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avebury

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1. Any handling of the situation should be an

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 10:06 AM

Mar 2014

international one. We lost any right to play the moral high ground a long time ago. We also need to resist the MIC's efforts to continually push us into one war after another. Let the Europeans and Chinese handle this one.

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Does the Budapest Memorandum compel us to defend Ukraine against Russia [View all] FreeJoe Mar 2014 OP

Any handling of the situation should be an avebury Mar 2014 #1

I agree the response should be international.... Adrahil Mar 2014 #3

I might agree with you IF Guantanamo Bay avebury Mar 2014 #5

I don't want a war, but.... Adrahil Mar 2014 #2

Yeah, but think of how few people will be left afterward! Octafish Mar 2014 #4

Memorandums of Agreement don't compel shit. bemildred Mar 2014 #6

well.... 1awake Mar 2014 #7

It is not a mutual defense treaty between the U.S. and Ukraine. jsr Mar 2014 #8

It does not compel us to act militarily to defend the Ukraine Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #9

Oh, for crying out loud. Igel Mar 2014 #10