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Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles

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Re: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles

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does nobody think this will risk nuclear war? Is this really a place we want to risk it? I'm amazed at the comments section here

Why would Russia bother with nuclear war when they just have to wait a couple of months until Putin's biggest fanboy is in power?

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#92

does nobody think this will risk nuclear war? Is this really a place we want to risk it? I'm amazed at the comments section here

The same people who were very wrong about the election seem to believe everything the same media says about Russia. Very strong correlation, very questionable propaganda

I don’t know what media you consumed, but the media I read indicated the race could go either way, and that a 300+ EV tally for either candidate was possible. It’s literally impossible to have been “wrong”.

Re: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles

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I think it reduces the risk of a nuclear war. The thing to understand about Russia is that all their "red lines" are empty talk, and what they really respect is force. Ukraine appeared weak to Putin, and that's why he invaded. Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet, or having enough strength to make an invasion seem obviously bad idea. IMO the best way to prevent a nuclear war w…

>Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet Finland has been peacefully coexisting with USSR and Russia for almost 80 years after the WW2. >would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example. Think of every country the US ever invaded or bombed having nukes and the means to deliver them to the US.

>> would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons

> Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example.

Or arming Mexican cartels. The Chinese mafia (wink wink) is already doing money laundering for them in US/EU.

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post #93

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>Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet Finland has been peacefully coexisting with USSR and Russia for almost 80 years after the WW2. >would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example. Think of every country the US ever invaded or bombed having nukes and the means to deliver them to the US.

>> would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons > Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example. Or arming Mexican cartels. The Chinese mafia (wink wink) is already doing money laundering for them in US/EU.

>arming Mexican cartels

It would hurt Mexicans and just plain evil.

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I think it reduces the risk of a nuclear war. The thing to understand about Russia is that all their "red lines" are empty talk, and what they really respect is force. Ukraine appeared weak to Putin, and that's why he invaded. Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet, or having enough strength to make an invasion seem obviously bad idea. IMO the best way to prevent a nuclear war w…

>Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet Finland has been peacefully coexisting with USSR and Russia for almost 80 years after the WW2. >would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example. Think of every country the US ever invaded or bombed having nukes and the means to deliver them to the US.

Finland is armed to the teeth and have one of the best militaries on the planet.

Re: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles

#98

Russia claimed that deep strikes into Russian territory would be crossing a "red line". We shall see; I am nervously excited.

I mean I think they've lost any sort of credibility on 'red lines' they might have had.

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They've said about thirty things are red lines and then not done much.

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> Well, Russia wasn't targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure at all until Ukraine tried to blow up Crimean bridge.

... Are you from an alternate universe or something? Of course they were. Literally from day one of the current invasion.

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post #96

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>Only way to peacefully coexist with Russia is by either becoming their puppet Finland has been peacefully coexisting with USSR and Russia for almost 80 years after the WW2. >would be supplying all its neighbours with big pile of nuclear weapons Russia could do that too. Starting with Cuba, for example. Think of every country the US ever invaded or bombed having nukes and the means to deliver them to the US.

Finland is armed to the teeth and have one of the best militaries on the planet.

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