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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Let’s See If This Pans Out for Putin
Date: 08/15/25 6:46 PM
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Doesn't matter.

It "Doesn't matter", does it? That's some astute military observation there - just let somebody roll into your country and it Doesn't Matter that they're wrecking your economy, kidnapping your kids and blowing up all your infrastructure.

There's an old joke in NATO circles about how the French and the Germans are prepared to defend Europe right down to the last American. And that's exactly what Biden and the rest of you people sound like here. Stick it to Russia no matter how many Ukrainians it takes to do it!

Reaalll libs of geeeeeniusss.

All the Ukrainians have to do is outlast him.

"All the Ukrainians have to do is outlast him", eh? How's that going so far - are they able to make serious gains on the battlefield? And they've got endless supplies of everything they need to get this done?

IMHO, the only way he would even be in the running is if he got Putin to withdraw completely, including from Crimea.

You got this line from Her Royal Empress Hillary! I, First Of Her Name, today. That's the new lib talking point going around: It's a not-so-clever way to try to raise the bar *and* deflect from the democrats' collective failures with respect to Russia. Remind me who was SecState in 2013 and 2014? Do you even know?

Again. What action are *you* willing to take? It seems that sitting down with Putin to try to work something out is sooo gauche here. So let's ask you - do you want direct NATO action? Massive sanctions on Putin's business partners? What?

Because Kicking Putin In The Nuts Down To The Last Ukrainian isn't a strategy.
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