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newthinking

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5. I think we are pushing very close to a very serious confrontation

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 04:09 AM

Apr 2014

Putin has been loudly complaining (through his statesmen) that he is not doing what NATO and the media are speculating. If that turns out to be true we are backing him into a corner that could even get nastier than a conventional exchange. In confrontation you always must leave a way out or things can get out of control.

There are Nuclear missiles very close to Russia's border, much closer than during the "Cold War". There were times in the past were we were very close to a nuclear exchange. The trigger is even closer now and I don't think that people realize how close we are approaching to an Armageddon.

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The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene [View all] MattSh Apr 2014 OP

Sports fan, team-player mentality Populist_Prole Apr 2014 #1

I think we are pushing very close to a very serious confrontation newthinking Apr 2014 #5

Depends how a serious confrontation is defined. MattSh Apr 2014 #9

I'm a little surprised so many got it right. Warpy Apr 2014 #2

I'm intrigued by the two people who said they thought the Ukraine was in Tennessee. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #3

Yep... MattSh Apr 2014 #6

Or possibly "How dumb can I fool this moron pestering me with questions into thinking I am?" N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #14

Guess they didn't play Risk ... LisaLynne Apr 2014 #4

The Falkland Islands? Seriously? JHB Apr 2014 #7

It's the same dumb Americans that call it RandiFan1290 Apr 2014 #8

There's a valid historical reason for that one. Xithras Apr 2014 #12

Stupider people are more likely to support war, this does not surprise me Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #10

I always have to relate my story about a woman at work who commented Nay Apr 2014 #11

I lived most of my life in CA, in places the world knows well Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #13

Ladies and gentleman... TroglodyteScholar Apr 2014 #15