Ukraine russia invasion predictions

[Rob S.]

I love the B-52. But I'll never own one. That's probably a good thing, cause I'd probably try to park it in my living room.

Remember, I'm the guy who used to start his Sportster up inside the apartment. Call me Doctor - Dr. Strangelove. In my hands, any motorcycle is a doomsday machine.

[GSXR7ED]

I love the B-52. But I'll never own one. That's probably a good thing, cause I'd probably try to park it in my living room.

Remember, I'm the guy who used to start his Sportster up inside the apartment. Call me Doctor - Dr. Strangelove. In my hands, any motorcycle is a doomsday machine.

I can dig it!



Ed

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[GS1150Pilot]

Just a question: What is this stuff doing in this thread?

[GSXR7ED]

We were talking about B-52 strikes and redirected to Sportsters in apartments...the tangent went that direction.

No intentional train wreck Pilot...and I KNOW YOU KNOW how we got here. Asking how we got here is begging the question. But that's ok.

Ed

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[gustovh]

I used to watch B52 strikes go in. I would be many miles away and feel the ground shake, then watch the grey clouds rise, then hear the rumble. Walked through several ark light areas….dam scary terrain. Pretty much wipes out everything in a 1/2x1 klick area.

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[Rob S.]

Just a question: What is this stuff doing in this thread?

Just to tie everything together:

James Earl Jones was in the news the past few days because a Broadway theater was just named after him.

In 1964, Jones played the B-52 bombardier in Dr. Strangelove (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb).

A few B-52s would permanently stop that 40 mile convoy in the Ukraine and...

A few more would send the remaining Ruskies back from whence they came with their tails between their legs. I wonder how an ark light remix would sound. I bet it would be a smash hit. Number one with a bullet.

[trent]

We're all responsible for this not just our governments, we elect people into office and then make demands that tie their hands and prevent anything being done. Annoy the voters and you'll your job.

Stop the bad guys but don't do anything that will increase the national debt...stop the bad guys but don't anything that will cause the price of gas or anything to go up...stop the bad guys but don't hurt the stock market I've got investments I don't want to lose...stop the bad guys but do anything that hurts my business or costs me my job.

Great part of your post.

It deserves a thread of its own

[Rob S.]

Now Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko, who has depended on Putin's support as he persecutes his own people and illegally clings to power in Belarus, allowed his country to be used as a staging area for Putin's illegal war.

Lukashenko, who forced an international civilian flight to land in Belarus so that he could snatch the Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny as a favor to Putin.

Lukashenko, who put all his eggs in Putin's basket, is now attempting to walk that back. Putin must be seething. And freaking out. China, the principle enabler of autocracies on the planet, has been distancing itself from Putin almost from the beginning of this fiasco. I believe the only U.N. nations to vote against condemning Russia are Syria and North Korea, neither of which matters economically.

Russia is now allowing civilians to leave the cities, so that it can humanely raze them to the ground. 'In order to save the city, it was necessary to destroy it.' Putin will claim he's only achieving his original goal - to "de-Nazify" Ukraine. I don't think he or his troops will even be around long enough to set up a puppet government.

Maybe Putin is terminally ill. It would explain a lot.

[Brendan W]

what do expect, ww3 is not an option. Supplying the Ukraine with lethal weapons will bleed the Russians but only economic warfare will bring Russia down without destroying us all. Ukrainians will die in large numbers that's unfortunate but it's unavoidable.

We're all responsible for this not just our governments, we elect people into office and then make demands that tie their hands and prevent anything being done. Annoy the voters and you'll your job.

Stop the bad guys but don't do anything that will increase the national debt...stop the bad guys but don't anything that will cause the price of gas or anything to go up...stop the bad guys but don't hurt the stock market I've got investments I don't want to lose...stop the bad guys but do anything that hurts my business or costs me my job.

Well now we're at that point where inflation will damage every economy, investments, jobs will be lost. It should've happen in 2014 with the Crimea invasion but politicians are afraid of voters, Putin got away with a slap on the wrist and here we are.

I'm prepared to accept the inevitable fallout from sanctions. Treble gas prices, it's a small price to pay. If enough of us sacrifice a little......

[Cipher]

Exocets or better would be nice on the coast

Just seeing them there hugging the coast they are such a pretty target.
Leftover argentine stuff would be fine

[LAB3]

I'm prepared to accept the inevitable fallout from sanctions. Treble gas prices, it's a small price to pay. If enough of us sacrifice a little......

Fuel prices are just a small part of what I'm expecting to see here in the U.S. Add shortages and perhaps even rationing into the mix along with the divisive nature of our political and social climate and well, let's just say I'm expecting to hear a few explosions and gun shots. Loosely organized groups are easy enough to infiltrate and diffuse, it's the lone wolf attackers that are going to be the hardest to anticipate.

[DaveR]

I'm prepared to accept the inevitable fallout from sanctions. Treble gas prices, it's a small price to pay. If enough of us sacrifice a little......

Right on. Even if all of us in the rich countries sacrificed just a little, the sum total and a huge message of support could be sent.

To support hosts in war-torn Ukraine, thousands are booking Airbnbs with no intention of staying | CBC News

[wyly]

I'm prepared to accept the inevitable fallout from sanctions. Treble gas prices, it's a small price to pay. If enough of us sacrifice a little......

It's going to cost us each of us more than a little, we're essentially in WW3 vs Russia without people being killed and our cities destroyed.

The damage is almost economic the resulting inflation is going to hurt, if you have a mortgage lock down the rate.

Western governments need to go all in to end the war as soon as possible and limit damage to our economies.

[allojohn]

The no fly zone is a must - calling Putin's bluff on nuclear catastrophe will be necessary at some point.... that or hope someone tops him.

[wyly]

I see that NATO has got to call Putin on his red line," if NATO gives Ukraine jets I'll use my nukes". His bluff needs to be called otherwise he becomes unstoppable he can't be allowed to make all the rules. Give Ukraine all the weapons it wants call his bluff, NATO also has nukes. If necessary give the Ukraine tactical nukes.