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  1. freedom8 liked Natty Bumpo's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    You are wrong, of course. You would do well to deal with documented reality rather than parrot Russian propaganda. Former President Viktor F. Yanukovych committed treason by...

    May 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM
  2. freedom8 liked Natty Bumpo's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    For Putin? We must insure that it does. Ukraine war has cost Russia up to $211 billion, Pentagon says Feb 16, 2024 Despite the treachery of the surrender monkeys, it is...

    May 1, 2024 at 10:29 AM
  3. freedom8 liked Surfer Joe's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Complete bullshit. The war is to drive out the invaders. The war would end tomorrow if putin abandons his invasion.

    May 1, 2024 at 10:23 AM
  4. freedom8 liked Endeavor's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    All this killing can stop today if Putin go back to his country. What you are saying is , Russia has Nuclear weapon so they can do whatever they want because we are too...

    Apr 29, 2024 at 6:31 AM
  5. freedom8 liked Noone's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    I don't have to, you have denigrated anyone that has come out in support of Ukraine. That's your style, snipping at people but cleverly obfuscating what you stand for. Which,...

    Apr 29, 2024 at 6:24 AM
  6. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    So what? And, by the way , it was not Stalin but Krouschtchev who re-attached Crimea to Ukraine.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM
  7. freedom8 liked JohnHamilton's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    If I were Putin, I would much more concerned about what the radical Muslins would like to do to Russia than what the West is doing. The attack in the Moscow theater was the...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:06 AM
  8. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Anotherone of Putin's false pretexts; he has enough spies all over the world to be aware that no "scary weapons" have been installed on Russia's borders since the implosion of...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:04 AM
  9. freedom8 liked WillReadmore's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    No, not to join NATO. Ukraine can apply to NATO or not. And, NATO has documented requirements. This IS about the right to self determination, to independence, to the...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM
  10. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Excellent analysis! Just one little remark: there is no such thing as "an ex-KGB" agent!

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:57 AM
  11. freedom8 liked JohnHamilton's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    I was suspicious of Putin as soon as he took control of Russia. He was a ex KBG agent. What could go wrong? :rolleyes: He might have pursued having good relations with the...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:55 AM
  12. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Why go back to the Ottoman empire? The whole world has been constantly changing :many populations have moved from one "owner" to another in history. It should be noted that, at...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:50 AM
  13. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    I generally agree with you, but I think Garyd has a point here: Putin might own Ukraine before winter, but he might not be able to actually "control" it.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:57 AM
  14. freedom8 liked garyd's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    And my point going onward is that it already has. He will be dead years before Russia can digest the Ukraine and recover the cost of acquiring it assuming they ever do let...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:50 AM
  15. freedom8 liked Noone's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Why now, for the first time in our history is it OK for America to not stand up for what is right. Because tRaitor tRump and Putin are buddies we abandon our principals and...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:49 AM
  16. freedom8 liked btthegreat's post in the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    My take is a little different here. First, I don't know what 'Russia' wants to do in the long term, but I have no doubt in my mind I know what Putin wants and he wants those...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:48 AM
  17. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    The best way to avoid this possibility is to help Ukrainians push the Russians back out of the Ukraine territory. Since his now famous speech at a Munich conference in 2007,...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:40 AM
  18. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    As per your usual narrow-mindedness. We are not "buying" a friend; wer're simply helping another country to gain its freedom and join the endangered species of democratic...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:18 AM
  19. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    I didn't know there were Chinese illegals entering the country! There is an internal demand for cheap labor in this period of low unemployment and booming economy. US...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM
  20. freedom8 replied to the thread Does the cost of the war in Ukraine exceed the benefits?.

    Your arguments are a perfect example of the toal ignorance of the MAGA crowd about this matter. The russian bear didn't need to be provoked. The reason why Putin invaded...

    Apr 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM