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2022-01-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Xi Jinping asked Putin to delay Ukrainian invasion

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Posted by badanov 2022-01-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 I'd rather watch the Russian invasion than the Chinese Olympics.

Posted by SteveS 2022-01-23 03:14|| 2022-01-23 03:14|| Front Page Top

#2 People's Liberation Army (PLA) observers are assisting other customers and will not be available until after the Olympics.

Your military observer invitation is important to us. Please stay on the line. Your wait time is now 20 days.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-23 04:36|| 2022-01-23 04:36|| Front Page Top

#3 What Steve said.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-01-23 05:45|| 2022-01-23 05:45|| Front Page Top

#4 I think Russia wants the Nord Stream pipeline in operation before the military action is taken.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-01-23 07:29|| 2022-01-23 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Insurance.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-23 07:42|| 2022-01-23 07:42|| Front Page Top

#6 ...Mussolini also offered to mediate the German invasion of Poland.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-01-23 07:58|| 2022-01-23 07:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks to green policies across Europe, electricity prices have soared. They're up 500 percent in Sweden, for example. Consumers are being hammered and many small business are facing ruin.

How much European popular support do these jokers think there will be for policies that cause Russian gas exports to be slashed -- and European energy costs to rise not just five fold but TENfold?

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-01-23 08:24|| 2022-01-23 08:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Just declare that shithole-Ukraine will never ever be part of NATO.

We gain absolutely nothing by avoiding such a declaration, and if we resolve this crisis by addressing Russia's legitimate security concerns about NATO expansion, we can finally start to pull Russia away from China.

Kissinger and Nixon knew how to do this. Does anyone today know how to play this game?

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-01-23 08:27|| 2022-01-23 08:27|| Front Page Top

#9 If Trump was president right now, it would be fun to watch him do just that and ask Putin for a favor along the way: "Vlad, could your people come pick up every one of the Ukraine mafia (Nuland, Vindman, Farkas, ect.) and send them to Siberia?"

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-23 08:40|| 2022-01-23 08:40|| Front Page Top

#10 I am still leaning more to the old DC Playbook.

When your failing at home, start a mini-war or conflict to draw attention away from a totally screwed up Economy, over spending and/or a politically mess.

How many years has The USA been at war since 1776?

Depending on who you ask and how they defined it.
The US has been engage US Troops about 92+/-% of every year we have existed.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-01-23 08:50|| 2022-01-23 08:50|| Front Page Top

#11 #9 ironically Trump IS the POTUS and the coup is running the show....just sayin'

Posted by 746 2022-01-23 15:06|| 2022-01-23 15:06|| Front Page Top

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