News from Ukraine Conflict

[GDS_Starfury]

just because Russia has them doesnt mean he can use them.

[Gusington]

Doesn't mean he can't either. With his ongoing track record do you want to risk it?

[LongBlade]

Doesn't mean he can't either. With his ongoing track record do you want to risk it?

I don't think he wants to risk it. We have the toys to shoot down many of his ICBMs. He doesn't.

It's either MAD or he gets toasted. Either way, he loses.

[Gusington]

The fault with your logic is that you're using it.

[GDS_Starfury]

its been brought up before and I think theres some validity to the idea that Russias mobsters wont let him go nuclear.

[LongBlade]

its been brought up before and I think theres some validity to the idea that Russias mobsters wont let him go nuclear.

You make a valid point. Vlad the Puny may want to go down in flames, but they won't.

[Gusington]

When we have to rely on the Russian mafia for MAD, I shed an extra tear.

[GDS_Starfury]

dont best against self interest when vast amounts of money is on the line.

[JasonPratt]

Second only to "Never start a land war in Asia".

...DOH!

[pawelj]

Second only to "Never start a land war in Asia".

...DOH!

I always wondered, what about joining one already started by someone else?

[JasonPratt]

I think the original was "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

So yep, that's covered.   

[LongBlade]

Hey, Mr. Putin! How's that invasion working out for ya?

Russia appeared headed Tuesday into a full-fledged currency crisis after the central bank imposed a massive, middle-of-the-night interest rate hike but failed to halt the plummet of the ruble.

The tactics have revived memories of Russia's 1998 financial meltdown when the nation defaulted on debts and a generation's savings was wiped out because of hyperinflation.

Russia has more crisis-fighting resources today, but the central bank decision also carried perilous risks for the broader economy.

So far this year, the ruble has lost more than half its value against the U.S. dollar, a decline closely linked to the falling price of oil — Russia's main export — and Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's actions in the conflict in Ukraine.

source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/to-halt-crisis-russia-central-bank-hikes-interest-rates-as-ruble-falls/2014/12/16/9ebb1610-4c9e-45bd-9297-475b0d3878cc_story.html?wpisrc=nl-headlines&wpmm=1

[Centurion40]

Not that there are any other comparisons between Putin and Hitler  ::), but I can't help but think (and I am a little bit afraid) that Putin's next ploy will be to turn the nation against a group that he will blame for all of the nation's woes.

[BanzaiCat]

Not that there are any other comparisons between Putin and Hitler  ::), but I can't help but think (and I am a little bit afraid) that Putin's next ploy will be to turn the nation against a group that he will blame for all of the nation's woes.

He's been doing that. It's all the West's fault, haven't you heard?  ::)

[Gusington]

I smell Weimar.