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In reply to the discussion: Canadian-led battle group will deploy to Latvia, part of NATO move to deter Russia [View all]Response to stevenleser (Reply #117)
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Night Watchman
Jul 2016
OP
Before 2014 I probably would have agreed however Russia is in an expansionist mood
cstanleytech
Jul 2016
#3
Russia took Crimea by force, with a fig leaf of Russian equipped & secretly manned 'Crimean' forces.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#9
Unmarked Russian forces with local militias, before the referendum, against UN resolution.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#13
Force is not always marked by death. No avoidance. Russia used force to take over the Crimea.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#17
The referundum was not a true and proper referendum so there was not "willingness of the majority".
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#19
No accusation. Written carefuly, so read carefully. You're overly-sensitive & only u think u win. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#25
Exactly. A vote under foreign occupation must ALWAYS be assumed to be illegitimate. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#51
Killing is not required for one to wage an unprovoked war of aggression. See the Austrian anschluss
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#49
Sorry, but I do believe Austria, as a nation, joined the Third Reich willingly
uawchild
Aug 2016
#60
The historians all agree that the anschluss was a war crime, just like Crimea. That's my point.
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#66
Yes they do all agree that it was a war crime. Sorry you don't get to make stuff up
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#68
thank you for taking on a DUer defending Nazi war crimes comparable to Putin's takeover of Ukraine
uhnope
Aug 2016
#72
If I hadn't read Orwell's notes on Nationalism, I wouldnt believe it or understand from where it
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#80
Nope, my arguments to you are my arguments to you. I was talking with uhnope and
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#83
And you were talking about being ad-hominem? This is the problem with all your arguments
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#85
I've already laid it out for you several times. You are so determined to defend Putin you dont see
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#89
So a war crime is OK if Putin does it but not if the Third Reich does it. OK, I stand corrected.
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#91
Yes, YOUR defeat. Your hypocrisy on war crimes is laid bare for all to see. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#93
Yeah, um, you are defending Putin's war crimes. I don't apologize to those who engage in apologia
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#96
Nope, while you have created straw men, I have been saying the same thing since my first
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#100
Nope, I was confused about your support for the same war crime in one case and not another.
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#103
Still not intellectually honest enough to admit you are supporting a war crime?
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#106
You are desperately trying to change the subject. You should be apologizing instead.
uawchild
Aug 2016
#109
Thats right, you don't get to slip away after being an apologist for Putin's war crimes.
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#112
Nope, I noted very specifically for which war crimes you are an apologist. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#116
Yep, I noted specifically what false accusation you should apologize for. n/t
uawchild
Aug 2016
#119
And I noted that no apology is necessary, the confusion on that point is your fault. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#120
It's important you apologize to not cheapen real accusations of anti-semitism
uawchild
Aug 2016
#121
I'm like a cat who likes playing with a caught mouse. Except in this case, the mouse kills itself at
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#97
English may not be their first language. Their first language is probably written in Cyrillic
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#101
Yes, the West does not readily recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#23
Use your head please. Neither NATO nor the US will start a war with Russia as the risk is to great
cstanleytech
Jul 2016
#31
Fences are different from walls. You can talk through fences, but not walls. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#48
When do you think your war is going to happen? What evidence do you have other than speculation?
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#125
No doubt, you have peer-reviewed, objective evidence to support this creative allegation
LanternWaste
Aug 2016
#52
Wrong. Very smart to announce deployment so that nobody makes any false moves in reaction
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2016
#10
Emphasis on "little" as that number of troops is more symbolic than anything. nt
cstanleytech
Jul 2016
#32
1st problem with your post is that Russia is no longer communist or even socialist.
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#81
More negative nationalism on display. As Orwell noted it makes people nutty
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#128