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In reply to the discussion: Reuters: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine [View all]MarineCombatEngineer
(18,163 posts)82. Putin has made it very clear he wants to revive the Soviet Union
starting with Ukraine, you say you disagree with the premise that Putin is not bent on conquest of Europe, you know that conquest doesn't consist of just military action, it also consists of subverting govts. to achieve the goal of creating a puppet govt that will be subservient to Moscow, which is pretty evident that Putin is trying to do even as we speak.
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Getting really tired of arguing with fellow Democrats about advocating for endless wars
Nobody here is advocating for endless wars, what we're saying is that Ukraine has every right to defend itself against a tyrant who daily launches attacks against Ukrainian civilians, which is a war crime, and the US and NATO allies have every right to arm the Ukrainian military with whatever conventional weapons Ukraine needs.
You don't try to appease tyrants, like Chamberlain tried with Hitler, which led directly to WWII and all it's horrors.
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Horrible, the Russians and Ukrainians will be paying for this with cancer and birth defects for
diane in sf
Sep 2023
#1
Not bullshit - Navajo babies still being born with high levels of uranium in their systems
womanofthehills
Sep 2023
#23
I believe exposure to Agent Orange and toxic burn sites is far more dangerous than depleted uranium.
Martin68
Sep 2023
#14
The Navajo Nation has high cancer rates & kidney failure from uranium mining
womanofthehills
Sep 2023
#21
The danger of uranium mining to miners and the surrounding communities is well documented.
Martin68
Sep 2023
#50
Kind of wrong - American Navajos have been dealing with toxic uranium since 1944
womanofthehills
Sep 2023
#26
US tanks used depleted-uranium shells against Russian-made tanks in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.
4lbs
Sep 2023
#12
I studied symbolic logic in college. Reductio ad Hitlerum is not a logical fallacy.
Earth-shine
Sep 2023
#65
might be better than hundreds of thousands of young men losing their lives and limbs
womanofthehills
Sep 2023
#37
The Ukrainains seem to want to defend their soverignty against Russian aggression
XorXor
Sep 2023
#63
Broker peace with Putin? Are you willing to let Russia keep the territory they invaded and are
Martin68
Sep 2023
#51
I've noticed that conversations don't go very far when talking to people who make such statements
XorXor
Sep 2023
#62
Russia is using hundreds of tanks, often fortified in place. Tis ammunition would probably be used
Martin68
Sep 2023
#52
Anti-tank artillery pieces. The D-44 is an 85-millimeter gun that borrowed its barrel from the
Martin68
Sep 2023
#57
Can those soviet made guns fire DU tank ammuntion provided by the US or UK, though?
XorXor
Sep 2023
#61
XorXor, I see your point. I confess I may have made a false assumption. Perhaps the depleted
Martin68
Sep 2023
#67