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calimary

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58. And believe me, MM, I hear that, too.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 03:41 PM
Mar 2022

I get that, too.

But following the story, seeing the footage, thinking A LOT about the civilians caught in this worldly Hell, seeing the footage of the women and children, the babies in makeshift nurseries in makeshift basement shelters, the sorrowful goodbyes at the border crossings when the men have to stay and fight and may likely face death...

It just throws me back to asking questions. The last time I was this emotionally caught up in a story was when John Lennon was shot. And everybody I worked with was my age and loved Lennon and the Beatles and had grown up with it, and many of them cried, too. I was just fortunate enough not to break down while live on the air. And THERE, AGAIN, was a situation wherein you cover it, you've got all the facts, you've got the names and faces and backgrounds and motivations, all those "who-what-where-when-why-how's" and you're STILL left with questions. The whole lot of us at that network were messed up on that one, to one degree or other, for more than a week.

Because we are not treaty Allies with Ukraine SoonerPride Mar 2022 #1
... Ex Lurker Mar 2022 #107
So as not to start WW3 n/t luv2fly Mar 2022 #2
THANKS! elleng Mar 2022 #14
You want to start a war between USA and Russia? That is what you are suggesting. Doodley Mar 2022 #3
That convoy seems like a trap. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2022 #12
Been thinking the same thing. That or psyops. mobeau69 Mar 2022 #28
Hmmm... that thought hadn't occurred to me. calimary Mar 2022 #65
Putin will retaliate with nukes. relayerbob Mar 2022 #4
Putin isn't ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #25
You do realize, I hope, dumbcat Mar 2022 #32
If Putin is ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #35
Yep, just like dumbcat Mar 2022 #40
Not An Apt Comparison ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #80
I have said that too and been roundly mocked. So I guess, Putin can do anything he wants Samrob Mar 2022 #50
I totally get that. calimary Mar 2022 #81
Not a test most people are willing to see taken Miguelito Loveless Mar 2022 #52
Well, what I said is ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #64
there bdamomma Mar 2022 #101
you are assuming Putin is a rational actor jcgoldie Mar 2022 #33
I most certainly do ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #66
Covid bdamomma Mar 2022 #102
Lavrov reiterated that it WOULD result in nuclear war relayerbob Mar 2022 #41
IMHO All Bets Are Off With Him Me. Mar 2022 #54
Fiona Hill disagrees with you. mahina Mar 2022 #62
I'm sure Fiona Hill ForgedCrank Mar 2022 #68
And others' evaluation of it mahina Mar 2022 #77
I think I'd want to take her seriously. calimary Mar 2022 #92
Yes. mahina Mar 2022 #97
Well, he certainly wants you THINK that. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #71
See my answer above regarding Lavrov relayerbob Mar 2022 #78
Again. They certainly want us to think that. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #79
This is a decision that was made, not to delcare no fly zone so we will not bomb MIGS question everything Mar 2022 #5
A local friend who knows these things said mahina Mar 2022 #63
I'm afraid we won't pass that aid TheFarseer Mar 2022 #111
Because if US or any NATO countries intervene, then it's likely to be world war III. Claustrum Mar 2022 #6
Exactly..we/NATO cannot be the aggressors. It will make things worse for all Ukrainians, possibly PortTack Mar 2022 #17
The nuclear war fear-mongering is off the hook. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #72
Maybe it's fear-mongering. Claustrum Mar 2022 #76
Putin must have one hell of a bomb shelter. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #7
Actually he does, an underground palace with massive supplies PortTack Mar 2022 #10
That would be all he had. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #75
hmm.... bdamomma Mar 2022 #105
Unfortunately, the more insane he acts, the more he gets away with what he's doing. n/t AntiFascist Mar 2022 #55
Exactly Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #74
I read somewhere it was bombed, not all of it. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #8
This is why foreign relations and tactical military operations are best left to professionals EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #9
The "sheesh" was totally unecessary. Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #18
That's just, like, your opinion, man EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #27
:snort: Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #29
Poster starts with "please help me understand..." jcgoldie Mar 2022 #23
Snark abounds in this thread. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #47
You actually made me laugh at that, AngryOldDem! calimary Mar 2022 #96
