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2022-02-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin explains what's happening and why.

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Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-02-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,

#1 I would think that Putin has information that would provide considerable leverage against Biden.

Posted by KBK 2022-02-25 00:26|| 2022-02-25 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 This is leadership so dramatically different from our own people. Very comprehensive. It feels as if we have the counterfeit coinage of leadership.

Posted by Dale 2022-02-25 05:15|| 2022-02-25 05:15|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm reminded of a story concerning the Panama Canal. The area was part of Colombia and while the US wanted to build it there, the Colombian government refused. Then there was a provincial uprising in the area. Teddy Roosevelt quickly recognized the local rebel government and signed a deal for the Canal. When he explained his actions to his cabinet, Taft (the man to follow Teddy in the presidency and cabinet member) replied something along the lines of 'you have tried to explain simple theft but have described rape'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-25 10:35|| 2022-02-25 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Not approving of this whole mess in anyway but my 2 cents.
The USSR fell and split into pieces too neatly. I always thought that the KGB/GRU was just taking it through a process like a Chapter 11 re-org of a company. The current little sets of wars and insurrections suggest that the dice&slice part of a re-org is complete and reassembly is not far away.
USSR 2.0?

Posted by 3dc 2022-02-25 12:32|| 2022-02-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

#5 i want to see the 9 11 2001 stuff they got ukraine is er um less embarassing?

Posted by Greng Black3494 2022-02-25 13:05|| 2022-02-25 13:05|| Front Page Top

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