If I’m Vladimir Putin and my conventional military is being well matched by tens of thousands of courageous Ukrainians armed with increasingly sophisticated and heavy Western weapons, I do what I’m mostly doing — bombard Ukraine from long range until I’ve forced most of the population to flee, having left nothing standing to encourage their return. Then I cease fire, declare victory, and schedule my next move — for 2024.
Hi Lee, I think Putin will march straight to Paris if permitted. If he's going to use nukes, he has enough excuses already. As for putting children at risk, I hear you. But all of our children are at risk every day from this monster. best, Larry
Mr. Kotlikoff, with all due respect to your financial and economic qualities, you are professing an outright war with Russia. Thise were three requests that the Russians have been asking the Ukrainians since 2014:
1. Don't join NATO.
2. Stop harassing the Russian population if Eastern Ukraine.
3. Do not discriminate against Russian language and culture.
In fact, Russia is not an aggressor in this case. They have been patient with ukraino-nazis for 8 long years.
I haven't give full credit to our Demo-socialist administration fir not dragging our country into the outright war.
Please, study facts and a bit of Russian-Ukrainian history.
Respectfully, Uri Norwich
PS. You can Google my name to get a better understanding where I come from before you nay dismiss me. Thank you
These have been some of the worst takes I've seen of all time from a boomer who still thinks this is the Soviet Union versus the west and we're in the Cold War. It totally ignores the real-time situation on the ground and assumes many things that are not true
I agree with most of what you said, However, you missed one detail. The Mariupol Plan as outlined in the Mueller report, aside from its successful attempt to destroy American politics and keep Ukraine out of NATO it wanted to claim the Donbas region and land connecting Russia to Crimea. The early attacks on Kyiv were a distraction to allow a gain by his forces in the east. I cannot agree that giving Putin what he has wanted since 2014 is appropriate. He should retreat and pay reparations. If he doesn't agree to that take back Crimea. He would not have it in the first place had NATO accepted Ukraine's application in 2008.
Ukraine brought this on themselves. There is no way Russia wants Ukraine in NATO. Way too close to their border and ports. Ukraine should have sought neutral status as other European countries did. That likely would have satisfied Putin or at least got a dialogue started. But Zelensky is a hothead and was hell bent on joining NATO. He doesn't give a damn if his conflict leads to WWIII.
Hi Lee, I think Putin will march straight to Paris if permitted. If he's going to use nukes, he has enough excuses already. As for putting children at risk, I hear you. But all of our children are at risk every day from this monster. best, Larry
Mr. Kotlikoff, with all due respect to your financial and economic qualities, you are professing an outright war with Russia. Thise were three requests that the Russians have been asking the Ukrainians since 2014:
1. Don't join NATO.
2. Stop harassing the Russian population if Eastern Ukraine.
3. Do not discriminate against Russian language and culture.
In fact, Russia is not an aggressor in this case. They have been patient with ukraino-nazis for 8 long years.
I haven't give full credit to our Demo-socialist administration fir not dragging our country into the outright war.
Please, study facts and a bit of Russian-Ukrainian history.
Respectfully, Uri Norwich
PS. You can Google my name to get a better understanding where I come from before you nay dismiss me. Thank you
These have been some of the worst takes I've seen of all time from a boomer who still thinks this is the Soviet Union versus the west and we're in the Cold War. It totally ignores the real-time situation on the ground and assumes many things that are not true
I agree with most of what you said, However, you missed one detail. The Mariupol Plan as outlined in the Mueller report, aside from its successful attempt to destroy American politics and keep Ukraine out of NATO it wanted to claim the Donbas region and land connecting Russia to Crimea. The early attacks on Kyiv were a distraction to allow a gain by his forces in the east. I cannot agree that giving Putin what he has wanted since 2014 is appropriate. He should retreat and pay reparations. If he doesn't agree to that take back Crimea. He would not have it in the first place had NATO accepted Ukraine's application in 2008.
Ukraine brought this on themselves. There is no way Russia wants Ukraine in NATO. Way too close to their border and ports. Ukraine should have sought neutral status as other European countries did. That likely would have satisfied Putin or at least got a dialogue started. But Zelensky is a hothead and was hell bent on joining NATO. He doesn't give a damn if his conflict leads to WWIII.
I like this Larry, sounds reasonable with the unreasonable situation the entire world is in👍🏽Putin must be stopped!!