Mary, you will get a variety of comments to your question but maybe not a direct answer Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #11
There's just such a sense of helplessness - to have to watch while the Russians do this calimary Mar 2022 #30
To "bomb" the convoy lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #13
Thank you guys for the input here. calimary Mar 2022 #15
Putin wants nothing more than to draw the US into his 'war'. Budi Mar 2022 #16
I think it is political too TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #53
Very interesting bdamomma Mar 2022 #106
We got so damned lucky didn't we. I hope Americans can see & appreciate that fact. Budi Mar 2022 #109
Because we want to avoid this DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #19
Because we are afeered that a petty tyrant 48656c6c6f20 Mar 2022 #20
Unnecessary hyperbole. He's not "waltzing across Europe" because that would involve NATO & EU Hekate Mar 2022 #56
Unnecessary chatter. 48656c6c6f20 Mar 2022 #70
We (and NATO, and other nations) have provided the means and the training to do it. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #21
To get directly involved in a military conflict in which you are not a combatant.... Caliman73 Mar 2022 #22
If you have to ask that question you seriously have not been paying any attention Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #24
good to ask questions bigtree Mar 2022 #26
I'll ask it rhetorically, then. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #31
You are then wanting to start an armed conflict between the US and Russia? Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #39
It may come to that. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #44
No, but why start a bigger war if you don't have to? marie999 Mar 2022 #51
Fiona Hill hamsterjill Mar 2022 #67
Do you know that he doesn't? Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #90
I HAVE been paying attention. Old retired journalist here who remains a confirmed news junkie. calimary Mar 2022 #34
I can only repeat my post then Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #38
There are credible voices on those outlets I named, which is why I never bother with Pox Noise. calimary Mar 2022 #48
I worked 4+ decades in the Retail Sector Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #93
That was one nice thing about being on the radio. calimary Mar 2022 #95
It's a fair question. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #46
WWIII, is why; Russia has nukes, US/NATO involvement would lead to bad things very quickly (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #36
Because taking military action against that Russian convoy MineralMan Mar 2022 #37
And believe me, MM, I hear that, too. calimary Mar 2022 #58
Yes, of course. However, I don't remember this much angst MineralMan Mar 2022 #73
That's a big one among my questions. calimary Mar 2022 #94
NATO bombing on Russian territory full justification that Putin will use for WWIII . hlthe2b Mar 2022 #42
Because WW III is a lose/lose proposition JCMach1 Mar 2022 #43
The only way to win is to not play RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #61
Because mankind has not yet invented 10,000,000 SPF sunblock n/t Strelnikov_ Mar 2022 #45
Indeed. calimary Mar 2022 #49
I trust President Biden is doing the right thing! Emile Mar 2022 #57
I trust him, too. calimary Mar 2022 #59
Russia already more or less declared war on NATO DenaliDemocrat Mar 2022 #60
Because we are more afraid of them, than they are of us. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #69
Agree. n/t kiranon Mar 2022 #83
Same reason US didn't do that in Czechoslovakia in 1968, David__77 Mar 2022 #82
As others have said, no treaty, and no desire to start WW3, but usonian Mar 2022 #84
"Watch certain campaign warchests collapse." calimary Mar 2022 #85
Because, this isn't our war to fight. Texasgal Mar 2022 #86
The 1994 Budepest memorandum suggests otherwise Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #87
Why aren't we banning Russian oil? BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #88
This is a better question. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #89
Yes, I have to admit I wasn't aware of that, then saw a headline. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author markpkessinger Mar 2022 #98
The risks of engaging militarily are real, but what is the alternative? markpkessinger Mar 2022 #99
There certainly is that. calimary Mar 2022 #100
Getting involved before Russia attacks a NATO country would unite the Russian people behind Putin Maeve Mar 2022 #103
As far as I know Ukraine has been hitting it with Turkish drones Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #104
I get why WE'RE not bombing it, but why aren't THEY bombing it? LAS14 Mar 2022 #108
Lawrence O'Donnell provided some VERY logical and convincing arguments tonight (Friday, 3/4/22) calimary Mar 2022 #110
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