Posted on 04/15/2014 10:41:46 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Despite much diplomatic effort, the situation in Ukraine worsens. A coordinated Russian campaign, including an invasion threat, special operations destabilization in eastern Ukraine patterned on the Crimea model, and warnings of gas cutoffs document ever more clearly Vladimir Putin’s aim to cripple the Ukrainian government and control much or even all of this strategically vital European country.
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That is casus belli, "cause of [for] war". Casus is fourth-declension and masculine, belli is second-declension and neuter, expressed here in the genitive singular case.
</off Latin II Nanny>
Doesn’t matter if you are from Boston or Sacramento, nor East Tennessee or Richmond...we are all susceptible to C team jihadists.
But planned operations all over Russia would be a nice way to remind Putin and his Russian adventurers that others can play the dirty ops game they like to play.
stay out and let the Russians crush Ukraine!!
“People who are obviously more refined and discerning such as yourself should decide where our troops spill their blood. May we beg your forgiveness for daring to questioning your judgement in such matters?”
I hit a nerve with the Alex Jones thingy lol. The only thing you need to beg forgiveness for is kissing the Jack Boot of Russian oppression and the wannabe little Hitler, Putin.
Mercenaries fight for any flag as long as that flag pays them, and that pay usually includes all the loot they can cart off. US military personnel aren't mercenaries. They're fighting for the Stars and Stripes. That they engage in warfare on behalf of our allies (treaty or non-treaty) doesn't make them mercenaries - we're merely leveraging local manpower and resources that would otherwise be used against us by the invaders of the country we're helping.
Not that there's anything wrong with being a mercenary, of course. The Swiss Guards were legendary for their tenacity - once hired, they were renowned for fighting to the last man. Gustavus Adolphus built an empire using what was, in large part, a mercenary force.
Like I said, nice hat.
I wish you the best of luck in your efforts!
It's too bad you had to go to Vietnam against your will, but that's the way most occupations work. The average working stiff doesn't get to pick his assignments. The military's a tough one because you're there for the duration of your contract, but that's mainly because most of it is spent not doing any productive work (i.e. fighting wars) until the balloon goes up, after which - if no contracts existed - there would be a rush for the exits.
You should not throw out your shoulder out patting yourself on the back, oh wise one. I don’t happen to listen to truthers. Perhaps you should try harder next time, your omnipotence.
I don’t happen to care about the Russian dictator. Nor the Syrian one. Nor the Iranian one. Nor the Argentinian one. Nor the Korean one.
Perhaps your worship would like to explain why the Russian dictator is any particular threat to me and mine? Or my neighbor? Or my kin several states away? Or my distant relations on the west coast?
If I , a mere acolyte, could dare impose to ask that of one so gifted of insight.
Where’s the barf alert? Anyone in Washington who would vote for this should be impeached.
Let me also thank you for your service in Vietnam. You may have done it unwillingly, but your service, along with those of other American, Australian, New Zealand, Thai, Korean and Pinoy servicemen, was essential in holding back the expansion of the Russian empire. It drained their coffers and led eventually to the empire’s partial collapse in the early 90’s.
The heads of state of Russia and Argentine are not dictators. They were both democratically elected.
Ukraine is EU’s issue not ours...They need to handle this regardless of our affiliation with Nato. Not a single US soldier should be there on the ground...not one!
I don’t care if the Ukrainians kill all the Russians or the Russians kill all the Ukrainians. All I care about is that not one drop of our boys blood is split over their problems.
” Perhaps you should try harder next time, your omnipotence.”
I get it. If someone disagrees with you, they are “omnipotent”.
“I don’t happen to care about the Russian dictator...Nor the Iranian one. “
I know RonPaul and AlexJones for life. You have no perspective of history and you are to the left of Obama. Congratulations.
“Perhaps your worship would like to explain why the Russian dictator is any particular threat to me and mine? “
...or the Nazi dictator circa 39...Useful idiots are always necessary.
“The heads of state of Russia and Argentine are not dictators. They were both democratically elected.”
LOL...is Putin on the 16 or 26 year plan?
“Send in the gay brigade!!”
THIS......
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