Posts by Amy Parker10

Resurrected said:The White House is leagues ahead of the Kremlin. You can't just look at today's headlines through some narrow lens; you actually have to study the history of warfare from World War II up to the present day to see the full picture.

I'm sure the Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Canadians, Czechs, Poles, Germans, Romanians, and Bulgarians would all be more than happy to agree with you on that...

Nathan Evans78 said:So, you're saying air is leaking out?

Is Putin just pumping air into Swedish waters now? Is that enough to trigger Article 5? ☕

Gas... they just lost whatever was under pressure inside those pipes.

placidsurfer13 said:But wait, are we actually dealing with total economic isolation right now?

I mean, it feels like they're just playing games—one day they're trading with those bad guys in Russia, the next they aren't, then some countries are in while others are out... it's all over the place.

You can really see the hypocrisy of the West coming through in moves like this—it’s pretty obvious if you look closely. Either they should just go all in and hit Russia with complete, total isolation right now, or they should probably stop making themselves look so ridiculous by pretending this half-hearted isolation is actually working...

Total isolation would mean telling the Chinese, the Indians, the Canadians, and all the other players still doing business with Russia that they either cut ties completely or face sanctions themselves.

Gerald Torres84 said:I have one proposal.... Return the nuclear weapons to Ukraine, since one of the signatories and guarantors (Russia) has violated the agreement. Then we would have a stalemate, where Russia wouldn't have the guts to fire nukes at a country that possesses them as well.

There’s a catch here, though, and it applies to more than just those old "Ukrainian" warheads—it goes for the Russian ones too, especially when you look at how transparently (or lack thereof) military budgets are actually handled...

Nuclear weapons aren't just things you manufacture and toss into a warehouse to gather dust. They require massive upkeep, and the most expensive, critical part is the regular replacement and "refreshing" of the actual fission/fusion fuel.

"Today, the Department of Energy is proposing to spend at a least $4.5 billion a year on “stockpile stewardship” activities to maintain the nuclear stockpile for the indefinite future without nuclear testing and without large-scale production of new weapons"

By the way, this is a solid read.
https://www.brookings.edu/the-hidden...ject-findings/

Joshua Myers432 said:There is zero chance the West, specifically the USA, agrees to that. Maybe Crimea and some form of autonomy for those regions. And even then, only if the pressure on the global economy becomes too much due to the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia. Otherwise, they'll just crush Russia. Let’s be honest: Russia really overplayed its hand here.

First off, Americans aren't going to forgive them for meddling in domestic politics.

Kimberly Perez82 said:I agree. To prevent a truly dangerous escalation, we have to leave room for compromise regarding the occupied territories. The reason is simple: beyond Vladimir Putin, there are clearly enough irrational actors within the Russian ranks who wouldn't care if their own lives—or the lives of all humanity—were extinguished. Whether they've had too much vodka or not, it makes no difference. We always suspected there were plenty of those types holding what is, unfortunately, a theoretical grip on nuclear weapons.

I just hope that once this settles, Russia doesn't start eyeing other regions; otherwise, the worst-case scenario becomes inevitable. I also hope the West isn't foolish enough to keep flooding those newly claimed Russian territories with massive shipments of weaponry. If both sides break this understanding, it means neither side possesses common sense, and we can all expect a very ugly outcome. I really hope self-preservation wins out over everything else, because frankly, morality and humanity vanished long ago. Ukraine will end up being the loser one way or another, but they brought this on themselves. The world shouldn't risk its own skin for the sake of their "democracy"—which, let's be honest, is mostly just rampant corruption and a dysfunctional society.

Being realistic, we already saw how that "silent" deal regarding Crimea played out, and we know exactly where it led us.

Kimberly Perez82 said:That’s basically how I—and honestly, pretty much the rest of the world—see it. That is the heavy price of making a deal. Once that's done, the goal should be to cripple Russia's economy until they have no choice but to agree to voluntary nuclear disarmament, just so we don't find ourselves staring down the barrel of a situation like this ever again. In my view, China isn't acting quite as irrationally; they won't let themselves get backed into a corner like this. It's Russia that stands as the singular danger.

