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thebigidea

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73. It's amazing how confident you are blathering about the Russian invasion...

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 12:12 AM

Mar 11

...considering you've been wrong about almost EVERYTHING since before the invasion began.

Best stick to those games, maybe?

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Reuters: Pope says Ukraine should have 'courage of the white flag' of negotiations [View all] WarGamer Mar 10 OP

WTF? Sorry, Pope, focus on your own end days and don't create them for other people. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 10 #1

Something like... 2naSalit Mar 10 #5

Zelensky has asked the Pope to get out of his "lane". former9thward Mar 10 #25

There are words. . .but most of them would net me a visit from the suits. niyad Mar 10 #2

This may be his logic... WarGamer Mar 10 #4

That's pretty much where I am, although the withholding of funds is criminal. Silent Type Mar 10 #9

An essential part of any deal MUST be NATO membership. WarGamer Mar 10 #21

Good point. I have no idea how to negotiate a deal, but we seem to have good appointees for that. Silent Type Mar 10 #24

And we know that is not happening before Russia's AGGRESSION is halted. BootinUp Mar 10 #51

Then why in the F'n HELL isn't he talking to the murdering monster niyad Mar 10 #11

Till the last Orc orangecrush Mar 10 #17

Russia has more ORC's than Ukraine has young men... WarGamer Mar 10 #18

American technology is a great equalizer orangecrush Mar 10 #19

As of today... not really. WarGamer Mar 10 #20

I wonder if Russian widows orangecrush Mar 10 #23

How many of them actually know that they ARE widows? niyad Mar 10 #36

Good point. orangecrush Mar 10 #62

Ridiculous stance. Emrys Mar 10 #26

I challenge you... in a friendly manner... WarGamer Mar 10 #33

Ukraine will lose only if MAGA Republicans cut off U.S. aid - Max Boot BootinUp Mar 10 #37

It's a good article but doesn't face the question of defining victory... WarGamer Mar 10 #39

I don't think you remember it. Nor does it seem you even read the excerpt above. BootinUp Mar 10 #40

Boot says exactly what I just said... WarGamer Mar 10 #43

Your definition is bullshit. The only definition that matters is when Russia stops attacking. Stops driving BootinUp Mar 10 #46

I don't call myself "Wargamer". I'm not a military strategist, never claimed or pretended to be one. Emrys Mar 10 #42

Thanks for the reply! WarGamer Mar 10 #44

I suspect that if Putin tried dragging Belarus even further into the conflict, Lukashenko would be toast Emrys Mar 10 #45

I hear ya... WarGamer Mar 10 #47

Well then, I think we're back to the early days of the invasion, Emrys Mar 10 #48

Great points. OnDoutside Mar 10 #50

Eric Price of Blackwater just said this: womanofthehills Mar 10 #56

It's Erik Prince, not Eric Price, and he made his fortune out of running mercenaries Emrys Mar 10 #65

It's amazing how confident you are blathering about the Russian invasion... thebigidea Mar 11 #73

I was 100% wrong about the initial invasion... WarGamer Mar 11 #74

The best thing we can do for the Russian people is..... OAITW r.2.0 Mar 10 #29

Somebody needs to end that murdering monster NOW! niyad Mar 10 #32

Easy to say, for the Pope. He should probably stay out of it as he's not losing... brush Mar 10 #3

Last time I checked... 2naSalit Mar 10 #7

Sorry Pope but Cha Mar 10 #6

What part did the Catholic Church play with Hitler? LiberalFighter Mar 10 #8

Exactly. niyad Mar 10 #10

Putting pressure on Ukraine is entirely pointless. It ignores THE FACT BootinUp Mar 10 #12

I have a friend from Ukraine...he told me he doesn't care about the eastern Ukrainians Wanderlust988 Mar 10 #13

Without a NATO security guarantee any agreement would be worthless BeyondGeography Mar 10 #14

Welcome to DU orangecrush Mar 10 #16

Member since: Sun Mar 22, 2020 Polybius Mar 10 #22

+1. No expert, but that's what I have heard. Read a bit more, looks like Silent Type Mar 10 #28

That's what a lot of people here don't understand. Xolodno Mar 10 #70

If Putin wins here.... Happy Hoosier Mar 10 #60

And people in hell orangecrush Mar 10 #15

WHAT?????????? calimary Mar 10 #27

Why doesn't HE drag his bloated ass out into eastern Ukraine with a white flag RockRaven Mar 10 #30

France 1940? Dirty Socialist Mar 10 #31

The "progressive" pope Plectranthus Mar 10 #34

Funny that the yahoo article made no reference to frankie's support for niyad Mar 10 #35

Something is rotten in the Vatican and I don't know who or why. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 10 #38

F$ck no DC77 Mar 10 #41

The simple fact here is the Roman Catholic Church knows they hold little sway over Russia. herding cats Mar 10 #49

Why would the Russian Orthodox Church give a rats ass about the Pope? Xolodno Mar 10 #67

Pope Francis has blinders on. no_hypocrisy Mar 10 #52

To be generous, the Pope is simply naive. n/t elocs Mar 10 #53

Would he wave the white flag if someone invaded the Vatican? Generic Brad Mar 10 #54

Exactly. The church would never tolerate any encroachment on their sovereignty. Irish_Dem Mar 10 #57

I'm willing to bet orangecrush Mar 10 #63

Hopefully we will get some clarification. Irish_Dem Mar 10 #64

Russia gtfo including crimea. and cough up 10 million for every dead Ukr. bullimiami Mar 10 #55

A victory for Russia's campaign of state sponsored terrorism then ck4829 Mar 10 #58

This a call to condemn Ukrainians... Happy Hoosier Mar 10 #59

There's a capitulation view from some here. BannonsLiver Mar 10 #61

I'm not really sure what he meant. maxsolomon Mar 10 #66

Theologian, not a military strategist Bucky Mar 10 #68

Personally, I don't see this war ending anytime soon. Xolodno Mar 10 #69

I have a solution: give the Vatican to Russia. Goodheart Mar 10 #71

what??? BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 10 #72