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notinkansas

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6. It's just gobsmacking that people could be sent into war

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:01 PM

Mar 2022

without knowing what they were being sent into. It seems so incredulous that one has to wonder how this could even be possible.

If this is true, I'm thinking that it would be unsafe for those mothers and sons to return to Russia.

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Ukraine has decided to return prisoners of war to their mothers if they come to Ukraine [View all] herding cats Mar 2022 OP

This is not extradition. mobeau69 Mar 2022 #1

My bad for copying the translation herding cats Mar 2022 #3

Extradition is like when we get the slobfather back to stand trial from whatever foreign country he mobeau69 Mar 2022 #7

holy moly this is brilliant. mopinko Mar 2022 #2

In my next to zero knowledge of wnylib Mar 2022 #15

Nope. COL Mustard Mar 2022 #24

Yes, that's what I learned when wnylib Mar 2022 #31

Not a scarf you wear around your neck, but one women Deminpenn Mar 2022 #36

I agree. This is brilliant. n/t EndlessWire Mar 2022 #32

The mothers don't know some have died. Last I heard, there weren't any casualties. Frustratedlady Mar 2022 #4

It's just gobsmacking that people could be sent into war notinkansas Mar 2022 #6

I agree. Maybe enough will be caught or escape and finally find their way home. Frustratedlady Mar 2022 #9

There was some of that with Bush's Iraq war IronLionZion Mar 2022 #12

I will give you that Americans have gone to war without really understanding notinkansas Mar 2022 #14

Maybe not the grand geopolitical reason prodigitalson Mar 2022 #25

Smart move. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #5

My mom told me if I every got arrested to not call home. Hotler Mar 2022 #8

Only if they never want to go back to Russia again Bayard Mar 2022 #10

I hope that some international peaceful groups can help with this FakeNoose Mar 2022 #11

It's a great idea. Are they doing this so Putin will stop bombing Kyiv? Sogo Mar 2022 #13

If real this would be a good thing for quakerboy Mar 2022 #16

Good idea! KS Toronado Mar 2022 #19

My gut feeling is most mothers will not KS Toronado Mar 2022 #17

It might be a great PR move Hav Mar 2022 #18

there is a hint of human shield to the whole thing. mopinko Mar 2022 #27

Brilliant idea. Uncle Joe Mar 2022 #20

Brilliant and extremely humanitarian. Hope they get thousands of takers Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #21

Brilliant. TomSlick Mar 2022 #22

Fantastic!!! COL Mustard Mar 2022 #23

Won't Vlad just have them executed and kill their families? Greybnk48 Mar 2022 #26

Here's another story from the Daily Mail about how badly things are going for Russia COL Mustard Mar 2022 #28

Great way to OUT people who should be in hiding. Mama can wait. flying_wahini Mar 2022 #29

Great idea. Delmette2.0 Mar 2022 #30

It will be hard to feed the prisoners. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #33

I's extremely important, Cat! Cha Mar 2022 #34

The Babushka Brigade! putler could be in really deep ****! niyad Mar 2022 #35