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stopdiggin

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54. and that has ALWAYS been the case

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:15 AM

Feb 2022

and has been readily acknowledged (at regular intervals) by Biden and everyone else in the alliance all along this road. Unfortunately that is the only option the international community felt was viable. We may not be able to stop the madman - but we can be certain that everyone understands there will be a price extracted. But, like I said - virtually none of this is new, or news - so why the fevered frothing this evening?

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Putin declares war. [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP

Damn him! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1

Putin is the thug H2O Man Feb 2022 #64

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #73

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2022 #2

Putin sounds like a complete idiot uponit7771 Feb 2022 #3

More Nevilledog Feb 2022 #4

Putin excuse is to protect Donbas... KewlKat Feb 2022 #5

This will not end well for Putin BootinUp Feb 2022 #6

How will it not end will for him Bettie Feb 2022 #11

Ridiculous. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #16

Like the last round of sanctions did? Bettie Feb 2022 #29

Nothing we did during the last round compares to this... Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #30

His COUNTRY is not richer than before stopdiggin Feb 2022 #42

He doesn't care if the country suffers Bettie Feb 2022 #44

Oh bullshit. hamsterjill Feb 2022 #31

lol Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #32

It doesn't take a genius to see that a crazy ass dictator hamsterjill Feb 2022 #35

Well then I guess Biden should resign and appoint you president. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #40

Be sure to check profiles. I always do when folks get snarky. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #49

Good advice. hamsterjill Feb 2022 #52

He should ask Saddam Hussein or or Qadaffi how that gldstwmn Feb 2022 #70

and that has ALWAYS been the case stopdiggin Feb 2022 #54

Maybe because people are dying? hamsterjill Feb 2022 #55

what I don't quite get stopdiggin Feb 2022 #69

Well tell me how the sanctions are going to work. hamsterjill Feb 2022 #71

I did not SAY the sanctions were going to WORK stopdiggin Feb 2022 #76

Putins laughing at us manicdem Feb 2022 #45

lol I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Trump said tonight. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #46

Did you join DU to snark on people? LakeArenal Feb 2022 #51

I'll snark on people who align themselves with Trump on this conflict. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #56

It's seems usual that someone no one ever heard of to come on with 22 posts LakeArenal Feb 2022 #59

Is it normal for people to align with Trump here? Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #61

As I said, we know each other. We have discussed issues together. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #62

That's cool. It doesn't change what they said. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #63

It's an opinion. You don't agree. That is your opinion. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #65

And nothing I said discounts that. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #66

We do. Or we would not have been here for years. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #67

the number of posts attributed has zip to do stopdiggin Feb 2022 #77

Number of posts do have meaning. This about being snarky at people one disagrees with. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #80

this board (like many others) is littered stopdiggin Feb 2022 #82

Snark reply. It's not unusual for this trend. We have seen it quite recently. And yes LakeArenal Feb 2022 #83

Damn your right manicdem Feb 2022 #74

It's not going to end at sanctions. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #75

Kind Of Like Here In America SoCalDavidS Feb 2022 #17

That's what I think too Bettie Feb 2022 #28

Aren't we all! hamsterjill Feb 2022 #33

I just feel sick Bettie Feb 2022 #34

Me too. hamsterjill Feb 2022 #37

All our lives things around us have created reactions; not equal and opposite, Hortensis Feb 2022 #78

Sad, the sermon last Sunday was about loving your enemy. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #7

Russian forces will carry out 'special military operation' in Ukraine, says Putin Vladimir Putin has yaesu Feb 2022 #8

No news source is reporting a declaration of war. N/T lapucelle Feb 2022 #9

I stand by it. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author USALiberal Feb 2022 #39

Does anyone actually declare war anymore? johnp3907 Feb 2022 #13

No. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #21

Right. johnp3907 Feb 2022 #23

Not anymore anyway. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #24

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Your headline announced "Putin declaress war". lapucelle Feb 2022 #43

I'm glad to know the US has not fought a war since World War II. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #47

Wait...what? What are you talking about? lapucelle Feb 2022 #48

As a nation, we have not declared war since World War II. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #53

Why are you claiming that the US hasn't fought a war since WW II? lapucelle Feb 2022 #79

Because it's not inaccurate. Dirty Heads Feb 2022 #81

You can call it whatever you want to. I'm not the only person calling it war. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #50

Everyone knows what's happening. Everyone also knows there was no declaration of war. lapucelle Feb 2022 #58

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That statement was made after your OP was posted. N/T lapucelle Feb 2022 #60

That was just the cherry on top. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #68

The headline "Putin declares war" was very, very dramatic and very, very inaccurate. lapucelle Feb 2022 #72

Explosions in Kyiv on CNN live now NightWatcher Feb 2022 #12

McFaul just said it, on MSNBC. elleng Feb 2022 #15

As the Church Lady used to say, Mme. Defarge Feb 2022 #19

Yep. Fuck the Putin apologists dalton99a Feb 2022 #25

Putin needs killin'... VarryOn Feb 2022 #26

this is a dark day. The sorrow to come will be immeasurable. Takket Feb 2022 #27

Prayers to the people in Ukraine dwayneb Feb 2022 #36

Hmmm...where else have we heard language phrased such as this? Totally Tunsie Feb 2022 #38

Fucking everlasting victimhood canetoad Feb 2022 #41