are forced to. And that would be when one of the main members gets invaded. I wouldn’t even be surprised if Estonia gets invaded most of Europe thinks it’s not worth a war with Russia and not follow through.
    Ive been to Estonia twice, spent about 2 weeks each time. A really neat place with nice people and interesting history. It’s about 40% Russian because when Russia occupied it they just sent tons of people there. Apparently people would get a knock on their door in the middle of the night, told to board a train to Siberia, and gave their house to some Russians. Then 30 years later when the USSR fell, a lot came back trying to get their house and was a big mess. Really wouldn’t be surprised if Ukraine is successful for Putin that countries like that would be next. And one fear Estonians had when I was there was they are too small for the rest of Europe to really care about if/when Russia ever invaded.
    NATO is a military alliance formed as a bulwark to the USSR. It has its own army.  The UN is a diplomatic body,  the successor to the failed League of Nations that the US refused to join (even though it was Wilson's baby).
  • Gern Blansten
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    edited February 2022


    holy shit...too bad Russians don't get to see this
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  • static111
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    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

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  • mrussel1
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    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    Romney was right in 2012, Obama was wrong.  Subtle dig,  but a dig 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    yeah, I read a piece this morning on CNN.com that talked about this very thing, the thing that may have sunk Romney's bid against Obama, but he was right all along. 
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  • static111
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    mrussel1 said:
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    Romney was right in 2012, Obama was wrong.  Subtle dig,  but a dig 
    Makes you wonder if we would be here now if we had taken Russia seriously earlier. Oh well hindsight and all that
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mrussel1
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    yeah, I read a piece this morning on CNN.com that talked about this very thing, the thing that may have sunk Romney's bid against Obama, but he was right all along. 
    Haha.. nah.  It was a few things and this wasn't it I don't believe.  It was "Binders of women" and then the secretly recorded dinner with his comment about 48% takers or whatever.  Plus people loved Barack and Michelle.  
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    yeah, I read a piece this morning on CNN.com that talked about this very thing, the thing that may have sunk Romney's bid against Obama, but he was right all along. 
    Haha.. nah.  It was a few things and this wasn't it I don't believe.  It was "Binders of women" and then the secretly recorded dinner with his comment about 48% takers or whatever.  Plus people loved Barack and Michelle.  
    haha, I forgot about the binders full of women. lol
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    UK sanctions:

    All major Russian banks will have their assets frozen and will be excluded from the UK financial system. This will stop them from accessing sterling and clearing payments through the UK. This includes a full and immediate freeze of VTB bank

    Legislation will stop major Russian companies and the state from raising finance or borrowing money on UK markets

    Asset freezes will be put on 100 new individuals or entities

    The Aeroflot airline will be banned from landing in the UK

    There will be a suspension of dual use export licences to cover things which can be used for military purposes

    Within days the UK will stop exports of hi-tech items and oil refinery equipment

    There will be a limit on deposits Russians can make to UK bank accounts

    He says there is potential to cut Russia out from Swift payments and "nothing is off the table"

    Similar financial sanctions will be extended to Belarus for its role in the assault on Ukraine

    The UK will bring forward parts of the economic crime bill before the Easter recess

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  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,107
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    yeah, I read a piece this morning on CNN.com that talked about this very thing, the thing that may have sunk Romney's bid against Obama, but he was right all along. 
    Haha.. nah.  It was a few things and this wasn't it I don't believe.  It was "Binders of women" and then the secretly recorded dinner with his comment about 48% takers or whatever.  Plus people loved Barack and Michelle.  
    I forgot about the binders lol
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,539
    Ahhh....


  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,996
    mrussel1 said:
    dignin said:
    mrussel1 said:
    23scidoo said:
    NATO is a joke.. big..
    NATO has no right under its charter to deploy troops in Ukraine.  
    No right, or not bound to? Serious question.
    Well that's a good question.  Definitely not bound to do so.  Whether they have it in their charter to do so,  I don't know.  
    When NATO really did something for anyone??..can we forget Serbia or Cyprus??..
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  • mace1229
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    mrussel1 said:
    mace1229 said:
    I do t understand all the intricacies of NATO. I don’t really even understand the point since the UN was made just a few years before. 
    I wouldnt think there’s anything preventing other countries from stepping in on their own, without the backing of NATO. But probably wanting to stay out of it in terms of feet on the ground until they are forced to. And that would be when one of the main members gets invaded. I wouldn’t even be surprised if Estonia gets invaded most of Europe thinks it’s not worth a war with Russia and not follow through.
    Ive been to Estonia twice, spent about 2 weeks each time. A really neat place with nice people and interesting history. It’s about 40% Russian because when Russia occupied it they just sent tons of people there. Apparently people would get a knock on their door in the middle of the night, told to board a train to Siberia, and gave their house to some Russians. Then 30 years later when the USSR fell, a lot came back trying to get their house and was a big mess. Really wouldn’t be surprised if Ukraine is successful for Putin that countries like that would be next. And one fear Estonians had when I was there was they are too small for the rest of Europe to really care about if/when Russia ever invaded.
    NATO is a military alliance formed as a bulwark to the USSR. It has its own army.  The UN is a diplomatic body,  the successor to the failed League of Nations that the US refused to join (even though it was Wilson's baby).
    But doesn’t the UN send in troops? I remember many of the American troops in the Middle East wearing UN uniforms.
    I gues NATO was targeted against the USSR and UN was just overall peace, but still seems a little redundant. Both are made of of its members, and any soldiers sent would be soldiers from individual countries.
  • The Juggler
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    static111 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    static111 said:
    Not everyday somebody gets a good savage burn on Barry O

    Romney was right in 2012, Obama was wrong.  Subtle dig,  but a dig 
    Makes you wonder if we would be here now if we had taken Russia seriously earlier. Oh well hindsight and all that
    Romney was right all along. 
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,831
    edited February 2022
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    Ahhh....


    The most breaking news about this is there’s still staff at Chernobyl? Who wants control of that?
  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"

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