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Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Tue February 25, 2014 6:48 pm
by @SkitchP
malice wrote:
it was the the willie gault line, right?
totally agree with skitch then.
hey, @skitchp - could you explain please? I don't think you're an asshole. I mean, I do think you're an asshole, but just in general, which I appreciate in people, but I'm pretty baffled by your comment.
SkitchP: always trollin'
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Tue February 25, 2014 6:55 pm
by Alex
@SkitchP wrote:malice wrote:
it was the the willie gault line, right?
totally agree with skitch then.
hey, @skitchp - could you explain please? I don't think you're an asshole. I mean, I do think you're an asshole, but just in general, which I appreciate in people, but I'm pretty baffled by your comment.
SkitchP: always trollin'
mind your banners
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Thu February 27, 2014 6:56 pm
by BurtReynolds
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Fri February 28, 2014 9:48 pm
by McParadigm
Telecom's down in Crimea. It's nice how seriously Russia is taking all those Western warnings, though.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Fri February 28, 2014 10:09 pm
by McParadigm
I've called you all here to say nothing. That is all. Thank you.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Fri February 28, 2014 10:17 pm
by McParadigm
Appearing for the first time since fleeing Ukraine, Yanukovych struck a tone both of bluster and caution — vowing to “keep fighting for the future of Ukraine,” while ruling out seeking Russian military help.
“Any military action in this situation is unacceptable,” Yanukovych told reporters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, near the border with Ukraine. Then, seeking to make a firm point, he tried — and failed — to break a pen.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sat March 01, 2014 2:11 am
by shinkdew
This is too long to post here, but the gist is that Pierre Omidyar (owner of Snowden's NSA documents) helped fund this whole mess.
http://pando.com/2014/02/28/pierre-omid ... ents-show/
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sat March 01, 2014 3:10 am
by McParadigm
wait wat
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sat March 01, 2014 3:20 am
by Norah
McParadigm wrote:wait wat
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sat March 01, 2014 8:14 pm
by McParadigm
I'm really starting to think that Vladimir Putin makes all his decisions while listening to the Inception soundtrack.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sat March 01, 2014 9:10 pm
by BurtReynolds
I hope we issue some "strong" warnings.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 12:20 am
by McParadigm
So is this...
...a bad reaction to the Ukraine fucking up Putin's Eurasian Union dreams?
...yet another example of Putin's uncanny ability to know exactly how far he can take aggressive stance without introducing real risk, in order to keep himself a major player on the world stage and fuel Russian nationalist pride?
...an opportunity to use the Ukraine's current instability, the presence of a Russian-identifying populace in the area, and the West's post-Iraq timidity to "re-acquire" a portion of the USSR's former grain basket?
...the result of a lost bet?
...the result of a won bet?
...just the sort of thing Vlad the Lady Impaler does on weekends when he's drunk?
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 12:21 am
by Norah
McParadigm wrote:So is this...
...a bad reaction to the Ukraine fucking up Putin's Eurasian Union dreams?
...yet another example of Putin's uncanny ability to know exactly how far he can take aggressive stance without introducing real risk, in order to keep himself a major player on the world stage and fuel Russian nationalist pride?
...an opportunity to use the Ukraine's current instability, the presence of a Russian-identifying populace in the area, and the West's post-Iraq timidity to "re-acquire" a portion of the USSR's former grain basket?
yes
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 12:22 am
by McParadigm
Not the three I would have guessed, but I guess those are the kinds of insights that come with having cable.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 12:58 am
by BurtReynolds
Don't see any reason not to conquer what he can. He knows the west is decadent and weak!
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 2:45 pm
by elliseamos
fight the good fight, @skitch.
what would it mean for russia if...
and
what would it mean for ukraine if...
the former controlled the black sea coast and the latter was cut-off from it?
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 2:48 pm
by elliseamos
also, try as i might, i could not get geoguessr to show up in Kiev with burning tires and snipers.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 10:45 pm
by BurtReynolds
Crap I just realized this has real implications for me. Russians sign my paychecks. Now this just got important!
Get me the president on the phone!
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Sun March 02, 2014 11:02 pm
by @SkitchP
BurtReynolds wrote:Crap I just realized this has real implications for me. Russians sign my paychecks. Now this just got important!
Get me the president on the phone!
Real Talk: 90% of the pictures of Yakov Smirnoff LOOK like he's on the phone.
Re: The Ukraine is weak
Posted: Mon March 03, 2014 10:57 pm
by Dev
so does no one around here actually care about this?
seems pretty tragic, that the protesters went through what they did to get control of kiev only for this to happen. I think the pro-russian citizens living in the Ukraine have legitimate concerns but there is no way that having the russian military on their side is fair.
where is this all heading?
