Putin wants a land buffer, Ukraine neutrality, and a negotiated settlement. He wants to reclaim

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Putin wants a land buffer, Ukraine neutrality, and a negotiated settlement. He wants to reclaim

Author: Cole (15846 Posts - Joined: Oct 15, 2012)

Posted at 8:46 am on May 15, 2024

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traditional ethnic Russian towns and cities, like Kharkiv, not Kyiv. He has no capacity to govern a region that doesn't want Russians there. You know this, but you keep stirring the pot. You fear-monger to rally support for the war.

Replies to: "Putin wants a land buffer, Ukraine neutrality, and a negotiated settlement. He wants to reclaim"

Chris, how is your stalemate going? [NT] - Cole - 9:20pm 5/14/24 (30) [View All]
- Putin doing so well he canned his Defense minister... for an economist who never served. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:14am 5/15/24
  - New term of presidency, New admin. What is your fuss about? - Eli - 9:35am 5/15/24
    - Reminds me of when LBJ appoonted Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam war. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:44am 5/15/24
- Just an utter, senseless waste of human lives, A moral obscenity that this is still being subsidized - MAS - 10:36pm 5/14/24
  - Exactly. Not much surprises me, but the lack of an appetite prior to the war for a peace agreement - Cole - 8:43am 5/15/24
- Blinken is playing open mic tonight in kyiv, so it's a hard fought battle. I'm sure he got a couple - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:15pm 5/14/24
  - Ship his ass up to the front lines. - MAS - 10:46pm 5/14/24
    - I'm concerned that no one is taking care of Joe. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:29am 5/15/24
- Putin is delusional, devoid of morals. Wrong about everything, always. Why do you support him? [NT] - ND521 - 9:35pm 5/14/24
  - Same question: Biden. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:52pm 5/14/24
    - Touche’ [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:04pm 5/14/24
    - Russia is our enemy. Stop reaching. [NT] - ND521 - 9:56pm 5/14/24
      - Are you trying to prove my point. - iairishcheeks - 10:00pm 5/14/24
        Your ignorance is a sight to behold. [NT] - Frank L - 4:52pm 5/15/24
        
        Can't fix dumb. Or argue with it. Been real. [NT] - ND521 - 10:03pm 5/14/24
        Are you a 25 year old white chick with a trust fund? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:40pm 5/14/24
        
        Agree that Biden needs to go. Well spoken. [NT] - Hensou - 10:09pm 5/14/24
- Don’t get excited for your Russian scum. They are not going far. - Chris94 - 9:24pm 5/14/24
  - if Biden wins, this war will be no closer to a conclusion 4.5 years from now [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:17pm 5/14/24
  - Honest question, how does this differ from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? - iairishcheeks - 9:51pm 5/14/24
    - Do you really not remember? - Chris94 - 10:14pm 5/14/24
      - The whatabout thing is a construct to prevent rational thought. - iairishcheeks - 10:37pm 5/14/24
  - You argued for the insanity that we need to aim for stalemate in order to avoid a prolonged war. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:40pm 5/14/24
    - “Cole has been right.” I laughed. - Chris94 - 10:16pm 5/14/24
      - Yet, on the other hand, you want to aim for a stalemate against Russia on a bordering country - BaronVonZemo - 10:33pm 5/14/24
  - “Not going far.” So no stalemate. Last year at this time you were talking - Cole - 9:33pm 5/14/24
    - He loses me every time he calls you and Eli both Putin supporters. - Hensou - 10:01pm 5/14/24
      - Eli certainly - 100%, ask him - and Cole indirectly - Chris94 - 10:17pm 5/14/24
        Putin wants a land buffer, Ukraine neutrality, and a negotiated settlement. He wants to reclaim - Cole - 8:46am 5/15/24
        He wants to take large chunks of Ukraine and make the rest into a vassal state. [NT] - Frank L - 2:26pm 5/16/24