I'd probably have left troops there tbh

But in the knowledge that the risks are very evident. I'm not saying I disagree with the approach being taken, but it's naive of anyone to think we are not escalating the conflict and taking us closer to open war with Russia.

The only alternative I can think of would have been to just tell the Ukrainians to give him the east in return for the west joining the EU/NATO (and do this for all the currently non-aligned states). But that's all very 'Scramble for Africa'.

Because when we push him right to the limit, and he says stop the sanctions or I drop a nuke, what *are* we going to do?

Posted By: CWC on March 5th 2022 at 15:09:12

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Mad putin says western sanctions akin to declaration of war … (General Chat) - loz, Mar 5, 13:31:19
- His biggest threat is the fact he is fucking over his rich pals... (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 5, 14:18:03
- What a prick,she's having her menopause I reckon. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 5, 13:37:16
  - Nice bit of casual misogyny (n/m) (General Chat) - Garboldisham, Mar 5, 14:38:57
    - Cheers. 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 5, 14:40:51
- He’ll wind up dead. It just how many of us he takes with him. (n/m) (General Chat) - bobble, Mar 5, 13:34:11
  - We all will. Still hoping there’s someone/a group brave enough in Russia to take him out (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Mar 5, 14:02:28
- Tbf they are (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 5, 13:32:19
  - Supposed to be a deterrent to what he is doing in Ukraine (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Mar 5, 13:33:51
    - Its economic War... other major conlicts have started with just economic war (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Mar 5, 13:38:42
      - Bloody beautiful how we’re utterly crippling them (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 13:46:15
      - Well you can’t reason with him any other way so unless you turn a blind eye (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Mar 5, 13:42:27
        
        Well that’s as may be (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 5, 13:47:15
        
        What would you suggest? (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 5, 14:56:15
        
        I'd probably have left troops there tbh (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 5, 15:09:12
        
        How do you define that these days? (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 5, 14:07:04
        
        I was surprised we’ve been able to intervene so much (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 14:12:31
        
        Well through the cold War they did the first 3,and they've been (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 5, 14:11:35
        
        vvv (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 5, 14:09:23
        
        A military conflict? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 13:54:08
        
        I agree, I agree with this economic war also. (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Mar 5, 13:45:25
        
        Just need to keep turning the screw (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 13:59:20

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