On 22 Feb 2022, Mike Powell said the following...

Indeed they did. Can you imagine things being so bad that you would welcome the Nazi Germans into your country.

The Germans certainly did.

Jeff.

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on *22.02.22* at *21:18:00* You wrote in area *POLITICS*
to *AL THOMPSON* about *"Ukraine"*.

So far, they've only invaded a little and the strong response has been chirping crickets.

About a week ago, Putin met with Ping of China. I wonder if China is going to look at the lackluster response of the west, and take the opportunity to invade Taiwan a little bit.

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on *22.02.22* at *21:20:00* You wrote in area *POLITICS*
to *AL THOMPSON* about *"Ukraine"*.

Russia (and the USSR) have a history of picking on Ukraine, and there

is

no
love-loss there (holomodor, anyone?). I would not want to see Russia
take
the whole country back over by force, but there does appear to be

more

going on there than what we hear about (Putin threatening innocent
Ukraine).

Many Ukrainians welcomed the Nazis as "liberators" because the USSR had
been s
genocidal with the holodomor and the secret police activity. I'm sure
both th
Russians and Ukrainians have this national memory.

Indeed they did. Can you imagine things being so bad that you would welcome the Nazi Germans into your country. IIRC, the USSR made the Ukranians pay heavily for their welcoming of Germany, once they took the Ukraine back over.

The Soviets and the Nazis both made Ukraine pay. The Soviets made them pay because they had helped the Nazis, and the Nazis made them pay because they considered the Ukrainians to be subhuman.

Russia has institutional paranoia, but Ukraine has genocide committed against them by everyone who invades.


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Hello Jeff,

Indeed they did. Can you imagine things being so bad that you would
welcome the Nazi Germans into your country.

The Germans certainly did.

Werner von Braun was a very good Nazi. For NASA and the USA.

--Lee

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Hello Al,

So far, they've only invaded a little and the strong response has been
chirping crickets.

About a week ago, Putin met with Ping of China. I wonder if China is going to look at the lackluster response of the west, and take the opportunity to
invade Taiwan a little bit.

The Ides of March. Perfect day for nukes to fly.

Not to worry. Just a little bit. Shortest war in history.

--Lee

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So far, they've only invaded a little and the strong response has been chirping crickets.

About a week ago, Putin met with Ping of China. I wonder if China is going to ok at the lackluster response of the west, and take the opportunity to invade iwan a little bit.

Yes, or continue to invade India a little bit.


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Putin invaded Ukraine to keep them from seeking membership in NATO. And why would Ukraine seek NATO membership, anyway? Was there ever serious risk of them being invaded?

As they have had an issue in an eastern province with Russian-backed groups
for quite a while now (8 years or so), I would say the answer is yes.


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On 23 May 2022, Mike Powell said the following...

Putin invaded Ukraine to keep them from seeking membership in NATO. And would Ukraine seek NATO membership, anyway? Was there ever serious risk them being invaded?

As they have had an issue in an eastern province with Russian-backed groups for quite a while now (8 years or so), I would say the answer is yes.

That was intended as more of a rhetorical question since Ukraine was, in fact, invaded.

Jeff.

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On 23 May 2022, Mike Powell said the following...

Putin invaded Ukraine to keep them from seeking membership in NATO. And
would Ukraine seek NATO membership, anyway? Was there ever serious ris
them being invaded?

As they have had an issue in an eastern province with Russian-backed groups for quite a while now (8 years or so), I would say the answer is yes.

That was intended as more of a rhetorical question since Ukraine was, in fact,
invaded.

Yes, I figured but was agreeing with you.


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On 08-14-22 13:46, Aaron Thomas <=-
spoke to Björn Felten about Re: "I hate the Lefties, <=-

Did you know that there's a war in Ukraine? Did you know that war
creates refugees? But Ukranians can't come seek residency in the USA because it's too damn far of a walk.

Of course that is well known that there is a war going on, and that a
large number of Ukranians have fled the country to Poland and other
countries. Did you know that the USA has approved accepting 100,000 of
them into America?

Dale Shipp
fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
(1:261/1466)


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Of course that is well known that there is a war going on, and that a large number of Ukranians have fled the country to Poland and other countries. Did you know that the USA has approved accepting 100,000 of them into America?

I didn't know that, I believe you, but why 100,000? That number sounds racist when we've already taken more than 4 million from central America.

Joe and George have a plan to manipulate Spanish-speaking migrants, and
they're sticking to it.

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