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Ukraine conflict
| February 25th, 2022 at 11:55:03 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 5741 |
What are you talking about? Everyone is giving Biden credit….. 4 years of loony Trump…. No massive Putin aggression…. Biden cracks a year, Kiev is a suburb of Moscow.. To be serious…. We all have been yapping about Putin this, Biden that, but I really don’t know what the correct course of action is right now. Biden apparently did not use sanctions available against the individual Russian oligarchs, like seizing any property they own, kicking Russia out of Interpol, turning off their ability to transfer money, and some other things above my pay grade. Apparently Europe is de facto mostly ok with ceding the Ukraine to Putin as long as they keep getting their energy supplies uninterrupted. What should our response be? |
| February 25th, 2022 at 12:09:32 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5485 |
Were I czar of the USA, I would be in agreement with Biden that Ukraine does not warrant direct American intervention, i.e. no American soldiers on the ground or American pilots flying against Russia in Ukraine. This is a proxy war, of sorts. Putin is trying a naked power grab to cement his legacy in history; he hopes to be known in the future as "Putin the Great." Whether Putin takes all of Ukraine or just the disputed areas in the east, there needs to be "hell to pay" in the form of truly painful sanctions. Prohibit, at least for awhile, any Russians from coming to the west, and prohibit travel to Russia; block Russia's access to Western financial and product markets; create funny, insulting anti-Putin memes for the Russian populace to embrace. That poison, i.e. Putin, needs to ousted by his own people, if he's to be ousted at all. |
| February 25th, 2022 at 12:44:06 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22938 |
If anything, Putin needs to be punished for the stupidest excuses to start a war. He wasn't the first, and probably won't be the last though. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| February 25th, 2022 at 1:22:37 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
Biden is getting plenty of credit for his weakness.  War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| February 25th, 2022 at 1:53:19 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5485 | I cannot see me ever agreeing with all moves made by any president. The important thing is that Biden is standing up to Putin; Trump wanted only to appease the Russian bear. The real question, the unanswered one in my mind, is what do we actually have now that can be used in the event things quickly go to hell and war with Russia ensues? What have we got now to counteract the Russian ICBM's, cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles? If Russia joins with China in launching a simultaneous attack, can we successfully defend against it? I think, and hope, that we can, using "secret" weapons that we, the people, are currently unaware of. I recall years ago talking with my uncle, a defense research engineer working on missiles; I asked him what we have in place and he said to the effect "We have now what you will first learn about in twenty years." Let's hope he was correct, otherwise if it goes to hell in a handbasket we'll be blown to radioactive bits when and if the balloon goes up. |
| February 25th, 2022 at 1:58:39 PM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 1061 |
Oil demand has picked up and US oil production has not. We agree on that and you may be right that some of the reluctance to drill is driven by uncertainty in the regulatory environment. I'm not in the industry but it looks more like just a business cycle. Here are a couple of more articles indicating that the oil companies have plenty of options to drill if they want to, but they are choosing to buy back stock and reward their shareholders instead of investing in more drilling at this time. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-well-backlog-shrinks-us-shale-may-upset-investors-drill-more-2021-09-14/ https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/oil-gas-industry-stockpiled-drilling-leases-before-biden-pause The courts were a risk during Trumps time too, and I think the judiciary is more favorable to oil and gas now than before Trump took office due to the huge number of Trump appointees on the bench. My point is that it is overly simplistic to say that we were energy independent in 2019 and now, because of Biden, we're not. We were always dependent on foreign oil. Biden's moves may eventually have an impact, but I bet they are reversed by a Republican president before they have time to do much damage. A government of laws and not of men. - John Adam’s |
| February 25th, 2022 at 1:59:55 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 13466 |
Does Duffman think this cover makes Biden look weak or something? “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| February 25th, 2022 at 3:40:50 PM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 30 Posts: 5255 |
I think that is pretty epic cover art actually. Its a cool design, I don't even see what the issue could be (I also tend to be a sucker for when glasses are used like that, and I like aviator glasses more generally). |
| February 25th, 2022 at 4:08:45 PM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 1061 |
I was actually thinking of getting aviators for my next pair of sunglasses. Joe Biden made me change my mind. A government of laws and not of men. - John Adam’s |
| February 25th, 2022 at 4:27:28 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5485 | |