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Nora Handler's avatar

Let’s start with poking the bear into a proxy was with us and Russia, then there is Yemen and Palestine. How about billions for arms which won’t settle this war but do continue to enrich the weapons manufacturers.

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Allen Hingston's avatar

If we could get the arms we need when we need them, we would have driven the Russians out in short order. America did NOT poke the bear. You apparently know little about Eastern Europe or Russia. Stop with Putin's talking points already.

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Nora Handler's avatar

This is a ridiculous comment and the current way to shut people up. If someone disagrees about our foreign policy they are a Putin supporter. That puts me in good company with some journalists who I respect such as Chris Hedges, Matt Taibbi and Amy Goodman.

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Allen Hingston's avatar

I would not call that good company. And if you are not a supporter of helping Ukraine defeat the Russian aggressors then you are a Putin supporter. The notion that it is somehow America's fault or Ukraine's fault is bullshit. Countries that were under Muscovy's bootheel were desperate to join NATO because they knew what would happen if they did not. Exactly what is happening to Ukraine.

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KR (OH)'s avatar

Nora, Biden didn’t invade Ukraine, Russia did. What, exactly, do you think would have happened if Biden hadn’t managed to reunite NATO and had rolled over and allowed Russian expansion to go unchecked? This current invasion is in part happening precisely because their previous invasion went unanswered. Anyone who thinks the Russians would stop with Ukraine is fooling themselves.

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