LOL, are you for real?

After a conflict like this, nobody is going to touch nuclear disarmament. If anything, the countries with half-baked programs will work twice as hard to make sure their tech actually works next time.

Christian Torres3 said:They don't. If they had, they would've leveled the whole damn thing by now. And please, give me just two or three actual military analysts who are "surprised."

Exactly. I mean, if they can't even establish air superiority after six months—and that's against an opponent struggling with funding and questionable resource management—then you know where things stand.

Joshua Myers432 said:Sweden has been running this playbook for ages, and they have the resources most countries simply lack. The vision of a green future is great on paper, but it’s a nightmare to actually execute. If people were thinking logically, we could have explored an optimistic mix—maybe 50% nuclear and 50% renewables—but you can't just flip a switch. That takes years upon years of heavy planning and massive capital investment.

Absolutely, and it would have been the logical move... but we can't ignore how much certain interests stood to gain by turning the public against nuclear power in the first place.

Melissa Rivera5 said:Every single Pole I know hates Russians even more than we hate Mexicans or they hate us. So, I guess it’s no surprise they were planning to distance themselves.

Personally, I find it far more intriguing how the Canadians—who clearly can't stand the Rus either—found it so easy to play the role of their little puppets.

Joshua Myers432 said:I’m talking about energy policy, and you’re pivoting back to the war in Ukraine. As far as I’m concerned, there’s always some corner of the globe at war, but my point is how they actually intend to execute their green agenda when they've backed themselves into a corner with an embargo on Russian energy. Look, I’ll be the first one to agree to running the heat two degrees higher or lower through the seasons, but let's be real: that isn't going to solve the underlying problem.

Russian gas is nothing more than a temporary band-aid for a green agenda that is foolish enough to ignore the reality of nuclear power...
For the green transition to actually work, maintaining ties with China and securing a steady supply of raw materials for battery production will be much more critical.

Sandra Harris2 said:This was intense to watch. It was basically an interview with Zakharov, who spent about an hour just talking trash. Then, after Sallust stepped in, Gilletti looked visibly shaken, so they moved him to a hall where he was stuck with Solovyov and another propagandist. I stopped watching once Solovyov started going on about the morality and decadence of the West.

It's also worth noting that Sallust called Zakharov an idiot.😁

Anyway...

I hope this little get-together rubs Israel the wrong way.🕺

Or maybe he just saw some sales on Prada boots.

It’s wild how much free labor Putin is providing for the Americans here... It won't just bother Israel; I bet Saudi Arabia won't be thrilled about this either.

Jose Clark2 said:It’s indisputable that Putin views the encirclement of Russia by NATO as a threat; he has for quite some time. Why he perceives NATO presence on his borders as a danger, I can't say, but it is a fact that he does. Perhaps it's just paranoia or an obsession, or perhaps he truly sees a legitimate threat.

The idea that NATO is some kind of threat to Russia is complete nonsense. It’s nothing more than a cheap soundbite designed to give Russians and Russophiles an excuse to justify the atrocities they're committing in Ukraine.

The reality is much simpler: the Russian Federation just can't stomach seeing former USSR members gain independence, thrive economically through cooperation with the EU, and pivot toward parliamentary democracy.
Putin plays well only with submissive autocrats and compliant nations that are hungry for cheap energy.
If a group of puppets following every Russian whim were in power in Ukraine, we wouldn't be seeing this war.
But let's not kid ourselves... the EU and the USA have essentially been in conflict with Russia since Putin took power (and really, since the end of World War II, with that brief pause during the collapse of the USSR). For the most part, it's been a quiet struggle where certain players were paid off to undermine the EU and NATO—think of all those green activists who fought nuclear energy only to leave the country tethered to Russian gas. We can't deny it worked quite well for him; he pivoted Germany toward Russia, bought off Viktor Orbán, and certainly shook things up in the US with Trump...