Posts by wearycanyon29

swiftjackal11 said:By dropping a nuke, the Russians are just cutting themselves off from the rest of the world. It’s like they're saying, "Hey, you Americans, Slovaks, and Poles—you're next on the list."

People are dying in droves over there. If the lives—or maybe even the freedom—of the main players are on the line, they'll definitely take the risk and go nuclear. At that point, who cares how China reacts? Blah blah blah...
They saw what happened to Gaddafi...

rowdytiger13 said:Everyone was surprised except for the Americans. They pretty much called the invasion before it even started. Actually, they didn't just guess; they knew. They went public with the fact that they’d been warning Ukrainians to gear up for an attack for a year, but people only started listening once the maniac began massing troops. It's a good thing they did, otherwise Kyiv would have fallen. When the US starts warning that Russia might use nuclear weapons, you should probably pay attention.
Leaks are happening all over The Kremlin.

Fair enough, wearycanyon29. If you're really convinced America has everything under control.

But let's be real—they aren't perfect. They botched their last two major interventions and basically left some of their allies out to dry.
If they made a mistake like that here, it could be fatal for a lot of people in Europe.
I don't fully trust them, mostly because they're so far away, and honestly, isn't it just human nature to look out for yourself first?

The West’s predictions about not using nukes actually make some sense if you think about it. But the other side? They aren't playing by our rules; they're following a different kind of logic entirely. Honestly, sending troops into Ukraine would have been a total non-starter anyway. Everyone saw that coming.

How much can anyone really think about their country's future when their own life is on the line? Especially when they've got a button that decides whether everything survives or goes up in smoke.

Rachel Richardson said:Here is how it goes: they drop two on Lviv, and the Americans respond by dropping two on Vladivostok and Arkhangelsk.
Fair enough?

If by "people" you mean the Russians, then sure, you might have a point.
Otherwise, no.

If the West allows Ukraine to slip through its fingers, we would be looking at the exact same scenario in Poland in just a few years.

Hannibal is at the gates—there is no avoiding it.

I highly doubt Americans would actually drop nukes. Honestly, the risk of using them outweighs any potential gain. If they fire, they risk a massive retaliation; if they don't, they just lose some half-baked allies.
Meanwhile, Putin and Medvedev have already made up their minds. They’ve probably spent way too much time watching videos of leaders who lost to Americans or those backed-up revolutions.

fadedtinker36 said:Still, the EU-Turkey dynamic remains a critical issue...
How to cure the disease known as Erdogan..

Trying to oust Erdogan would be straight-up meddling in the Republic of Turkey's internal affairs. He's their legally elected president, representing exactly what they want and expect.

Sam Alvarez4 said:It’s not even about whether von der Leyen made the right call after the fact... the real issue is what Erdogan strategically pulled off beforehand.

Well, now.
There are much bigger things at stake in the EU-Turkey relationship today than just debating Turkish chairs...

Actually, the chair matters a lot. He used that move to show his people exactly how he feels about Westerners and their values. He isn't budging even an inch.
PR is everything.