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Good point, Trump will hand Putin one of the world's best fighting machines. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #1
There would never be such a conscription... 2naSalit Dec 21 #2
Exactly. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #5
siberia for any ukrainians i'm afraid rampartd Dec 21 #24
Wont happen after the past 3 yrs Callie1979 Dec 21 #8
Trump will hand Putin a country which hates his guts. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #12
I for one am not giving up on Ukraine gab13by13 Dec 21 #3
After the civil war you mean? BeyondGeography Dec 21 #4
I've been thinking the same. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #6
Same here. Taking Ukraine would be the easy part for Putin. Holding and controlling it would be the challenge. Midnight Writer Dec 21 #9
Putin's Ukraine invasion was one of the greatest intelligence failures in history. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #13
I hear what your saying. hydrolastic Dec 21 #26
Excellent point. A total failure of all US checks, balances, guardrails. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #28
Many of them thought it was a training exercise. Thats why Western militaries are better Callie1979 Dec 21 #32
Holding and controlling a very hostile county takes a lot of troops and money. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #14
This is so often ignored in discussion of Russian "gains" in Ukraine. Emrys Dec 21 #15
Russia will always try to take more territory, that's who they are. Walleye Dec 21 #16
That's certainly borne out by the current rhetoric from Kremlin-sponsored mouthpieces on Russia's media Emrys Dec 21 #17
I think you have described very well the situation. Walleye Dec 21 #19
I am a US military kid who lived in a US occupied country as a child. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #18
Well, now they own the president of the United States. That's raw power. Walleye Dec 21 #20
Exactly, it is a brilliant power play. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #21
They have been working on it pretty much all of my life, 75 years Walleye Dec 21 #22
They want the LAND. That area is full of natural resources. The towns are destroyed. Callie1979 Dec 21 #34
Soviets occupied East Germany moondust Dec 21 #30
Yes rigid control takes a lot of ground troops. And 250,000 brutal police and Stasi. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #31
There weren't any opposition forces in E Germany. Callie1979 Dec 21 #35
Well, Trump told EU representatives yesterday that he has no intention of abandoning Ukraine Emrys Dec 21 #7
Amen Callie1979 Dec 21 #11
I think there could be some mental masturbation going on between Trump and Putin right now. Irish_Dem Dec 21 #23
It all comes down to what Daddy Musk decides Pachamama Dec 21 #29
Step-Daddy Elon might end up falling from a great height... haele Dec 21 #37
Thats it! The WORST thing Putin can do is gloat. Trump will treat him like Pence. Callie1979 Dec 21 #36
Trump cannot "hand" UKR to Putin. UKR has a say in this as well as Europe Callie1979 Dec 21 #10
Putin is not marching into Poland edhopper Dec 21 #25
How exactly does Trump give Ukraine to Putin? Pachamama Dec 21 #27
Even Putin isn't stupid enough to invade Poland. RubyRose Dec 21 #33
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